GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES

  July 17, 2003

 

The Graduate Council met in regular session on July 17, 2003 in BBA 220 with a quorum present including: Joe Arn, Keith Atkinson, Steve Butcher, Paul Hamilton, Don Jones, David Kim, Jackie Lamar, Jeff Showell, Stephanie Vanderslice and Elaine McNiece.   Voting by proxy: Emogen Fox, Bonnie Melchoir, John Murphy, and Glenda Thurman.  Guests in attendance to answer questions concerning their agenda items were: Dr. Pat Cantrell, Interim Dean, College of Business, Dr. Terry Kearns, Department of English, Dr. Rita Zabel, Department of Physical Therapy, and Dr. Terry James, Associate Dean, Graduate School.

 

I.            Graduate Council Minutes for April 17, 2003

 

Approved as circulated.

 

II.            Graduate Faculty Applications

 

Barile, Amelia L.  PSYC    3 year    PSYC 6330, 6331, 6350, 7312

Boniecki, Kurt A.  PSYC    3 year    PSYC 6363, 6330, 6331, 7320, 7315, 9310-9910

Eichler, Joan B.    PSYC    3 year    PSYC 6313, 6376, 6375, 6332, 6333, 7141-7341, 9310-9910

Molefe, Ayrin C.  MATH    3 year    MATH 5371, 5377, 5373, 5385, 5362, 5363, 6370, 6375

Ohlenbusch, Grace  MUS    3 year    MUS 5315, 6303, 6304

Purvis, Johnny    GSMLA  3 year    SLMA courses

Roberts, Sherry    MSIT    3 year    All MSTS courses

Tomer, Damber    CSCI    3 year    CSCI 6300, 6305, 6365

Woodruff, Ann E.  PSYC/COUN  3 year(3rd)  PSYC 6370; COUN 6307, 6308

 

After discussion on the criteria for the 3 year membership, Subcommittee I recommended approval with review in 2006.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

Antolik, Martha    MUS    8 year    MUS 5205, 5207, 6200, 6212

Brooks, Ricky    MUS    8 year    MUS 5206, 51B1-51B4, 6200, 6206, 6208, 6213, 6214, 6310, 6311, 6105

Hu, Chenyi    CSCI    8 year    Department Chair

Kendrick, Kevin  KPED    8 year    KPED 5171-5371, 6300, 6333, 6301, 6302

Lowe, John III    SPTH    8 year    New Chair of Speech-Language Pathology

Oeste, Wolfgang  MUS    8 year    MUS 5205, 5207, 6200, 6212

 

After discussion on the criteria for the 8 year membership, Subcommittee I recommended approval with review in 2011.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

III.     New Program Proposal/New Course Proposals/Curriculum Change

 

A. Change in admission requirements for MA in English:

 

In addition to meeting the general requirements for admission to graduate school, the student must present satisfactory scores on the General Section of the graduate Record Examination (GRE).  Further, the student must have earned a minimum 3.00 GPA in an undergraduate major or minor in English literature to gain regular admission to the program.  Finally, a student must show the equivalent of one year of undergraduate foreign language study, or must remedy this deficiency before the MA Comprehensive Examination is taken.

 

For conditional admission to the program, consult the department chair or graduate coordinator.

 

Subcommittee II recommended approval, vote was unanimous.

 

B.            Changes in graduate programs in the Department of Physical Therapy:

 

Recommendation to reduce the requirements for the existing Master of Science degree from 36 to 30 credits.

 

Elimination of PTHY 6314 (DPT only) as a required course, but continue to allow it as an elective in the transitional track of the DPT program.

 

Expand the credit hours in PTHY 7120, Professional Self Assessment, to become 7317, a three credit course.

 

Subcommittee II recommended approval, vote was unanimous..

 

C.            New Course Proposal

 

INSU                        5324                        Fundamentals of Risk and Insurance

 

Subcommittee II recommended approval. Approved with 1 opposing.

 

D.            New Certificate Program in Business Management

 

New Course Proposal

 

MBA                         5110                        Seminar in Business Management

 

Subcommittee II recommended approval, vote was unanimous.

 

IV.            Information Items

 

Prefix changes for the PreMBA

 

Change the PMBA to MBA on the following courses:

 

5310                        Financial and Managerial Accounting Principles

5320                        The foundations of Economic Science

5330                        Finance Concepts

5340                        Principles of Management

5350                        Fundamentals of Marketing

5360                        Quantitative Analysis for Business

5390                        Special Problems

 

Prerequisite change for MSIT/MSTS:

 

MSTS               6318                        Microcomputer Networking

MSTS               6335                        Computer Application Software

MSTS               6337                        Computer Graphics and Animation

MSTS               6354                        Multimedia

 

Prerequisite for these courses is MSTS 5325, Applications of Computers in Education and the Workplace.

 

Change course title:

 

MSCD            6310                        Community Development Seminar

TO

MSCD            6310                        Community and Economic Development Seminar

 

MSCD            6330                        Community Development Policy Analysis                       

TO

MSCD            6330                        Community and Economic Development Policy Analysis

 

MSCD            6370                        Community Development Internship                       

TO

MSCD            6370                        Community and Economic Development Internship

 

There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Elaine McNiece, Chair

Graduate Council

 

c:          A. Sitz

J. Glenn

T. James