2007-2008 Graduate Council Actions
Degree
Program
Request Type
Nature of Change
Grad Council
Action Date
Action
Change in Admission
Categories
Eliminate
Provisional &
Visiting Add
Workshop
September 27,
2008
Approved –
Requested Catalog
Language
October 11, 2007
Requested more
Information
October 11, 2007
Approved
October 11, 2007
Approved
November 8, 2007
Approved
November 8, 2007
Approved
November 8, 2007
Approved
November 8, 2 007
First Reading
December 13,
2007
Approved
December 13,
2007
Approved
December 13 2007
Approved
MLS
Legal Studies
New Program – PDP
Certificate
Marketing Analytics
Title Change
4+1 Accelerated
Programs
Guidelines Addition
MLS
Legal Studies
Re-Review of PDP
MBA
Business
Administration
Add an Economic
Development
Specialization
MCIS
Computer &
Information
Systems
Course Substitution
Change in Graduate
Faculty By-laws
MBA
Business
Administration
Accept GMAT
Change in Timeline
MS
Psychology Clinical
Psychology
Specialization
Credit Hour reduction
Change title from
Data Driven
Marketing Planning
Add “Students must
be in continuous
Registration for the
transition from the
BA to the MA.”
Added wording on
grading
Substitute ESL
course for GAD
Course for students
below 20th % in
GRE.
Add Maternity
Leave
Accept GMAT in
place of GRE for
students who
previously took it
Change condition
fulfillment to 1 year
for Conditional
Admit
Reduce credit hours
from 60 to 52
1
Degree
Program
Request Type
MPH
Public Health
Credit Hour Increase
MA
Environmental
Studies
Core Course
Requirements Change
& Credit Hour Increase
MS
Chemical
Engineering
Add Biomedical
Engineering Track
Doctor of
Engineering
Engineering
Credit hour reduction
MA
History
Social Studies
Specialization
Suspension
Registration in Term of
Graduation
Graduate Admission
Status
Graduate Faculty Bylaw revision
Grad Council
Action Date
Action
February 5, 2008
Approved
February 5, 2008
Approved
February 5, 2008
Approved
Decrease credit
hour from 61 to 60
February 5, 2008
Approved
Suspension of
Specialization
February 5, 2008
Approved
February 5, 2008
Postponed for further
discussion
March 4, 2008
Approved
March 4, 2008
First Reading
March 4, 2008
Approved
March 4, 2008
Approved
March 4, 2008
Approved
March 4, 2008
Approved
March 4, 2008
Approved
Nature of Change
Add MPH 608 &
Increase credit
hours from 39 to 42
Substitute UST 603
for CHM 503 &
Increase credit
hours from 43 to 44
Eliminate
Requirement
Eliminated
Provisional Status &
add Workshop
Add Maternity
Leave, change to
mail or electronic
ballot, add Graduate
Faculty Review
Committee
Change to 3 core
and 2 elective
courses
Certificate
Gerontology
Curriculum Change
MS
Biomedical
Engineering
New Degree
PDP
Engineering Graduate
Faculty
Criteria addition for
Practitioners
Change
requirement to
reflect student’s
background
MBA
Health Care
Administration
Curriculum Changes
for HCA MBA &
Modified HCA MBA
DBA
Marketing Track
Add Global Business
area of study
2
Degree
BS/MS
BA/MNAL
MUPDD
Grad Council
Action Date
Action
4+1 Accelerated
Program
March 4, 2008
Approved
4+1 Accelerated
Program
March 4, 2008
Approved
New Specialization
March 4, 2008
Postponed for
additional information
Registration in Term of
Graduation
Graduate Faculty Bylaw revision
Elimination of
requirement
March 4, 2008
Approved
April 1, 2008
2nd Reading –
Approved
New Specialization
History included
KSU dropped
Reduction in
required credit
hours from 24-26 to
12-18
12 credit hour
certificate program
with courses in
Counseling & Social
Work
April 1, 2008
Approved
April 1, 2008
Approved
April 1, 2008
Approved
New Specialization
April 1, 2008
Approved
Change in Required
courses
May 6, 2008
Approved
May 6, 2008
Approved
Program
Request Type
Environmental
Studies
Nonprofit
Administration &
Leadership
Urban Planning
Design and
Development
Historic Preservation
Specialization
MUPDD
Urban Planning
Design and
Development
Historic Preservation
Specialization
M.Ed.
School Nurse
Licensure
Credit hour reduction
for licensure program
only
Certificate
Chemical
Dependency
New Certificate
M.Ed.
Curriculum &
Instruction Literacy
Development &
Instruction
Bilingual Education
Specialization
ABE
Applied Biomedical
Engineering
MA
Spanish
Certificate
Med
Early Childhood
Mental Health
Counseling
School
Administration
Change in Core
Requirements from 12
to 6 credits
Reduction in
Concentration credits
from 16 to 12
Nature of Change
New Certificate
16 credit hour
certificate program.
May 6, 2008
Approved
Add a Portfolio exit
option
Additional exit
option
May 6, 2008
Approved
3
Med
P-6 Math Specialist
Elimination of 2 of the
3 elective courses
MA
School Psychology
Revision of required
courses & reduction of
2 credits
Certificate
Chemical
Dependency
Counseling
Add Social Work
courses for joint
certificate
Course formerly
elective will now be
required
Eliminate Electives
and make ESE 504
required. Eliminate
PSY 660.
Joint Certificate
May 6, 2008
Approved
May 6, 2008
Approved
May 6, 2008
Approved
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