University Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies Meeting

 

Jan 8, 2008

8:45 A.M. until 10:30 A.M.

Room 105 Hullihen Hall

Agenda (Updated Jan. 3, 2008)

 

I.                   Approval of the Agenda:

 

II.                Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting: Dec. 17

 

III.             Old Business:

 

                        Items for the Senate

    1. Request for New Master of Science in Finance (Checklist & Resol.) (Proposal) (Policy)

 

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. School of Education Program Changes (Summary 01)
    2. Revise MEd in Reading (Checklist 02) (Policy 03)
    3. Revise MA and EdS in School Psychology (Checklist 04) (Policy 05)
    4. Request for New Concentration in Agricultural Education for the Instruction Major in the Master of Instruction Degree (Checklist 08) (Policy 07) (Support Letter 06)
    5. Request for New MEd Major in School Leadership (Checklist 09) (Policy 10)
    6. Request for New MEd Major in Higher Education (Checklist 13) (Policy 11) (Support Letter 12)
    7. Disestablish Educational Leadership Major for MEd

 

Items Needing Committee Approval Only

    1. Revise Policy for MEd in Exceptional Children and Youth (Checklist 14) (Policy 15)
    2. Revise Policy for PhD in Education (Checklist 16) (Policy 17)
    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. Delete Concentration in Applied Family & Community Studies in the M.S. in Human Development & Family Studies (Checklist)
    2. Delete Concentration in Early Childhood Development & Inclusive Education in the M.S. in Human Development & Family Studies (Checklist)
    3. Delete Concentration in Risk and Disabilities in the M.S. in Human Development & Family Studies (Checklist)
    4. Request for New MS in Fashion Studies (Checklist) (Proposal) (Policy)
    5. Revision of Ph.D. Program in IFST

 

VI.             Future Meeting Dates and Times

 

                  Next Meeting:  Jan. 15, 2008 

                  Time:  8:45 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.

                  Location:  Hullihen Hall Room 105

 

                  Planned Meetings: Jan. 22 (location TBD), and Feb. 5 (105 Hullihen Hall)

 

 VII.             Projected Program Items That May Be Submitted This Academic Year

                 

                  Revision of Physics Ph.D. Course Requirements

New MS/PhD in Disaster Studies

                  New PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics

New MS in Biotechnology