Graduate Curriculum Committee Minutes
March 3, 2015
3:30 p.m., 325 Graff Main Hall
Members present: Angell, Chen, Eide, Harmon, Hepler, Hunt, Sieck, Wilkie
Members absent: Comee
Members excused: Kastantin
Consultants present: Abhold, Bakkum, Jax, Knudson, Rahn, Simpson
Guests: John Porcari, Heather Linville, Jodie Rindt, Todd Osmundson, Amanda De Cora
NOTE: Proposals with links are approved through the new Curriculum Inventory Management system
(CIM). All faculty and staff have access to CIM through the Records and Registration page,
www.uwlax.edu/records/curriculum-resources. Login using UWL username and password.
Firefox/Mozilla is the preferred browser for CIM. Using another browser may force you to login to CIM
multiple times.
Proposals without links are approved through paper format. After this semester, UCC will no longer
accept LX forms. All curriculum change will be done through CIM.
I.
Approval of February 17, 2015, minutes.
M/S/P to approve minutes.
II.
Second Readings:
A. Modern Languages
i. TSL 550 – course revision; title change; course description and prerequisite
change; credit change from 1-12 to 1-3; slash course with 450; effective Fall 2015.
ii. TSL 563 – course revision; course description and prerequisite change; slash
course with 463; effective Fall 2015.
M/S/P to approve on second read.
III.
First Readings:
A. Modern Languages
1. TSL 500 - new course; title "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
(TESOL) Policies and Program Models; 3 credits; slash course with TSL 400;
effective Fall 2015.
M/S/P to approve on first reading.
B. Clinical Exercise Physiology (PAPER)
1. Clinical Exercise Physiology program – program revision; required course
changes; credit increase from 43 to 46; effective Summer 2015.
2. ESS 774 – course revision; title change; effective Summer 2015.
3. ESS 775 – course deletion; title “Practicum in Adult Fitness;” effective Summer
2015.
4. ESS 776 – course revision; title change; course description change; component
change; making repeatable for credit; effective Summer 2014.
5.
ESS 781 – course deletion; title “Program Leadership in Adult Fitness/Cardiac
Rehabilitation;” effective Summer 2015.
M/S/P to approve on first reading.
C. Student Affairs Administration
1. Doctor in Education (Ed. D.) in Student Affairs Administration and Leadership –
new program; online; 57 credits; effective Summer 2016 for 2016-17 catalog.
2. SAA 800 – new course; title “21st Century Learners;” 3 credits; effective Spring
2015.
3. SAA 805 – new course; title “Organization and Governance;” 3 credits; effective
Spring 2015.
4. SAA 810 – new course; title “Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of
Leadership in Education;” 3 credits; effective Spring 2015.
5. SAA 815 – new course; title “Policy and Regulatory Compliance;” 3 credits;
effective Spring 2015.
6. SAA 820 – new course; title “Diversity & Equity in Education;” 3 credits; effective
Spring 2015.
7. SAA 825 – new course; title “Finance and Budgeting;” 3 credits; 3 credits; effective
Spring 2015.
8. SAA 830 – new course; title “Enrollment Management;” 3 credits; effective Spring
2015.
9. SAA 835 – new course; title “Assessment and Program Evaluation;” 3 credits;
effective Spring 2015.
10. SAA 840 – new course; title “Quantitative Research Methods;” 3 credits; effective
Spring 2015.
11. SAA 845 – new course; title “Supervision and Human Resource Management;” 3
credits; effective Spring 2015.
12. SAA 850 – new course; title “Qualitative Research Methods;” 3 credits; effective
Spring 2015.
13. SAA 855 – new course; title “Specialized Study;” 3 credits; effective Spring 2015.
14. SAA 860 – new course; title “Organizational Communication;” 3 credits; effective
Spring 2015.
15. SAA 865 – new course; title “Strategic Planning and Managing Change;” 3 credits;
effective Spring 2015.
16. SAA 898 – new course; title “Special Topics in Student Affairs Administration and
Leadership; 1-3 credits; effective Spring 2015.
17. SAA 899 – new course; title “Independent Study;” 1-3 credits; effective Spring
2015.
18. SAA 950 – new course; title “Dissertation Seminar;” 3 credits; effective Spring
2015.
19. SAA 990 – new course; title “Dissertation I;” 3 credits; effective Spring 2015.
20. SAA 995 – new course; title “Dissertation II;” 1-3 credits; effective Spring 2015.
M/S/P to approve on first reading.
D. Biology
1. BIO 723 - new course; title "21st Century Mycology;" 3 credits; effective Fall 2015.
M/S/P to approve on first reading.
IV.
Consent Item: None
V.
Information Item: None
VI.
Old Business:
A. Procedure - Records and Registration requests clarification on what types of changes the
committee would like to see and what can be changed without GCC approval (e.g. the old
139 form, how and when offered). GCC agreed no changes to procedure are needed at
this time.
B. Umbrella courses versus Topic courses – Records and Registration requests clarification
on the definitions for these types of courses. Chair Kenny Hunt will draft a document for
GCC consideration.
VII.
New Business: None
VIII.
Future Business: None
Meeting adjourned:
4:43 pm