1) Welcome & Attendance
a) Recognition of New Panel Members - NA
2) Zoom: Please mute yourself when not speaking, use the chat box to ask questions or easily add to the discussion, and drop a note in chat if you have to step away from the meeting for an extended period of time.
3) 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
8 New Courses
0 Resubmitted New Courses
6 Ongoing Review Courses
2 Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
16 Total Courses
New Courses
IAICode: BIO910
Institution: Concordia University Chicago
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO-2011: General Biology I (With Lab)
IAICode: BIO910
Institution: Concordia University Chicago
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO-2012: General Biology II (With Lab)
IAICode: BIO910
Institution: John Wood Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 121: Principles of Biology I
IAICode: BIO910
Institution: John Wood Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 122: Principles of Biology II
IAICode: BIO920C
Institution: Highland Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 213: Anatomy and Physiology I
IAICode: BIO920C
Institution: Highland Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 214: Anatomy and Physiology II
IAICode: BIO920C
Institution: Joliet Junior College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 250: Human Anatomy/Physiology I
IAICode: BIO920C
Institution: Joliet Junior College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 251: Human Anatomy/Physiology II
Resubmitted New Courses
No Courses
Ongoing Review Courses
IAICode: BIO910
Institution: College of Lake County
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO161: General Biology I
IAICode: BIO910
Institution: College of Lake County
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO162: General Biology II
IAICode: BIO910
Institution: Kankakee Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL1514: General Biology I
IAICode: BIO910
Institution: Kankakee Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL1524: General Biology II
IAICode: BIO910
Institution: Oakton College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO121: General College Biology I
IAICode: BIO910
Institution: Oakton College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO122: General College Biology II
Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
IAICode: BIO910
Institution: Kaskaskia College
Institution Course Number/Name: BOTY 101: Botany
IAICode: BIO910
Institution: Kaskaskia College
Institution Course Number/Name: ZOOL 101: Zoology 4) Panel Business
a) Are changes needed for any of the panel’s current descriptors and/or course approval criteria? ~ Discussion regarding the proposed list of common instruments that must be used in courses seeking IAI Biology major codes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L2oaVMDHpS-r8wodyoi7TF5zBsyu6qeyxQxQhYpE2Es/edit?usp=sharing ~ IBHE update regarding transferability of A&P approved courses for biology major students b) Outstanding / ongoing topics from previous panel meeting(s)
c) Updates
d) Other discussion items from panel members
e) Next meeting(s):
i) Fall '25 = Friday, December 5th, 2025, at 10:00 am to 2:00 pm via Zoom web conference
ii) Spring '26 = TBA at fall '25 meeting
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Panel Approval Ratio
Panel: [Major] Biology Panel
Semester Fall 2024
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Ongoing Courses = 6
New Courses = 4
Total Courses = 10
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Approved Ratio = 100.00%
Conditional Approved Ratio = 0.00%
Approved & Conditional Ratio = 100.00%
Non-Approved Ratio = 0.00%
Total Ratio = 100.00%
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Special Notes:
· 1 or 2 short breaks may be scheduled or added as needed during a fully virtual panel meeting.
· IAI staff are happy to accommodate the scheduling and facilitation of additional virtual meetings throughout the year if needed to discuss proposed descriptors, etc. |