University Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate
Studies Meeting
Jan 22, 2008
8:45 A.M. until 11:00 A.M.
Room 230 Purnell Hall
Agenda (Updated Jan.
17, 2008)
I.
Approval of the Agenda:
II.
Approval of Minutes from Previous
Meetings: Jan. 8 and 15
III.
Old Business:
Items
for the Senate
- Revise MA in School Psychology (Checklist
31) (Policy
05)
- Revise EdS in School
Psychology (Checklist
32) (Policy
05)
- Revise Course Requirement for PhD in Physics (Checklist
w/Policy 19)
Items Needing Committee Approval Only
- Review of Information Systems and Technology
Management Graduate Policy Document (Policy)
- Revision of Marine and Earth Sciences College Graduate Policy Document (Checklist)
(Policy)
- Revision of Geological Sciences Graduate Policy
Document (Checklist)
(Policy)
IV.
New Business:
Items
for the Senate
- Request to Add a Concentration in Sports
Medicine for MS in Exercise Science (Checklist
33) (Policy
34)
- Revision of MS in Human Nutrition (Checklist
35) (Policy
36)
- Revision to Master of Music major in Music with
the Concentration in Performance (Checklist
37)
- Request to Add Concentration in Health Services
Administration to RN to MSN in Nursing (Checklist
38) (Proposal
39)
Items Needing Committee Approval Only
- Request to Approve Updated Graduate Program
Policy for MS and PhD in Biology (Policy
Checklist 25) (Policy29)
(track
doc30)
- MEETING
DATES FOR SPRING SEMESTER
- Other New Business
- Announcements
V.
Previous Items Placed on Hold and
Items Held in Reserve for Future Discussion:
Items
for the Senate
- Revision of Ph.D. Program in IFST
- Request for New Concentration in Agricultural
Education for the Instruction Major in the Master of Instruction Degree (Checklist
08) (Policy
07) (Support
Letter 06)
- Revision
to Theatre MFA Acting Concentration (Checklist
20) (Policy
21)
- Revision
to Theatre MFA Stage Management (Checklist
22)
- Revision
to Theatre MFA Technical Production Concentration (Checklist
23)
- Request for New MS in Biotechnology (Checklist
24) (Policy
Checklist 25) (Policy29)
(track
doc30)
- Request to Change Name of PhD Major in
Climatology to Geography (Checklist
26)
- Request to Create a Concentration in Climatology
for PhD in Geography (Checklist
27)
- Request to Create a Concentration in Land
Surface Processes for PhD in Geography (Checklist
28)
VI.
Future Meeting Dates and Times
Next Meeting: Jan. 22, 2008
Time: 8:45 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.
Location: (Purnell
Hall Room 230)
Planned Meetings: Feb. 5 (105 Hullihen Hall)
VII.
Projected Program Items That May Be Submitted This Academic Year
New MS/PhD in Disaster Studies
New PhD in Agricultural and
Resource Economics