Time: 9:30 am
Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 3301
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 10/31/2017
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 [9:34 AM]
II. Approval of the October 2017 Meeting Minutes [Approved. Dr. Parsons thanked Dr. Klinger for filling in as chair last month.]
III. Announcements/Discussion
- Spring 2018 Meeting Schedule Coordination [The committee discussed what day and time would be best to host next semester’s COSCC meetings. It was agreed upon that Wednesdays at 10AM would be best.]
IV. Old Business
V. New Business – Undergraduate
New Courses
- CONS 440 Ecology Field Skills [Approved]
- EVPP 112 Ecosphere: Introduction to Environmental Science II- Lecture [Approved]
- EVPP 113 Ecosphere: Introduction to Environmental Science II- Lab [Approved]
- GEOL 325 Planetary Geology [Approved]
Modified Courses
- CONS 497 Special Topics in Conservation [Approved. In an effort to reduce confusion going forward, it was suggested that the syllabus be deleted from the proposal as it isn’t necessary for this modification.]
Deleted Concentrations
- B.S. in Chemistry: Concentration in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry [Approved]
Modified Degrees
- B.S. in Chemistry: Concentration in Analytical Chemistry [Approved]
- B.S. in Chemistry: Concentration in Chemistry Education [Approved]
- B.S. in Chemistry: Concentration in Environmental Chemistry [Approved]
- Minor in Geographic Information Systems [Approved]
VI. New Business – Graduate
New Courses
- CONS 540 Ecology Field Skills [Approved pending review by the Chairs for the Biology and Environmental Science departments.]
- CONS 597 Special Topics in Conservation [Approved pending review by the Chairs for the Biology and Environmental Science departments and the receipt of a more concrete syllabus]
New Programs
- Accelerated Master’s: Geography, B.A. to Geographic and Cartographic Sciences, MS [Approved]
- Accelerated Master’s: Geography, B.S. to Geographic and Cartographic Sciences, MS [Approved]
- Accelerated Master’s: Geography, B.S. to Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence, MS [Approved]
Modified Degrees
- M.S. in Applied and Engineering Physics [Approved. It was requested that the PHYS prefix be added in front of the courses listed in the proposal.]
VII. Adjournment [10:24 AM]