The Graduate Council Minutes
August 28, 2014
Ward Edwards 1550
3:30 pm
Members/Guests Present: P. Antrim, R. Ayalon, A. Fairfield, O. Jurkowski, S. Lankford, J.
Mercado, A. Oller, A. Zabriskie, S. Hewitt (G), and K. Keller (G).
This regular meeting was called to order by the Chair at 3:32 pm in Ward Edwards 1550.
Approval of the Minutes: Move by J. Mercado to approve the minutes of the last meetings (May 1,
2014) as distributed. (APPROVED)
1. Introduction of members
2. Elections and committee member assignments
a. Vice Chair: Alan Zabriskie – Zabriskie (APPROVED)
b. International Committee member –Zabriskie (TABLED)
3. Committee Members: a representative needed for Shing So
a. Submit a request for a volunteer to serve the remaining term from the Graduate
Faculty, if more than one person volunteers the Graduate Faculty will vote on the
new member. – Antrim (APPROVED)
4. Program Reviews
a. A. Oller discussed the program review process and provided an update about her
previous meeting with Provost Curtis, the conversation then ensued about APRC
conducting the program reviews.
b. P. Antrim moved that course and curriculum approvals remain with the Graduate
Council to be reviewed and the APRC is welcome to review the items as well, just to
the Graduate Council has the final decision. (APPROVED).
c. A. Zabriskie moved that the approval of annual program reviews by APRC is a
recommendation to the Graduate Council who reserves the right to accept or amend
the recommendation and/or report. (APPROVED).
d. A. Zabriskie moved that the APRC membership also include at least eight members,
two from each college that have full graduate faculty status, a graduate council
member, and the Director of the Graduate School and International Admissions (exofficio). (APPROVED).
5. Full Graduate Faculty Status Review
a. J. Case
b. D. Goad
c. A. Horn
d. S. Mandali
e. S. Nance
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f. N. Perrin
g. J. Underwood
i. The application and supporting documents of the candidates seeking full
graduate faculty status should be emailed to the Graduate Council members
along with the past guidelines used to determine status. The committee will
review and vote at the next meeting. Antrim (APPROVED).
6. Western Governors University
a. Western Governors University is a regionally accredited university and fulfills the
prerequisite degree requirement for admissions to Graduate School. The Graduate
School does not have a minimum GPA requirement. Once the student is admitted
into the Graduate School, we then forward the student's information to the
Graduate Coordinator for a program decision.
b. There are several institutions that do not provide GPA's on the student's transcripts
so we contact the institution to request a GPA to be calculated and
reported. However, when Western Governors University was contacted they were
unable to provide a GPA since they do not have a GPA scale.
c. The Western Governors University transcripts key listed the following: Pass:
Certifies successful completion on a course of study, The student has demonstrated
the required competencies by passing the final assessment a grade equivalent of a
"B" or better of 3.00 grade points on a 4.00 scale.
d. Based on this information we enter a 3.0 GPA for the student and include a
comment on the student's Graduate Student Acceptance Form (GSAF) for the
Graduate Coordinators to consider when reviewing the GSAF. This is the standard
comment, "Bachelors degree from Western Governors. The institution does not
provide GPA's as they are on a Pass/Fail system. This student "Passed" which
according to the institution: "The student has demonstrated the required
competencies by passing the final assessment with a grade equivalent of B or better
or 3.0 grade points on a 4.00 scale"
e. The final decision for program admissions remains with the Graduate Coordinator.
They have the authority to decide if information provided meets the program
admissions standards.
7. FSUCC – Main site for curriculum reviews
a. https://www.ucmo.edu/fsucc/secureCurriculumApproval/index.php
b. Anyone needing assistance with the curriculum site should contact Tina for
assistance (church@ucmo.edu or 660.543.4621).
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