University Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies Meeting

Feb 28, 2007

8:00 A.M. until 9:30 A.M. – Hullihen Hall Board Room

Agenda (updated Feb 22, 2007)

I. Approval of the Agenda:

II. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting: Feb 13

III. Old Business:

1. Linguistics & Cognitive Science Combined BS-MA Option (attachment 1, approval form) (attachment 2, BS-MA starts on page 13) (attachment 3, policy)
2. Revise Master of Fine Arts degree requirements (attachment 1, approval form) (attachment 2, policy) It is anticipated that Rene Marquez will join us at 8:30

IV. New Business:

1. Revision of minor in Math Education for MEd in Curriculum and Instruction (attachment 1) (attachment 2, policy)
2. Revision of minor in Secondary Math Education for MEd in Curriculum and Instruction (attachment 1) (attachment 2, policy)
3. Challenge to MATH 589
4. Challenge to CIEG 684
5. Review of Grad Courses on Course Challenge List (status of progress)

COURSE REVIEW TEAM ASSIGNMENTS

1a. Matt Kinservik and Paula Vasquez- AGED 600 – PLSC 636  

1b. Matt Kinservik and Abena Aidoo- ART 600 – ART 633

2. Bob Opila and Chuck Mason- ART 640 – MATH 514

3. Dewey Caron and Richard Fang- MATH 579 – CHEG 831

4. Peter Kolchin and Pablo Huq- CIEG 655 – NURS 620

5. Andrew Teplyakov and Darwin Davis- EDUC 636 – MAST 851

V. Deferred Items on Hold from Previous Meetings and Items Held in Reserve for Future Discussion:

6. New MS in Bioresources Engineering
7. Statistics for Graduate Programs

VI. Future Meeting Dates and Times

Next meeting: Mar 14, 2007

Time: 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Location: Faculty Senate Conference Room, 180 S. College

Planned Meetings:

March 21, April 11, April 25

VI. Projected Program Items

Dual Degree for MS in Engineering and MBA

Revision of Biology program and policy