December 9, 2019- Agenda & Minutes

Time: 10:30 am
Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 3301
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 11/25/2019

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 November 18, 2019 Meeting Minutes [Approved.]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• Spring 2020 COSCC Meeting Dates* [The committee is in favor of this schedule.]

IV. Old Business

Undergraduate

Modified Programs

• Biology Minor [Approved]

Graduate

Modified Programs

• Climate Science, MS- [Approved by committee through email vote.]

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

• CONS 201:How to Succeed in Conservation* [Tabled pending a conversation between ESP and CONS.]
• GGS 344: Military Geography [Approved]
• GGS 422: Drone Remote Sensing [Approved]
• GGS 426: Surface and Atmosphere Remote Sensing [Withdrawn by the department.]

Modified Courses

• BIOL 309/EVPP 309/GEOL 309: Introduction to Oceanography* [Approved]
• CHEM 313: Organic Chemistry I [Approved pending the removal of “L” transfer equivalents on 300+ level equivalents. Additionally, work between Jennifer and the department will ensue to stabilize prerequisites across semesters. POST-MEETING UPDATE: Jennifer is not convinced that this is the right course of action, she will confer with Assad Khan and the department to ensure proper modifications are applied.]
• CHEM 314: Organic Chemistry II [Approved pending statement above on CHEM 313.]
• CHEM 315: Organic Chemistry Lab [Approved pending statement above on CHEM 313.]
• CHEM 318: Organic Chemistry Lab II* [Approved pending statement above on CHEM 313.]
• EVPP 408/BIOL 408: Mushrooms, Molds and Society* [Approved]
• GEOL 308: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology [Approved]

New Programs

• Environmental Consulting Minor [Approved]

Modified Programs

• Biology, BA [Approved pending the addition of “Concentration” to the title.]
• Biology, BA or BS/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education Biology Concentration) [Approved]
• Chemistry, BA or BS/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education Chemistry Concentration) [Approved]
• Conservation Biology Minor [Approved]
• Earth Science, BS Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education Earth Science Concentration) [Approved]
• Geographic Information Systems Minor [Approved]
• Geography, BA [Approved. Ensure that GGS 330’s title change proposal is “shredded” in CIM so that the original title is visible. Also, add wording to clarify that GGS 326’s proposal is on its way through the approval trail.]
• Geography, BS [Approved. Ensure that GGS 330’s title change proposal is “shredded” in CIM so that the original title is visible. Also, add wording to clarify that GGS 326’s proposal is on its way through the approval trail.]

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Courses

• GGS 516: Geography of Latin America [Approved]
• GGS 517: Geography of China [Approved]
• GGS 518: Geography of North Africa and the Middle East [Approved]
• GGS 526: Geography of Eastern Europe and Russia [Approved]
• GGS 544: Military Geography [Approved]
• GGS 622: Drone Remote Sensing [Approved]
• GGS 626: Surface and Atmosphere Remote Sensing[Withdrawn by the department.]
• PHYS 534: Introduction to Quantum Computation and Quantum Information [Approved pending addition of “Experience with programming” as a recommended prerequisite. Also, changing max repeatable to 9 and providing an updated syllabus.]
• PHYS 591: Systems for Quantum Scientists [Approved pending max repeatable to 9, hours per week to 3, and an updated syllabus.]

Modified Courses

• CHEM 531: Elements of Physical Chemistry [Approved pending updated syllabus.]

New Programs

• Forensic Science, PSM [Approved]

Modified Programs

• Applied Engineering Physics, MS* [Tabled by the department.]
• Biology, MS [Approved pending BIOL 683 correction.]
• Environmental Science and Policy, MS [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [Jennifer announced that an email vote will likely be requested between now and our next meeting at the end of January 2020. It was also requested that Jennifer add information regarding SCHEV and SACSCOC program requirements to the COSCC website, this information has been added to the Procedures page (second bullet). 12:30 PM.]