Graduate Council

Action Items

1. Approval of the Graduate Program Review and Action Plan for Agricultural Education – Three-Year Follow Up – Ryan Contreras
   • Action Plan
   • Review Panel Report – January 2011
   • Unit Draft Response to Reviewer’s Recommendations

2. Curricular Proposals
   • History and Philosophy of Science, MA, MS, PhD #82799 – Renaming an Academic Program Proposal – Scott Akins
     • CPS Proposal  
   • Bioengineering, MENG, MS, PhD #102204 – Change Graduate Major – Ben Mason
     • CPS Proposal
     • Required credit and wording changes.

Discussion

Potential to Finalize Draft of Proposed “New” Transfer Credit Policies

• The goal is to finalize a draft to distribute widely for feedback.
• Please review the draft and bring/submit any comments/feedback/concerns.

Future Topics and Pending work

1. Transfer Credit Policies (residency, double/triple counting)
2. MA vs MS vs M-other learning outcomes
3. Masters along the way
4. George Waldbusser, Rebecca Mathern (Registrar) and Cass Dykeman (Education) agreed to draft language for exceptions to the “Approval Deadline for Course and Program Changes” for Graduate Programs.