October Agenda

Thursday, October 18th, 2018

2:00 p.m.

Upchurch Conference Room, Bell Engineering

  1. Minutes for the August 16th, 2018, Graduate Council meeting will stand approved if no corrections are received. (Please review the minutes on the Graduate School web page before the meeting: Graduate Council Minutes.
  2. Announcements
  3. Old Business: None
  4. New Business, Program Changes:
    1. College of Education and Health Professions
      1. School of Nursing, proposal to modify the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree by making several curricular changes
      2. School of Nursing, proposal to modify the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration (NURSDP-ACNP) by making several curricular changes
      3. School of Nursing, proposal to modify the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration (NURSDP-FNPR) by making several curricular changes
      4. Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders, proposal to modify the Master of Science degree in Counseling (CNSLMS) by deleting the GRE requirement for admission and changing the timing of the writing sample from application to interview.
    2. College of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, proposal to modify the Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering (CHEGPH) by changing the requirement for MATH 4423 to MATH 5423 and removing 4000-level electives.
    3. College of the Graduate Dean, Proposal to modify the graduate certificate in Cross Sector Alliances: Public, Private and Nonprofit Collaboration by adding MGMT 5223 as a requirement for MPA students; moving MGMT 5313 from electives to required courses; and adding several course to the list of electives.
  5. New Business, New Program Proposals
    1. College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction,
      1. Proposal to create a Master of Education degree in Education Equity (EDEQME)
      2. Proposal to create a graduate certificate in Special Education Transition Services (SPTSGC)
      3. Proposal to create a graduate certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESLGC)
    2. College of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, proposal to create a graduate certificate in Lean Six Sigma (OMLSGC)
    Program change proposals and new program proposals may be viewed on the Program and Unit Changes page or in Attachment A.
  6. Discussion: Proposed graduate student grade appeal process (Attachment B).
  7. Course change reports from the University Course and Programs Committee (UCPC) (Attachment C)
  8. Graduate faculty recommendations for faculty: A preliminary list is attached (Attachment D). A complete list will be distributed at the meeting.
  9. Other business.