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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 11/24/2026.

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 20th, 2026 Meeting Minutes

III. Announcements/Discussion

IV. Old Business

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 11/6/2026.

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 October 30th, 2026 Meeting Minutes

III. Announcements/Discussion

IV. Old Business

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 10/16/2026.

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 October 2nd, 2026 Meeting Minutes

III. Announcements/Discussion

IV. Old Business

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 9/18/2026.

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 August 28th, 2026 Meeting Minutes

III. Announcements/Discussion

IV. Old Business

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: 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.