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Time: 1:00pm
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 4/11/2024.

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 [1:02pm]

II. Approval of the March 28, 2024 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• Fall 2024 COSCC Scheduling [To be organized via email]
• COSCC Bylaws Revision [Tabled until the fall semester]

IV. Old Business

New Courses

• BIOL 565: Medical Microbiology [Approved pending: An update to the repeatability, prerequisite matching the syllabus, only permitting students in the Pre-Medical Undergraduate Certificate]

V. New Business – Undergraduate

Modified Courses

• CDS 461: Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulations [Approved]

Modified Programs:

• IN-BA-P002, IN-BPRE-P002, IN-BS-P002: INTO Mason: Science Undergraduate Pathways [Approved. The committee requested that any programs not included in this revision be considered for a future revision.]

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Courses

• BIOL 586: Medical Biochemistry [Tabled due to overlap with a currently offered biochemistry course],
• CSI 671: Natural Language Processing for Complex Systems [Tabled pending greater clarification about how it is different from CSS 671.]
• CSS 671: Natural Language Processing for Complex Systems [Approved pending a change to the repeat status to reflect NR.]
• CSS 717: Verification and Validation of Models  [Approved, pending changing the effective term to Summer 2024.]

Modified Courses:

• SYST 664/CSI 674/OR 664: Bayesian Artificial Intelligence [Approved]

Modified Programs:

• IN-MS-P002: INTO Mason: Science Graduate Pathways [Approved. The committee requested that any programs not included in this revision be considered for a future revision.]

VII. Adjournment [2:30pm]

*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: 1:00pm
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 1/2/2024.

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

II. Approval of the November 17, 2023 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

IV. Old Business

New Courses- Graduate

• MATH 798: Directed Reading or Research [Approved pending “What” and “Why” in the Justification section.]

Modified Courses- Graduate

• MATH 799: MS Thesis [Approved pending “What” and “Why” in the Justification section.]

V. New Business – Undergraduate

Modified Programs

• Forensic Science, BS* [Approved. BIOL 417 to be reinserted as a teaching plan for the future is underway.]

VI. New Business – Graduate

Modified Programs

• Chemistry and Biochemistry, PhD [Approved]
• Mathematics, MS* [Approved]
• Mathematics, PhD [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [1:39pm]

*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:  10:00am
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 8/13/2021

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 [10:03 AM]

II. Approval of the April 19, 2021 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

• [New members Geof Gilleaudeau (AOES), Elisabeth Epstein (BIOL), and Fernando Camelli (PHYS) were introduced to the committee.]
• [Dr. Hakami was voted to continue serving as the committee chair for the 2021 -2022 AY.]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• COSCC Chair for the 2021-2022 Academic Year
• General catalog reminders In order to meet catalog deadlines, please have any program modifications or deletions to the COSCC by its December 2021 meeting, and please have any course changes to the COSCC by its January 2022 meeting. Any new programs should be brought to Jen as soon as possible.]
• CORRECTED LIST 8/27/2021 at 1:45pm- Zombie Courses 2021 [Please review the list of courses with your departments and make changes to the courses in CIM as necessary.]

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

• COS 315: Science Policy Internship Preparation [Approved pending clarification on grading percentages.]
• EVPP 428: Planetary Health [Approved]

Modified Programs

• Biology, BA[Approved]
• Biology, BS [Approved]
• IN-BA-P002,IN-BPRE-P002,IN-BS-P002 : INTO-Mason: Science[Approved]
• Pre-Medical Undergraduate Certificate[Approved]

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Courses

• COS 515: Science Policy Internship Preparation [Approved pending clarification on grading percentages.]
• EVPP 528: Planetary Health [Approved pending learning outcome adjustments.]

Modified Programs

• Computational Social Science, PhD [Approved]
• Environmental Science, MS [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [10:56 AM]

• *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: 10:00 am
Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 3301
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 4/15/2019

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 [Meeting held via email vote.]

II. Approval of the March 25, 2019 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• Fall 2019 Meeting Schedule [To be discussed at the May meeting.]

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

Modified Course

• MATH 302: Foundations of Geometry [Tabled pending committee discussion in May. The committee had questions and suggestions regarding the differentiation between MATH 302 and MATH 312.]

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Course

• CLIM 761: Advanced Atmospheric Predictability and Prediction [Approved]

VII. Adjournment 

• *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: 10:00 am
Location: Research Hall, Room 161
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 3/11/2019

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 [Meeting held via email]

II. Approval of the February 25, 2019 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• The Offering of COS 402 in Fall 2019 [Course details were distributed via email; no comments or concerns were received.]

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

Modified Courses

• CHEM 102: Introduction to Organic, Biochemical, Pharmacological, and Fuel Chemistry [Approved]
• CHEM 104: Introduction to Organic, Biochemical, Pharmacological, and Fuel Chemistry [Approved]
• GEOL 308: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology [Approved]

VI. Adjournment 

• *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: 10:00 am
Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 3301
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 2/11/2019

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 [10:05 AM]

II. Approval of the January 21, 2019 Meeting Minutes [Approved with an update that includes the committee’s vote in approval of the guidelines, pending discussion in February surrounding if one or two categories will be required.]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• Environmental and Sustainability Studies, BA [Approved]
• Guidelines for Providing Justifications for New Programs [Approved. The committee voted that one category of justification will be required. Dr. Hakami will update all departmental chairs via email.]

Results from Email Vote

• New Course
  • PHYS 325: Intermediate Methods of Experimental Physics [Approved]
• New Program
  • Environmental and Sustainability Management Graduate Certificate [Approved]
• Modified Program
  • Earth Systems and Geoinformation Science, PhD [Approved]

IV. Old Business

New Courses

• MLAB 410: Medical Virology  [Approved]
• MLAB 411: Board Exam Preparation  [Approved]
• MLAB 412: Medical Mycology  [Approved]
• MLAB 413: Medical Parasitology  [Approved]
• MLAB 414: Molecular Detection of Infectious Disease  [Approved]
• MLAB 415: Medical Bacteriology  [Approved]
• MLAB 417: Advanced Methods in Clinical Molecular Biology  [Approved]
• MLAB 418: Human Molecular and Chromosomal Applications and Pathology  [Approved. For all MLAB courses, Jennifer suggested that the department now officially apply the courses to the BS curriculum.]

V. New Business – Undergraduate

Modified Courses

• MATH 113: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I  [Approved]
• MATH 123: Calculus with Algebra/Trigonometry, Part A  [Approved]
• PHYS 244: College Physics Lab  [Approved]
• PHYS 246: College Physics Lab  [Approved]
• PHYS 332: Solar Cells  [Approved]
• PHYS 385: Materials Science with Applications to Renewable Energy  [Approved, Jennifer will update wording to be sure the “or” prerequisite courses are clear.]

VI. New Business – Graduate

Modified Courses

• EVPP 503: Field Mapping Techniques  [Removed from consideration per department request.]
• PHYS 510: Computational Physics I  [Approved]
• PHYS 613: Computational Physics II  [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [10:40AM]

• *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: 10:00 am
Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 3301
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 1/14/2019

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 [10:04AM]

II. Approval of the December 10, 2018 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• Grading Guidelines [Regarding the grades issued for graduate seminar courses, it was determined after hearing from multiple departments in the college that implementing a consistent grading scale for every seminar course will require significant changes that are likely out of the COSCC’s purview.]
• Justification Guidelines [An email will be sent out for committee members to review the updated guidelines for new concentrations, minors, certificates and accelerated masters. Approved with an update that includes the committee’s vote in approval of the guidelines, pending discussion in February surrounding if one or two categories will be required]
• Spring 2019 COSCC Chair [Dr. Hakami will continue to serve as chair for Spring 2019, the committee is grateful for his service.]

Course Deletion:

• CONS 620: Spatial Ecology, Geospatial Analysis & Remote Sensing for Conservation [Approved]
  • COS Impacted Programs: Environmental Science and Policy, MS and Environmental GIS and Biodiversity Conservation GC

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

• CDS 468: Image Operators and Processing [Approved, friendly reminder to change max allowable credits to 6.]
• EVPP 491: Special Topics Lab [Approved, friendly amendment to add EVPP 490 as a co-req.]
• GGS 485: Capstone Course in Geoinformation Science [Tabled Later removed from consideration by the department.]
• MLAB 410: Medical Virology [Tabled Later added to the email vote.]
• MLAB 411: Board Exam Preparation [Tabled. Later added to the email vote.]
• MLAB 412: Medical Mycology [Tabled. Later added to the email vote.]
• MLAB 413: Medical Parasitology [Tabled. Later added to the email vote.]
• MLAB 414: Molecular Detection of Infectious Disease [Tabled. Later added to the email vote.]
• MLAB 415: Medical Bacteriology [Tabled. Later added to the email vote.]
• MLAB 417: Advanced Methods in Clinical Molecular Biology [Tabled. Later added to the email vote.]
• MLAB 418: Human Molecular and Chromosomal Applications and Pathology [Tabled. Later added to the email vote.]
• PHYS 325: Intermediate Physics Laboratory Methods [Tabled, will be in email vote to approve new title and course description.]

Modified Courses

• PHYS 307: Thermal Physics [Approved]

VI. New Business – Graduate

Deleted Courses

• BMED 660: Molecular and Cellular Physiology [Approved]
• BMED 661: Metabolism, Nutrition and Endocrinology [Approved]
• BMED 662: Cardiopulmonary Biology [Approved]
• BMED 663: Gastrointestinal Biology [Approved]
• BMED 664: Renal Biology [Approved]
• BMED 665: Sexual Development and Reproduction [Approved]
• NANO 500: Introduction to Nanomaterials and Interactions [Approved]
• NANO 510: Strategies for Nanocharacterization [Approved]
• NANO 520: Survey of Nanostructures [Approved]
• NANO 530: Nanofabrication [Approved]
• NANO 540: Nanotechnology in Commerce and Government [Approved]
• NANO 610: Nanoelectronics [Approved]
• NANO 620: Computational Modeling in Nanoscience [Approved]

Modified Programs

• Earth Systems and Geoinformation Sciences, PhD
• Environmental Science and Policy, MS [Approved]
• Environmental Science and Public Policy, PhD [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [11:20AM]

• *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.