MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 21-23, 2005
TO: Montana Board of Regents
FROM: Roger Barber, Deputy Commissioner for Academic & Student Affairs
RE: Level II Submissions
There are two new academic programs proposed under the Level II approval process.� These proposals will be reviewed by the academic officers, in September 2005, and will move to the action agenda of the Montana Board of Regents in November 2005.�
Montana State University-Billings College of Technology:
- ITEM 128-2701-R0905:� Montana State University-Billings College of Technology seeks approval to retain its Associate of Applied Science degree in Radiologic Technology as an �official� part of its degree and program inventory.� The program was originally proposed by the MSU-Billings College of Technology when that institution was approached by Saint Vincent Healthcare and the Deaconess Billings Hospital to develop and offer the program as a collaborative partnership between the three (3) entities.� Both hospitals have funded full-time clinical instructors for the degree program, and help to pay for the program director�s salary.� The program was initially approved, under the Level I process, in August 2003.� That temporary approval is only good for two years, however, and the MSU-Billings College of Technology must have Level II approval to retain the program. ����Request���� Summary���� Proposal���� Budget ����Attachment
Flathead Valley Community College:
- ITEM 128-301-R0905: Flathead Valley Community College seeks approval to establish a Certificate program in Licensed Practical Nursing.� According to Flathead Valley Community College, there is a shortage of LPN nurses statewide and regionally.� Quality health care is also increasingly challenging in Montana with its aging population and rural setting, the College asserts.� The Licensed Practical Nursing program at Flathead Valley Community College will prepare students to sit for licensure, address current workforce supply challenges and establish a curriculum that provides opportunities for continued studies in nursing.� This proposal will be the first program presented under the joint Board of Nursing/Board of Regents� approval process.� It is also based on the Licensed Practical Nursing curriculum approved by the Montana Board of Regents in May 2005.�� Request ����Summary���� Proposal���� Budget���� Attachment 1 ����Attachment 2���� Attachment 3���� Attachment 4���� Attachment 5