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
April 16, 2008
Members Present:
M. Jones (Chair), C. Barakzai, P. Crosbie, P. English,
S. Tracz, M. Wilson, M. Xiao.
Members Absent:
S. Jimenez-Sandoval (excused).
Visitors:
C. Jones.
The Graduate Curriculum Subcommittee meeting was called to order by Chair
M. Jones at 1:31 p.m. in McLane Hall, Room 193.
1.
Minutes.
The Minutes of 4/9/08 are forthcoming.
2.
Agenda.
MSC to approve the Agenda of 4/16/08 as distributed.
3.
Communications and Announcements.
P. Crosbie announced that a number of course proposals for the PhD
joint doctorate in Forensic & Behavioral Sciences are in the process of
being reviewed at the college level and will be coming to this committee
soon.
P. English announced that admission to the joint doctorate in Forensic &
Behavioral Sciences has been postponed.
4.
Old Business.
New Graduate Course Request
Spanish 270 Overview of Hispanic Literature
The committee requests this proposal be reviewed more thoroughly at the
next meeting.
New Graduate Course Request
English 286 Practicum in Literary Publishing
MSC to approve with minor revisions as requested by the
subcommittee.
5.
College of Science and Mathematics.
First Reading
Psychology
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #93)
Psychology 231 Ethics in Psychology
Change in course description and title
The committee requests a second reading.
New Graduate Course Request (Item #94)
Psychology 244 A-B Measurement, Research Methods & Statistics
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
New Graduate Course Request (Item #95)
Psychology 271 Community Intervention and Behavior Support
MSC to approve and waive second reading pending minor changes
to course syllabus.
MSC to adjourn (2:30 p.m.)
The next scheduled meeting of the Graduate Curriculum Subcommittee is
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. in the Thomas Administration Building
#104.
Agenda.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Approval of the Minutes of 4/16/08.
Approval of the Agendas of 3/5/08, 4/9/08, and 4/16/08.
Old Business.
Communications and Announcements.
College of Arts and Humanities.
Third Reading
Spanish
1:40 p.m.
D. Avila
MCLL
#91
Yes
S. Jimenez-Sandoval
New Graduate Course Request (Item #91)
Spanish
Spanish 270 Overview of Hispanic Literature
6.
College of Science and Mathematics.
First Reading
Computer Science
1:50 p.m.
B. Auernheimer
Computer Science
#96
Yes
New Graduate Course Request (Item #96)
Computer Science
Computer Science 253 Human-Computer Interaction
P. Crosbie