October 2023 Agenda

October 19, 2023

MAIN 523

  1. Minutes from the September 21, 2023, meeting will stand approved if no corrections are received. Please review the minutes on the Graduate School web page before the meeting.
  2. Announcements
  3. Dean's Report
  4. New Business – Program Changes

    College of Education and Health Professions (Attachment A)

    1. Program Change Request: EDSTMC: Educational Statistics and Research Methods Post Master’s Certificate

      2. Changing GPA requirement of 3.4 to required that a B or higher is required in courses to earn credit. To add requirement of a B or higher in the certificate classes to be consistent with requirements in program.

    2. Program Change Request: EXSCMS: Exercise Science, Master of Science

      3. Moving from a 33-hour to a 30-hour requirement for degree. Removed research requirement for non-thesis majors. Changed name of 4+1 to Accelerated.

    3. Program Change Request: PBHLMPH: Public Health, Master of Public Health

      4. An accelerated program was created for the PBHL-MPH program. The accelerated program will enable the HHPR department to attract and retain high achieving undergraduates at the UA and produce a more streamlined pipeline to the PBHL-MPH program. Removed WES requirement. Per discussions with the programs this was found to not be necessary.

    Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences (Attachment A)

    1. Program Change Request: PADMMP: Public Administration and Nonprofit Studies, Master of Public Administration

      2. The program admission requirements no longer include the submission of GRE scores. The PLSC faculty unanimously agreed to remove the GRE score submission requirement for our graduate programs. This decision was made after careful consideration of various factors that affect the selection process of our students and the fairness of the admission process.

    2. Program Change Request: PLSCMA: Political Science, Master of Arts

      3. The program admission requirements no longer include the submission of GRE scores. The PLSC faculty unanimously agreed to remove the GRE score submission requirement for our graduate programs. This decision was made after careful consideration of various factors that affect the selection process of our students and the fairness of the admission process.

    Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design (Attachment A)

    1. New Program Proposal: DSGNMDS-PRES: Design Studies: Preservation Design Concentration

      2. Addition of new concentration to the existing of Master of Design Studies (M.Des.).

    2. Program Change Proposal: DSGNMDS-IWDS: Design Studies: Integrated Wood Design Concentration

      3. We cleaned up the course list table in the CIM block. The hours were not adding up correctly, so we made necessary edits for clarification.

    GSIE Interdisciplinary Programs (Attachment A)

    1. New Program Proposal: STMDGM: Statistical Methods and Design Graduate MicroCertificate

      2. To establish a graduate micro certificate focused on the acquisition of knowledge and skill needed for fundamental understanding of statistical methods and design. This graduate micro certificate will assist in filling the void left by the now inactive STAN graduate certificate. The certificate is designed to allow for introductory knowledge acquisition that can lead to potential recruitment of students for the STAN MS degree.

    Additional information for program change proposals and new program proposals may be viewed at https://registrar.uark.edu/program-unit-changes/index.php or in Attachment A.

  5. Consent Agenda Items
    1. Proposed course changes/additions/deactivations (Attachment B)
    2. Graduate faculty recommendations for faculty and graduate assistants (Attachment C)
  6. Other Businesss

    None