Minutes of the Graduate Council
March 6, 2012 - 3:30 p.m.
212 KSU Student Union
Members Present: P. Ackerman, D. Ben-Arieh, L. Brannon, M. Charney, C. Craft, S. Eckels, D.
Higgins, T. Keane, J. Kim, K. Kramer, R. Krishnamoorthi, T. Melgarejo, D. Mrozek, K. Olibe, A.
Raef, T. Salsberry, W. Schumm, M. Sellner, C. Shoemaker, T. Sonnentag, E. Swilley, L. Tatonetti, K.
Taylor, E. Titgemeyer, R. Welti, D. Yetter
Members Absent: S. Alavi, M. Daniels, M. DePaoli, J. Edgar, J. Kozar, T. Musch, D. Renter, L.
Williams, J. Yu
1. Opening remarks
 HLC Update
o Brian Niehoff, Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, presented details on
the High Learning Commission site visit set for April 8-10, 2012. Faculty may
provide feedback during an open faculty meeting (date TBD).
 Nominations for Alumni Association Awards for Graduate Students
o Two categories: Service and Leadership, Academics
o Nomination Deadline: March 9, 2012 www.k-state.edu/awards
2. Minutes of the February 7, 2012 meeting were approved as presented.
3. Academic Affairs Committee – Evan Titgemeyer, Chair
On behalf of the Academic Affairs committee, Even Titgemeyer, chair, proposed approval of the
following members of graduate faculty. The motion passed.
NAME
Brian Lubbers
Gregg Hanzlicek
Kelli Almes
Doug Shoup
POSITION
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM
Diagnostic Medicine/Pathob.
Diagnostic Medicine/Pathob.
Diagnostic Medicine/Pathob.
Agronomy
GRADUATE
FACULTY TYPE
Associate
Associate
Associate
Associate
Course and Curriculum Items
On behalf of the Academic Affairs committee, Even Titgemeyer, chair, proposed approval of the
following course and curriculum changes, additions and deletions. The motion passed.
EXPEDITED COURSE CHANGES
Effective Date: Fall 2012
From: ARE 724 Advanced Sanitation Systems
(3) I. Water quality and treatment,
pressure control, and hydraulics in
domestic water and waste systems. Three
hours recitation a week. Pr.: ARE 536 or
CNS 536.
To: ARE 736. Advanced Plumbing Design (3)
I. Design and application of domestic water and
waste systems, storm water systems, fuel gas
systems, medical gas systems and fire protections
systems. Three hours recitation a week. Pr.: ARE
536 or CNS 536
Rationale: This is an administrative change
changing the name and updating the scope of the
course. Name change brings the course name and
numbering in line with ARE 734 Advanced
Mechanical Systems Design and ARE 731
Advanced Lighting.
Impact:
From: ARE 760 Masonry Structural Design (3)
I. Introduction to masonry materials,
specifications, testing and construction
methods. The design of unreinforced and
reinforced masonry structures according
to applicable building codes. Three hours
recitation a week. Pr.: ARE 528 or
equivalent first course in reinforced
concrete design.
None.
To: ARE 726 Masonry Structural Design (3) I.
Introduction to masonry materials,
specifications, testing and construction
methods. The design of unreinforced and
reinforced masonry structures according to
applicable building codes. Three hours
recitation a week. Pr.: ARE 528 or
equivalent first course in reinforced
concrete design.
Rationale: Course renumbering coordination
within the department offerings.
Impact: None
From: ARE 780 Building Seismic Design (3)
On sufficient demand. Continuation of
ARE 524 and ARE 528 with special
emphasis on seismic design as applied to
a complete structure. Three hours
recitation a week. Pr.: ARE 524 and
ARE 528.
To: ARE 729 Building Seismic Design (3) On
sufficient demand. Continuation of ARE
524 and ARE 528 with special emphasis on
seismic design as applied to a complete
structure. Three hours recitation a week.
Pr.: ARE 524 and ARE 528.
Rationale: Course title revision and renumbering
in line with structural offerings.
Impact: None
From: CNS 634 Building Systems
Commissioning (2) I. Principles and methods of
proper procedures for installing, commissioning
and maintaining efficient performance of
mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical,
and lighting systems in building. Two hours
recitation a week. Pr.: CNS 534, 535, and 536.
To: CNS 634 Building Systems
Commissioning (2) II. Principles and methods of
proper procedures for installing, commissioning
and maintaining efficient performance of building
envelope and support systems including
mechanical and electrical systems. Two hours
recitation a week. Pr.: Either CNS 534, 535, and
536 OR ARE 533, 534, and 536.
Rationale: Small revision in course description
to reflect the focus of the course. The
ARE course equivalent prerequisites were
added for clarification.
Impact:
None.
FROM:
CHM 712 – Inorganic Chemistry II. (3) II. Structure, reactivity, and mechanistic
aspects of main group and transition metal complexes. Organometallic reactions,
catalysis, and bioinorganic chemistry. Pr.: CHM 550, CHM 531, CHM 595,
CHM 598.
TO:
CHM 712 - Inorganic Chemistry II. (3) II. Structure, reactivity, and mechanistic
aspects of main group and transition metal complexes. Organometallic reactions,
catalysis, and bioinorganic chemistry. Pr.: CHM 550, CHM 595.
RATIONALE:
The prerequisites were reevaluated since one of them, CHM 598, is no
longer offered. CHM 531 and CHM 598 were removed as prerequisites.
There are no other changes.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Spring 2012
FROM:
GEOG 702 – Computer Mapping and Geographic Visualization. (3) II. Basic
cartographic principles, advanced methods for representing spatial data,
approaches for exploratory spatial data analysis, and practical applications of
thematic maps, animated and Internet-based maps, and geographic visualization
techniques. Students will prepare a series of maps and visualization products
using modern geographic information system and illustration software. Note:
The course will consist of two hours of lecture and two hours of lab a week. Pr.:
GEOG 508.
TO:
GEOG 602 – Computer Mapping and Geographic Visualization. (3) II. Basic
cartographic principles, advanced methods for representing spatial data,
approaches for exploratory spatial data analysis, and practical applications of
thematic maps, animated and Internet-based maps, and geographic visualization
techniques. Students will prepare a series of maps and visualization products
using modern geographic information system and illustration software. Note:
The course will consist of two hours of lecture and two hours of lab a week. Pr.:
GEOG 508.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
Change in course number from 702 to 602 more accurately reflects the
level at which the class is currently being taught.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
GEOG 708 – Geographic Information Systems II. (3) I. Advanced principles of
and applications for geographic information systems (GIS). Examines the nature
and accuracy of geo=referenced data and methods of data capture, storage,
retrieval, modeling, and digital map display. Students will use modern GIS
software packages and digital geographical data from physical and/or cultural
sources to explore software procedures and techniques of spatial analysis, decision
support, and geographic visualization. Note: The course will consist of two hours
of lecture and two hours of lab a week. Pr.: GEOG 302 and 508 (or consent of
instructor).
TO:
GEOG 608 – Geographic Information Systems II. (3) I. Advanced principles of
and applications for geographic information systems (GIS). Examines the nature
and accuracy of geo=referenced
data and methods of data capture, storage, retrieval, modeling, and digital map
display. Students will use modern GIS software packages and digital
geographical data from physical and/or cultural sources to explore software
procedures and techniques of spatial analysis, decision support, and geographic
visualization. Note: The course will consist of two hours of lecture and two
hours of lab a week. Pr.: GEOG 302 and 508 (or consent of instructor).
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
The change in number from 708 to 608 more accurately reflects the level
at which the course is currently being taught.
None.
EFFECTIVE Date: Fall 2012
FROM:
GEOG 855 – The Rural Cultural Geography of the United States. (3) II, Even
years. An examination of the development and distribution of the rural cultural
landscapes, focusing particularly on elements of the material landscape.
Emphasis placed upon research conducted in the Great Plains. Pr.: GEOG 500.
TO:
GEOG 855 – Seminar in Cultural Geography. (3) II, Even years. An examination
of the development and distribution of the rural cultural landscapes, focusing
particularly on elements of the material landscape. Emphasis placed upon
research conducted in the Great Plains. Pr.: GEOG 500.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
Dropping the “rural” from the title more accurately reflects the subject
matter covered in the seminar.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
GEOG 865 – Rural Medical Geography. (3) II, odd years. Emphasizing the
pattern of social and environmental conditions on health and disease, this course
examines medical care systems and health issues in rural areas of both developed
and developing countries. Pr.: STAT 702 or GEOG 700.
TO:
GEOG 865 –Seminar in Medical Geography. (3) II, odd years. Emphasizing the
pattern of social and environmental conditions on health and disease, this course
examines medical care systems and health issues in rural areas of both developed
and developing countries. Pr.: STAT 702 or GEOG 700.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
Dropping the “rural” from the title more accurately reflects the subject
matter covered in the seminar.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
GEOG 870 – Topics in Cultural Geography. (1-3) I, II, S. Pr.: Consent of
instructor.
TO:
GEOG 870 – Topics in Human Geography. (1-3) I, II, S. Pr.: Consent of
instructor.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
Changing the course title from Cultural Geography to Human Geography
allows a broader range of human geographers to supervise independent
study hours under this course number and name.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
Mathematics
FROM:
MATH 760 - Probability Theory. (3) (on demand, usually every 3rd summer) An
introduction to the mathematical theory of probability. Material covered includes
combinatorial probability, random variables, independence, expectations, limit
theorems. Markov chains, random walks, and martingales. Pr.: MATH 633 and
STAT 510.
TO:
MATH 760 – Introduction to Probability Theory. (3) (on demand, usually every
3rd summer) An introduction to the mathematical theory of probability. Material
covered includes combinatorial probability, random variables, independence,
expectations, limit theorems. Markov chains, random walks, and martingales. Pr.:
MATH 633 and STAT 510.
RATIONALE:
Better describes course content.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2013
Music
FROM:
MUSIC 670 – Advanced Studies in Music Education. (2) I, II. Advanced
instructional methods and technologies related to the teaching of music in grades
preK-12 implemented through field experience. Pr.: Admission to teacher
education and junior standing in music.
TO:
MUSIC 670 – Advanced Studies in Music Education. (2) I, II. Advanced
instructional methods and technologies related to the teaching of music in grades
pre-K-12 implemented through field experience. Pr.: EDCEP 315, EDSEC 376,
EDSP 323, and prerequisite or co-enrolled in MUSIC 511, MUSIC 512.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
This change updates the prerequisites to reflect current practice so iSIS
can control when students are allowed to enroll rather than solely
depending on advising.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
ANTH 676 – Old World Archaeology. (3) On sufficient demand. Study of the
evolution of human culture in Africa, Europe, and Asia from its Paleolithic
origins and Neolithic developments to the earliest civilizations. Artifacts, are,
architecture, and archaeological sites are investigated to interpret changes in
technology, economy, and culture. Pr.: ANTH 260.
TO:
ANTH 676 – European Archaeology. (3) II, even years. Survey of human
prehistory in Europe from the earliest Paleolithic hominins to evolve in Europe,
expansion of Homo sapiens and associated cultural developments, the spread of
agriculture, diversity of Bronze Age adaptations, to the development of Celtic
societies. Studies of archaeological and related evidence are investigated to
interpret the dynamics of past ways of living. Pr.: ANTH 260.
RATIONALE:
The change in the title of this course is to better reflect the specific
material covered.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Spring 2012
Statistics
FROM:
STAT 850 - Stochastic Processes I. (3) II. Generating functions; conditional
probability and conditional expectations; normal processes and covariance
stationary processes; Poisson processes; renewal processes; Markov chains,
discrete time. Pr.: STAT 770.
TO:
STAT 850 - Stochastic Processes. (3) II, even years. Normal processes and
covariance stationary processes; Poisson processes; renewal counting processes;
Markov chains; Brownian motion; applications to science and engineering. Pr.:
STAT 770
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
With the discontinuance of STAT 851 (Stochastic Processes II), STAT
850 would be re-titled as simply Stochastic Processes. The change in
course description reflects the incorporation of a nominal but relevant
amount of material from STAT 851 into STAT 850, and updates regarding
current practices. To accommodate proposed curriculum changes that
incorporate relevant developments in the discipline, STAT 850 would be
offered during spring term of even years, rather than every spring.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
STAT 902 – Generalized Linear Models. (2) I, even years. Statistical models
based on the exponential family of distributions where a function of the mean
response is linear in the covariates. Applications to non-normal and discrete data,
including binary, Poisson and gamma regression, and log-linear models. Topics
include likelihood-based estimation and testing, model-fitting, residual analysis,
over-dispersed models, quasi-likelihood, and the use of computer packages. Pr.:
STAT 860.
TO:
STAT 940 – Advanced Statistical Methods. (3)I, even years. Generalized linear
models and generalized mixed models. Statistical models based on the
exponential family of distributions. Applications to non-normal and discrete data,
including binary, Poisson and gamma regression, and log-linear models. Topics
include likelihood-based estimation and testing, model-fitting, residual analyses,
over-dispersed models, quasi-likelihood, large sample properties, and the use of
computer packages. Also, methods for longitudinal repeated measures data that
will include inference for continuous and discrete data. Inferential objectives
include prediction of response and estimation of correlation/covariance structures.
Nonparametric and semiparametric methods covered as time permits. Pr.: STAT
861, plus one introductory course in statistical computing (e.g. STAT 725 or 726
or equivalent background).
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
Additional credit hour requested to accommodate the addition of relevant
material from STAT 903 (Spatial and Longitudinal DATA), which is
being changed to focus only on Spatial Data, along with additional
coverage of recent advances in mixed model analyses. Prerequisite change
reflects the appropriate background necessary for understanding revised
course coverage.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
STAT 903 – Spatial and Longitudinal Data. (2) II, odd years. Spatial analysis of
spatially and temporally correlated data, including inference for continuous and
discrete data based on linear, nonlinear and generalized linear models and
methods. Inferential objectives include prediction of response and estimation of
correlation/covariance structures. Pr.: STAT 861.
TO:
STAT 903 – Statistical Methods for Spatial Data. (3) II, odd years. Statistical
models and methods for analyzing data that are collected at different spatial
locations, and perhaps at different times. Spatial prediction and Kriging for
continuous spatial data, along with variogram models and estimation for spatial
correlation. Spectral analysis for spatial data. Spatial models for lattice data and
inference for lattice models. Models and model fitting for spatial point patterns.
Classical approaches as well as newly developed methodological and
computational research in spatial statistics will be covered with computer-aided
applications. Pr.: STAT 771, plus one introductory course in statistical
computing (e.g. STAT 726 or equivalent background).
RATIONALE:
STAT 903 would be re-titled to reflect an emphasis only on spatial data.
An additional credit hour is requested to accommodate the desired breadth
of material for the important area of correlated data analysis. Relevant
material from current STAT 903 covering longitudinal data would be
incorporated into the proposed changes to STAT 902. Prerequisite
changes reflect the appropriate background necessary for understanding
revised course coverage.
IMPACT:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
STAT 904 – Resampling Methods. (2) II, even years. Application, theory, and
computational aspects of resampling methods. Topics include parametric,
nonparametric, jackknife, and finite-population resampling; bootstrap confidence
intervals and hypothesis tests; randomization theory and permutation tests;
applications to regression; implementation using statistical software. Additional
topics may include double bootstrap, dependent data, efficient resampling. Pr.:
STAT 860.
TO:
STAT 904 – Resampling Methods. (3) II, even years. Application, theory, and
computational aspects of resampling methods. Topics include parametric and
nonparametric bootstrap methods, the jackknife, and randomization/permutation
methods; techniques for estimation, bias correction, confidence intervals, and
hypothesis testing; applications to linear and nonlinear models; different test
statistatics for randomization inferences such as mean differences, rank based
statistics, t-statistics, and moderated t-statistics for high-dimensional settings;
implementation of methods using statistical software; simulation designs for
comparing methods. Pr.: STAT 713, 771.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
Additional credit hour requested to accommodate the addition of relevant
material from STAT 901 (Rank and Robustness), which is being
discontinued, along with modern topics related to resampling techniques.
Prerequisite change reflects the appropriate background necessary
understanding revised course coverage.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
STAT 981 – Advanced Inference. (3) II. Foundations and methods of statistical
inference including invariance, likelihood and Bayesian inference, decision
theory, estimating equations and prediction. Additional topics may include E-M
algorithm, Hastings-Metropolis algorithm, exponential families, order restricted
inference, density estimation, sequential methods, other likelihoods, large sample
and conditional inference. Pr.: STAT 980.
TO:
STAT 941 – Advanced Statistical Inference. (3) II, even years. Foundations and
methods of modern statistical inference including asymptotic theory in parametric
models (including local asymptotic normality and contiguity), efficiency of
estimators and tests, Bayes procedures, rank, sign and permutation statistics, U-,
M-, L-, R-estimates, chi-square tests, empirical processes and the functional delta
method, quantiles and order statistics, inference for nonparametric and semiparametric models. Pr.: STAT 843.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
The material covered in the current STAT 981 is being divided into two
parts, with additional modern topics in statistical inference incorporated
into each part. In particular, certain material will go into a proposed STAT
843, reflecting the desirability for Statistics PhD student to encounter parts
of STAT 981 at an earlier point in the curriculum, suitable for an 800 level
offering. Remaining parts of STAT 981 will be re-titled and numbered as
STAT 941, reflecting the desirability for Statistics PhD students to
continue to encounter parts of STAT 981 at an advanced point in the
curriculum, suitable for a 900 level offering. Pre-requisites reflect the
changes to accommodate this curriculum change.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
EDCI 858. Digital Teaching and Learning Project/ePortfolio. (2) II. The
portfolio as a professional development tool is developed and evaluated using
International Society for Technology in Education standards and the National
Board of Professional Teaching Standards portfolio model. A technology project
with assessment is developed along with other components, and placed in an eportfolio. Pr.: Admission to Digital Teaching and Learning Specialty.
TO:
EDCI 858. Online Course Design Project/e-Portfolio. (2) I, II, S. The
portfolio as a professional development tool is developed using Association for
Educational Communications and Technology standards. An online instructional
design course project with assessment is developed and placed on an e-portfolio
website. Pr.: Admission to Digital Teaching and Learning
IMPACT:
None.
RATIONALE:
Due to changes in the field, the emphasis for the course is being shifted to
online course design and delivery.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
EDCI 863. Interactive System Design. (3) II, Alternate Summers. Examination
of the use of cognitive science as a theoretical base for the design of interactive
learning systems. Emphasis on human factors, interactivity, and systems theories.
Pr.: EDCI 763.
TO:
EDCI 863. Online Course Design. (3) II, Alternate Summers. Examination of the
use of instructional design as a theoretical basis for the design of online courses.
Emphasis on course design, development, assessment, and evaluation using
innovative technology, delivery models and methods. Pr.: EDCI 763.
IMPACT:
None.
RATIONALE:
This course follows EDCI 763, Instructional Design, and further develops
student abilities to develop online courses using instructional design
principles. Due to changes in the field, the emphasis for the course is being
shifted to online course design and delivery.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
FROM:
Note
Requisites
TO:
Note
Requisites
Spring 2013
IMSE 623 – Industrial Ergonomics. (3) I, II. Process analysis and charting;
principles of motion economy and ergonomics; work stations and environments;
micromotion analysis and an introduction to standard data systems.
Two hours recitation and three hours lab a week.
Prerequisite or concurrent: STAT 510.
IMSE 623- Industrial Ergonomics. (3) I. Process analysis and charting; principles
of motion economy and ergonomics; work stations and environments;
micromotion analysis and an introduction to standard data systems.
Two hours recitation and three hours lab a week.
Prerequisite: STAT 510.
EFFECTIVE:
Fall 2012
RATIONALE:
The proposed change to prerequisite instead of concurrent of STAT 510
prepares students better for this course. The course is also now offered
only in the fall.
EXPEDITED CURRICULUM CHANGES
Kinesiology
MASTER‟S IN KINESIOLOGY
FROM:
Thesis Option Requirements

KIN 796 – Topics in Exercise Physiology
Credits: (1-4)
Research Core
TO:
Thesis Option Requirements
Research Core

KIN 815 – Research Methods in Kinesiology
Credits: (3)

KIN 815 – Research Methods in Kinesiology
Credits: (3)

STAT 702 – Statistical Methods for Social
Sciences Credits: (3)

STAT 702 – Statistical Methods for Social
Sciences Credits: (3)

OR

STAT 703 – Statistical Methods for Natural
Scientists Credits: (3)

OR

STAT 703 – Statistical Methods for Natural
Scientists Credits: (3)
Kinesiology Core

KIN 800 – Advanced Physiology of Exercise
Credits: (3)

KIN 830 – Advanced Public Health Physical
Activity Credits: (3)
Kinesiology Core

KIN 800 – Advanced Physiology of Exercise
Credits: (3)

KIN 830 – Advanced Public Health Physical
Activity Credits: (3)
Support Work
Support Work
Complete a total of 12 hours from Kinesiology courses
600 and above; and approved courses outside the
department.
Complete a total of 9 hours from Kinesiology courses
600 and above; and approved courses outside the
department.
Thesis
6 hours required.
Thesis
Coursework Option
6 hours required.
Coursework Option

KIN 796 – Topics in Exercise Physiology
Credits: (3)
Research Core

KIN 815 – Research Methods in Kinesiology
Credits: (3)
Research Core

KIN 815 – Research Methods in Kinesiology
Credits: (3)

STAT 702 – Statistical Methods for Social
Sciences Credits: (3)

OR

STAT 703 – Statistical Methods for Natural
Scientists Credits: (3)

STAT 702 – Statistical Methods for Social
Sciences Credits: (3)

OR

STAT 703 – Statistical Methods for Natural
Scientists Credits: (3)
Kinesiology Core
Kinesiology Core


KIN 800 – Advanced Physiology of Exercise
Credits: (3)
KIN 830 – Advanced Public Health Physical
Activity Credits: (3)

KIN 800 – Advanced Physiology of Exercise
Credits: (3)

KIN 830 – Advanced Public Health Physical
Activity Credits: (3)
Support Work
Complete a total of 24 hours from Kinesiology courses
600 and above; and approved courses outside the
department.
Support Work
Complete a total of 21 hours from Kinesiology courses
600 and above; and approved courses outside the
department.
RATIONALE:
KIN 796 Topics in Exercise Physiology was intended to be an introduction
to the Master‟s program in Kinesiology for students who did not get their
bachelor‟s degree at KSU. This specific section of this course has not been taught
for several years. This deletion of this course from the required curriculum
reflects current practice.
IMPACT:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
Music
MASTER OF MUSIC
FROM:
The Department of Music offers the master of
music with specialization in the following areas:
music education, music history/literature,
performance with pedagogy emphasis, and
theory composition.
TO:
The Department of Music offers the master of
music with specialization in the following areas:
music education, performance, music
history/literature, keyboard pedagogy emphasis,
and composition.
RATIONALE:
In order to satisfy our accreditation, which occurs Spring 2012, we need to
change the title for two specializations in the Master of Music. „Performance with
Pedagogy‟ must be „Keyboard Pedagogy‟ and „Theory-Composition‟ must be
„Composition‟. This change is to occur whenever the specializations are titled
throughout our online curriculum.
IMPACT:
Graduate School
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Spring 2012
EXPEDITED COUSE DROPS
DROP:
GEOG 650 – Geography of Former Soviet Lands. (3) II, Odd years. Physical
limitations, resource potentials, economic capabilities, and political and
nationality issues, with particular emphasis on agriculture, manufacturing,
urbanization, cultural diversity, and regional development. Pr.: Six hours of
social science.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
The course has not been taught for nearly 10 years, and we do not
anticipate offering it in the future.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
DROP:
Fall 2012
GEOG 730 – World Agricultural Systems. (3) II, Odd years. Description and
analysis of the spatial distribution of farm systems emphasizing traditional
resource systems on the third world. The major objective is to analyze the
interrelationships between natural and human elements in farm systems in order to
gain an awareness and understanding of the complex issues involved in
agricultural change and development. Pr.: Six hours of social science.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
The course has not been offered for at least 10 years, and we do not
anticipate offering it in the future.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
DROP:
ANTH 604 – Culture and Personality. (3) I, or II. Anthropological contributions
to personality study; cross-cultural comparisons of personality types, means of
personality formation in different cultures; cultural change and personality.
RATIONALE:
Change in program emphasis due to retirement of faculty.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
DROP:
This was an intersession course only. This change is due to retirement of
the faculty who taught it and hiring of physical anthropologist with
different area of expertise.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Spring 2012
STAT 851 – Stochastic Processes II. Markov Chains, discrete time; Markov
Chains, continuing time; birth-death processes; Kolmogorov differential
equations; diffusion processes, forward and backward Kolmogorov equations;
applications.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
Spring 2012
ANTH 684 – Forensic Medicine and the Investigation of Death. (2-3)
Intersession. Survey of the medical, biological, cultural and support areas of the
investigation of death in various cultural settings. Emphasis on the interaction of
culture and biology in the investigative process.
RATIONALE:
DROP:
Fall 2012
STAT 851 is an elective course with recent low enrollment. A nominal
amount of material covered in this course will be incorporated in STAT
850 (Stochastic Processes I), for which a change request form is also
being submitted. Discontinuing STAT 851 allows for curriculum
changed that incorporate relevant developments in the discipline.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
DROP:
STAT 901 – Rank and Robustness. A study of robust and rank-based procedures
for estimation and testing in one- and two-sample location problems and linear
models. Topics may include; norm-based inference; asymptotic theory;
asymptotic relative efficiency; evaluating robustness via the influence function
and breakdown; R-estimates, M-estimates, U-statistics.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
Discontinuing STAT 901 allows for curriculum changes that incorporate
recent developments in the discipline. A nominal but relevant amount of
material covered in this course will be incorporated in STAT 904, which
would be a 3 credit hour course incorporating modern topics related to
resampling techniques as well.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE: Fall 2012
NON-EXPEDITED COURSE CHANGES
Geography
FROM:
GEOG 705 – Remote sensing of the Environment. (3) I, II. Remote sensing and
its application to earth study, especially environmental problems and land use.
Course employs both readings and the use of imagery. Note: Two hours lecture,
two hours lab. Pr.: One course in physical science and one in biological science.
Cross-listed with AGRON 706.
TO:
GEOG 605 - Remote sensing of the Environment. (3) I, II. Remote sensing and
its application to earth study, especially environmental problems and land use.
Course employs both readings and the use of imagery. Note: Two hours lecture,
two hours lab. Pr.: One course in physical science and one in biological science.
Cross-listed with AGRON 706.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
Change in the course number from 705 to 605 more accurately reflects the
level at which the class is currently being taught.
College of Agriculture/Agronomy (AGRON 706)
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
GEOG 740 – Fluvial Geomorphology. (3) I. This course is a basic introduction
to the field of Fluvial Geomorphology, the study of the forms and processes found
within streams and rivers. Topics will include: Review of watershed hydrology
and hill slope processes, mechanics of open channel flow, sediment entrainment
and transport, channel geometry, longitudinal profile and gradient, effective
flows/formative events, channel patters, pool- and river management and
restoration. Note: The course meets for three hours of lecture per week with one
required weekend field trip. Pr.: GEOG 221 or permission of instructor.
TO:
GEOG 740 – Fluvial Geomorphology. (3) I. This course is a basic introduction
to the field of Fluvial Geomorphology, the study of the forms and processes found
within streams and rivers. Topics will include: Review of watershed hydrology
and hill slope processes, mechanics of open channel flow, sediment entrainment
and transport, channel geometry, longitudinal profile and gradient, effective
flows/formative events, channel patters, pool- and river management and
restoration. Note: The course meets for three hours of lecture per week with one
required weekend field trip. Pr.: GEOG 221 or permission of instructor.
K-State 8: Natural and Physical Sciences
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
The course takes a natural and physical science approach to rivers by
examining the physical processes whereby rivers shape the surface of the
earth. Reading and lecture materials are scientific in nature. And include
the physics of fluid flow and sediment movement through rivers. As a
small seminar class, the course involves active learning on the part of
students over topics dealing with the Natural and Physical Sciences. For
that reason, we would like to see the course tagged in K-State 8 in the
“Natural and Physical Sciences”.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
MC 605 – Supervision of School Publications. (3) S. A methods course for those
planning to teach secondary or community college journalism courses and advise
high school or community college publications.
TO:
MC 505 – Supervision of School Publications. (3) S. A methods course for those
planning to teach secondary or community college journalism courses and advise
high school or community college publications.
RATIONALE:
To lower the course level from 600-level to 500-level, which will allow
non-graduate faculty to teach it without obtaining an exception from the
Graduate School each year. The history of this course in the past five or more
years is that no one has taken it for graduate credit.
IMPACT:
The College of Education will be impacted because the course is taken by
secondary education students seeking certification in journalism.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Summer 2012
FROM:
STAT 980 – Probability and Asymptotics. (3) I. Probability theory, including
independence, conditioning, modes of stochastic convergence, laws of large
numbers, central limit theory, martingales. Statistical applications to asymptotic
approximations and efficiency for inference in parametric and nonparametric
models based on likelihood methods and statistical functional. Pr.: Math through
at least two semesters of advanced calculus and STAT 771.
TO:
STAT 842 – Probability for Statistical Inference. (3) I. Probability spaces and
random elements, distributions, generating and characteristic functions,
conditional expectation, convergence modes and stochastic orders, continuous
mapping theorems, central limit theory and accuracy, laws of large numbers,
asymptotic expansions for approximating functions of random variables and
distributions. Pr.: STAT 770 &771, or equivalent; MATH 633 or equivalent, or
concurrent enrollment in MATH 633.
IMPACT:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
FROM:
WOMST 610 – Seminar in Women‟s Studies. (3) I. Rec. This course surveys
interdisciplinary, feminist methods of research and contemporary applications of
this scholarship.
TO:
WOMST 610 – Capstone Seminar in Women‟s Studies. (3) I. Rec. An advanced
seminar for in-depth investigation of a specific topic. Students will conduct
independent research and produce a substantial project or paper. Pr.:WOMST
510.
RATIONALE:
As part of our overall curriculum revision, this course will now serve as
the capstone for our curriculum. The general survey by the previous
description is more applicable now to other courses; this course will be for
undergraduates to undertake serious research as the culmination of their
major. The change in title and description makes this clear in the catalog.
IMPACT:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
NON-EXPEDITED CURRICULUM CHANGES
Online Course Design (Graduate Certificate Program)
FROM:
TO:
Digital Teaching and Learning Graduate
Certificate
Online Course Design Graduate Certificate
Contact: Rosemary Talab
Contact: Rosemary Talab
E-mail: talab@ksu.edu
Home Page: http://www.dce.kstate.edu/education/curriculum-instruction/certificate
E-mail: talab@ksu.edu
Home Page: http://www.dce.k-state.edu/education/curriculuminstruction/certificate
This online Curriculum and Instruction graduate
program offers a 15-hour graduate certificate (not
licensure) in digital teaching and learning. The program
provides graduates with a broad overview of
Educational Technology research, theory, skills,
strategies, methods, and models for designing and
assessing active and effective student learning
experiences. Open to licensed teachers, an educator
must have a current teaching certificate, classroom
teaching experience, and a commitment to enhance
student learning through technology. Graduates have
taken leadership roles in technology integration and
positions in technology-rich schools. Others have
become technology lead teachers, technology directors,
and curriculum technologies, or have gone on to receive
their masters and doctorates in this field.
Certificate Requirements:
EDCI 718 - Learning Technologies Credits: (3)
EDCI 750 - Emerging Technologies in Education (3)
EDCI 786 Topics in Curriculum and Instruction Wireless Connections (3)
EDCI 786 Topics in Curriculum and Instruction Digital Video (3)
EDCI 858 - Digital Teaching and Learning
Project/ePortfolio (2)
EDCI 887 - Proseminar I: Educational Computing,
Design, and Distance Education (3)
This online Curriculum and Instruction graduate
program offers a 14-hour KSU Graduate School
Certificate in Online Course Design. The program
provides graduates with instructional design models,
research, theory, instructional strategies and
technologies for the development of online learning
course design, including workshops, webinars, and other
technology-enhanced instruction. Graduates will model
best practices in the redesign of existing instruction,
creation and management of instructional development
projects and project timelines.
Prerequisite Course
EDCI 718 - Learning Technologies (3)
or similar graduate level introductory technology course
Required Courses (8 hrs. total)
EDCI 763 Principles of Instructional Design (3)
EDCI 863 Online Course Design (3)
EDCI 858 Online Course Design Project/e-Portfolio (2)
Elective Courses (6 hrs. total)
EDCI 786 Topics in Curriculum and Instruction – GameBased Learning (3)
EDCI 786 Topics in Curriculum and Instruction Virtual Learning/Immersive Spaces (3)
EDCI 786 Topics in Curriculum and Instruction –
Design for Diverse Populations (3)
IMPACT: None.
RATIONALE: This is a change of the title of the Graduate Certificate Program and its
requirements. The current title and two of the courses are being updated in order to reflect
increased demand for the design of online learning courses and curricula, which involve the
use of instructional design models and newer technologies. This program curriculum change
will enable KSU to be one of the few institutions, nationwide, to offer an online Certificate in
Online Course Design. The number of required hours will change from 15 to14 hours. EDCI
858 Digital Teaching and Learning Project/e-Portfolio will be modified to EDCI 858 Online
Course Design Project/e-Portfolio. EDCI 863 Interactive System Design will be modified to
EDCI 863 Online Course Design.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Fall 2012
NON-EXPEDITED NEW COURSES
ADD: GEOG 712 – Internet GIS and Distributed Geographic Information Services. (3) II.
Introduces the development and deployment of Internet maps and GIS-related web
services. Students will use virtual globes and Internet map servers to learn the
techniques of Internet mapping and development/delivery of geodata and
geoprocessing services via the Web. Studio-style classes will focus on building
the necessary skills for creating, as well as the practical applications of,
customized GIS map applications and “mashups”, web-based GIS services, and
mobile GIS applications. Pr.: GEOG 708.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
The Internet is increasingly being used as the means to deliver maps,
geographic data, and spatial data processing services to end users. This
proposed course fills a void in our current geographic information science
(GIScience) curriculum at the senior undergraduate and graduate levels by
building on prerequisites such as GEOG 508 GIS I and GEOG 708 GIS II
to better understand client-server computing from a GIScience perspective
and practice the techniques required to author and serve Internet-based
map products and web-based geographic services.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ADD:
RATIONALE:
Spring 2013
MATH 635 – Dynamics, Chaos, and Fractals. (3) I. An introduction to one
dimensional real and complex dynamics: attracting and repelling cycles, iterations
of quadratic polynomials, bifurcation theory, chaos, Hausdorff measures and
Hausdorff dimension, fractals, Julia and Fatou sets, and Mandelbrot sets. Pr.:
MATH 221.
Dynamics and chaos are becoming a major area of mathematics, which
also provides an excellent area for REU projects. We need to add an
additional elective course for our undergraduates in this area. Recent hires
in the department include faculty with research specialties in this area to
teach the course.
IMPACT:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ADD:
Fall 2012
MATH 843 – Advanced Probability I. (3) I. Review of measure theory notions
specific to probability, including classical limit theorems, constructions of
Brownian motion, Stochastic integration, the martingale representation theorem
and martingale-based function spaces. Pr.: STAT 510 and MATH 821.
RATIONALE:
The mathematical foundations of probability theory were laid down during
the twentieth century and established an entirely new branch of
mathematics with many applications to the physical sciences and beyond.
In the last two decades, probability has found applications to traditional
mathematical subjects such as complex analysis, functional analysis,
matrix theory, Fourier analysis and numerical analysis. One of the recent
Fields medals was awarded to Stas Smirnov for his work on random
conformal mappings and percolation. Faculty members in our department
have taught some of these new developments in the context of topics
courses and currently two candidates for PhD, Santosh Ghimire and
Xiaojing Zhang, are writing their thesis in probability-related questions.
We feel, as a department, that our graduate students would benefit from a
more comprehensive training in the field of probability. The first
semester, Math 843, is dedicated to the rigorous mathematical foundations
and the development of Brownian motion (the building block for many of
the subsequent developments). The second semester, Math 844, is more
open-ended but concentrates on the many applications that have recently
been forged in various fields of analysis, geometry and group theory, some
of which even touch base with statistical mechanics.
We contemplate that this two-semester sequence, although focused toward
graduate students in Mathematics, could appeal to other graduate students
at the University, such as Statistics, Electrical and Computing
Engineering, Physics and others.
IMPACT:
Statistics has been informed and has approved.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
ADD:
MATH 844 – Advanced Probability II. (3) II. Topics may include stochastic
processes, random matrix theory, free probability, random fractals and random
analytic maps. Pr.: MATH 843.
RATIONALE:
The mathematical foundations of probability theory were laid down during
the twentieth century and established an entirely new branch of
mathematics with many applications to the physical sciences and beyond.
In the last two decades, probability has found applications to traditional
mathematical subjects such as complex analysis, functional analysis,
matrix theory, Fourier analysis and numerical analysis. One of the recent
Fields medals was awarded to Stas Smirnov for his work on random
conformal mappings and percolation. Faculty members in our department
have taught some of these new developments in the context of topics
courses and currently two candidates for PhD, Santosh Ghimire and
Xiaojing Zhang, are writing their thesis in probability-related questions.
We feel, as a department, that our graduate students would benefit from a
more comprehensive training in the field of probability. The first
semester, Math 843, is dedicated to the rigorous mathematical foundations
and the development of Brownian motion (the building block for many of
the subsequent developments). The second semester, Math 844, is more
open-ended but concentrates on the many applications that have recently
been forged in various fields of analysis, geometry and group theory, some
of which even touch base with statistical mechanics.
We contemplate that this two-semester sequence, although focused toward
graduate students in Mathematics, could appeal to other graduate students
at the University, such as Statistics, Electrical and Computing
Engineering, Physics and others.
IMPACT:
Statistics has been informed and has approved.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
Music
ADD:
RATIONALE:
MUSIC 605 – Lower String Pedagogy. (2) S. Study of low string technique and
related teaching methods. Intended for teachers of string, concert/jazz bands and
vocal music if they use a bass with accompaniment combos for pit orchestras or
swing choirs.
The graduate program of the Department of Music has a course focused
for upper string pedagogy but needs a course for the summer program to
complete the content.
IMPACT:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Summer 2012
Statistics
ADD:
STAT 843 – Statistical Inference. (3) II. Distributions (commonly used
univariate and multivariate distributions, including exponential families of
distributions and properties), order statistics and distributional properties,
(asymptotic) unbiased estimation and the information inequality, likelihood
inference for parametric statistical models (including the multi-parameter case,
regular and non-regular cases), confidence sets, functional parameters and
statistical functional, density estimation and nonparametric function estimation,
permutation methods. Pr.: STAT 842; MATH 634 or equivalent, or concurrent
enrollment in MATH 634.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
The proposed course STAT 843 reflects the desirability for Statistics PhD
students to encounter certain material that is in the current STAT 981
course at an earlier point in the curriculum, suitable for an 800 level
offering. The course description reflects such, and includes additional
modern topics in statistical inference, also suitable for an 800 level
offering. Pre/co-requisites reflect the changes to accommodate this
curriculum change. The remaining content of the current STAT 981
course will be covered as STAT 941, along with additional modern topics
suitable for a 900 level offering.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ADD:
RATIONALE:
Fall 2012
STAT 905 – High-Dimensional Data and Statistical Learning. (3) I, Even years.
Statistical methods for the analysis of large scale data. Data mining, supervised
and unsupervised statistical learning techniques for prediction and pattern
recognition. Methods for model selection, multiple testing control, and estimation
in high-dimensions. Applications in various fields, including the sciences and
engineering using computer software. Pr.: STAT 713 and 771, plus one
introductory course in statistical computing (e.g. STAT 726 or equivalent
background).
Data of unprecedented scales and complexities are now routinely
generated from diverse fields as science and technology advance (e.g.
genomics). The curses and blessings of dimensionality have been
reshaping statistical thinking and methodological development.
Accordingly, extensive research beyond classical statistical inference
techniques has been conducted to address the challenges associated with
high-dimensionality. The department has previously offered coverage of
such materials as STAT 950 (Advanced Studies in Probability and
Statistics). Expertise of the current faculty, coupled with graduate student
demand, would allow research and instructional enhancements consistent
with the discipline, and thus make such course a significant addition to the
curriculum.
IMPACT:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ADD:
STAT 907 – Bayesian Statistical Inference. (3) I, odd years. Principles of
Bayesian inference. Methods of Bayesian data analysis with applications in the
sciences. Hierarchical and non-hierarchical models, including linear and
generalized linear models. Model checking, Model selection, Model comparison.
Bayesian computation including Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithms.
Applications in the sciences utilizing computer software. Pr.: STAT 720 and
771, plus one introductory course in statistical computing (e.g. STAT 725 or 726
or equivalent background).
RATIONALE:
IMPACT:
Fall 2012
The Bayesian approach to statistical inference and statistical computing is
of mainstream importance and utility for data analysis. Nowadays, this
approach represents a functional mode of statistical thought, along with
the frequentist (Fisherian) approach based on likelihood methods. The
department has previously offered coverage of such material as STAT 950
(Advanced Studies in Probability and Statistics). Expertise of the current
faculty, coupled with graduate student demand, would allow research and
instructional enhancements consistent with the discipline, and thus make
such course a significant addition to the curriculum.
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Fall 2012
5. Graduate Student Affairs Committee – Steven Eckels, Chairs
The committee voted to approve and forward to the Committee on Planning changes to the
handbook. Those changes are outlined on the Committee on Planning report.
6. Graduate School Committee on Planning – Sue Williams, Chair
On behalf of the Committee on Planning, Carol Shanklin, presented the following items for first
reading to the Graduate Council. Motion to approve items for first reading passed.
Chapter 2: Section D.5 (p. 26)
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Chapter 3: Section D.5 (p. 27)
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Chapter 2: The Master‟s Degree: Section D.5.d (removed) (p. 27)
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Chapter 4: Graduate Certificate Programs: Section B.3 (add) (p. 28)
-
Chapter 4: Graduate Certificate Programs: Section B.8 (removed) (p. 29)
Chapter 2: The Master’s Degree: Section D
CURRENT:
D.5 Courses Applied Toward Two Degrees
No graduate student may use credit from the same course in meeting the requirements for both an
undergraduate and a graduate degree, except as described in the concurrent B.S./master/ graduate
certificate programs approved by Graduate Council.
Transferring graduate credit
a. Students who take two master’s degrees may apply up to six hours of graduate credit from the
first degree to the program of the second.
b. Students who wish to earn a master’s degree after earning a doctorate may apply a maximum of
10 credit hours of doctoral work from the first degree toward the master’s degree.
Master's Students in the College of Veterinary Medicine
a. A maximum of 12 graduate credit hours may be granted a student with a bachelor's degree
while enrolled in the College of Veterinary Medicine;
b. A maximum of 12 graduate credits hours may be granted to a student without a bachelor’s
degree while enrolled in the College of Veterinary Medicine; however, the MS degree must be
awarded concurrently with the DVM degree;
c. A maximum of 12 graduate credit hours or the equivalent may be granted to graduates of other
colleges of veterinary medicine;
d. For a master's degree, a minimum of one summer school enrollment or the equivalent in the
Graduate School, for at least 8 hours of graduate credit, is required, and preferably a student
should have 2 summer school enrollments or the equivalent in the Graduate School.
PROPOSED:
DVM Students enrolled in a Master’s Program
a. For students concurrently enrolled in the DVM program and a Master’s program, a maximum of
12 graduate credit hours from the College of Veterinary Medicine DVM curriculum may be
applied to their Master’s program of study.
b. For students who have not yet earned a bachelor’s degree and are enrolled in the DVM program
and a Master’s program, the Master’s degree shall be awarded concurrently with the DVM.
c. A maximum of 12 graduate credit hours from the College of Veterinary Medicine DVM
curriculum or the equivalent may be granted to graduates of other colleges of veterinary
medicine;
d. For a master's degree, a minimum of one summer school enrollment or the equivalent in the
Graduate School, for at least 8 hours of graduate credit, is required, and preferably a student
should have 2 summer school enrollments or the equivalent in the Graduate School.
Extract D.5.c:
Master’s Students with Professional Doctorate Degrees (DVM, MD, etc.)
A maximum of 12 graduate credit hours from a professional doctorate degree may be
transferred toward a Master’s degree.
Chapter 3: The Doctoral Degree: Section D
CURRENT:
D.5 Courses Applied Toward Two Degrees
No graduate student may use credit from the same course to meet the requirements for both an
undergraduate degree and a graduate degree. A graduate student may earn a master's degree or a
doctorate at Kansas State University after receiving the same degree, in the same or another field, at
another institution. The degree sought at Kansas State University is subject to the same provisions for
transfer of credit as a first degree.
Exception:
a. A maximum of 12 graduate credit hours may be granted a student with a bachelor's degree
while enrolled in the College of Veterinary Medicine;
b. A maximum of 12 graduate credit hours or the equivalent may be granted to graduates of other
colleges of veterinary medicine.
PROPOSED:
D.5 Courses Applied Toward Two Degrees
No graduate student may use credit from the same course to meet the requirements for both an
undergraduate degree and a graduate degree. A graduate student may earn a master's degree or a
doctorate at Kansas State University after receiving the same degree, in the same or another field, at
another institution. The degree sought at Kansas State University is subject to the same provisions for
transfer of credit as a first degree.
Exception:
a. For students concurrently enrolled in the DVM program and a Doctoral program, a maximum of
12 graduate credit hours from the College of Veterinary Medicine DVM curriculum may be
applied to their Doctoral program of study.
b. For students who have not yet earned a bachelor’s degree and are enrolled in the DVM program
and a Doctoral program the Doctoral degree shall be awarded concurrently with the DVM.
c. Doctoral students with professional doctorate degrees (DVM, MD, etc.) may include a maximum
of 12 graduate credit hours from a professional doctorate degree in their 90-hour PhD program.
Chapter 4: Graduate Certificate Programs: Section B
B. ADMISSION AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
To gain admission to a certificate program, the student must be approved for admission both by the
graduate faculty of the program and by the Graduate School.
In most instances, students will apply to a graduate certificate program after they are accepted into a
graduate degree program within the Graduate School. In this case, the student should apply directly to
the coordinator of the graduate certificate program, using the standard Graduate School application
form.
In instances where the graduate certificate program is not linked with a graduate degree program,
students will apply directly to the graduate certificate program. Upon approval by the program, the
program coordinator will forward to the Graduate School a recommendation regarding admission as a
non-degree student. In this case, the student must meet the entrance requirements for graduate study,
including English language proficiency requirements as specified in Chapter 1; relevant documentation
must be forwarded to the Graduate School before the student can be admitted.
The general requirements for graduate certificate programs are:
B.1 The program must include between 12 and 20 hours of graduate credit. Certificates linked to specific
doctoral programs may have requirements above the 20 hour maximum only if those additional hours
would normally be a part of the program of study for the student's doctoral degree.
B.2 In any graduate certificate program, a minimum of 12 hours at the 600 level or above is required.
B.3 A minimum of two-thirds of the required credit hours for a graduate certificate must be completed at
Kansas State University.
B.4 Upon approval of the student's supervisory committee, credit from a certificate program may be
applied to a graduate degree program.
B.5 Upon approval of the coordinator of the certificate program, credits earned before the student
entered the certificate program may be applied to that program.
B.6 The minimum grade requirements for certificate programs are the same as those for graduate
degrees. For graduate credit, the grade in a course must be C or higher. To remain in good standing, a
student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
B.7 A student may retake a course with subsequent removal of the prior grade only once for each course
and for a total of two courses for the approved list of courses in the certificate program. An approved list
of courses must be on file in the Graduate School at the time the retake request is submitted. If the
course is retaken by the direction of the certificate program coordinator, the original grade is noted as
retaken and removed from the grade point average. The retake grade will always be used in computing
the grade point average regardless of whether it is higher or lower than the original grade.
B.8 Students dismissed from a Graduate Certificate Program must petition for readmission. For the
reinstatement procedure refer to Chapter 2, Section G, G.2 or Chapter 3, Section G, G.2.
B.8 Graduate School residence requirements and the requirements for a comprehensive final
examination do not automatically apply to certificate programs; but individual certificate programs may
include them if appropriate.
B.9 To be awarded a graduate certificate, the student (a) must not be on probation, (b) must have a
cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on graduate coursework and on coursework applied to the certificate,
(c) must meet all the requirements of the Graduate School and the student's certificate program,and (d)
must be enrolled during the semester in which the certificate requirements are completed, and (e) must
provide official transcripts for any approved transfer credits. Certificate programs may specify higher
requirements.
7. Graduate School Committee on Assessment and Review – Dr. Duane Crawford
 Dr. Duane Crawford reported the Committee on Assessment & Review recently approved
the Graduate Certificate in Applied Mathematics.
8. Graduate Student Council Information – Matt Sellner, President
 Matt Sellner, President of the Graduate Student Council, reported the revisions in the
Graduate Student Council constitution and by-laws were approved at the last general
meeting. The constitution and by-laws have been sent to the Student Government
Association for approval. The updated constitution and by-laws have been placed on the
Graduate School website.
 K-State Research Forum is scheduled for March 8th in the Union; if interested in judging,
please contact Megan Miller (mmm@ksu.edu). Dean Shanklin encouraged the faculty to
attend the oral presentations and poster sessions to learn about the research our graduate
students and their mentors are conducting at K-State.
9. University Research and Scholarship
 Dr. Jim Guikema reported the Institute for Commercialization held a workshop for first and
second year faculty to provide information on the expansion of technology-based
enterprises and enabling the commercialization of university intellectual property.
 The NBAF risk assessment plan has been updated and presented to the Department of
Homeland Security. Construction will continue in spite of current proposed federal budget
cuts.
10. Other business
 Graduate Faculty Survey Update: Dr. Crawford reported the final reviews of a Graduate
Faculty Survey are being conducted. Faculty should begin receiving the survey to help
identify goals for K-State 2025 the week of March 26, 2012.
11. Graduate Fellowship Announcements
 KSURF Doctoral Research Scholarship
o Deadline: April 17, 2012 http://www.k-state.edu/grad/ksurf/
12. Graduate School Calendar of Events: December – March to May
March
1
Submission Deadline to complete iSIS Graduation Application for May Graduation
6
Graduate Council Meeting (3:30 pm – 5:00 pm - Union 212)
6
ETDR and Graduation Deadlines Open Forum (10:00-11:00 ETDR, 3:00-4:00 Deadlines
Forum) Leadership Studies building- Town Hall)
7
Graduate Student Council Meeting (12:00 – 1:00 pm – Union 213)
8
K-State Research Forum (2nd floor Union – 8:00-5:00 pm)
10
Deadline to submit graduate faculty nominations and course and curriculum changes for
April Graduate Council Meeting
April
2
Graduate Student Council Meeting/Elections for new officers (12:00 – 1:00 pm – Waters
137)
3
Deadline to submit “Approval to Schedule Final Examination” to the Graduate School to
have your name appear in the May commencement program.
9
Graduate Student online chat with President Schulz and Dean Shanklin 6:00 pm
10
Deadline to submit graduate faculty nominations and course and curriculum changes for
May Graduate Council Meeting
10
Graduate Council Meeting (3:30 pm – 5:00 pm - Union Staterooms)
14
Graduate Student Council travel grant application deadline for Fall (July 1-October 31)
travel
27
Deadline to participate in Spring Commencement.
 Online registration to participate in commencement must be completed.
Beginning in late March, commencement information and the web address to
register online to participate in commencement will be sent to those students
whose Approval to Schedule Final Examination form has been received in the
Graduate School.

27
To officially graduate in May 2012, your final examination ballot and the final
copy of the electronic dissertation or master‟s level thesis/report must be in the
Graduate School.
Deadline for Doctoral and MFA Degree Candidates Only: All requirements must be
completed, including submission of your final examination ballot and final submission of
your electronic dissertation (doctoral students only) to participate in Spring
Commencement.
May
1
Graduate Council Meeting (3:30 pm – 5:00 pm - Union 212)
7
Graduate Student Council Meeting (12:00 pm – Waters 137)
11
Graduate School Commencement (1:00 pm – Bramlage Coliseum)
- For a current list of Graduate School events, please see our website at:
http://www.k-state.edu/grad/forms/2011-2012%20calendar.pdf
Next Graduate Council meeting: April 3, 2012 (3:30 p.m. – Union 207)
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