Office of the Provost

Graduate Council meetings are held monthly, August through May, in Mason Hall Room D5, from 1:30-3:00. See schedule for exact dates. All meetings are open to the general George Mason University community.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of September Minutes

III. Announcements

IV. Discussion Items

1. Continuous Registration Interpretation
2. New Graduate Funding
3. Dual-Degree Programs
4. TOEFL Scores
5. Three-year Degree

V. Old Business

VI. New Business

Proposal from the College of Education and Human Development
Contact Person: Joan Isenberg, 3-2037,Jisenber@gmu.edu

Modified Courses (Announcement):
EDCD 611 Introduction to Ethical & Legal Issues in School Counseling

New Concentration (Action item):
Elementary Mathematics

Modified Concentrations (Announcement):
Instructional Technology Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning Concentration
Assistive Technology Concentration.
Counseling and Development Program/School Counseling Concentration.

Proposal from the School of Computational Sciences
Contact Person: Peter Becker,3-3619, pbecker@gmu.edu

New Courses (Action Item):
CSI 615 Quantum Computation
CSI 715 Quantum Complexity Theory
CSI 716 Quantum Information Theory
CSI 717 Quantum Computer Programming
CSI 718 Quantum Computer Realization
CSI 819 Quantum Information Science Topics
EOS 798 Research Project
EOS 799 Master’s Thesis

Modified Courses (Announcement):
NEUR 734 Computational Neurobiology
NEUR 735 Computational Neuroscience Systems


Proposal from the Institute for Conflict Analysis & Resolution
Contact Person: Terrence Lyons, 3-1336, tlyons1@gmu.edu

Modified Courses (Announcement):
CONF 998 & 999

Proposal from the College of Arts and Sciences
Contact Person: Jamie S. Cooper, 3-8414, jcooperb@gmu.edu

Summary for M.A. in Art History

New Courses (Action Item):
EVPP 635 Environment and Society
EVPP 538 Mammalogy
PSYC 619 Principles, Procedures, and Philosophy of Applied Behavior Analysis
PSYC 621 Empirical bases of Applied Behavior Analysis
PSYC 623 Assessments and Interventions in Applied Behavior Analysis
PSYC 624 Applications of Applied Behavior Analysis
PSYC 625 Verbal Behavior Analysis
WMST 600 Special Topics

VII. Adjournment