Graduate Council Meeting Minutes
September 29, 2010
GBB 202, 12:10-1:00 p.m.
Members Present: A. Borgmann, K. Canty, M. Ehrman, D. Erickson, J. Hirstein, J.
Hodgin, N. Moisey, J. Olson, C. Palmer, G. Quintero, W. Shields, R. Shortbull, S. Sprang
Members Absent/Excused:
Ex-officio members Present: P. Brown, S. Ross
The meeting was called to order at 12:10 p.m.
The 9/15/10 minutes were approved.
Communications

The new graduate student member, Ruth Shortbull, was welcomed to the
committee.

Professors Anderson and Waltz resigned from the Council. Requests were sent to
department chairs in the Humanities and Social Science as well as the appropriate
Academic Deans.
Professor Borgmann agreed to serve as the Humanities Curriculum Chair.

The curriculum proposals were delivered to the subcommittee chairs. There will
be a few late proposals (level II). The November Faculty Senate meeting is a
week early this year due to the Veteran’s Day holiday, so most of the consent
items will likely be presented at the December 9th meeting.
Humanities
Professional Schools
Science
Social Science
38
18
50
21

Subcommittees should meet next week at the scheduled Council meeting time.
Subcommittee Chairs will contact the members regarding a meeting location.

The report on the Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies (MIS) should be reviewed
by the Council as a whole. The report will be sent electronically. Some of the
recommendations may be applicable for IIP oversight as well.
Business Items

The following curriculum consent schedule was established.
10/13
10/20
11/3
11/10
Professional Schools
Social Science
Humanities
Science

The procedures were organized and given a number scheme (below). Many of the
procedures are pending and will require Council deliberation.

Chair Hirstein received an inquiry from the History department regarding whether
internal changes to masters programs require review by the Council. The History
Department is replacing field exams with courses. The Council agreed that it does
not need to review this type of change as long as the program still adheres to the
general Graduate School guidelines. Program modifications that change the basic
structure and credits of the program would require review.

The IIP Oversight Committee met last week and discussed the draft procedures,
but did not review the draft Graduate School Information for students. The
Committee needs to make sure this information is acceptable and consistent with
the information in the procedures.
A slight modification was made to the IIP Oversight Procedures – Under
reporting (b) the following sentence was added: The student’s Committee Chair is
required to comment on and sign the report.
The IIP Oversight Committee recommended (4/15/09 meeting) a change to the
application date. This was presented to the Council 9/16/09, but did not go to the
Faculty Senate.
The draft Graduate School Information for students language recommends
students be enrolled for one term at UM prior to applying to the IIP program.
This may need to be revisited. There is also a rule that students are not eligible
for the IIP program if denied by a traditional program. Often students may apply
to a program, but are better suited for the IIP. The Mathematics Department
advises students in this situation to withdraw their application. This rule may
need to be bettered defined as well.
Good and Welfare

Associate Provost Brown was congratulated on his new appointed as the Interim
Provost.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:00.
Graduate Council Procedures Numbering Outline
Curriculum Review (301)
301.10
301.20
301.25
301.30
Graduate Certificate Program Guidelines (pending review)
Co-convening course guidelines (pending)
Co-convening / UG System Assessment (pending)
Graduate Increment Guidelines (pending)
See Procedures (201) for joint (ASCRC) Curriculum Review procedures
Program Changes (302)
Department Programs
302.10 Graduate Admissions Standards Guidelines
302.20 Program Review Guidelines
Interdisciplinary
302.50
302.55
302.60
302.65
IIP Oversight (pending review)
IIP Admissions (pending review)
MIS Oversight (pending)
MIS Admissions (pending)
Awards and Scholarships (303)
303.10
303.20
303.30
303.40
Bertha Morton Fellowships / Scholarships
Criteria for Allocating Teaching Assistantships
Research Awards
Travel Awards (pending)
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Curriculum review (201) – Joint ASCRC Procedures
201.10 Undergraduate Certificate Program Guidelines
201.20 Course Number Reuse
201.30 Criteria for Evaluating Curriculum Changes
201.3.1 Adding new courses
201.40
201.50
201.60
201.70
201.80
201.3.3 Curriculum Subcommittee Responsibilities
201.3.5 Editorial Catalog Changes
201.3.7 Requesting Reconsideration of a Rejected Curriculum Proposal
Cross-Listing
Dormant Courses
Online Courses, Principal of Quality
Reserved Course Numbers
Special Topics courses