Eastern Michigan University
College of Arts and Sciences
College Advisory Committee – Science Subcommittee
Thursday April 02, 2015 at 3:30 PM
545 MJ Science Complex
Attendance: Angell (BIO), Dumitrascu (MATH), Johnson (CHEM), Kovacs (GandG), Moore (Comp.Sci.)
Sambrook (GandG)
I.
Approval of Minutes from the March 19, 2015 meeting Vote: 5-0
II.
Old Business
FERM 101 - Introduction to Fermentation Science new course proposal
FERM 385 - Instrumental Analysis of Fermented Products new course proposal
FERM 421 - Sensory Analysis of Fermented Products new course proposal
FERM 425 - Fermented Beverage Production new course proposal
FERM 431 - Fermentation in Foods new course proposal
FERM 441 - Facility Design and Management new course proposal
FERM 477/478/479 - Special Topics new course proposal
FERM 480 - Capstone Seminar new course proposal
FERM 485 - Capstone Project/Internship new course proposal
FERM 497/498/499 - Independent Study new course proposal
Fermentation Major Program new program proposal
Fermentation Minor Program new program proposal
Move to approve Fermentation proposals as a package (Moore, Dumitrascu) friendly amendment (Kovacs) that major
should make sure that the required hours add up because a student cannot get through with the minimum number of
58 hours. It appears the minimum is 60 hours. Vote: 4-0-1
MTHE Elementary Education Mathematics Major program revision
MTHT Secondary Education Mathematics Major program revision
Move to approve Math proposals as a package (Moore, Angell) VOTE: 3-2
Comment: Because Michigan law allows teacher education majors that graduate from an elementary education
mathematics program to teach at the middle school after passing a mathematics subject certification exam we feel
that the Mathematics Department’s elementary education mathematics program should focus on K-8 mathematics
methods and content. The rationale in the program revision for the elementary education mathematics program
suggests (and the mathematics education faculty guest representative confirmed) that the Mathematics Department’s
program focuses on preparing majors for mathematics methods and content at the K-5 level. We would like them to
consider including MATH 304 Middle School Mathematics Methods and Content as a required course and reduce the
number of elective hours to keep the total number of hours the same so that all graduates of the program will be
prepared to teach mathematics at the K-8 level as Michigan law allows.