A PDF of the agenda can be found here.
1. Allowing Two PhD degrees from OSU and Amount of Overlap to be Allowed, if any
The Council has briefly touched on this topic before. We received a point of discussing how much overlap would be allowed between simultaneous or sequential pursuit of two PhD degrees at OSU.
2. Transfer Courses with a Grade of Less Than B
Discussion: Students can include courses on their transcripts with grades of less than a B. Should they be allowed to transfer courses with grades of less than a B if approved by their committee?
3. Policy Regarding Students to Achieve a 3.0 GPA to Schedule an Oral Exam
Discussion: Does this continue to be a good policy? When should exceptions be made?
Continuing Business
I recommend holding off on further discussion of the “orphan graduate student” policy until we can review the minutes from our last meeting. We raised some important issues such as: