During fall semester, the Board of Regents (BOR) approved our majors (teaching and non-teaching) in mathematics. The teaching major has been submitted to the Board of Public Education for approval for educator licensure. The first hearing of the proposal will be at the January 2007 meeting; the process takes about six months. Special thanks go to Charles Pollington, Bob Johnke and Bill Swartz for their commitment and hard work on the submission of these majors.

The faculty approved the AAS degree in Carpentry Technology at the end of fall semester. We will be submitting Level II documentation to the BOR for the AAS and the Certificate of Applied Science degrees in Carpentry Technology during March 2007. We will also see a name change for the certificate degrees in Automotive Technology and Welding Technology. These two degrees will now be called Certificate of Applied Science degrees.

During fall semester, the program reviews for the Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in nursing, the Associate of Applied Science and the Bachelor of Arts degrees in Graphic Design, and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Community Service were submitted to the Office of Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE). The reviews are posted on the Provost's web site. Per Regent policy, all programs reviews are now on a seven year cycle. The program review for the Social Science Broadfield 5-12 degree is continuing. Faculty should anticipate seeing proposals that lead to a major in history and a major in political science (teaching and non teaching) as a result of this review.

The programs that are scheduled for review during Academic Year 2007 are all degrees in automotive technology and the English 5-12 major. We will also begin work on the written communications component of general education to make sure we meet the guidelines of Regent Policy 301.16.

When the new Professional Educator Preparation Program Standards and Procedures (PEPPS) standards are approved by the Board of Public Education, we will begin the review of all degrees (including majors and minors) in education. The PEPPS standards as defined by the State of Montana are the accreditation standards our programs in education must meet. If a particular program does not meet these standards, we cannot recommend educator licensure for students who graduate from the program. The licensure procedure provided by our state includes educator licensure "reciprocity" for students who wish to teach in another state. At the end of fall semester, the AAS and BS degrees in Computer Engineering Technology were put into moratorium. Students currently enrolled in these programs are being notified.