December Agenda

Thursday, December 19th, 2019

2:00 p.m.

Upchurch Conference Room, Bell Engineering

  1. Minutes for the November 21st, 2019, 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: Proposal to modify the educational specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction (CIEDES) by making total curriculum changes.
  4. New Business, New Program Proposal, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
    1. Department of Geosciences, proposal to modify the Ph.D. degree (GEOSPH) by changing curricular requirements and removing GRE score minimums for admissions.
    2. Department of History
      1. Proposal to modify the M.A. degree (HISTMA) by changing curricular requirements
      2. Proposal to modify the Ph.D. degree (HISTPH) by changing curricular requirements.
    3. Department of Mathematical Sciences, proposal to modify the Ph.D. degree (MATHPH) by modifying the qualifying examination for the math education concentration
  5. New Business, Program Changes, College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, proposal to modify the master of science degree in Kinesiology (KINSMS) by changing the name to Exercise Science (EXSCMS), inactivating the concentration in Adapted Movement Science (KINSMS-ADMS) and Exercise Science (KINSMS-EXSC), and modifying application requirements.
  6. New Business, Program Changes, College of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, proposal to modify the master of science degree (INEGMS) by creating an option for six graduate credit hours to count towards the BSIE and the MSIE.
  7. New Business, New Program Proposals, College of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering: Proposal to create a master of science degree in Operations Analytics (OPANMS)

  8. Program change proposals and new program proposals may be viewed at Program and Unit Changes or in Attachment A.


  9. Discussion: Proposed policy for dismissing students for unethical/unprofessional conduct (Attachment B).
  10. Course change reports from the University Course and Programs Committee (UCPC) (Attachment C)
  11. Graduate faculty recommendations for faculty: A preliminary list is attached (Attachment D). A complete list will be distributed at the meeting.
  12. Other Business