MINUTES, GRADUATE CURRICULUM SUBCOMMITTEE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO 5241 N. Maple, M/S TA 43 Fresno, California 93740-8027 Office of the Academic Senate Ext. 8-2743 October 4, 2011 Members Present: Ming Xiao, Lizhu Davis, Keith Johnson Toni DuPontMorales, Luke Wang, Cricket Barakzai Members Absent: Steven Hart (excused), Sharon Brown-Welty (excused) Visitors: Keith Clement (Criminology), Doreen DeLeon (Mathematics, Carol Fry Bohlin (Curriculum & Instruction), Walter Ullrich (Curriculum & Instruction) The Graduate Curriculum Subcommittee meeting was called to order by Chair M. Xiao at 11:00 a.m. in McLane Hall, Room 193. 1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 9/27/11. 2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda of 10/4/11 3. Communication and Announcements. None 4. Old Business College of Social Sciences Second Reading New Graduate Course Request (Item #62) Criminology CRIM 216 Essentials of Homeland Security MSC to approve with minor changes to the course syllabus New Graduate Course Request (Item #63) Criminology CRIM 217 Radical Ideologies MSC to approve with minor changes to the course syllabus New Graduate Course Request (Item #64) Criminology CRIM 218 Intelligence Theory MSC to approve with minor changes to the course syllabus New Graduate Course Request (Item #65) Criminology CRIM 219 Border and Homeland Security MSC to approve with a minor change to the course syllabus First Reading Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #27) Criminology Certificate of Advanced Study-Homeland Security Program MSC: Committee requests to see proposal again with course descriptions for CRIM 217 and 218 in proposal must match the inserts for the catalog, as well as with language regarding required areas of B.A. degree for applicants as requested by the Division of Graduate Studies. 5. Kremen School of Education Second Reading Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #19) Counseling, Special Education and Rehabilitation SPED 209A Application of Theory into Practice in Special Education Settings Change in course classification number MSC: Approve with minor changes to the course syllabus 6. College of Science and Mathematics First Reading Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #28) Mathematics MSC to approve and waive second reading 7. Kremen School of Education First Reading Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #29) Education – Curriculum and Instruction CI 298A Project – Curriculum and Instruction Change in course subject/catalog number and units Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #30) Education – Curriculum and Instruction CI 299A Thesis – Curriculum and Instruction Change in course subject/catalog number and units Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #31) Education – Curriculum and Instruction MSC to approve (Items #29 – 31) as presented and waive second reading. 8. Kremen School of Education First Reading Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #32) Curriculum and Instruction CI 298B MAT Project Change in course subject/catalog number, title, and description Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #33) Curriculum and Instruction CI 299B MAT Thesis Change in course subject/catalog number, title, and description Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #34) Curriculum and Instruction MSC to approve (Items #32 – 34) as presented and waive second reading. MSC to adjourn (12:10 pm)