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Thursday, September 21, 2023

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1. Minutes from the August 17, 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
   1. GSIE AY 23-24 start a success for graduate orientation and socialization
   2. Ranked programs / sponsored students
   3. RISE program
   4. Remote vs. in-person defenses
3. Dean's Report
4. New Business, Program Changes, College of Education and Health Professions (Attachment A)
1. Program Change Request: CIEDPH: Curriculum and Instruction, Doctor of Philosophy Removed "Completion of approved master's degree" as a program requirement because it is an admission requirement. The overall credit hours have been listed as 102, but the program of study really only requires 69 total hours. Since not all master's degrees require 33 credits, this has created confusion and disparities between students. Also, "requiring" 102 credits is not accurate because it ostensibly counts the hours counted for the master's twice. Once for the master's and once for the Ph.D.
2. Program Change Request: HRDEED: Human Resource Development, Doctor of Education
   Changed number of hours from 96 to 54 to better reflect the number of hours that are required. Updated admissions criteria and added a new Research course which modified the program of study which was updated.
3. Program Change Request: HRDEMH: Human Resource Development, Master of Human Resource Development.
   Changing the number of hours for MS degree from 33 to 30 hours to fit ADHE guidelines that MS programs can be 30 hours. Removing the capstone course and replacing it with a capstone experience/comprehensive exam.
4. Program Change Request: HRDEMH: Human Resource Development, Master of Human Resource Development
   Changing the number of hours for MS degree from 33 to 30 hours to fit ADHE guidelines that MS programs can be 30 hours. Removing the capstone course and replacing it with a capstone experience/comprehensive exam.
5. Program Change Request: PHEDME: Physical Education, Master of Education
   An accelerated program is being created for the PHED-ME 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 PHED-ME program. New Business. Program Inactivation Request, College of Engineering (Attachment A)
6. Program Deactivation Request: ENEGMS: Environmental Engineering, Master of Science in Environmental Engineering.
   The program has had no declared students for multiple years. Faculty who originally created and sustained the program are no longer with the university. Current faculty have expressed interest in redesigning the program; however, this is not expected to be pursued within the immediate future.

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. Proposed course changes/additions/deactivations (Attachment B)
6. Graduate faculty recommendations for faculty and graduate assistants (Attachment C)
7. Other Business