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

    1. Revise MA in School Psychology (Checklist 31) (Policy 05)
    2. Revise EdS in School Psychology (Checklist 32) (Policy 05) 
    3. Revise Course Requirement for PhD in Physics (Checklist w/Policy 19)

 

Items Needing Committee Approval Only

    1. Review of Information Systems and Technology Management Graduate Policy Document (Policy)
    2. Revision of Marine and Earth Sciences College Graduate Policy Document (Checklist) (Policy)
    3. Revision of Geological Sciences Graduate Policy Document (Checklist) (Policy)

 

IV.             New Business:

                       

                        Items for the Senate

    1. Request to Add a Concentration in Sports Medicine for MS in Exercise Science (Checklist 33) (Policy 34)
    2. Revision of MS in Human Nutrition (Checklist 35) (Policy 36)
    3. Revision to Master of Music major in Music with the Concentration in Performance (Checklist 37)
    4. Request to Add Concentration in Health Services Administration to RN to MSN in Nursing (Checklist 38) (Proposal 39)

 

Items Needing Committee Approval Only

    1. Request to Approve Updated Graduate Program Policy for MS and PhD in Biology (Policy Checklist 25) (Policy29) (track doc30)
    2. MEETING DATES FOR SPRING SEMESTER
    3. Other New Business
    4. Announcements

 

V.             Previous Items Placed on Hold and Items Held in Reserve for Future Discussion:

 

                        Items for the Senate

    1. Revision of Ph.D. Program in IFST
    2. Request for New Concentration in Agricultural Education for the Instruction Major in the Master of Instruction Degree (Checklist 08) (Policy 07) (Support Letter 06)
    3. Revision to Theatre MFA Acting Concentration (Checklist 20) (Policy 21)
    4. Revision to Theatre MFA Stage Management (Checklist 22)
    5. Revision to Theatre MFA Technical Production  Concentration (Checklist 23)
    6. Request for New MS in Biotechnology (Checklist 24) (Policy Checklist 25)  (Policy29) (track doc30)
    7. Request to Change Name of PhD Major in Climatology to Geography (Checklist 26)
    8. Request to Create a Concentration in Climatology for PhD in Geography (Checklist 27)
    9. 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