[VPAAEtal] Graduate Council Minutes

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GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES

April 8, 2008

 

The Graduate Council met Tuesday, April 8, 2008, in the MSC Boardroom at
3:00 p.m. with Dean Allan D. Headley presiding.  Members present were:
Dr. Ken Alford, Dr. Hasan Coskun, Dr. Harry Fullwood, Dr. John Hanners,
Dr. Jeff Kopachena, Ms. Elaine Lin, Mr. Gideon Mazambani, Dr. Chris
Myers, Dr. Linda Openshaw, Dr. Chester Robinson, Dr. Derek Royal, and
Dr. Mary Beth Sampson.  Members absent were:  Dr. Ben Jang, Dr. Steven
Shwiff, Dr. Janet Walker, and Dr. Dayle Yeager.  Dr. Jon Travis,
Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, was also in attendance.

 

Action Items

The minutes from the last Graduate Council, March 11, 2008, were
approved.  

 

Committee on Faculty, Research & Administration

 

Dr. Derek Royal presented the committee report on applications for
graduate faculty membership and senior faculty review.

 

The Council approved Dr. Brent Mangus (Health & Human Performance) for
senior graduate faculty membership.

 

Continued Senior Graduate Faculty status was unanimously granted to Dr.
Robert Baumgardener (Literature and Languages), Dr. Martha Foote
(Curriculum and Instruction), Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom (Literature and
Languages), Dr. William Masten (Psychology and Special Education), and
Dr. Carole Walker (Curriculum and Instruction).

 

The Graduate Council granted provisional (3-year) Senior Graduate
Faculty status to Dr. Joyce Miller (Curriculum and Instruction), Dr.
Robin Reid (Literature and Languages), and Dr. William Thompson
(Sociology and Criminal Justice).

 

Dr. Royal presented a report proposing changes to Procedure
12.03.99.R0.01 Faculty Workload in regard to workload equivalencies
while advising students during the thesis/dissertation process.  The
Council had a discussion and suggested some revisions.  Dr. Royal will
work with his committee to submit a final proposal for the next Graduate
Council meeting (April 29, 2008).

 

Committee on Curriculum

            Dr. Hanners presented the committee recommendations in
regard to curriculum changes listed below.  The report was approved
unanimously by the Council.  

 

ACCT 561

Fraud Examination

New Course

ACCT 562

Forensic and Inv Acct

New Course

ARTH 507

History of Graphic Design

New Course

Eng 501

Structure Eng Lang

Change Description

Eng 557

Teaching ESL

Change Description

Eng 558

Sociolinguistics

Change Description

Eng 559

Lang & Culture in Class

Change Description

Eng 562

Psycholinguistics

Change Description

 

 

            Dr. Hanners presented a revised request from the Department
of Literature & Languages to change the residency requirements for the
PhD in English.  The Council unanimously approved the request.

            Dr. Hanners presented additional curriculum changes to
change the prefix for FLL 501 and FLL 502 to FRE 501 and FRE 502.  The
Council unanimously approved this request.

            Dr. Hanners presented the committee report changing the
language requirements for the MA in English, MA in Spanish, and PhD in
English.  Students receiving these degrees will have the following
options to fulfill the language requirement:

a.                   12 sh of appropriate undergraduate-level classes

b.                  6 sh of graduate-level French for Reading (FRE 501
and FRE 502)

c.                   Department FLPE

 

            Dr. Hanners presented the committee report establishing
procedural requirements for the Master of Science Degrees.  The Council
unanimously approved the report.  The standard requirements for the
Master of Science degree programs that start or are revised on or after
the fall semester 2008 will require all candidates to complete one of
the following options:

a.                   Option I:  complete a minimum 30-semester hour
program which includes six hours of thesis.  From six to twelve hours
may be taken outside the major and four courses in one subject may be
designated as a minor.

b.                  Option II:  Complete a minimum 36-semester hour
academic program which consists of the following:

1.                  Major.  A major of 18 hours including 3 hours of 595
in the major department.  A minimum of 24 hours in three fields arranged
in a 12-6-6 pattern is required for the broad-field or interdisciplinary
major.

2.                  Electives.  In addition to the major described
above, up to 18 hours in additional fields may be chosen with department
approval.  An approved sequence of at least 12 hours within a second
subject area may, if the student wishes, be designated on the graduate
record as a minor.

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

The Council adjourned at 4:20.   

 

Louise Skinner

Secretary to the Graduate Council

 

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