UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
I. Call to Order:
II. Announcements/Discussion
- Claudia Rector, Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs will discuss the current situation with SCHEV certificate inventory
- Handouts: Certificate consolidation plan
- Jeannie Brown Leonard from the Center of Academic Advising, Retention and Transitions will discuss Course Repeat Policy
- Handouts: University Course Repeat Policy Proposal Oct. 2017 and Repeat Analysis
III. New Business
PROPOSAL FROM INTO MASON
Contact Person: Dr. Nicole J. Sealey, Academic Director,
3-3378, nsealey@gmu.edu
No Proposals Submitted
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
New Course (ACTION ITEM):
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
EDUC 301: Educating Diverse and Exceptional Learners
TOUR 320: Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management Information
TOUR 414: Hospitality, Tourism, and Events Management Finance
TOUR 420: Tourism Planning/Policy
TOUR 490: Hospitality, Tourism, and Events Management Internship
Inactivated Programs (ANNOUNCEMENT):
Inactivate BS in Athletic Training
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 ITEM):
NUTR 315: Fundamentals of Cooking
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
HAP 489: Pre-Internship Seminar
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Contact Person: Vita Vock, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
3-1060 vvock@gmu.edu
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
ENGH 414: Folklore and the Supernatural
Modified Programs (ANNOUNCEMENT):
INTS_BS_Applied Global Conservation
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Contact Person: Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,
3-9787, pseshaiy@gmu.edu
New Courses (ACTION ITEM):
CHEM 271: General Chemistry for Engineers Lecture
CHEM 272: General Chemistry for Engineers Lab
CHEM 424: Principles of Chemical Separation
CHEM 425: Electroanalytical Chemistry
NEUR 101: Introduction to Neuroscience
NEUR 406: Zebrafish Neurodevelopment Laboratory
Inactivated Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
CHEM 341: Fundamental Inorganic Chemistry
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
ASTR 401: Computer Simulation in Astronomy
ASTR 402: RS: Methods of Observational Astronomy
ASTR 404: Galaxies and Cosmology
ASTR 405: Honors Thesis in Astronomy I
ASTR 406: Honors Thesis in Astronomy II
ASTR 409: Astronomy Internship
ASTR 480: The Interstellar Medium
BIOL 435: Selected Topics in Biology
GEOL 308: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
PHYS 405: Honors Thesis in Physics I
PHYS 406: Honors Thesis in Physics II
PHYS 407: Senior Laboratory in Modern Physics
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Contact Person: Nicole Springer, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs,
3-5232 nspringe@gmu.edu
New Courses (ACTION ITEM):
MUSI 489: Music Technology Capstone
Inactivated Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
FAVS 335: Sound and Lighting for Film and Video
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
FAVS 250: Business of Film and Video
FAVS 352: Ethics of Film and Video
FAVS 357: New Media and Film Distribution
FAVS 377: Interactive Storytelling for Social Change
FAVS 400: Film and Video Career Seminar
FAVS 431: Advanced Cinematography
FAVS 475: Advanced Fiction Directing
FAVS 483: Feature-Length Scriptwriting
FAVS 496: Advanced Visual Storytelling
FAVS 497: Senior Film Practicum
FAVS 498: Development for Senior Project
Program Modifications (ANNOUNCEMENTS):
PROPOSAL FROM THE HONORS COLLEGE
Contact Person: Ms. Heather Anderson, Director of Academic Affairs and Advising,
3-1108, handers4@gmu.edu
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
Contact Person: Marcy Glover, Operations Manager, Academic Programs and Services, Office of the Provost
3-8729 Email: mglover2@gmu.edu
Inactivated Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
UNIV 497: China 1-2-1 Senior Thesis
PROPOSALS FROM THE SCHAR SCHOOL OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT
Contact Person: Ann Ludwick, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
3-1415, aludwick@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 FOR CONFLICT ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION
Contact Person: Mara Schoeny, Associate Professor, Director, Undergraduate Program
3-9191 mschoeny@gmu.edu
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE VOLGENAU SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Contact Person: Pelin Kurtay, Associate Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
3-7606 paksoy@gmu.edu
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENTS):
CS 306: Synthesis of Ethics and Law for the Computing Professional
STAT 354: Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists II
STAT 499: Special Topics in Statistics
Program Modifications (ANNOUNCEMENTS):
BS Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
MINOR Environmental Engineering
IV. Adjournment- 5:03pm