Graduate Council Minutes

Meeting Date:	02/02/2024
Meeting Time:	10:00 AM
Meeting Location:	ZOOM

Attendance

Name	Present	Absent
Andre, Dr. Thomas L.	Present	Absent
Beach, Dr. Kevin S.	Present	Absent
Botero, Ms. Cecilia E.	Present	Absent
Bourgeois, Mrs. Robin W.	Present	Absent
Busby, Dr. Anna K.	Present	Absent
Cafer, Dr. Anne elizabeth M.	Present	Absent
Cain, Dr. Jason A.	Present	Absent
Chakraborty, Dr. Saumen	Present	Absent
Cook, Dr. Brad L.	Present	Absent
Davis, Dr. Walter D.	Present	Absent
Diven-Brown, Ms. Laura	Present	Absent
Doerksen, Dr. Robert J.	Present	Absent
Durkin, Dr. Daniel W.	Present	Absent
Easson, Dr. Gregory L.	Present	Absent
Geetha kumari, Ms. Divya chandran	Present	Absent
Gilliland, Ms. Kristy L.	Present	Absent
Glasco, Dr. Julie A.	Present	Absent
Green, Dr. Christopher R.	Present	Absent
Hanson, Ms. Carey B.	Present	Absent
Higdon, Dr. Carolyn W.	Present	Absent
Holmes, Dr. Erin R.	Present	Absent
Joung, Dr. Hyunwoo	Present	Absent
Kelly, Dr. Savannah L.	Present	Absent
Klingen, Dr. Anne M.	Present	Absent
Kluck, Dr. Annette S.	Present	Absent
Long, Mrs. Carrie D.	Present	Absent
May, Ms. Cindy L.	Present	Absent
Mora, Mr. Paul	Present	Absent
Nichols, Dr. Dave L.	Present	Absent
Niemeyer, Dr. Stacy R.	Present	Absent
Perryman, Dr. Mandy L.	Present	Absent
Rimoldi, Dr. John M.	Present	Absent
Sayre, Mr. Errol L.	Present	Absent
Sellar, Dr. Christian	Present	Absent
Smith, Dr. Marquita S.	Present	Absent
Soares, Dr. Denise A.	Present	Absent
Thomas, Dr. James M.	Present	Absent
Van Ness, Dr. Robert A.	Present	Absent
Walden, Mrs. Margaret F.	Present	Absent
Walker, Dr. Glenn	Present	Absent
Wang, Dr. Jianqiang	Present	Absent
Yarbrough, Dr. Lance D.	Present	Absent

Other Attendance Information

Dr. John Berns, School of Business Fellow and Associate Professor of Management, represented the School of Business Dr. Melinda Valliant, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, Director, Center for Health and Sports Performance and Professor of Nutrition & Hospitality Management, represented the School of Applied Sciences Dr. Ken Bowlin, Associate Professor and Ed Krei Chair of Accountancy, represented the Patterson School of Accountancy Jason Hale, Director of Research Resources, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs also attended regarding the new Fellowships Policy

Additional Minutes Notes

College of Liberal Arts

Add Other Request(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027829	CHANGE: Graduate Minor in Gender Studies	Approve	Deny	Table

Art & Art History

Change Course(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027797	Art 521 - Painting	Approve	Deny	Table
638027798	Art 531 - Sculpture	Approve	Deny	Table
638027805	Art 542 - Ceramic Material Research & Development	Approve	Deny	Table
638027810	Art 571 - Printmaking	Approve	Deny	Table

Biology

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ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027800	Bisc 658 - Systems Biology Theory and Practice	Approve	Deny	Table

Center for the Study of Southern Culture

Change Program(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027801	M.A. in Southern Studies	Approve	Deny	Table

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Change Program(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027803	D.A. in Chemistry	Approve	Deny	Table

Economics

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ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027630	Econ 503 - Industrial Organization	Approve	Deny	Table

Modern Languages

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ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027693	LIN 553 - Topics in Psycholinguistic Research	Approve	Deny	Table

Physics & Astronomy

Change Course(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027730	Phys 630 - Independent Study in Physics II	Approve	Deny	Table

Change Program(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027740	Ph.D. in Physics	Approve	Deny	Table

Sociology & Anthropology

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ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027454	Anth 640 - Lithic Artifact Analysis/Advanced Lithic	Approve	Deny	Table
638027431	Anth 656 - Advanced Paleopathology Ancient Health	Approve	Deny	Table

Graduate School

No Department Assigned

Add Program(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027817	Master of Science in Dietary Supplements and Medical Cannabis	Approve	Deny	Table

School of Applied Sciences

Criminal Justice & Legal Studies

Add Course(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027792	CJ 667 - Qualitative Research Design & Analysis	Approve	Deny	Table

Change Program(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027778	M.C.J. in Criminal Justice	Approve	Deny	Table

Nutrition & Hospitality Management

Change Course(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027786	NHM 515 - Nutrition Along the Weight Continuum	Approve	Deny	Table

School of Education

Higher Education

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ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027600	Edhe 798 - Graded Dissertation-Academic Writing	Approve	Deny	Table

Change Course(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027552	Edhe 665 - Contemporary Issues of Higher Education	Approve	Deny	Table

Change Program(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027553	Ed.D. with an Emphasis in Higher Education	Approve	Deny	Table

Teacher Education

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ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027499	Edci 618 - Effective Tech Integration in the Clsrm	Approve	Deny	Table
638027488	Edci 690 - Seminar in Education	Approve	Deny	Table
638027510	Edci 699 - Advanced Methods	Approve	Deny	Table
638027477	Edci 730 - Foundations of Research	Approve	Deny	Table
638027478	Edci 732 - Action Research	Approve	Deny	Table
638027506	Edel 610 - STEM in Elementary Education	Approve	Deny	Table
638027550	Edrd 602 - Reading & Writing across the Curriculum	Approve	Deny	Table
638027512	Edrd 614 - Reading Diagnosis and Intervention	Approve	Deny	Table
638027479	Edrd 655 - Early Literacy Instruction I and II	Approve	Deny	Table

Change Course(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027520	Edci 617 - Effective Tech Integration in K-12 Class	Approve	Deny	Table
638027733	Edel 661 - Practicum in Elementary Education	Approve	Deny	Table
638027530	Edsp 601 - Exceptional Students in the K-12 Classro	Approve	Deny	Table

Change Program(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027505	Ed.S. in Curriculum and Instruction	Approve	Deny	Table

School of Engineering

Change Course(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027507	C OP 501 - CO-OP Work Experience	Approve	Deny	Table

Geology & Geological Engineering

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ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027613	G E 555 - Introduction to Mining Engineering	Approve	Deny	Table

School of Pharmacy

Biomolecular Sciences

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ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027591	Graduate Certificate in Dietary Supplements	Approve	Deny	Table

No School Assigned

Leadership & Counselor Education

Add Academic Requirement(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027486	Remove GRE required for CES admissions for the M.Ed.	Approve	Deny	Table
638027503	Remove GRE required for CES admissions for the Ph.d.	Approve	Deny	Table
638027485	Remove GRE required for EDLD admissions for the Ed.D.	Approve	Deny	Table
638027484	Remove GRE required for EDLD admissions for the Ed.S.	Approve	Deny	Table
638027498	Remove GRE required for EDLD admissions for the Ph.D.	Approve	Deny	Table
638027476	Remove GRE required for EDLD admissions ifor the M.Ed.	Approve	Deny	Table

Add Other Request(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027580	Catalog Changes for Ed.S. in School Counseling Leadership	Approve	Deny	Table
638027570	Catalog Changes for M.Ed. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling	Approve	Deny	Table
638027560	Catalog Changes for Ph.D. in Counselor Education	Approve	Deny	Table

Teacher Education

Add Other Request(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027540	change in MAT catalog language	Approve	Deny	Table

No School Assigned

No Department Assigned

Add Other Request(s)

ID	Request Summary	Approved	Denied	Tabled
638027653	Move existing degree program online	Approve	Deny	Table
638027787	Student Fellowship Policy	Approve	Deny	Table
638027779	Update to 10000383	Approve	Deny	Table

Chancellor's Notes