UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
I. Call to Order
II. Announcements/Discussion
- 3-3:15 p.m. – Bethany will lead a discussion regarding the development and goals of the council.
- Claudia Rector will review the SCHEV common core policy and SACSCOC substantive change policy. Please review the accompanying handout.
III. New Business
PROPOSALS FROM THE CENTER OF ACADEMIC ADVISING, RETENTION AND TRANSITIONS
Contact Person: Jacquelyn L. Nash, Associate Director for UNIV Courses and Programs
3-3223, jhilldru@gmu.edu
No proposals submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Contact Person: Ellen Rodgers, Associate Dean, Student and Academic Affairs
3-2034 erodger1@gmu.edu
No proposals submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Contact Person: Cathy Tompkins, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies,
3-2838, ctompkin@gmu.edu
New Courses (ACTION ITEMS):
NUTR312 Experimental Foods
NUTR313 Experimental Foods Lab
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Contact Person: Vita Vock, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
3-1060 vvock@gmu.edu
New Courses (ACTION ITEMS):
ANTH378 Humans and Animals
ANTH379 Andean Archeology
ANTH385 Human Osteology
ANTH386 Human Osteology Lab
ANTH387 Zooarcheology
ANTH393 Paleopathology
COMM487 Washington Media Institute
CRIM325 Hate Crime
CRIM411 Innovations in Policing
CRIM430 Criminal Law
FREN385 Introduction to French Linguistics
FREN390 French for the Professions: Fashion, Food and Finance
GERM329 Representations of the Holocaust
HIST394 Thinking Globally
HIST397 Topics in Public History
HNRS400 Honors College Internship
ITAL360 Southern Italy
PHIL110 Ethics Lab
RELI333 Spiritual Autobiography
Inactivated Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
FREN461 Linguistic Structure of Modern French
Modified Programs (ANNOUNCEMENT):
Chinese, Minor
CHSS Excluded Courses and Credits (Note: addition of restricted courses language that was provided at the January UGC meeting)
BA Communication
BA Communication, Concentration in Public Relations
Communication, Minor
Well-Being, Minor
BA Criminology, Law and Society
BS Criminology, Law and Society
Criminology, Law and Society, Minor
BA Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Concentration in Conservation and Sustainability , Concentration in Conservation and Sustainability , Concentration in Conservation and Sustainability
BA Global Affairs, Concentration in the Environment
BA History Concentrations in Digital History, Public History, Global History, and Individualized (Note: revised per January UGC meeting input)
BS Integrative Studies, Concentration in Applied Global Conservation
BA Integrative Studies, Concentration in Early Childhood Education (Note: withdrawn)
BA Integrative Studies, Concentration in Elementary Education (Note: withdrawn)
BA IntegrativeStudies, Concentration in Social Innovation and Enterprise
BA Integrative Studies, concentration in Women and Gender Studies
Intelligence Analysis, Minor
Italian Studies, Minor
Korean Studies, Minor
Leadership, Minor
Non-Profit Studies, Minor
Political Communication, Minor
BA Psychology
BS Psychology
BS Psychology, Honors Supporting Courses
BA Russian and Eurasian Studies, Concentration in Russian Language and Culture
Social Justice, Minor
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Contact Person: Jennifer Bazaz Gettys, Associate Director for Academic Affairs, 3-5302, jbazaz@gmu.edu
New Courses (ACTION ITEMS):
BIOL413 Histotechniques
CLIM456 Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation
EVPP413 Histotechniques
NEUR480 Biological Bases of Alzheimer’s Disease
Inactivated Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
NEUR380 Biological Bases of Alzheimer’s Disease
Modified Programs (ANNOUNCEMENT):
BS Neuroscience (Note: Neuroscience Curriculum Transition: BS, Minor, and all Undergraduate Courses are moving from CHSS to COS)
BS Environmental Science
BS in Chemistry without Concentration
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Contact Person: Nicole Springer, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs
3-5232 nspringe@gmu.edu
No proposals submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Contact Person: Patrick Soleymani, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs
3-5137 psoleyma@gmu.edu
No proposals submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE SCHOOL OF CONFLICT ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION
Contact Person: Mara Schoeny, Associate Professor, Director, Undergraduate Program
3-9191 mschoeny@gmu.edu
No proposals submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE SCHAR SCHOOL OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT
Contact Person: Ann Ludwick, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
3-1415, aludwick@gmu.edu
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
GOVT399 Research Practicum
PROPOSALS FROM THE VOLGENAU SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Contact Person: Pelin Kurtay, Associate Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
3-7606 paksoy@gmu.edu
No proposals submitted
IV. Adjournment