Time: 9:30am
Location: Zoom invite sent to committee members. If anyone else would like to attend, please email Jen for details.
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 3/18/2022
When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.
Relevant Links: Undergraduate Council Meeting Minutes/ Graduate Council Meeting Minutes
I. Call to Order [9:33AM]
II. Approval of the February 25, 2022 Meeting Minutes [Approved]
III. Announcements/Discussion
Notification of the Fall 2022 Offering of COS 602 Special Topics in Science: Title: Developing High Impact Research Questions. Offered by CDS and PSYC via cross listing. This course is being offered in response to a multidisciplinary NSF grant. Instructors: Rupp (PSYC), Kennedy (CDS), Rothman (CDS), Lopez (CDS). [The syllabus was shared post-meeting and no concerns were raised by the committee.]
IV. Old Business
V. New Business – Undergraduate
New Courses
- CHEM 460: Chemistry in the Kitchen*[Approved]
- GGS 106: Climate Change and a Sustainable Earth [Tabled per department]
- MATH 421: Abstract Algebra II [Approved]
- MATH 432: Differential Geometry [Approved]
- MATH 433: Algebraic Geometry [Approved]
- MATH 490: Internship [Approved]
Modified Courses
- BIOL 213: Cell Structure and Function [Approved]
- BIOL 334: Vertebrate Paleontology [Approved]
- BIOL 336: Invertebrate Paleontology [Approved]
- COS 300: Professional Preparation for STEM Disciplines [Approved]
- EVPP 109: Ecosphere- Introduction to Environmental Science I- Lab*[Approved]
- EVPP 113: Ecosphere- Introduction to Environmental Science II- Lab*[Approved]
- GEOL 303: Field Mapping Techniques [Approved]
- GGS 308: Field Mapping Techniques [Approved]
- GGS 416: Satellite Image Analysis [Approved]
- GGS 426: Physical Fundamentals of Remote Sensing [Approved]
- MATH 491: Reading and Problems [Approved]
- PHYS 161:University Physics I Laboratory [Approved]
- PHYS 261_University Physics II Laboratory [Approved]
Deactivated Courses
- GGS 319: Air Pollution [Approved]
- GGS 456: Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation [Approved]
- GGS 490: Practicum in Geographical Applications [Approved]
- GGS 495: GGS Senior Research Project [Approved]
New Programs
- Energy Transition Management Minor [Approved pending adding information to justification.]
Modified Programs
- Atmospheric Sciences, BS [Approved. Recommendation to remove GGS 319 and 456.]
- Biology, BS [Approved]
- Earth Science Minor [Approved]
- Environmental Science, BS [Approved]
- Geographic Information Systems Minor [Approved]
- Geography Minor [Approved]
- Geology, BS [Approved]
- Mathematics, BS* [Approved]
VI. New Business – Graduate
New Courses
- NEUR 554 Neuroscience of Consciousness [Approved with modifications to the prerequisites.]
- MATH 690: Graduate Internship [Approved]
Modified Courses
- ASTR 764/CSI 764: Computational Astrophysics [Approved]
- ASTR 765: High-Energy and Accretion Astrophysics [Approved]
- ASTR 796: Directed Reading and Research [Approved, pending clarification of “and” vs “or” in pre-reqs.]
- GEOL 504: Sedimentary Geology [Approved]
- GEOL 521: Geology of Energy Resources [Approved]
- PHYS 502: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics [Approved with prereq course title addition and “or equivalent”.]
- PHYS 512: Solid State Physics and Applications [Approved with prereq course title addition and “or equivalent”.]
- PHYS 533: Modern Instrumentation [Approved]
- PHYS 540: Nuclear and Particle Physics [Approved with prereq course title addition and “or equivalent”.
- PHYS 575: Atmospheric Physics I [Approved with prereq course title addition and “or equivalent”.
- PHYS 581: Topics in Renewable Energy [Approved with prereq course title addition and “or equivalent”.]
- PHYS 796 Directed Reading and Research [Approved pending clarification of “and” vs “or” in pre-reqs.]
Deactivated Courses
- GGS 581: World Food and Population [Approved]
- GGS 605: Systemic Applications of GIS [Approved]
- GGS 671: Algorithms and Modeling in GIS [Approved]
- GGS 721: Biogeography [Approved]
- GGS 756 Physical Principles of Remote Sensing [Approved]
- GGS 759: Topics in Earth Systems Science [Approved]
- GGS 772: Cloud Geographic Information [Approved]
Modified Programs
- Bachelor’s Degree (selected), Bioinformatics Management, Accelerated PSM [Approved]
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Graduate Certificate [Approved]
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, MS [Approved]
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, PhD [Approved]
- Bioinformatics Management, MS [Approved]
- Bioinformatics Management, Professional Science Master’s [Approved]
- Biology, MS [Approved]
- Biosciences, PhD [Approved]
- Chemistry and Biochemistry, PhD [Approved]
- Computational Sciences and Informatics, PhD [Approved]
- Computational Social Science, PhD [Approved]
- Neuroscience, BS/Biology, Accelerated MS [Approved]
VII. Adjournment [11:41AM]