GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES

March 21, 2002

The Graduate Council met in regular session on March 21, 2002, in BBA room 220 and the Nursing Conference Room, DHSC. Members present: Joe Arn, Keith Atkinson, Sarah Charton, Paul Hamilton, Ronn Hy, Jane Lammers, Katherine Larson, Venita Lovelace-Chandler, Elaine McNiece, Chair, Bonnie Melchior, John Murphy, Armand Picou, Ira Saltz, Jeff Showell, and Glenda Thurman. Members absent: Cathy Caldwell, Linda Griffith, Nicole Hare, Don Jones, Margaret Morgan, Sheila Stroman, and Tanner Chapman. Also attending were Susan Moss-Logan and Art Gillaspy.

1. Graduate Council Minutes of February 21, 2002 were approved as distributed.

II. McNiece reported the following actions from the Council of Deans meeting of March 13, 2002 relative to the February 21 minutes:

ENGL 5360 History and Structure of the English Language [tabled]

Concern was expressed about the proliferation of 5000-level courses and a reduction in 6000-level requirements. The course was tabled until external consultants conclude their review of the English program.

The Council of Deans did not accept the following courses as reinstatements:

HIST 5367 Tudor-Stuart England 1485-1714

HIST 5369 Victorian England 1815-1901

Dr. Fritze has been requested to resubmit the course syllabi as new course proposals.

III. Subcommittee I recommended approval of the following New Program and Course Proposals with modifications:

Consortium Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders (UCA, ASU, UALR, UAMS) including the following new courses:

SPTH 7300 Advanced Research Methods

SPTH 7210 Grant Writing

SPTH 7110 Grant Writing Internship

SPTH 7220 Supervision and Clinical Management

SPTH 7120 Supervision Internship

SPTH 7230 Teaching Pedagogy

SPTH 7130 Teaching Internship

SPTH 7310 Doctoral Seminar: Hearing

SPTH 7320 Doctoral Seminar: Language

SPTH 7330 Doctoral Seminar: Speech

SPTH 7115 Research Project 1

SPTH 7215 Research Project 2

SPTH 8150-8950 Dissertation

Vote to approve was unanimous.

IV. Subcommittee I also recommended that the Graduate Council study the duplication of courses and course offerings for graduate statistics, research, grantwriting and pedagogy courses. Recommendation accepted for the 2002-2003 academic year.

V. Subcommittee II recommended approval of the following New Program and Course Proposals and Proposal for Curriculum Change with modifications:

Master of Science in Leadership and Information Technology including the following new courses:

GSML 6117 Capstone Project Proposal

GSML 6217 Capstone Project

GSML 6301 Project Management

GSML 6340 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Vote to approve was unanimous.

VI. Subcommittee II recommended the following Curriculum Change:

Community Counseling Program (Increasing current 48 hours to proposed 60 hours)

Courses previously approved which can be selected by the student in consultation with their advisor as electives to fulfill the additional 12 semester hours necessary for licensure as a Counselor in the State of Arkansas.

PSYC 6311 Principles of Psychodiagnosis

PSYC 6313 Psychoeducational Assessment I

PSYC 6316 Psychopathology and Developmental Disorders in Childhood

PSYC 6325 Diagnosis and Treatment of Addictions

PSYC 6330 Advanced Psychological Statistics

PSYC 6331 Research Design

PSYC 6335 Identification and Remediation of Learning Problems

PSYC 6350 History of Psychology

PSYC 6360 Organization & Operation of Schools: Implications for School Psychologist

PSYC 6361 Problems in Psychology I

PSYC 6362 Problems in Psychology II

PSYC 6363 Advanced Social Psychology

PSYC 6372 Psychopharmacology

PSYC 6373 Individual and Organizational Consultation

PSYC 6375 Professional School Psychology

PSYC 6376 Psychoeducational Assessment II

PSYC 6379 Personality Assessment

PSYC 6393 Marital and Family Therapy

PSYC 7312 Learning and Cognition

PSYC 7325 Physiological Psychology

COUN 6322 Organization and Management of a Guidance Program

The recommendation was approved following expressions of concern about lengthy programs.

VII. Information Item:

Change Pre-MBA prefix from MBA to PMBA

PMBA 5310

PMBA 5320

PMBA 5330

PMBA 5340

PMBA 5350

PMBA 5360

VIII. Information Item:

Deletion of MS for Biology Teachers (MS-BT) Track

Course Title Change

Special Problems in Biology TO

Independent Study on the following courses:

BIOL 5371, 5471, 6171, 6271, 6371, 6471

IX. The following recommendations for changes in the Graduate Bulletin were made:

1. Add to the graduate bulletin page 19

GRADUATE COUNCIL POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE

When warranted by special circumstances, a graduate student is entitled to petition the Graduate Council Policy Subcommittee for relief of an unfair hardship brought about by academic regulations. The petition form, obtainable from the Dean of the Graduate School, should be completed with the assistance of the student=s advisor. Completed requests containing all necessary signatures, should be submitted to the Graduate Dean.

2. Move Section on appeal Procedures from page 17 to page 19.

Dr. Lovelace-Chandler moved to approve, seconded by Dr. Lammers.

Motion passed unanimously.

X. Subcommittee III recommended the following:

All graduate programs must require presentation of standardized admission test scores (GRE or GMAT) no later than the end of the first semester of graduate course work.

Motion passed unanimously.

XI. ANNOUNCEMENT:

Because of a conflict with the faculty/staff awards reception, the Graduate Council meeting originally scheduled for April 18 has been canceled. The final meeting of the academic year will be THURSDAY, MAY 9, X-PERIOD IN BBA 220. (One week earlier than previously announced.) All items for the agenda must be received by the Graduate Office by April 15.

Respectfully submitted,

Elaine McNiece, Chair

Graduate Council

c: Terry James

Jonathan Glenn