1) Welcome & Attendance a) Recognition of New Panel Members 2) Course Review & Decision Options: a) Anything we need to discuss before looking at the submitted courses? b) Course Decision Options: Quick Accepts, Accepted, Conditional Approval, Not Enough Info, & Return Courses For Panel Review 27 New Courses 3 Resubmitted New Courses 27 Ongoing Review Courses 9 Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses 66 Total Courses
New Courses IAICode: S1902 Institution: Joliet Junior College Institution Course Number/Name: ANTH 210: Physical Anthropology Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S1903 Institution: Joliet Junior College Institution Course Number/Name: ANTH 215: Archeology Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S1904D Institution: South Suburban College Institution Course Number/Name: ANT 205: Medicine, Culture, and Society Final Decision: Conditionally Approved
IAICode: S2900 Institution: Lincoln Christian University Institution Course Number/Name: HI 176: American History I Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S2912N Institution: Black Hawk College Institution Course Number/Name: HIST 115: World History to 1500 Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S2913N Institution: Black Hawk College Institution Course Number/Name: HIST 116: World History since 1500 Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S2920N Institution: College of Lake County Institution Course Number/Name: HST 162: History of East Asia from 1800 Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S2920N Institution: College of Lake County Institution Course Number/Name: HST 161: History of East Asia to 1800 Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S2923D Institution: Moraine Valley Community College Institution Course Number/Name: HIS-204: African American History Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S2923D Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC) Institution Course Number/Name: History 114: The Afro-American In American History Final Decision: Conditionally Approved
IAICode: S2923D Institution: Oakton Community College Institution Course Number/Name: HIS 114: Introduction to African American History Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S3900 Institution: Concordia University Chicago Institution Course Number/Name: ECO-2400: Foundations of Economics Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S4906 Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC) Institution Course Number/Name: GEOG 101: World Geography Final Decision: Conditionally Approved
IAICode: S5903 Institution: Joliet Junior College Institution Course Number/Name: PSCI 100: Introduction to Political Science Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S5904 Institution: Joliet Junior College Institution Course Number/Name: PSCI 201: International Relations Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S5906N Institution: Joliet Junior College Institution Course Number/Name: PSCI 202: Non-Western Comparative Government Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S6902 Institution: Olive-Harvey College (CCC) Institution Course Number/Name: PSYCH 224: Life Span Developmental Psychology Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S7900 Institution: Concordia University Chicago Institution Course Number/Name: SOC-2010: Introduction to Sociology Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S7902 Institution: Concordia University Chicago Institution Course Number/Name: SOC-2030: Marriage and the Family Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S7903D Institution: Concordia University Chicago Institution Course Number/Name: SOC-2040: Race, Ethnicity, & Racisms in the U.S. Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S7903D Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC) Institution Course Number/Name: Sociology 211: Race & Ethnic Relations Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S7904D Institution: South Suburban College Institution Course Number/Name: SOC 230: Sociology of Sex and Gender Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S7904D Institution: John A. Logan College Institution Course Number/Name: SOC 220: Sociology of Gender Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S7905D Institution: Black Hawk College Institution Course Number/Name: SOC 250: Social Inequality Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S9900 Institution: John A. Logan College Institution Course Number/Name: COM 280: Communication Studies Practicum Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S9901 Institution: Oakton Community College Institution Course Number/Name: SSC 205: Latin American Civilization and Culture Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S9903 Institution: College of Lake County Institution Course Number/Name: GXS 122: Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Studies Final Decision: Not Enough Information
Resubmitted New Courses IAICode: S2912N Institution: College of Lake County Institution Course Number/Name: HST 141: World History to 1500 C.E. Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S2913N Institution: Highland Community College Institution Course Number/Name: HIST 126: World History II Final Decision: Conditionally Approved
IAICode: S2913N Institution: Kankakee Community College Institution Course Number/Name: HIST 1723: Modern World History Final Decision: Approved
Ongoing Review Courses IAICode: S4900N Institution: Waubonsee Community College Institution Course Number/Name: GEO 235: Human Geography Final Decision: Conditionally Approved
IAICode: S5900 Institution: Truman College (Harry S) (CCC) Institution Course Number/Name: POL SCI 201: The National Government Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S5900 Institution: Highland Community College Institution Course Number/Name: POL 152: American Government and Politics Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S5900 Institution: Danville Area Community College Institution Course Number/Name: POLI 150: American Government Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S5900 Institution: Waubonsee Community College Institution Course Number/Name: PSC 100: Introduction to American Government Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S5900 Institution: College of DuPage Institution Course Number/Name: POL S 1101: American Politics Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S5900 Institution: Illinois Central College Institution Course Number/Name: POLSC 115: American National Government Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S5900 Institution: Southeastern Illinois College Institution Course Number/Name: GOVT 121: American Government Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S5900 Institution: College of Lake County Institution Course Number/Name: PSC 121: American National Politics Final Decision: Conditionally Approved
IAICode: S5900 Institution: Triton College Institution Course Number/Name: PSC 150: American National Politics Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S5900 Institution: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Institution Course Number/Name: POLS 112: American National Government & Poltics Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S5900 Institution: Frontier Community College (IECC) Institution Course Number/Name: PLS 2101: Government of the United States Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S5900 Institution: Black Hawk College Institution Course Number/Name: POLS 122: American National Government Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S6900 Institution: Daley College (Richard J.) (CCC) Institution Course Number/Name: PSYCH 201: General Psychology Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S6900 Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago Institution Course Number/Name: PSCH 100: Intro to Psychology Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S6900 Institution: Chicago State University Institution Course Number/Name: PSYC 1100: Introduction to Psychology Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S6900 Institution: Illinois State University Institution Course Number/Name: PSY 111: Introduction to Psychology Final Decision: Conditionally Approved
IAICode: S6900 Institution: Eastern Illinois University Institution Course Number/Name: PSY 1879G: Introductory Psychology Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S6900 Institution: Kennedy-King College (CCC) Institution Course Number/Name: PSYCH 201: General Psychology Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S6900 Institution: Southwestern Illinois College Institution Course Number/Name: PSYC 151: General Psychology Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S6900 Institution: Harper College Institution Course Number/Name: PSY 101: Intro to Psychology Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S6900 Institution: Spoon River College Institution Course Number/Name: PSY 130: General Psychology Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S6900 Institution: Shawnee Community College Institution Course Number/Name: PSY 211: Introduction to Psychology Final Decision: Conditionally Approved
IAICode: S6900 Institution: Western Illinois University Institution Course Number/Name: PSY 100: Introductory Psychology Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S6900 Institution: University of St. Francis Institution Course Number/Name: PSYC 111: General Psychology Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S6900 Institution: John Wood Community College Institution Course Number/Name: PSY 101: Intro to Psychology Final Decision: Conditionally Approved
IAICode: S6900 Institution: Carl Sandburg College Institution Course Number/Name: PSY 101: General Psychology 1 Final Decision: Approved
Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses IAICode: S1902 Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago Institution Course Number/Name: ANTH 105: Human Evolution Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S2902 Institution: Southeastern Illinois College Institution Course Number/Name: HIST 121: Hist of Western Civiliz to 1648 Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: S2902 Institution: Danville Area Community College Institution Course Number/Name: HIST 111: Western Civilization I Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S2902 Institution: Carl Sandburg College Institution Course Number/Name: HIS 125: Western Civilization 1 Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S3901 Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago Institution Course Number/Name: ECON 121: Prin of Macroeconomics Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S3902 Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago Institution Course Number/Name: ECON 120: Prin of Microeconomics Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S5905 Institution: Illinois Central College Institution Course Number/Name: POLSC 124: Comparative Political Systems Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S5905 Institution: Danville Area Community College Institution Course Number/Name: POLI 238: Comparative Government Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: S7903D Institution: Roosevelt University Institution Course Number/Name: SOC 327: Race & Ethnic Relations Final Decision: Returned 3) Panel Business a) Are changes needed for any of the panel’s current descriptors and/or course approval criteria? As agreed to at the Fall ’22 panel meeting, Joe Hinchliffe reviewed the Political Sciences descriptors. Based on this review, Joe indicated that the descriptors do not need updated however he recommended that the panel’s approval criteria document for discipline specific concerns be revised slightly to remind institutions of the following; Krista will revise the document and send it to the panel for final approval by the end of April. S5900: Suggest note. Discussion of lawmaking in Congress, rulemaking in the bureaucracy and case proceedings in the judiciary is adequate coverage of public policy; a separate treatment of public policy is unnecessary. Course needs to cover national institutions and political behaviors in a single course. S5904: Suggest note. Discussion of structure and processes needs to include account of major theories: realism, liberalism, constructivism and variants and alternative theories. S5905: Suggest note. Coverage can be thematic or country-by-country. Selected countries need to include an advanced, Western democracy other than the United States and at least one country that is not an advanced, Western democracy. The panel requested that descriptors S5903 and S5902 be called for ongoing review this fall. The hope is that this will show if there are issues or additional changes needed to the descriptors. The panel also asked Dimitrios and Matt to review the Economics course descriptors before the Fall ’23 meeting and determine if changes are needed. The panel discussed the 3 versus 4 credit hour course identifiers, specifically S1902 and S1903 and all of the Economics identifiers. The 4th hour should be for a lab or discussion hour and should be in addition to the normal 3 credit hour lecture portion of the course. The panel wants a statement to be added to these course descriptors as well as changing the current 3 credit hours to range of 3 – 4 credit hours: “4 credit hour courses included in this identifier are specifically to be structured as the normal 3 credit hour lecture portion plus a lab or discussion 1 credit hour supplemental period.” S1902: Introduction to Physical Anthropology (3 to 4-semester credits) Explores human origins, fossil records, human adaptation and variation, population genetics and human kind's place in world ecology. Reviewed Spring 2023 – Credit hours changed to a range and S1903: Introduction to Archaeology (3 to 4-semester credits) Introduces concepts, principles, and methods used to reconstruct cultural history and prehistory. Explores sequences of cultural development that have been learned through archaeological analysis. Reviewed Spring 2023 – Credit hours changed to a range S3900: Principles of Economics (3 to 4-semester credits) Introduction to national income theories, price theories and behavior of the firm under varying economic conditions. Includes the economic roles of business, government and households; economic fluctuations and growth; money and banking; and international economics. Reviewed Spring 2023 – Credit hours changed to a range S3901: Principles of Macroeconomics (3 to 4-semester credits) Introduction to national income theories, economic fluctuations and growth, money and banking, and international economics. Policies on the acceptance of AP credit vary among academic programs and from institution to institution, so AP credit toward the GECC or major requirements is not guaranteed. A score of 3 or higher on the AP Macroeconomics exam may be considered as equivalent to successful completion of post-secondary courses approved for IAI GECC S3 901. Feb 2016 Reviewed Spring 2023 – Credit hours changed to a range S3902: Principles of Microeconomics (3 to 4-semester credits) Introduction to price theories, the behavior of the firm under varying market conditions and the behavior of the consumer. Policies on the acceptance of AP credit vary among academic programs and from institution to institution, so AP credit toward the GECC or major requirements is not guaranteed. A score of 3 or higher on the AP Microeconomics exam may be considered as equivalent to successful completion of post-secondary courses approved for IAI GECC S3 902. Feb 2016 Reviewed Spring 2023 – Credit hours changed to a range b) Outstanding / ongoing topics from previous panel meeting(s) c) Updates d) Other discussion items from panel members e) Next meeting(s): i) Fall '23 = Thursday, October 19th, 2023, at 10:00 to 2:30 pm, via Zoom, in-person TBD/Normal, IL ii) Spring '24 = TBD at Fall '23 Meeting _____________________________________ Panel Approval Ratio Panel: [GenEd] Social and Behavioral Sciences Panel Semester Fall 2022 _____________________________________ Ongoing Courses = 30 New Courses = 18 Total Courses = 48 _____________________________________ Approved Ratio = 68.75% Conditional Approved Ratio = 6.25% Approved & Conditional Ratio = 75.00% Non-Approved Ratio = 25.00% Total Ratio = 100.00% _____________________________________ |