MINUTES, GRADUATE CURRICULUM SUBCOMMITTEE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5240 North Jackson Avenue, M/S UC 43
Fresno, California 93740­8023
Office of the Academic Senate
Ext. 82743
October 8, 2007
Members Present.
M. Jones (Chair), C. Barakzai, P. Crosbie, P. English,
S. Jimenez­Sandoval, M. Wilson, M. Xiao.
Members Absent.
None.
Visitors.
A. Petrovich, D. Ferris, L. Herzig, M. Yen, G. Kriehn,
P. Trueblood.
The Graduate Curriculum Subcommittee was called to order by Chair
M. Jones, at 3:01 p.m. in McLane Hall, Room # 193.
1.
Minutes.
MSC to approve the Minutes of 10/1/2007 as amended to
change the last page, Item #37, from Graduate
Curriculum Committee to Graduate Committee.
2.
Agenda.
MSC to Approve the Agenda as distributed.
3.
Communications and Announcements.
L. Neal announced that the revised course syllabi for Item #22 – FBS 247
Seminar in Forensic Behavioral and Item # 33 ­Biology 244 were received
and approved.
M. Wilson advised the committee per an email from D. Dickerson that for
Item #37­ Public Administration a formal name change is not necessary,
only a catalog change is needed.
4.
College of Health & Human Services
Second Reading
Social Work
New Graduate Course Request (Item #31)
Social Work 279 Seminar in Advanced Social Work with Elders
MSC to approve.
First Reading
Social Work
Change or Deletion Request
Social Work 273 Sex Therapy (Item #47)
The committee recommended revisions to course syllabus.
5.
College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
First Reading
Food and Nutritional Sciences
New Graduate Course Request (Item #38)
FN 250 Food and Nutrition Resource Management
The committee recommended revisions to course syllabus.
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item#39)
IT 285 Advanced Manufacturing Systems
Change in course prerequisite.
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #40)
IT 282 Advanced Communication Concepts and Visual Presentation
Change in course prerequisite.
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
6.
College of Engineering
First Reading
MS Engineering
Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #41)
MS Engineering
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
7.
College of Health & Human Services
First Reading
Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies
Deaf Education
Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #42)
Deaf Education
Proposal deferred pending representative availability to explain proposed
changes.
Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #43)
Speech­Language Pathology
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
Health Science
Change or Deletion Request (Item #44)
PH 251 Health Care Economics
Change in course prerequisite.
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
Physical Therapy
Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #45)
MSC to approve and waive second reading.
Physical Therapy
Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #46)
MSC to approve and waive second reading
with minor revisions to course syllabus.
MSC to adjourn (4:19 p.m.)
The next scheduled meeting of the Graduate Curriculum Subcommittee will be
held on Monday, October 15, 2007 from 3:00­4:30 p.m. in McLane Hall, Room
193.
Agenda.
1.
2.
3.
Approval of the minutes of 10/8/07
Approval of the agenda of 10/15/07
Communications and Announcements.
4.
College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Second Reading
New Graduate Course Request (Item #38)
FN 250 Food and Nutrition Resource Management
5.
College of Health & Human Services
Second Reading
Communicative Disorders & Deaf Studies
Deaf Education
3:15 p.m. Nan Barker CDDS
6.
#42
College of Health & Human Services
Second Reading
Social Work
Change or Deletion Request (Item #47)
SWRK 273 Sex Therapy
Change in Course Title and Description
C.
Yes Barakzai
7.
College of Social Sciences
Second Reading
Public Administration
New Graduate Course Request (Item #36)
MPA 245 Human Resources Management
8.
College of Science & Mathematics
First Reading
Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #48)
Biotechnology
Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #49)
Chemistry
9.
Kremen School of Education & Human Development
First Reading
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #50)
Education – Curriculum & Instruction
CI 240 Social Justice and the Multicultural Classroom
Change in course prerequisite and description
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #51)
Education – Curriculum & Instruction
CI 241 Teaching for Equity and Justice in the Multicultural Classroom:
Practice into Theory
Change in course prerequisite and description
Catalog Statement Revision Request (Item #52)
Education – Curriculum & Instruction
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #53)
Education – Curriculum & Instruction
CI 245 Investigating Practice in the Diverse Classroom: Practitioner
Research
Change in course prerequisite and description
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (Item #54)
Education – Curriculum & Instruction
CI 246 Action Research in the Multicultural Classroom: Capstone Project
and Dissemination
Change in course prerequisite and description