January 23, 2017-Agenda & Minutes

Time: 10:30am
Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 3301
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 1/9/2017

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

I. Call to Order [10:33am]

II. Approval of the  December 2016 meeting minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• COSCC Chair for Spring 2017 [The committee unanimously voted that Chris Parsons continue to be COSCC chair; the committee thanks him for his service.]
• Fieldwork Schedule Type Now Available [An additional course designation is now available: Fieldwork (FLW).]

IV. Old Business

December 2016 Email Vote Results

• Accelerated MS in Biology– [Approved]
• MATH 401– [Approved]
• MATH 685– [Approved]
• Adding the new RSC designation to courses across COS- [Approved]

V. New Business – Undergraduate

• Neuroscience Transition [Approved. The committee welcomes the IPN to appoint representation to the COSCC.]

New Courses

• BIOL 107 Intro Biology II Lecture [Tabled]
• BIOL 412 Histotechniques [Approved, course number changed to BIOL 413 after the meeting]
• CLIM 456 Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation [Approved pending GGS approval]
• EVPP 412 Histotechniques [Approved pending the deletion of biology courses and the addition of EVPP 210 in the prerequisites. Course number changed to EVPP 413 after the meeting]
• NEUR 480 Biological Bases of Alzheimer’s Disease [Approved]

Deleted Courses

• NEUR 380 Biological Bases of Alzheimer’s Disease [Approved]

Modified Degrees

• B.S. in Chemistry [Approved]
• B.S. in Environmental Science *please note there are two program approval forms [Approved with a friendly amendment: add an * next to EVPP 475 that denotes “* if not taken as a core course”.]

VI. New Business – Graduate

Modified Degrees

• Accelerated Master’s in Physics new admissions standards [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [11:05am]