Graduate Studies Committee
Minutes of March 12, 2013
Members present: Sloane Burke, Sandra Chong, Beth Halaas, Richard Moore, Jared Rappaport,
Abraham Rutchick, Merril Simon, Jackie Stallcup, Mary-Pat Stein, Steven Thachuk, Mary
Woodley
Excused: Bruno Osorno
Executive Secretary: M. Helena Noronha
Guests: Tami Abourezk, Nagwa Bekir, John Binkley, Linda Bradley, Matt Cahn, Carey
Christensen, Deborah Cours, Helen Cox, Shawna Dark, Eric Edson, Robert Espinoza, Mohamed
Hegab, Dan Hosken, Christopher Jones, Brian Malec, Evelyn McClave, Juana Mora, Amalie
Orme, Ken Sakatani, Steven Stepanek, Meiqin Wang
Staff: Hedy Carpenter, Lani Kiapos, Gloria Roberts
I.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m.
II.
Approval of Minutes
Minutes of the February 12th meeting were approved.
III.
Announcements
Hedy Carpenter announced that 10 CSUN students were selected to participate in the
Statewide Student Research Competition at Cal Poly Pomona on May 10-11, 2013.
She also announced that the CA Pre-Doctoral Program application deadline is on
March 15th.
IV.
Informational Item
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department approved that the General
GRE be required for admission to the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
effective Spring of 2014, with a score of 50% or higher on the Quantitative section.
The change is to ensure that all students meet the minimum academic standard and
requirement for admission to the program. It will also improve retention and
graduation rate of students pursuing a M.S. in Electrical Engineering.
V.
Program Review Update
Abraham Rutchick attended the Spanish program review meeting. He reported that
the external reviewers comments were positive.
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VI.
Curriculum Review
A. College of Arts, Media and Communication
Art
1. Course modification proposal in ART 437-Printmaking III to change the course
description and change requisites was approved with minor changes.
2. Course modification proposal in ART 619-Seminar in Art History to change
course title, course abbreviation, course description, subject abbreviation number, and
change requisites was approved.
Cinema and Television Arts
1. New program proposal for the Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting was approved.
Communication Studies
1. New course proposal in COMS 464-Digital Rhetorics was approved.
Music
1. Program modification proposal to replace experimental topics course GBUS
695G-Entertainment Business Law with its permanent course counterpart BLAW
651-Entertainment Business Law for the Master of Arts in Music Industry
Administration was approved.
2. Program modification proposal to increase units in the program from 30 to 31,
modify the alteration of the courses, and change the option name to the Master of
Music in Collaborative Keyboard Performance to Collaborative Piano Performance
was approved.
B. College of Engineering and Computer Science
Civil Engineering and Construction Management
1. New course proposals in CM 601-Advanced Construction Contracts, CM 602Advanced Project Management and CM 603-Advanced Contract Administration were
approved.
2. New program proposal for the Certificate in Construction Management was
approved.
Computer Science
1. Course modification proposals in COMP 682-Software Requirements Analysis
and Specification and COMP 686-Software Engineering Management to change
subject abbreviation number and course level were approved.
2. Program modification proposal to change course numbers for the M.S. in Software
Engineering was approved.
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Electrical and Computer Engineering
1. Course modification proposals in ECE 526-Verilog HDL for Digital Integrated
Circuit Design and ECE 526L-Verilog HDL for Digital Integrated Circuit Design Lab
to change course title and course description were approved.
2. Course modification proposal in ECE 561L-Digital Communications Systems
Laboratory to change course description was approved.
3. Course modification proposal in ECE 677-Lasers and Masers to change course
title, course abbreviation, course description, subject abbreviation number, change
requisites, and course level was approved.
C. College of Health and Human Development
Family and Consumer Sciences
1. New course proposal in FCS 429-Family and Consumer Public Policy was
approved.
Health Sciences
1. New course proposal in HSCI 505A-Health Informatics was approved.
2. New program proposal for the Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics
Administration was approved.
D. College of Humanities
Liberal Studies
1. New program proposal for the Graduate Certificate in Sustainability Practices was
approved.
2. New course proposals in SUST 500-Foundations of Sustainable Systems, SUST
510-Resource Use and Management, SUST 520-Regulatory Framework for
Sustainability, and SUST 540-Sustainable Business Practices were approved.
Linguistics
1. New course proposals in LING 500-Seminar in Phonetics and LING 604-Acoustic
and Instrumental Phonetics were approved.
E. College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Anthropology
1. Course modification proposal in ANTH 476A-Z-Topics in Anthropological
Methods to change number of times course may be taken was approved.
2. Course modification proposal in ANTH 494AA-ZZ-Anthropological Field Studies
to change course description was approved.
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Geography
1. Course modification proposal in GEOG 695B-Methods in Geomorphology to
reactivate course was approved.
Sociology
1. Course modification proposal in SOC 418-Women and Crime to change course
classification, course title, course abbreviation, and course description was approved.
2. Course modification proposal in SOC 485B-Selected Topics in Criminal Justice:
Community Policing to change course title and course description was approved.
VII.
Discussion Item
Lani Kiapos informed the committee that several departments have contacted the
Graduate Office to ask how long GRE scores are valid for admission. She explained
that currently there is no University policy and departments are able to determine the
time limit. She stated that CSU, Long Beach and Fresno do not have a policy and
allow departments to determine the time limit. However, San Francisco State
University has a five-year limit, which is consistent with Educational Testing
Service’s (ETS) validation. The GSC discussed whether there should be a University
policy or if individual departments should determine the time limit. Sloane Burke
volunteered to investigate if other universities have a policy or statement and Helena
Noronha will contact the CSU graduate deans. The committee will continue to
discuss this item at the next meeting.
VIII. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 3:14 p.m.
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