November 19, 2021- Agenda & Minutes

Time:  10:00am
Location: Zoom invite sent to committee members. If anyone else would like to attend, please email Jen for details.
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 11/5/2021

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 [9:59 AM]

II. Approval of the October 22, 2021 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

• Days/Times for Spring 2022 COSCC Meetings [The general consensus was that the committee would meet at 9:30am on Fridays via Zoom in Spring 2022.]

IV. Old Business

• College of Science: Requirements for the BA [Approved]

New Programs

• Atmospheric Sciences, BS/Climate Science, Accelerated MS [Approved]

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

• BINF 260:Diversity of Scientific Traditions [The COSCC requested additional information on the title and if it could be more specific. The committee also requested a sample of readings that will be required. The course was approved via email vote on November 23, 2021.]
  • We would like to add this course as an elective option to as many programs as possible. Please let Jen know if this course can be added to your department’s undergraduate offerings.
• BINF 480: Gateway to a Medical Career [Approved]
  • We would like to add this course as an elective option to as many programs as possible. Please let Jen know if this course can be added to your department’s undergraduate offerings.
• COS 320: Science Policy in Practice* [Approved]
• NEUR 328: Cellular Neurophysiological, Pharmacological Neuroscience Lab [Approved]

Modified Courses

• CHEM 422:Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis [Approved]
• CHEM 441: Properties and Bonding of Inorganic Compounds [Approved]

Modified Programs

• Atmospheric Sciences, BS [Approved]
• Environmental and Sustainability Studies, BA [Approved]
• Geology, BA [Approved]

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Courses

• COS 520: Science Policy in Practice* [Approved, pending change from “memo” to “final paper” on the grading scale and changing the repeat status to the standard graduate status.]

Modified Courses

• CLIM 712: Physical and Dynamical Oceanography [Approved]

Modified Programs

• Bachelors degree (any)/Geographic and Cartographic Sciences, Accelerated MS [Approved]
• Bachelors degree (any)/Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence, Accelerated MS [Approved]
• Biology, MS* [Approved]
• Biosciences, PhD* [Approved]
• Climate Science, MS [Approved]
• Computational and Data Sciences, BS/Computational Science, Accelerated MS [Approved]
• Forensic Science, MS [Approved]
• Forensic Science, BS/Forensic Science, Accelerated MS [Approved]
• Mechanical Engineering, BS/Applied and Engineering Physics, Accelerated MS [Tabled to explore with the CEC clarifying some items and bringing it more in line with our BAM template.]
• Physics, BS/Applied and Engineering Physics, Accelerated MS [Approved]

VII. Adjournment [11:45am]