January 26, 2015- Agenda & Minutes

Time: 9:00am
Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 3301
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 1/12/2015

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 [9:06am]

II. Approval of the December 2014 Meeting Minutes [Approved pending update to reflect that COS 301 and COS 401 were withdrawn]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• Co-chairs and new member [Barry Klinger and Chris Parsons will co-chair the COSCC this semester. Arndt Laemmerzahl will now be representing Biology.]

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Course

• BIOL 302 Alternative Careers in Biology [Approved]

Modified Courses

• BIOL 310 Biodiversity [Approved]
• CHEM 455 Honors Research in Chemistry I [Approved. It was suggested that this course may lend itself well to becoming a Students as Scholars course.]

Modified Programs and Concentrations

• Biology, BA [Approved. Suggested change to “… or both MATH 123 and MATH 124” for clarity]
• Biology, BS and its Biopsychology Concentration and Environmental & Conservation Biology Concentrations (all on the same form) [Approved. Suggested change to “… or both MATH 123 and MATH 124” for clarity]
• Medical Laboratory Science, BS [Approved. Suggested change to “… or both MATH 123 and MATH 124” for clarity]

Modified Minors

• Biology Minor [Approved]
• Conservation Biology Minor [Approved]
• Environmental Policy Minor [Approved]

Deleted Concentration

• Atmospheric Science Concentration (Earth Science, BS) [Approved]

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Courses

• NEUR 592 Special Topics in Neuroscience [Tabled as presenter wasn’t available]
• NEUR 651 Molecular Neuropharmacology [Tabled as presenter wasn’t available]

Modified Course

• NEUR 996 Doctoral Reading and Research [Tabled as presenter wasn’t available]

Modified Certificate

• Actuarial Sciences Graduate Certificate [Approved]

Modified Concentrations

• Aquatic Ecology, Earth Surface Processes & Environmental Geochemistry, and Environmental Science & Policy Concentrations (Environmental Science & Policy, MS) [Approved]

Modified Programs

• Environmental Science and Public Policy, PhD [Approved]
• Mathematics, MS (first modification) [Approved]
• Mathematics, MS (second modification) [Approved]
• Mathematics, PhD [Approved]
• Mathematics and Statistics Dual Degree, MS [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [10:27am]