MINUTES, GRADUATE CURRICULUM SUBCOMMITTEE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5240 N. Jackson Avenue, M/S UC 43
Fresno, California 93740-8023
Office of the Academic Senate
Ext. 8-2743
October 29, 2008
Members Present:
M. Jones (Chair), M. Barakzai, T. Bergman,
K. Cline, D. Dickerson, D. Kemp. S. Tracz,
M. Xiao.
Members Absent:
K. Miller (excused).
Visitors:
S. Benes.
The Graduate Curriculum Subcommittee meeting was called to order by
Chair M. Jones at 2:04 p.m. in McLane Hall, Room 193.
1.
Minutes.
MSC to approve the Minutes of 10/22/08.
2.
Agenda.
MSC to approve the Agenda of 10/29/08 as
distributed.
3.
Communications and Announcements.
The Forensic and Behavioral Sciences proposals will be reviewed at
the November 12th meeting.
4.
Old Business
Discussion was held on creating a policy on
Undergraduate/Graduate cross-listing courses. Chair M. Jones
asked each committee was asked to go back to their departments
and obtain feedback from faculty members in their
department/college. Further discussion to be held at next week’s
meeting.
5.
New Business
College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
First Reading
Plant Science
Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #24)
MSC to approve as amended and waive second reading.
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #25)
Plant Science
Plant 250T Topics in Plant Science
Change in course description and units
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #26)
Plant Science
Plant 252 Plant Nutrition
Change in course description and prerequisite
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #27)
Plant Science
Plant 253 Soil-Plant-Water Relationships
Change in course description, title, and prerequisite
Committee requested department resubmit as a New Graduate
Course Request
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #28)
Plant Science
Plant 254 Plant Hormones and Regulators
Course Deletion
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #29)
Plant Science
Plant 256 Plant-Water Relationships
Course Deletion
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #30)
Plant Science
Plant 257 Plant Physiology
Change in course description and prerequisite
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #31)
Plant Science
Plant 258 Plant Disease Epidemiology and Control
Course Deletion
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #32)
Plant Science
Plant 261 Advanced Plant Health Management
Change in course description and title
MSC to approve as amended and waive second reading.
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #33)
Plant Science
Plant 270 Seminar in Plant Science
Change in course description and prerequisite
MSC to approve as amended and waive second reading.
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #34)
Plant Science
Plant 299 Thesis
Change in description and units
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
Due to the number of course proposals needed to be reviewed before the
catalog office deadline, discussion of the Undergraduate/Graduate crosslisting of courses policy will be postponed until further notice.
MSC to adjourn (3:09 pm)
The next scheduled meeting of the Graduate Curriculum Subcommittee
will on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in McLane Hall #
193.
Agenda.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Approval of the Minutes of 10/29/08.
Approval of the Agenda.
Communications and Announcements.
Old Business.
College of Health and Human Services
Second Reading
New Graduate Course Request (Item #20)
Nursing
Nursing 239 STAH Classroom Observation Hours
5.
New Business.
College of Science and Mathematics
First Reading
New Graduate Course Request (Item #35)
Earth and Environmental Sciences
EES 230 Contaminant Transport
2:10 p.m.
6.
Z (Luke) Wang
Geology
#35
Yes
K. Miller
College of Health and Human Services
First Reading
Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies
Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #36)
2:20 p.m.
S. Skelton
CDDS
#36-#37
? M. Barakzai
College of Health and Human Services
First Reading
New Graduate Course Request (Item #37)
Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies
CDDS 218 Autism Spectrum Disorders and Augmentative or
Alternative Communication
7.
College of Health and Human Services
First Reading
Physical Therapy
Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #38)
2:30 p.m.
P. Trueblood
Physical
Therapy
#38-43
? M. Barakzai
First Reading
Physical Therapy
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #39)
PHTH 206 Professional Foundations in Physical Therapy
Course Deletion
First Reading
Physical Therapy
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #40)
PHTH 218 Orthopedic Management in Physical Therapy II
Change in course units
First Reading
Physical Therapy
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #41)
PHTH 254 Clinical Learning I
Change in course units and grading
First Reading
Physical Therapy
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #42)
PHTH 256 Clinical Experience I
Change in course units
First Reading
Physical Therapy
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #43)
PHTH 291 Research Methods
Change in course description