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Graduate Council Agenda
Thursday, August 17th, 2017
2:00 p.m.
Upchurch Conference Room, Bell Engineering
- Minutes for the May 18th, 2017, Graduate Council meeting will stand approved if no corrections are received. (Please review the Graduate Council Minutes).
- Welcome new members
- Announcements
- Committee Selections
- Old Business: None
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New Business, Program Changes Proposals:
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Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics, Proposal to modify
the Ph.D. degree in Physics (PHYSPH) by
- ) Deleting the concentration in Space and Planetary Sciences
- ) Adding concentrations in Astrophysics, Biophysics, Neuroscience, and General Physics
- ) Changing requirements for the candidacy exam
- ) Changing and reducing course requirements
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College of Education and Health Professions, Eleanor Mann School of Nursing
- ) Proposal to modify the MS degree in Nursing, Nurse Executive Leader concentration (NURSMS-EXLD) by changing course requirements
- ) Proposal to modify the MS degree in Nursing, Nurse Educator concentration (NURSMS-NUED) by changing course requirements
- College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, proposal to modify the Ph.D. degree in Health, Sport and Exercise Science, Health Behavior concentration (HSESPH-HLBV) by removing HHPR 699V as a required course and adding three hours to the requirements for electives (from 33 hours to 36 hours required).
- College of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, proposal to modify the MS degree in Operations Management (OPMGMS) by removing OMGT 5873 (Organizing for Change) as a core course and replacing it with OMGT 5623 (Strategic Management)
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Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics, Proposal to modify
the Ph.D. degree in Physics (PHYSPH) by
- New Business, Transfer credit policy: Our current transfer credit policy requires that 24 graded graduate course hours be earned at the U of A; this effectively means that students in thesis-based programs that require 24 hours of graded credit and six hours of thesis cannot take advantage of transfer credit. Should this requirement be changed? Attachment B.
- Course change reports from the University Course and Programs Committee (UCPC) (Attachment C).
- Graduate faculty recommendations for graduate assistants: A preliminary list is attached (Attachment D). A complete list will be distributed at the meeting.
- Graduate faculty recommendations for faculty: A preliminary list is attached (Attachment E). A complete list will be distributed at the meeting.
- Other Business