UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
I. Call to Order:
II. Announcements/Discussion
Administrative Updates
- Announcement: February UGC meeting changed to February 16 to align with Graduate Council. March GC meeting will move to March 23
SACSCOC Updates: Matt Smith
SCHEV Updates: Susan Woodruff
Registrar Updates: Tom Butler
College Curriculum Processes
Discussion:
- Half-semester courses
- Mason Core Town Hall, Friday, January 28th 12pm-1:30pm
III. New Business
Action Items
NEW PROGRAMS:
| BUS | New | Program | : Bachelor’s Degree (any)/Finance, Accelerated MS |
| COS | New | Program | : Atmospheric Sciences, BS/Climate Science, Accelerated MS |
MODIFIED PROGRAMS:
| CEHD | Modified | Program | SAMC: Sport and American Culture Minor |
| CHSS | Modified | Program | LA-BA-EVSS: Environmental and Sustainability Studies, BA |
| CHSS | Modified | Program | LA-BS-ECON: Economics, BS |
| COS | Modified | Program | : Bachelor’s Degree (any)/Geographic and Cartographic Sciences, Accelerated MS |
| COS | Modified | Program | : Bachelor’s Degree (any)/Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence, Accelerated MS |
| COS | Modified | Program | SC-BA-GEOG: Geography, BA |
| COS | Modified | Program | SC-BS-GEOG: Geography, BS |
NEW COURSES:
| CEHD | New | Course | SPMT 305: Managing Intercollegiate Athletics |
| CHHS | New | Course | NURS 413: Transition to Practice |
| CHSS | New | Course | ARTH 375: Indigenous Arts of the US and Canada |
| CHSS | New | Course | PHIL 345: Topics in Philosophy of Technology |
| COS | New | Course | COS 320: Science Policy in Practice |
MODIFIED COURSES:
| CEHD | Modified | Course | EDRD 300: Literacy in Fine Arts, Health, and Physical Education |
| CHSS | Modified | Course | COMM 366: Visual Communication |
| COS | Modified | Course | NEUR 327: Cellular Neuroscience |
| CHSS | Modified | Course | HDFS 499: Advanced Internship and Analysis in Human Development and Family Science |
INACTIVATED COURSES:
| BUS | Inactivated | Course | MBUS 301: Managing People and Organizations in a Global Economy |
| BUS | Inactivated | Course | MBUS 303: Marketing in a Global Economy |
| CEHD | Inactivated | Course | EDRD 301: Facilitating Literacy in School or Community Settings |
Announcements
MODIFIED PROGRAMS:
| BUS | Modified | Program | BU-BS-BUS: Business, BS |
| BUS | Modified | Program | BUS: Business Minor |
| CEC | Modified | Program | : Systems Engineering, BS/Data Analytics Engineering, Accelerated MS |
| CEHD | Modified | Program | E1-BSED-ELED: Elementary Education, BSEd |
| CHHS | Modified | Program | HH-BSN-NURS: Nursing, BSN |
| CHSS | Modified | Program | ARBC: Arabic Minor |
| COS | Modified | Program | : Computational and Data Sciences, BS/Computational Science, Accelerated MS |
| COS | Modified | Program | : Forensic Science, BS/Forensic Science, Accelerated MS |
| COS | Modified | Program | : Physics, BS/Applied and Engineering Physics, Accelerated MS |
| COS | Modified | Program | SC-BS-AOES: Atmospheric Sciences, BS |
| COS | Modified | Program | SC-BS-NEUR: Neuroscience, BS |
| COS | Modified | Program | : Mathematics, BA or BS/Mathematics, Accelerated MS |
| COS | Modified | Program | : Neuroscience, BS/Biology, Accelerated MS |
| COS | Modified | Program | : Geology, BS/Earth Systems Science, Accelerated MS |
| CVPA | Modified | Program | : Art and Visual Technology, BFA/Art Education, Accelerated MAT |
MODIFIED COURSES:
| CEHD | Modified | Course | ELED 411: Reading Development, Processes, Assessment, and Pedagogy |
| CEHD | Modified | Course | SPMT 241: Practicum |
| CHHS | Modified | Course | NURS 241: Essentials of Nursing Practice |
| CHSS | Modified | Course | COMM 369: Multimedia Storytelling |
| CHSS | Modified | Course | RELI 335: Paul and His Letters |
| CHSS | Modified | Course | SPAN 301: Grammar and Syntax |
| CHSS | Modified | Course | SPAN 305: Spanish in Context I |
| CHSS | Modified | Course | SPAN 309: Intensive Spanish in Context |
| CHSS | Modified | Course | SPAN 324: Study Abroad in Spanish |
| CHSS | Modified | Course | SPAN 335: Topics for Proficiency: The Americas |
| CHSS | Modified | Course | SPAN 336: Topics for Proficiency: Spain |
| CHSS | Modified | Course | SPAN 351: Oral Spanish |
| CVPA | Modified | Course | GAME 231: Three-Dimensional Game Art I |
| CVPA | Modified | Course | GAME 310: Digital Game Design |
| CVPA | Modified | Course | GAME 398: Three-Dimensional Game Art II |
| CVPA | Modified | Course | GAME 410: Advanced Game Design Studio |
INACTIVATED COURSES:
| CHSS | Inactivated | Course | COMM 373: Business and Economic Journalism |
| CHSS | Inactivated | Course | COMM 455: History of Journalism |
| CHSS | Inactivated | Course | FREN 415: Topics in Medieval French Literature and Culture |
| CHSS | Inactivated | Course | FREN 417: Topics in Seventeenth-Century French Literature and Culture |
| CHSS | Inactivated | Course | FREN 418: Topics in Eighteenth-Century French Literature and Culture |
| CHSS | Inactivated | Course | FREN 419: Topics in Nineteenth-Century French Literature and Culture |
| CHSS | Inactivated | Course | FREN 453: Topics in North African Francophone Literature and Culture |
| CHSS | Inactivated | Course | FREN 457: Topics in Quebec and French-Canadian Literature and Culture |
| CHSS | Inactivated | Course | FREN 460: Advanced Oral and Written Expression |
| CHSS | Inactivated | Course | WMST 415: LGBTQ Health |