News Category: ‘2009-2010’

Meeting via email

Two committee members (Dmitri and Yuntao) did not submit ballots, which is why we have only 7 votes rather than 9 for the items. In addition, Phil and Chris submitted their ballots before the minutes were distributed, so they did not vote on that item.

The minutes do require one modification: the minor in Paleontology should be listed as a new program, not as a modification. If an item receives 80% of the vote it is considered to have passed, meaning all items on the ballot are considered to have passed.

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Meeting agenda and minutes: May 2010

Time: 10:30am
Location: S&T 1, room 103

Present: Born, Diecchio, Griva, Klimov, Klinger, Rubin, Singman, Taylor
Absent: Parsons and Wu
Guests: Mark Uhen (AOES) and John Wallin (CDS)

1. Approval of the minutes of the December 11, 2009 meeting [Approved]
2. Announcements and comments
   • Changes to the bylaws have been submitted to COS
   • Only committee members should submit proposals to track the proposals better.
3. Old business
   • None
4. New business
   • Graduate
     • Modifications
       • Forensic Science MS program [Approved]
     • New Programs
       • None
     • New Courses
       • CSI 500 [Tabled]
   • Undergraduate
     • Modifications
       • BS in Computational and Data Sciences [Tabled]
       • Minor in Bioinformatics [Approved]
       • Minor in Paleontology [Approved]
       • PHYS 331 [Approved]
     • • Deletions
       • None
     • • New Courses
       • BINF 334 [Tabled]
       • BINF 490 [Approved]
       • BIOL 334/GEOL 334 [Approved]
       • CDS 351 [Tabled]
5. Biomedical Sciences Program
   • BMED Program [Approved]
     • BMED 610 [Approved]
     • BMED 611 [Approved]
     • BMED 612 [Approved]
     • BMED 613 [Approved]
     • BMED 614 [Approved]
     • BMED 653 [Approved]
     • BMED 660 [Approved]
     • BMED 661 [Approved]
     • BMED 662 [Approved]
     • BMED 663 [Approved]
     • BMED 664 [Approved]
     • BMED 665 [Approved]

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Agenda: April 2010
Minutes: April 2010

Time: 10:30am
Place: S&T 1, room 103

Members Attending: Born, Diecchio, Griva, Klimov, Klinger, Parsons, Rubin, Singman,
Members Absent: Taylor, Wu

1. Approval of the minutes of the October 30, 2009 meeting Approved
2. Announcements and comments
3. Old business
   • Biology Program representation on COSCC
     [Allow representation to autonomous programs. Representative shouldn’t have departmental affiliation]
   • BIOL 307
   • GEOL 320 (GEOL 405) [Approved]
   • GEOL 321 (GEOL 405)
4. New business
   • Graduate
     • Modifications
       • CHEM 563 [Approved]
       • MATH 685 [Approved]
       • MATH 776 [Approved]
     • New Programs
       • None
     • New Courses
       • COS 590 [Approved]
       • MATH 610 [Approved]
       • MATH 611 [Approved]
       • MATH 612 [Approved]
       • MATH 613 [Approved]
       • MATH 614 [Approved]
   • Undergraduate
     • Modifications
       • o BA in Biology [Approved]
       • o BS in Biology [Approved]
       • o BIOL 493 [Approved]
       • o BS in Earth Sciences [Approved]
       • o BS in Earth Sciences, concentration in Atmospheric Science [Approved]
       • o GEOL 315 [Approved]
       • o MATH 110 [Approved]
       • o MATH 112 [Approved]
       • o MATH 271 [Approved]
       • o MATH 272 [Approved]
     • Deletions
       • None
     • New Courses
       • CLIM 310/GGS 314 [Approved]
       • CLIM 390 [Approved]
       • CLIM 408 [Approved]
       • CLIM 409 [Approved]
       • CLIM 411 [Approved]
     • New Programs
       • None

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Agenda: December 2009
Minutes: December 2009

Time: 10:30 am
Location: S&T 1, room 103

Members Attending: Born, Diecchio, Griva, Klimov, Klinger, Parsons, Rubin, Singman, Taylor
Guests Attending: Bob Jonas and Chris Jones (ESP)

Meeting called to order at 10:35 a.m.

1. Approval of minutes of the September 17, 2009 meeting [approved]
2. Announcements and comments
   • [The chair reminded everyone to make certain that all boxes were marked properly on the new forms that are required for all curriculum matters.]
   • [Suggestion was made to ask the registrar’s office to include an “other” box when dealing with modifications to courses.]
3. Policy for Courses and Programs shared between COS and CHSS (R. Diecchio)
   • A joint committee consisting of faculty from COS and CHSS will be on the committee and will review and vote on new courses and programs.
4. Joint Programs with CHSS (information only, no votes on programs/courses)
5. Old business
6. Special business
   • GGS, EOS, and GEOG course and program changes [approved]
7. New business
   • Graduate
     • Modifications
       • EVPP 568 [approved]
     • New Courses
       • CLIM 690 [approved]
       • PHYS 580 [approved]
   • Undergraduate
     • Modifications
       • BIOL 307 [approved]
       • EVPP 350 [approved]
       • GEOL 305 [approved]
       • MATH 105 [approved]
       • MATH 113 [approved]
       • MATH 213 [approved]
       • MATH 214 [approved]
       • MATH 215 [approved]
     • Deletions
       • EVPP 339 [approved]
     • New Courses
       • CLIM 301 [approved]
       • EVPP 468 [approved]
       • GEOL 320 [approved (pending GEOL 405 deletion)]
       • GEOL 321 [approved (pending GEOL 405 deletion)]
     • New Programs
       • BS in Environmental Science [approved]
         • EVPP 305 [approved]
         • EVPP 306 [approved]
         • EVPP 430 [approved]
         • EVPP 445 [approved]

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Agenda: October 2009
Minutes: October 2009

Time: 10:30am
Place: S&T 1, room 103

Attending: Born (chair), Griva, Klimov, Klinger, Parsons, Rubin, Singman, Taylor, Wu
Guests: Emil Chuck

Meeting called to order 10:34 a.m.

1. Approval of minutes of the May 15, 2009 meeting [approved]
2. Announcements and comments
   • New members to the committee are Phil Rubin (PHAS) and Chris Parsons (ESP)
   • For all undergraduate courses, please bring a copy of the proposal sheet signed by the chair
   • New forms are posted on the COS Curriculum Committee page.
   • New URL for the committee is: http://web.cos.gmu.edu/~curric/
3. Election of Committee Chair for the 2009-10 Academic Year
   • Tim Born will remain chair of the committee for one more year
4. Schedule of meetings for Fall Semester
   • Meeting schedule is as follows: 10.30.09 and 12.11.09 (changed on 10.9.09)
     (originally was 10.16.09, 11.13.09 and 12.11.09)
5. Old business
   • BIOL 509 [approved]
   • BIOL 510 [approved]
   • BIOL 590 [approved]
6. New business
   • Undergraduate
     • New Courses
       • CDS 130 [approved]
     • New Programs
       • Minor in Environmental Science [approved]
   • Graduate
     • • New Programs
       • Certificate in Advanced Biomedical Sciences [approved]
     • • New Courses
       • BMED 601 [approved]
       • BMED 602 [approved]
       • BMED 603 [approved]
       • BMED 604 [approved]
       • BMED 605 [approved]
       • BMED 651 [approved]
       • BMED 652 [approved]

Meeting adjourned at 11:51am

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Agenda: September 2009
Minutes: September 2009