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Graduate Council at the West Campus
February 9, 2005
FAB N303C
The council met in FAB N303C at 1:00 p.m. In attendance were: Joan F. Brett (co-chair), Maria Allison, Candice Bredbenner, Dottie Broaddus, Mohan Gopalakrishnan, Dennis Isbell, Jeffrey Kassing, Ida Malian, Eleanor Perry, Julie Ramsden, Marge Williams, Marjorie Zatz, and Paz Zorita. Guest in attendance: Tanya Fitzpatrick (Department of Social Work). Excused were: Ronald Davidson (co-chair), Majia Nadesan, and Najah Williams.
The minutes for November 10, 2004 were approved.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The new Travel Grant Brochure was distributed to the council members. A small supply will be distributed to each graduate program.
DISCUSSION/DECISION ITEMS
The Curriculum Action Form for the two proposed changes in the MAIS program was discussed. The first request was to add the course MAS 500 Perspectives in Interdisciplinary Studies to the list of core (required) courses. The second request stated was to eliminate the category of Foundation courses and the 6 credit requirement attached to that category. These changes require no addition or deletion of courses.
The faculty views the changes as a natural evolution of a new program. The MAS 500 course is offered every fall and spring semester; and, the feedback from both the students and the faculty have been very positive. This course gives students a strong foundation in interdisciplinary inquiry. The elimination of the Foundation category will enable students to take more courses in their Emphasis area, thus giving the students more flexibility in their graduate program. The proposal was unanimously approved and moved forward.
The Office of Graduate Studies made a request to increase the nondegree application fee from the current $25.00 to $50.00. The change in the application fee policy will bring the policy in line with the Tempe and East campuses. The request was unanimously approved.
The requested change in the automatic Withdrawal Policy was then discussed. The current policy states, "A master's degree student who does not enroll for three calendar years is considered withdrawn and must reapply for admission to a degree program." The proposal will change the three calendar years to one calendar year. The change is designed to give the faculty in each graduate program more control over their programs; and, more control over the students who are allowed to return to their graduate program. The proposed change was unanimously approved.
Notice of admission decisions was the next policy change addressed by the Graduate Council. Historically, the date (month/day/year) on the Graduate Studies' letter of admission is the actual date of admission. If the student is enrolled in courses on the admission date, those courses, if applicable, may be considered part of a program of study. Courses taken the semester before this date are nondegreee hours. The proposed change states:
"Applicants are admitted into the university for the semester indicated on their admission letter and initiate their program by registering for courses. Courses taken prior to the semester of admission are considered credit completed before enrollment in the degree."
After some discussion the members recommended the following changes for clarification:
"Applicants are admitted into the university for the semester indicated on their admission letter and initiate their program by registering for courses in the semester for which they were admitted. Courses taken prior to the semester of admission are considered nondegree or transfer credit." The proposed policy change was approved as amended.
CROSS-CAMPUSES COORDINATION
Dr. Brett brought the council members up-to-date on the possibility of Graduate Studies at the West campus using "g-portal" an admission program used by the Graduate College at the Tempe campus. The program is a great data management tool and discussions are continuing.
SHARED TOPICS
A draft of your Satisfactory Progress Guidelines should be emailed to the other council members by March 1.
Overall, the external reviewers for the proposed Ed.D. program were very pleased with the proposal and their site visit. They provided a report that included the strengths, weaknesses and recommendations for the programs.
Dr. Kassing, Director of the MA Communication Studies, suggest a change in the allocation of tuition waivers for the next academic year. He would like to be able to use one or two tuition waivers and guarantee them to a graduate student for two academic years. He feels this would be a positive recruiting tool. Dr. Brett said she would look into the possibility of dedicating two full in-state waivers to each graduate program/major.
The meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
FAB N303C
The council met in FAB N303C at 1:00 p.m. In attendance were: Joan F. Brett (co-chair), Maria Allison, Candice Bredbenner, Dottie Broaddus, Mohan Gopalakrishnan, Dennis Isbell, Jeffrey Kassing, Ida Malian, Eleanor Perry, Julie Ramsden, Marge Williams, Marjorie Zatz, and Paz Zorita. Guest in attendance: Tanya Fitzpatrick (Department of Social Work). Excused were: Ronald Davidson (co-chair), Majia Nadesan, and Najah Williams.
The minutes for November 10, 2004 were approved.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The new Travel Grant Brochure was distributed to the council members. A small supply will be distributed to each graduate program.
DISCUSSION/DECISION ITEMS
The Curriculum Action Form for the two proposed changes in the MAIS program was discussed. The first request was to add the course MAS 500 Perspectives in Interdisciplinary Studies to the list of core (required) courses. The second request stated was to eliminate the category of Foundation courses and the 6 credit requirement attached to that category. These changes require no addition or deletion of courses.
The faculty views the changes as a natural evolution of a new program. The MAS 500 course is offered every fall and spring semester; and, the feedback from both the students and the faculty have been very positive. This course gives students a strong foundation in interdisciplinary inquiry. The elimination of the Foundation category will enable students to take more courses in their Emphasis area, thus giving the students more flexibility in their graduate program. The proposal was unanimously approved and moved forward.
The Office of Graduate Studies made a request to increase the nondegree application fee from the current $25.00 to $50.00. The change in the application fee policy will bring the policy in line with the Tempe and East campuses. The request was unanimously approved.
The requested change in the automatic Withdrawal Policy was then discussed. The current policy states, "A master's degree student who does not enroll for three calendar years is considered withdrawn and must reapply for admission to a degree program." The proposal will change the three calendar years to one calendar year. The change is designed to give the faculty in each graduate program more control over their programs; and, more control over the students who are allowed to return to their graduate program. The proposed change was unanimously approved.
Notice of admission decisions was the next policy change addressed by the Graduate Council. Historically, the date (month/day/year) on the Graduate Studies' letter of admission is the actual date of admission. If the student is enrolled in courses on the admission date, those courses, if applicable, may be considered part of a program of study. Courses taken the semester before this date are nondegreee hours. The proposed change states:
"Applicants are admitted into the university for the semester indicated on their admission letter and initiate their program by registering for courses. Courses taken prior to the semester of admission are considered credit completed before enrollment in the degree."
After some discussion the members recommended the following changes for clarification:
"Applicants are admitted into the university for the semester indicated on their admission letter and initiate their program by registering for courses in the semester for which they were admitted. Courses taken prior to the semester of admission are considered nondegree or transfer credit." The proposed policy change was approved as amended.
CROSS-CAMPUSES COORDINATION
Dr. Brett brought the council members up-to-date on the possibility of Graduate Studies at the West campus using "g-portal" an admission program used by the Graduate College at the Tempe campus. The program is a great data management tool and discussions are continuing.
SHARED TOPICS
A draft of your Satisfactory Progress Guidelines should be emailed to the other council members by March 1.
Overall, the external reviewers for the proposed Ed.D. program were very pleased with the proposal and their site visit. They provided a report that included the strengths, weaknesses and recommendations for the programs.
Dr. Kassing, Director of the MA Communication Studies, suggest a change in the allocation of tuition waivers for the next academic year. He would like to be able to use one or two tuition waivers and guarantee them to a graduate student for two academic years. He feels this would be a positive recruiting tool. Dr. Brett said she would look into the possibility of dedicating two full in-state waivers to each graduate program/major.
The meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.