April 16, 2018-Agenda & Minutes

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Time: 10:00 am
Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 3301
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 4/2/2018

When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.

Relevant Links: Undergraduate Council Meeting Minutes/ Graduate Council Meeting Minutes

I. Call to Order 

II. Approval of the March 2018 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

  • COSCC Quorum Clarification and Voting

[It was discussed and approved that at the beginning of each semester, the committee would vote on which programs would be counted toward a voting quorum.]

IV. Old Business

New Courses

  • PHYS 391: Special Topics in Physics [Approved. This course meets a different need than PHYS 390]

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

  • COS 402: Special Topics in Science [Tabled- pending further review of how this class would fit into students’ degree programs and concerns of possible overlap with the departments.]

Modified Courses

  • CDS 230: Modeling and Simulation I* [Approved]
  • MATH 203: Linear Algebra* [Approved]
  • MATH 453: Advanced Mathematical Statistics* [Approved with the original title in place.]
  • MATH 493: Topics in Applicable Mathematics* [Approved]

Modified Programs

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Courses

  • COS 602: Special Topics in Science [Tabled per COS 402 discussion above.]
  • MATH 553: Advanced Mathematical Statistics in Actuarial Sciences* [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [10:37 AM]