Members Attending: Peter Stearns (Chair), Dee Ann Holisky (CAS), Dan Druckman (ICAR), Peter Becker (SCS), Stephen Nash (IT&E), Mark Goor (GSE), Deborah Boehm-Davis (CAS), Karen Hallows (SOM), Ellen Dawson (CNHS), Jeff Offutt (IT&E), Joe Maxwell (GSE), Catherine Rudder (SPP), Linda Schwartzstein (Provost Office)

Special Attendee: Beverly Davis (Dir. Graduate Admissions), Richard Bolstein (Applied and Engineering Statistics)

I. Call to Order

Peter Stearns called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m.

II. Approval of Minutes.

Minutes of the December 18th meeting were approved as written

III. Announcements

None

IV. Old Business - items tabled from the December 18th meeting.

A. ICAR

Graduate Certificate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution - Approved with the stipulation that language be added to the certificate’s description indicating that course work in this certificate was not automatically transferable to the master’s program, nor did completion of the certificate guarantee entrance to the master’s program.

B. CNHS

Master of Science in Health Science and a Gerontology Track - Approved

C. GSE

Secondary Education Licensure Graduate Certificate - Approved
English as a Second Language (K-12) Licensure - Approved
Foreign Language Licensure Graduate Certificate - Approved

New Concentration in Curriculum and Instruction in the M.Ed. in Educational Psychology Program - Approved

D. IT&E

New Course: STAT 535 - Approved

V. New Business

A. CAS Courses/Program for Approval

New courses: EVPP 621, EVPP 623, BIOD 601, BIOD 602, BIOD 603, BIOD 604, BIOD 605, BIOD 606, BIOD 607, BIOD 704, BIOD 705, BIOD 706, BIOD 707, BIOD708, BIOD 709, BIOD 710, BIOD 711, BIOD 712, BIOD 721, BIOD 722, BIOD 723, BIOD 724, BIOD 742, BIOD 761, BIOD 762, BIOD 763 - Approved

New Programs:
M.S. in Biodefense -- Approved
Ph.D. in Biodefense -- Approved
Certificate in Economic Systems Design - Approved

Modified Programs: Masters in Social Work, Advanced Standing Program -- Approved

B. GSE Courses/Programs for Approval

New Courses: Courses comprise new concentration in M.Ed. program. EDRS 620, EDRS 621, EDRS 630, EDRS 631, EDEP 550, EDEP 551, EDEP 650, EDEP 651, EDEP 652, EDEP 653, EDEP 654 - Approved

C. ICAR Courses/Programs for Approval

New Courses: Courses comprise the new certificate programs. CONF 502, CONF 716, CONF 704, CONF 643, CONF 691 - Approved

D. IT&E Courses/Programs for Approval

New Concentrations:
Ph.D. Concentration in Information Systems -- Approved
Ph.D. Concentration in Information Security & Assurance -- Approved
Ph.D. Concentration in Software Engineering -- Approved
Ph.D. Concentration in Statistical Sciences -- Approved

New Courses: IT 871, IT 971, STAT 753, STAT 668 - Approved

VI. Discussion Items

A. Faculty Senate AP Committee Report:
After some discussion of the use of the B- grade at the graduate level and the required 3.0 grade point average, the Council voted to keep the grade requirements at the graduate level, as currently stated.

B. There was a brief demonstration of some enhancements to the Graduate Council web page and discussion of the variety of forms now in use. The Secretary will continue to work under Linda Schwartzstein’s oversight to try and simplify the forms and improve the submission process. Once the Council has approved any changes, the Secretary will meet with the assistants who support Council members to review the new procedures/forms.

VII. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.

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