August 27, 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 8/13/2018

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 [10:07AM]

II. Approval of the April 30, 2018 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

  • COS Faculty Meeting Update

[Dr. Klinger updated the committee on the COSCC’s annual report that he presented to the COS Faculty committee last semester. The faculty commented on previous Mason Core proposals being unsuccessful. J. Gettys noted that a few lessons were learned during this exercise. Most notably, in the future, departments will solely be responsible for creating their Mason Core submissions while Academic Affairs is happy to lend assistance as needed.]

[The committee decided that cross unit items will be placed in the “Announcements” section of the agenda. While they won’t need to be voted on, their presence on the agenda will serve to inform the COSCC about upcoming curricular items that aren’t initiated by the College of Science, but that involve the College of Science.]

  • Providing Demand for New Curricular Offerings

[The committee discussed requiring a section on projected student demand in the case of new minors, certificates and concentrations. The intent of incorporating this section is to  lead to more successful additions to the COS curriculum, but some COSCC members felt it would create an unnecessary hurdle. The committee will revisit this item next month after gathering more information.]

IV. Old Business

New Courses

  • ASTR 620: Exoplanets [Tabled pending department representation]

New Programs

July 2018 Email Vote

  • CLIM 511 : Atmospheric Dynamics [Approved]
  • CLIM 610: Introduction to the Physical Climate System [Approved]
  • CLIM 614: Land-Climate Interactions [Approved]
  • CLIM 670: Earth System Modeling [Approved]
  • CLIM 680: Climate Data [Approved]

Deactivated Courses [Approved]

  • CLIM 710: Introduction to Physical Climate System
    • COS Programs Affected: Climate Dynamics, PhD and Earth Systems Science, MS
    • COS Courses Affected: CLIM 754, CLIM 712, CLIM 753 and GGS 854.
  • CLIM 714: Land-Climate Interactions
    • COS Programs Affected: Climate Dynamics, PhD and Earth Systems Science, MS

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

  • ASTR 124: Introduction to Observational Astronomy [Tabled pending department representation]
  • ASTR 420: Exoplanets [Tabled pending department representation]
  • PHYS 170: Introductory and Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers I [Tabled pending department representation]
  • PHYS 270: Introductory and Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers II [Tabled pending department representation]

Modified Courses

  • ASTR 402: RS: Methods of Observational Astronomy [Tabled pending department representation]
  • EVPP 423: Beekeeping and Sustainability [Approved, pending insertion of a justification and correcting the number of course credits to 4.]

Modified Programs

VI. New Business – Graduate

Modified Courses

  • BMED 601: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [11:10AM]