GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES

      March 20, 2003

 

The Graduate Council met in regular session on March 20, 2003, in BBA 220 with the following members present:  K. Atkinson, S. Butcher, E. Fox, D. Jones, D. Kim, J. Lamar, J. Lammers, K. Larson, J. Murphy, J. Showell, G. Thurman, S. Vanderslice, S. Brezee, and D. Prewett.  Absent: J. Arn, P. Hamilton, B. Melchior, A. Picou, S. Stroman, D. Whistler, and J. Kennedy.  Also in attendance were Terry James and Ira Saltz. Rebecca Lancaster and Jack Klotz were present to answer questions for the Nursing and Educational Leadership areas to be considered by the Graduate Council.

 

David Prewett was introduced as the student replacement for Brandon Kearney. David is majoring in Family and Consumer Sciences.

 

1.                  Graduate Council Minutes for February 20, 2003 were approved as distributed.

 

2.                  Curriculum Changes - Biology

 

Subcommittee I recommended approval of the following new course proposals, course title change, credit hour value change, and deletion of course:

 

BIOL               5171                        Independent Study in Biology

BIOL               5271                        Independent Study in Biology

 

Change Course Title

 

BIOL               5450                        Plant Physiology            TO

BIOL              5450                        Plant Ecophysiology

 

Change in Credit Hour Value

 

BIOL               5525                        Microbiology and Immunology            TO

BIOL              5420                        Microbiology and Immunology

 

BIOL               6482                        Recent Advances in Molecular Biology            TO

BIOL              6382                        Recent Advances in Molecular Biology

 

Recommendation was unanimously approved.

 

III.            Curriculum Changes - MSIT

 

IV.            Subcommittee II recommended the curriculum change for MSIT, curriculum changes, new course proposals, course title change, variable credit change, and deletion of courses for the EDLP program:

 

Require MSTS 6322, Research Studies to replace EMLS 6350, Introduction to Instructional Technology as a requirement for the Master of Science degree in Training Systems.

Add the School Leadership title in the Graduate Bulletin as an umbrella title for the MS degree program in School Leadership, Management and Administration (SLMA) and the Ed.S. degree program in Educational Leadership (EDLP).

 

New Course Proposals

 

EDLP               7101                        Landscape of the Superintendency

EDLP               7301                        Program Planning and Evaluation

 

EDLP               7323                        School Law and School Operations            

to replace EDLP 6323 School Law (to be deleted)

 

EDLP               7363                        Human Resource Management

to replace EDLP 6363 School Personnel Administration (to be deleted)

 

EDLP               7387                        Organizational Change and Development

to replace EDLP 6387 Theories of Educational Leadership (to be deleted)

 

EDLP               7391                        Superintendent as Instructional Leader

to replace EDLP 6391 Advanced Instructional Leadership (to be deleted)

Change in Course Title

 

EDLP               7300                        Theory and Practice of School Finance            TO

EDLP              7300                        School Finance

 

Change to Variable Credit

 

EDLP               7330                        Internship in the School Superintendency            TO

EDLP     7130-7630                        Internship in the School Superintendency

 

Additional Course Deletions

 

EDLP               6300                        Fundamentals of Public School Administration

EDLP               6326                        Board-Superintendent Relations

EDLP               6361                        Elementary School Organization and Administration

EDLP               6362                        Secondary School Organization and Administration

EDLP               S6664                        Seminar in Elementary School Administration and Supervision

EDLP               6365                        Internship in School Administration and Supervision

EDLP               6368                        Field Problems in School Administration and Supervision

EDLP               6381                        Supervision of Instruction

EDLP               S6670                        Seminar in Secondary School Leadership

EDLP               7310                        Clinical Supervision

 

Change in Total Number of Hours Required for the Degree from 36 to 37

 

Change in Admission Requirements and Bulletin Description of EDLP, Ed.S. Program

 

Recommendation to approve was unanimous

 

V.            Subcommittee II recommended approval of the curriculum change for Counseling/Psychology

 

Curriculum Change - Counseling/Psychology

 

Require COUN 6350, Counseling Process and Skills to replace PSYC 6375, Professional School Psychology, as a requirement for the School Counseling M.S. degree.

 

Recommendation was unanimously approved.

 

VI.            Subcommittee III recommended approval of the curricula changes, credit hour value, deletion of course, new course proposals, prerequisite change, Bulletin change, and title change for Nursing:

 

Curricula changes - Nursing (Subcommittee III, John Murphy, Chair)

 

Change in semester credit hour requirements for Nurse Practitioner (Family) from 46 hours to 44 hours.

 

Change in semester credit hour requirements for Nurse Practitioner (Adult) from 41 hours to 39 hours.

 

Change in degree requirements without change in total hours required for Clinical Nurse Specialist focus.

 

Change in credit hour value

 

NURS              6202                        Nursing Research Utilization                        TO

NURS             6304                        Nursing Research Utilization

 

Deletion of course

 

NURS              6202                        Nursing Research Utilization

 

New Course Proposal

 

NURS              6150-6250                        Directed CNS Practicum: Family/Community Health

NURS              6154-6254                        Directed CNS Practicum: Medical/Surgical

NURS              6158-6258                        Directed CNS Practicum: Psychiatric/Mental Health

NURS              6160-6260                        Directed NP Practicum: Adult

NURS              6164-6264                        Directed NP Practicum: Family

 

Bulletin course description changes on the following:

 

NURS              5325                        Guide to Alternative and Complementary Health Care

NURS              6303                        Policy and Roles in Advanced Nursing Practice

NURS              6320                        Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice

NURS              6325                        Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Practice

NURS              6347                        Theoretical Bases for Nursing

NURS              6415                        Health Assessment for Advanced Nursing Practice

 

Change course from a requirement to an elective in a major:

 

NURS              6531                        Residence in Primary Health Care

NURS              6344                        Master=s Project

 

Course title change and Bulletin description change:

 

NURS              6226                        Epidemiology for Primary Health Care            TO

NURS             6226                        Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice

 

Deletion of Course

 

NURS              6221                        Educational Interventions in Primary Health Care

 

Prerequisite change and Bulletin description change:

 

NURS              6301                        Nursing Research Methodologies

NURS              6330                        Advanced Practice Management

NURS              6348                        Teaching in Nursing and Health Professions

NURS              6501                        Medical/Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist I

NURS              6502                        Medical/Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist II

NURS              6505                        Community/Family Clinical Nurse Specialist I

NURS              6506                        Community/Family clinical Nurse Specialist II

NURS              6507                        Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist I

NURS              6508                        Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist II

 

Prerequisite change, Bulletin change, and Title change:

 

NURS              6520                        Primary Health Care: Maternal Newborn through Adolescence                                                TO

NURS             6520                        Primary Care of Women and Children

 

NURS              6521                        Primary Health Care: Adults through Aging I            TO

NURS             6521                        Primary Care of Adults I

 

NURS              6526                        Primary Health Care: Adults through Aging II            TO

NURS             6526                        Primary Care of Adults II

 

Recommendation to approve was unanimous.

 

VII.            Information Item

 

Course Prefix Change         

 

HED                6353                        Issues & Research in Sexuality                        TO

HSC                6353                Issues & Research in Sexuality

 

Dr. McNiece reminded the Council that starting in the fall semester 2003, the GRE and the GMAT will be required for full admission to Graduate School and the programs.  A student may still be admitted without the GRE but will not be eligible for any type financial aid including the graduate assistantship.

 

The next Council meeting will be April 17, no meeting in May.  There will be summer meeting June 19 if needed.

 

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Elaine McNiece, Chair

Graduate Council

 

c:          A. Sitz

J. Glenn

T. James

I. Saltz