Category: 2022-2023

Time:  9:30am
Location: Microsoft Teams. If anyone in addition to the COSCC would like to attend, please email Jen for details.

Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 11/17/2023.

When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.

I. Call to Order [Meeting Cancelled on 11/30]

II. Approval of the November 17, 2023 Meeting Minutes

III. Announcements/Discussion

IV. Old Business

New Courses

Modified Courses

V. New Business – Undergraduate

VI. New Business – Graduate

VII. Adjournment

*Item added after the agenda was announced.

• *The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

Time:  9:30am
Location: Microsoft Teams. If anyone in addition to the COSCC would like to attend, please email Jen for details.

Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 11/3/2023.

When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.

I. Call to Order [9:32AM]

II. Approval of the October 27, 2023 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• Reminder of catalog deadline: It’s recommended that program proposals come to the COSCC in January, no later than March (March leaves absolutely no time for error)

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Programs

• Mathematics for Costello College of Business Students Minor [Approved]

Modified Programs

• Computational and Data Sciences, BS [Approved]
• Mathematics, BS [Approved]

Deleted Programs

• Mathematics for School of Business Students Minor [Approved]

VI. New Business – Graduate

Modified Courses

• CSI 783: Computational Quantum Mechanics [Tabled, then approved via email vote on 11/22.]
• MATH 799: MS Thesis [Tabled per the department]

The COSCC discussed next semester’s schedule and decided upon Thursdays at 1:00pm. Exact dates forthcoming.

VII. Adjournment

*Item added after the agenda was announced.

• *The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

Time:  9:30am
Location: Microsoft Teams. If anyone in addition to the COSCC would like to attend, please email Jen for details.

Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 10/13/2023.

Attendees:

I. Call to Order [9:32AM]

II. Approval of the September 29, 2023 Meeting Minutes [Approved.]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• Zombie Courses*

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

• BIOL 424: Female Reproductive Biology & Health [Approved.]

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Courses

• FRSC 660: FARO Forensic 3D Documentation [Approved.]
• GGS 504: Population Geography [Approved, pending update to the course description on the proposal.]

Modified Courses

• CSI 501: Introduction to Scientific Programming [Approved.]

Modified Programs

• Forensic Science, MS [Approved.]

VII. Adjournment [10:32AM]

*Item added after the agenda was announced.

• *The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

Time:  9:30am
Location: Microsoft Teams. If anyone in addition to the COSCC would like to attend, please email Jen for details.

Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 9/15/2023.

Attendees:

I. Call to Order [9:32 AM]

II. Approval of the September 1, 2023 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• Chair vote [Dr. Hakami will continue to serve as chair for the 2023 to 2024 AY].
• COSCC Bylaws review
• Certificate/Accelerated Master’s pathways A subcommittee will be assembled to review and update the COSCC’s bylaws. Drs. Burtch and Roy volunteered to serve on this subcommittee; all COSCC members are welcome to join, please email Jen. ].
• Certificate/Accelerated Master’s pathways [Graduate Council is currently drafting catalog verbiage for a certificate to accelerated master’s pathway. Jen asked everyone to consider if their departments may have graduate certificates that would be a good fit for this pathway.]
• Undergraduate and Graduate Council agendas review [Jen reminds the departments to continue their review of the monthly UC and GC agendas..]

IV. Old Business

• Approval of the May 12, 2023 meeting minutes [Approved]
• COS 402/602 update from September 1, 2023 COSCC meeting [This course will not be taught in Spring 2024 after all].

New Courses-Undergraduate

• EVPP 485: Quantitative Methods for Environmental Scientists* [Approved with a change so the prerequisites are required.]

New Courses- Graduate

• EVPP 585: Quantitative Methods for Environmental Scientists* [Approved- ESP to provide its preference for communicating the prerequisite requirements.]

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

• NEUR 355: Cross Cultural Studies in Scientific Inquiry [Approved]

VI. New Business – Graduate

VII. Adjournment [10:15am]

*Item added after the agenda was announced.

• *The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

Time:  9:30am
Location: Microsoft Teams. If anyone in addition to the COSCC would like to attend, please email Jen for details.

Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 8/18/2023.

When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.

Attendees:

I. Call to Order [9:34AM]

II. Approval of the May 12, 2023 Meeting Minutes [This item was inadvertently missed and will be addressed at the next meeting]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• 2023-2024 COSCC Chair Vote [Postponed to next meeting]
• COS 402/602 Syllabus for Spring 2024* [Tabled to allow more time for review. Syllabi must come into alignment with University Policy 3002.]

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

• CLIM 103: Global Weather, Climate, and Society Laboratory [Approved pending clearer schedule alignment with the CLIM 101 lecture.]
• EVPP 435: The Diversity of Fishes* [Approved]
• EVPP 485: R Programming and Statistics for Environmental Scientists* [Tabled for a larger cross-departmental discussion.]

Modified Courses

• BIOL 177: Ecological Applications [Approved]
• BIOL 480: The Diversity of Fishes*[Approved]
• NEUR 328: Cellular Neuroscience Lab* [Approved with max allowable correction and What/Why format.]
• NEUR 406: Zebrafish Neurodevelopment Laboratory* [Approved with What/Why format.]

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Course

• EVPP 585: R Programming and Statistics for Environmental Scientists* [Tabled for a larger cross-departmental discussion.]

VII. Adjournment [10:48AM]

*Item added after the agenda was announced.

• *The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

Time:  9:30am
Location: Microsoft Teams. If anyone in addition to the COSCC would like to attend, please email Jen for details.

Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 4/28/2023.

When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.

Attendees:

I. Call to Order [9:30AM]

II. Approval of the April 28, 2023 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

Modified Course

• EVPP 436: The Human Dimensions of Global Climate Change [Approved]

Modified Program

• Environmental Science, BS [Approved]

VI. New Business – Graduate

VII. Adjournment [9:38AM]

*Item added after the agenda was announced.

• *The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

Time:  9:30am
Location: Microsoft Teams. If anyone in addition to the COSCC would like to attend, please email Jen for details.

Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 4/14/2023.

When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.

Attendees:

I. Call to Order [9:33 AM]

II. Approval of the March 31, 2023 Meeting Minutes

III. Announcements/Discussion

• Fall 2023 COSCC Meeting Schedule [The committee would like to keep fall 2023 meetings on Fridays at 9:30am.]

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

• CLIM 103: Global Warming: Weather, Climate, and Society Laboratory  [Approved, pending clarification about catalog description. Post-meeting, the course was tabled.]
• COS 108: College of Science Transitions* [Approved]
• COS 390: Learning Assistant Seminar* [Approved pending syllabus updates: COVID statement removal and clarifying grading.]
• COS 391: Continuing Learning Assistant Seminar* [Approved pending change to 0-1 credits and syllabus updates: COVID statement removal.]
• EVPP 441: Protist Diversity and Ecology* [Approved]

Modified Program

• Neuroscience, BS* [Approved]

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Courses

• BINF 735: Next Generation Sequencing Data Analysis [Approved]
• BIOL 565: Medical Microbiology  [Tabled per department]
• GEOL 545: Planetary Geology [Approved]

Modified Course

• BIOL 671: Fundamental Concepts in Evolution [Approved]

Modified Programs

• IN-MS-P002: INTO Mason: Science Graduate Pathways [Approved]
• Neuroscience, PhD* [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [10:45am}

*Item added after the agenda was announced.

• *The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

Time:  9:30am
Location: Microsoft Teams. If anyone in addition to the COSCC would like to attend, please email Jen for details.

Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 3/17/2023.

When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.

Attendees:

I. Call to Order [9:30AM]

II. Approval of the February 24, 2023 Meeting Minutes [approved.]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• The Crosslisting Policy updates are not yet available, they will be brought to a future COSCC meeting.

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

• CDS 465: Modeling Interactive Populations [Approved, pending change to grading percentages.]
• COS 150: Women Leaders in STEM*[Approved]
• GGS 485: Capstone in Geography and Geoinformation Science [Approved]

Modified Courses

• CDS 411: Modeling and Simulation II [Approved]
• CDS 461: Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulations [Approved]
• EVPP 336: Human Dimensions of the Environment [Approved, pending clarification on course description and pre-reqs.]
• EVPP 436: The Human Dimensions of Global Climate Change [Tabled]
• MATH 312: Geometry [Approved]
• MATH 411: Functions of a Complex Variable [Approved]

Inactivated Courses

•  EVPP 409: Medical Mycology
  • impacted programs: Environmental Science, BS [Approved]
• EVPP 472: Tools and Techniques for International Development
  • impacted programs: Renewable Energy Interdisciplinary Minor [Approved]
• GGS 412: Air Photography Interpretation
  • impacted programs: Geographic Information Systems Minor, Intelligence Studies Minor, Computing, BS
  • impacted courses: GEOL 317: Geomorphology, GGS 562: Photogrammetry, GGS 579: Remote Sensing [Approved]

Modified Programs

• Astronomy, BS*[Approved with a clarified “what” and “why”]
• Environmental and Sustainability Studies, BA Approved with the suggestion to update the concentration code.]
• Geography, BA [Approved]
• Geography, BS [Approved]
• IN-BA-P002,IN-BPRE-P002,IN-BS-P002: INTO-Mason: Science Undergraduate Pathways [Approved with an included statement that the COSCC is simply moving the proposal along as it did not notice any science-related changes.]
• Mathematics, BS [Approved via post-meeting email vote.]
• Physics, BS*[Approved]

VI. New Business – Graduate

Modified Courses

• CSI 798: Research Project [Approved pending clarity on the repeat status]
• EVPP 536: The Diversity of Fishes [Approved]
• GGS 533: Issues in Regional Geography [Approved]
• GGS 590: Selected Topics in Geography [Approved]

Modified Programs

• Earth Systems and Geoinformation Sciences, PhD*[Approved]
• Environmental Science, MS [Approved]
• Forensic Science, BS/Forensic Science, Accelerated MS [Approved]
• Forensic Science, Graduate Certificate [Approved]
• Forensic Science, MS [Approved]
• Neuroscience, PhD* [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [11:40AM]

*Item added after the agenda was announced.

• *The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

Time:  9:30am
Location: Microsoft Teams. If anyone in addition to the COSCC would like to attend, please email Jen for details.

Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 2/10/2023.

When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.

Attendees:

I. Call to Order [9:30AM]

II. Approval of the January 27, 2023 Meeting Minutes

III. Announcements/Discussion

• Draft Crosslisting Policy [The COSCC requested that the following be incorporated into the draft: The rationale; provide undergraduate and graduate-specific wording; address cross-college crosslists. It was also asked that we look into providing due-diligence that learning will not be harmed with any particular crosslist- this might include a narrative in the “Justification” section of the CIM form. These revisions will be brought back to the COSCC at a future meeting.]

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

Modified Courses

• BIOL 124: Human Anatomy and Physiology [Approved with pre-req clarification.]
• BIOL 177: Ecological Applications* [Approved]
• CDS 486: Topics in Computational and Data Sciences [Approved]
• MATH 105: Precalculus Mathematics [Approved with “or” pre-req clarification.]
• MATH 108: Introductory Calculus with Business Applications [Approved]
• MATH 113: Analytics Geometry and Calculus I [Approved with “or” pre-req clarification.]
• MATH 114: Analytics Geometry and Calculus II  [Approved]
• MATH 115: Analytics Geometry and Calculus I (Honors) [Approved]
• MATH 123: Calculus with Algebra/Trigonometry, Part A [Approved with “or” pre-req clarification.]
• MATH 125: Discrete Mathematics I [Approved]
• MATH 314: Introduction to Applied Mathematics [Approved]

Inactivated Courses

• GEOL 316: Computers in Geology [Approved]
• GEOL 408: Practicum for Geology Laboratories [Approved]
• MATH 045: STEM Math Prep [Approved]

Modified Program

• Biology, BA* [Approved]
• Computational and Data Science, BS [Approved]
• Environmental Consulting Minor [Approved]
• Neuroscience Minor* [Approved]
• Sustainable Studies Minor [Approved]

VI. New Business – Graduate

Modified Course

• PHYS 575: Atmospheric Physics I [Approved]

Inactivated Courses

• ASTR 532: Phys Interplanetary Med
  • Impacts: None [Approved]
• CSI 687: Solid State Physics and Applications
  • Impacted Courses: PHYS 512: Solid State Physics and Applications (equivalent); CSI 787: Computational Materials Science (recommended pre-req) [Approved]

Modified Programs

• Applied and Engineering Physics, MS [Approved]
• Climate Science, MS [Approved]
• Computational Sciences and Informatics, PhD [Approved, waiting for updated “why?”]
• Environmental and Sustainability Management Graduate Certificate[Approved]
• Physics, PhD [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [10:38AM]

*Item added after the agenda was announced.

• *The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

Time:  9:30am
Location: Microsoft Teams. If anyone in addition to the COSCC would like to attend, please email Jen for details.

Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 1/13/2023.

When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.

Attendees:

I. Call to Order 

II. Approval of the December 2, 2022 Meeting Minutes 

III. Announcements/Discussion

• 2023-2024 Catalog Timeline

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

Modified Courses

• BIOL 124 Human Anatomy and Physiology*
• BIOL 437 Orinthology*
• EVPP 434 Food-Energy-Water Nexus
• EVPP 437 Orinthology

Inactivated Course

• CDS 487 Electronic Structure Computations

Modified Programs

• Biology, BS*
• Forensic Science, BS
• Medical Laboratory Science, BS*
• Sustainability Studies Minor

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Course

• BIMR 510 Creativity and Innovation

Inactivated Courses

• CSI 606 Scientific Graphics and Visualization Tools 
• CSI 629 Topics in Continuum Systems 
• CSI 638 The Policy Process for Scientists
• CSI 662 Introduction to Space Weather
  • Impacted program: Climate Science, MS as an elective
• CSI 670 Economic Systems Design 
• CSI 712 Introduction to Solid Surfaces
• CSI 713 Quantum Chemistry 
• CSI 714 Spectroscopy and Structure  
• CSI 719 Topics in Computational Chemistry
• CSI 722 Computational Fluid Dynamics II
• CSI 723 Fluid Mechanics II
• CSI 763 Statistical Methods in Space Sciences
• CSI 787 Computational Materials Science
  • Impacted program: Computational Sciences and Informatics, PhD as an elective
• CSI 788 Simulation of Large Scale Systems
  • Impacted program: Computational Sciences and Informatics, PhD as an elective
• CSI 854 Hyperspectral Imaging Applications
• CSI 876 Measure and Linear Spaces
  • Impacted program: Computational Sciences and Informatics, PhD as an elective
  • Impacted courses: CSI 972 (being inactivated)
• CSI 877 Geometric Methods in Statistics
  • Impacted program: Computational Sciences and Informatics, PhD as an elective
• CSI 885 Atomistic Modeling of Materials
• CSI 971 Probability Theory
• CSI 972 Mathematical Statistics I
  • Impacted courses: CSI 973 (being inactivated)
• CSI 973 Mathematical Statistics II
• CSI 978 Statistical Analysis of Signals
• CSI 979 Advanced Topics in Computational Statistics
• CSI 991 Seminar in Scientific Computing
  • Impacted programs: Computational Science, MS in a footnote; Computational Sciences and Informatics, PhD as an elective

Modified Program

• Biosciences, PhD

VII. Adjournment

* Item added after the agenda was announced.

• *The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.