November 19, 2025 Agenda

November 19, 2025 Agenda

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1. Call to Order
2. Announcements
   1. SCHEV Updates: Susan Woodruff
   2. Registrar Updates: Christina Theodorou
   3. Mason Core Updates: Laura Poms
   4. Provost’s Office Updates: Keith Renshaw
3. New business

   1. ACTION ITEMS

      Deleted Courses
      Honors	Deleted	Course	HNRS 261: Community Connection Practicum (Topics Vary)
      Honors	Deleted	Course	HNRS 302: Principles of Research and Inquiry for Transfer Students
      Honors	Deleted	Course	HNRS 361: Multi-Disciplinary Practicum (Topic Varies)
      Honors	Deleted	Course	HNRT 225: Applied Calculus
      New Courses
      CHSS	New	Course	HIST 362: Modern Korean History
      CHSS	New	Course	HIST 363: History of Modern South Asia: from Mughals to Modi
      COS	New	Course	CLIM 425: Unlocking Past Climate: Models & Proxies
      COS	New	Course	NEUR 430: Introduction to Computational Neuroscience
      COS	New	Course	NEUR 431: Neuroinformatics Methods
      SCHAR	New	Course	GOVT 380: Experiential Learning
      Modified Courses
      CHSS	Modified	Course	ARAB 101: Elementary Arabic I
      CHSS	Modified	Course	ARAB 102: Elementary Arabic II
      CHSS	Modified	Course	ARAB 330: Debate and Discussion
      CHSS	Modified	Course	ARAB 331: Narrative and Composition
      CHSS	Modified	Course	ARAB 355: Advanced Arabic Media: Debates & Context
      CHSS	Modified	Course	ARAB 370: Arabic for the Professions
      CHSS	Modified	Course	ARAB 390: Translation Methods: Arabic to English
      CHSS	Modified	Course	CHIN 102: Elementary Chinese II
      CHSS	Modified	Course	CHIN 110: Elementary Chinese
      CHSS	Modified	Course	CHIN 311: Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
      CHSS	Modified	Course	CHIN 325: Major Chinese Writers
      CHSS	Modified	Course	COMM 351: News Writing and Reporting
      CHSS	Modified	Course	COMM 454: Free Speech and Ethics
      CHSS	Modified	Course	COMM 457: Communicating Dissent: Revolutions and Social Movements
      CHSS	Modified	Course	FREN 300: Study Tour in France
      CHSS	Modified	Course	JAPA 350: Writing in Japanese Culture
      CHSS	Modified	Course	JAPA 380: Japan in Motion
      CHSS	Modified	Course	JAPA 410: Readings in Japanese Modern Fiction
      CHSS	Modified	Course	RUSS 480: Integrated Study of Russian Language and Culture
      CHSS	Modified	Course	RUSS 481: Russian for the Professions
      COS	Modified	Course	COS 301: Great Ideas in Science
      CVPA	Modified	Course	AVT 385: EcoArt
      Honors	Modified	Course	HNRS 131: Contemporary Social Issues (Topic Varies)
      Honors	Modified	Course	HNRS 240: Reading the Past (Topic Varies)
      Honors	Modified	Course	HNRS 260: Society and Community Engagement Topics (Topics Vary)
      SCHAR	Modified	Course	GOVT 327: Topics in Contemporary Western Political Theory
      SCHAR	Modified	Course	GOVT 357: Urban Planning
      New Programs
      SCHAR	New	Program	: Political Science

   2. Announcements

      Deleted Courses
      Honors	Deleted	Course	HNRT 125: Applied Quantitative Reasoning
      Modified Programs
      CHSS	Deleted	Program	PCM: Professional Experience in Communication Minor
      SCHAR	Deleted	Program	PP-BA-GVIP: Government and International Politics, BA
      Modified Courses
      CHSS	Modified	Course	FRLN 485: Multilingualism, Identity, and Power
      CHSS	Modified	Course	HIST 304: Western Europe in the Middle Ages
      CHSS	Modified	Course	HIST 307: Early Modern Europe
      CHSS	Modified	Course	INTS 420: College to Career Skills
      CHSS	Modified	Course	JAPA 101: Elementary Japanese I
      CHSS	Modified	Course	JAPA 102: Elementary Japanese II
      CHSS	Modified	Course	LATN 101: Elementary Latin I
      CHSS	Modified	Course	LATN 102: Elementary Latin II
      CVPA	Modified	Course	FAVS 366: Community Content Creation
      Honors	Modified	Course	HNRS 499: Special Topics
      COS	Modified	Program	SCTP: Science and Technology Policy Minor
      CVPA	Modified	Program	STAR: Studio Art Minor
      SCHAR	Modified	Program	PP-BA-ISLW: International Security and Law, BA
      SCHAR	Modified	Program	PP-BS-PUAD: Public Administration, BS

4. Adjournment