January 11, 2024 Agenda & Minutes – College of Science Curriculum Committee

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

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.