March 27, 2026 Agenda & Minutes- March Spillover Meeting

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

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. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

• COS 303: Introduction to AI Applications in Science

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Courses

• COS 503: Introduction to AI Applications in Science
• NEUR 560: AI & Data Exploration
• NEUR 562: AI Research & Scholarly Communication

Modified Programs

• Bioinformatics Management, MS
• Bioinformatics Management, Professional Science Master’s
• Computational Sciences and Informatics, PhD
• Computational Social Science, PhD
• Environmental Science, MS
• Environmental Science and Public Policy, PhD
• Forensics Graduate Certificate* (if time)
• Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence, MS

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.