2011-2012 Graduate Council Actions
2011-2012 Graduate Council Actions
Degree
Program
Request Type
Council member replacement
Council member replacement
M.Ed.
Special Education
Nature of Change
Council approved a replacement
for Marius Boboc‟s (Education)
sabbatical year
Council approved a replacement
for Bette Bonder, Faculty Senate
rep, who is on administrative leave
Grad Council
Action Date
Action
September 8, 2011
Brian Harper was
appointed
September 8, 2011
James Marino was
appointed
Proposed a grouping of
courses for undergrad & grad
students to help in
preparation for PRAXIS II
To help students achieve HQT
(Highly Qualified Teacher) status
upon passing PRAXIS II
September 8, 2011
Council objected to
a number of cross
listings (100/500,
200/500, 300/500)
and requested a resubmission with
corrected listings
Graduate Council elections
Committee member appointments;
discussed & finalized
September 8, 2011
Approved
Program Review
summaries—Art, Physics,
Political Science, Sociology
Council discussed findings; agrees
with cross-listing concerns, low
enrollment cancellations
September 8, 2011
Dean Weyman will
submit Council‟s
input for each
review
September 8, 2011
Approved
Graduate Council
representation/By-laws
changes
Graduate Council
representation/By-laws
changes
Graduate Council
representation/By-laws
changes
Graduate Faculty status
New/Renewal Summer
Volunteer
“Special” Council members (UCC,
University Admissions &
Standards reps) will be chosen
from general Council member
body & voted on by all grad faculty
Graduate faculty member chart
will be revised to include „regular,‟
tenure-track faculty
By-laws revisions
Graduate Faculty Renewal
Committee received 20
applications; recommends 19
approvals, one denial due to lack
of terminal degree
Graduate Council representative
to University Research Council
September 8, 2011
September 8, 2011
New chart will be
emailed to Council;
vote at next meeting
By-laws wording will
be finalized for
Council vote at next
meeting
September 8, 2011
Approved
September 8, 2011
Peter Bubenik
volunteered
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2011-2012 Graduate Council Actions
Degree
Program
College of Urban
Affairs
College of Urban
Affairs
Request Type
Change course prefixes
Change 2 ENV courses
numbers (UST 551 to UST
542; UST 550 to UST 540)
Graduate Council
representation
Each program in Urban has it‟s own
course prefix (ENV, NAL, PDD,
PAD); request is to change all to
UST
2 ENV course need number changes
to align with undergrad course &
avoid duplication
3 chart options presented for voting
(Option #1 preferred--each unit gets 1
rep and additionals per 40, after initial
40; ‘special’ members not included in bylaws chosen from within Council)
Grad Council
Action Date
Action
October 11, 2011
Approved; send
informational email to
Program Directors
October 11, 2011
Approved
October 11, 2011
Approved; send for
all graduate faculty
vote
Graduate Council
representation
By-laws wording finalized
October 11, 2011
Approved; send for
all graduate faculty
vote
Graduate Council
representation
Decided not to change By-laws 8.4.3
October 11, 2011
Approved
November 10, 2011
Approved
November 10, 2011
Approved
November 10, 2011
Approved
M.S.
Biomedical
Engineering
Revisions
M.S.
Biomedical
Engineering
Revisions
B.S./M.S.
Chemical/Biomedical
Engineering
New 4+1
Graduate Council
representation
Graduate Faculty Status
New/Renewals Fall
Master of
Public
Administration
(MPA)
Nature of Change
Management & Labor
Relations
Request to change
department name
Urban Studies
New specialization
Graduate Faculty Status
criteria; College of Business
Change admission requirement
minimum GRE score from 80% to
70%
Increase requirements for those
without B.S. in Engineering
Bachelor of Chemical
Engineering/M.S. in Biomedical
Engineering
Voting results
Graduate Faculty Renewal
Committee received 42 applications;
recommends 38 approvals, 2 denials,
2 pending additional information
Change to Department of
Management
November 10, 2011
November 10, 2011
152 total votes, 139
“yes,” 10 “no,” 3
“abstention”; proposal
forward to University
Faculty Affairs
Approved 38, 2
denials; 2 additional
brought later with
received information
December 6, 2011
Approved
New specialization in collaboration
with College of Business, “Public
Financial Management”
December 6, 2011
Approved
Change “appropriate graduate
degree in relevant field” to “doctoral
or terminal degree in field”
December 6, 2011
Council is asking for
the change
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2011-2012 Graduate Council Actions
Degree
Program
MSN
School of Nursing
M.A.
Creative Writing
(English dept.)
Request Type
Program revisions to align
with newly released
requirements from
accrediting body (AACN)
Revisions
M.A.
Sociology
Revisions
B.A./M.A.
Political Science
New 4+1 program
M.Ed.
M.Ed.
MUST STEM
CASAL
Clinical Mental Health
Counseling
Nature of Change
Adding new course (NUR 510);
redistribute course credit hours;
renaming courses; aligning all
courses with AACN criteria; total
credit hours decreased for
specialization tracks; changes
phased in over time, beginning
Fall 2012
Delete ENG 512; reduce elective
hours to include Workshop
sequence—new courses ENG
591, 592, 593, 594
GRE score admission
requirement; SOC 698 (research
paper) change to elective; revise
content of SOC 651; add new
statistics course SOC 652;
remove SOC 650 as prereq for
SOC 651
International Relations and Global
Interactions, 4+1
Incorporate recent modifications
in undergrad math & science
licensure (CSUTeach) into
Master‟s for teacher licensure
Modifications to more closely
align with accrediting body
DRE
Engineering
Revisions
Revisions to clarify & adjust
requirement & program language
M.A.
Psychology
Consumer and Industrial
Research Specialization
Revisions to exit options
Graduate Faculty
Guidelines
Graduate Faculty Status
New/Renewal Fall
Dr. Zhu provided information on
surrounding, local universities‟
graduate faculty status
guidelines; all have more than
one level; revisions to our
guidelines are being proposed
One additional Fall 2011
application presented for approval
Grad Council
Action Date
Action
January 19, 2012
Approved
January 19, 2012
Council requested
revision and resubmission;
Approved
January 19, 2012
Council requested
proposal be tabled
pending dept
representative to
answer questions;
Approved
January 19, 2012
Approved
January 19, 2012
Approved
January 19, 2012
Approved
January 19, 2012
Following
discussion &
clarification,
Approved
January 19, 2012
Approved
January 19, 2012
Committee formed
to work on By-laws
revisions and
changes to
graduate faculty
status guidelines
January 19, 2012
Approved
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2011-2012 Graduate Council Actions
Degree
M.A.
M.A.
Program
Creative Writing
(English)
Sociology
Request Type
Nature of Change
Informational item
Rosemary Sutton presented a
draft of proposed changes to
university deadlines for curriculum
modifications as a result of multiterm registration and the new
catalog system (Acalog)
Input/feedback sought,
graduate assistant
contracts
1) using tuition money for
undergraduate courses, 2) using
tuition money for ESL courses
Revisions to bring
program more in line with
national marks
Re-submission
Revisions
Council questioned making SOC
698 “Master‟s Research Paper”
an option, not required
Graduate Faculty
Guidelines Subcommittee
status
Input from Council
Graduate Faculty
Guidelines‟ revisions
Certificate
Advanced Fundraising
(Urban)
New certificate
Certificate
Health Care Compliance
(Law)
New certificate
Committee is working on
revisions; currently a three-tier
model is being discussed
A new, electronic curriculum
approval process is being
discussed at the administrative
level. It will be centralized with
controlled access
A draft was proposed for Council
input.
Certificate includes 3 required
courses, 2 electives, creating 1
new course UST 691; total 15-18
credits
Available to JD and non-JD
students, 2 new courses created
(LAW 627/LAW 617), total 18
credits
Grad Council
Action Date
Action
February 7, 2012
Council suggested
linking to Graduate
College web site once
finalized
February 7, 2012
Discussion—should set
cap for undergrad
courses covered by GA
allocation; ESL courses
should be covered to
have grad students
become proficient ASAP
February 7, 2012
Approved
February 7, 2012
Council suggested
adding “statistics and
research” to course
title; Approved
February 7, 2012
Will present a draft at
next meeting
March 8, 2012
Council members are
generally supportive of
this initiative
March 8, 2012
Suggestions/clarifications
will be added to the draft;
Dean Zhu will present
draft to all Deans for
sharing with their faculty
April 16, 2012
Approved
April 16, 2012
Approved
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2011-2012 Graduate Council Actions
Degree
Program
Master‟s
Accountancy-tax track
Master‟s
(M.Ed.)
EducationEducational Research
Master‟s
(M.Ed.)
Education-Gifted and
Talented Learners
Health Sciences
Request Type
Revisions
Revisions
Revisions
Nature of Change
Includes ACT 532 dropped as a
level I prerequisite, ACT 600 or
ACT 321 as Level II prerequisite,
dropping business elective from
Level III; Level III reduced to
minimum of 30 credit hours;
revisions to streamline
Additional track (Data-Based
Decision Making & Assessment);
New course EDB 704; title change to
M.Ed.-Educational Research &
Assessment; 15-credit Certificate
available along the way
Revisions to streamline—new
course EGT 582, which includes
dividing EDG 580 into 2 courses,
582 including action research;
mak existing courses 3 credits,
except for practicum &
culminating action research
project
Revisions to Health Sciences
courses
Graduate Faculty Guidelines
revisions
Graduate Faculty statusNew/Renewal Spring
Council meeting dates for
2012-2013
Graduate Faculty Guidelines
revisions
Convert traditional lecture only
courses to lecture/lab (HSC 516517-518-535-59-589
Draft sent to Deans, Dean/faculty
input received; input shared with
Council members
Graduate Faculty Status
Committee received 86 total
applications, 65 recommended,
13 denied, 8 returned for further
information
Grad Council
Action Date
Action
April 16, 2012
Approved
April 16, 2012
Approved
April 16, 2012
Approved
Approved conditionally, pending
information received about
April 16, 2012
possible lab fees; info rec‟d no
lab fees charged, approval
stands with one “no” vote
Changes incorporated, draft
April 16, 2012
will be circulated to Council
members
April 16, 2012
Discussion of alternating days for
meetings
May 1, 2012
New draft was circulated to
Deans and college faculty;
feedback received
May 1, 2012
Committee‟s
recommendations approved
Council members will be
polled in August for available
times; dates will be set for
the year from availabilities
Two grammatical changes
were made for clarification;
Dean will investigate next
steps to continue process
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2011-2012 Graduate Council Actions
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2011-2012 Graduate Council Actions
Degree
Program
Request Type
Nature of Change
Grad Council
Action Date
Action
Revised
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