Time: 10:00am
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 2/14/2025.
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 [11:02 AM]
II. Approval of the December 9, 2024 and January 24, 2025 Meeting Minutes [Approved]
III. Announcements/Discussion
IV. Old Business
- MATH 726: Homological Algebra [Approved]
- MATH 734: Commutative Algebra II [Approved pending the alignment of the proposal to match the syllabus’ prerequisites.]
- MATH 735: Computational and Applied Topology [Approved pending the removal of “Tentative”.]
- Biology, BA [Approved]
- Biology, BS [Approved]
V. New Business – Undergraduate
New Courses
- EVPP 425: RS: Ecological Sustainability* [Approved pending prerequisite update on the syllabus and adding academic standards wording.]
- GEOL 403: Geochemistry [Approved pending update to 12 credit repeat maximum.]
Modified Courses
- GEOL 103: Physical Geology Lab* [Approved]
- GEOL 104: Historical Geology Laboratory* [Approved]
New Programs
- Chemistry, BA or BS/Secondary Education, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education -Science Concentration) [Approved]
- Geology, BA or BS/Secondary Education, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education – Science Concentration) [Approved]
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation Minor* [Tabled for further conversations]
Modified Programs
- Bachelor’s Degree (any)_Geographic and Cartographic Sciences, Accelerated MS [Approved]
- Bachelor’s Degree (any)/Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence, Accelerated MS [Approved]
- Biology, BA or BS/Secondary Education, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education – Science Concentration)* [Approved]
- Chemistry, BS/Chemistry, Accelerated MS [Approved]
- Geology, BS [Approved]
- Geology, BS/Earth Systems Science, Accelerated MS [Approved]
- Mathematics, BA or BS/Mathematics, Accelerated MS [Approved]
Program Inactivations
- Chemistry, BA or BS/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education Chemistry Concentration) [Approved]
- Geology, BA or BS/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education Earth Science Concentration) [Approved]
VI. New Business – Graduate
New Courses
- GEOL 603: Geochemistry [Approved]
Modified Courses
- EVPP 630: Methods and Logic of Social Inquiry* [Approved]
- GGS 531: Land-Use Modeling Techniques and Applications [Approved]
- GGS 681: Social Media Analysis [Approved]
Course Inactivation
- GGS 550: Geospatial Science [Approved]
- GGS 615: Economic Geography [Approved]
- GGS 704: Spatial Demography [Approved]
Modified Programs
- Earth Systems and Geoinformation Sciences, PhD [Approved]
- Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence, MS [Approved]
VII. Adjournment [12:37pm]
*Item added after the agenda was announced.