March 3, 2021
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University Graduate Council Meeting Agenda |
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Time: 2:00 pm Location: Via Zoom |
1) Call to order, sign in and introductions
2) Brief announcements and discussions
3) Review and approval of minutes from the February 3, 2021 UGC meeting
4) Review curriculum items approved at last GPC meeting on February 24, 2021
5) GPSA announcements and discussions
Agenda Items for March 3, 2021
| Document Type | Title | College (Department) | Credit | Action |
| Reviewers by College: CSWCJ, Nursing | ||||
| New Course | ITT6605: Dante in the West | Arts & Letters | 3 | A |
| New Course | SPW6325: African Diaspora in Latin America: Literature and Culture | Arts & Letters | 3 | A |
| Program Change | MFA in Visual Arts: Part-time | Arts & Letters | N/A | AC (Changes Made) |
| Program Change | MFA in Viaual Arts: Deadlines | Arts & Letters | N/A | AC (Changes Made) |
| Reviewers by College: Arts & Letters, CSWCJ | ||||
| Program Change | Master's in Educational Psychology | Education | N/A | A |
| Reviewers by College: Arts & Letters, Education | ||||
| Course Change | CAP6546: Data Mining for Bioinformatics | Engineering | 3 | AC (Changes Made) |
| New Course | BME6390: Neural Engineering | Engineering | 3 | A |
| New Course | BME6718: Computational Modeling of Biological Neural Networks | Engineering | 3 | A |
| Program Change | PhD in Electrical Engineering | Engineering | N/A | Ac (Changes Made) |
| Program Change | PhD in Mechanical Engineering | Engineering | N/A | AC (Changes Made) |
| Reviewers by College: Business, Medicine, Engineering | ||||
| Course Change | OCE6972: Marine Science and Oceanography Master's Research | Science | 1-6 | A |
| New Program | PhD in Neuroscience with Appendix F | Science | N/A | AC (Changes Made) |
| Addendum 1 | BoG Report for Phd in Neuroscience | Science | ||
| Addendum 2 | Appendices A thru E for PhD in Neuroscience | Science | ||
| Addendum 3 | Letters of Support for PhD in Neuroscience | Science | ||
| Addendum 4 | Program Faculty CVs for PhD in Neuroscience | Science | ||
| Addendum 5 | Additional Program Faculty CVs for PhD in Neuroscience | Science | ||
| Addendum 6 | Library Resources Relevant to the PhD in Neuroscience | Science | ||
| Program Change | MST in Mathematics | Science | N/A | AC (Changes Made) |
A: Approved; AC: Approved Contigent on changes being made
Additional Discussion Items
| Title | Department |
| Discussion, and draft, of proposal to extend the GRE/GMAT waiver | Graduate College |
| Graduate College Governance Document | UGC Chair |
| Discussion of Diversity Initiative | Graduate College & All |
| Discussion of Admissions Process for International Students | UGC Chair |