Northern Arizona University

UGC Review Subcommittee Agenda

November 4, 2009, 3:00 – 5:00 PM

Graduate College, Ashurst (Building 11), Room A 109

1.     Curriculum Change—Social and Behavioral Sciences

·          Certificate in Substance Abuse Education and Prevention. Delete Certificate.

·          Certificate in Community Planning. New Certificate.

·          Master of Administration—Community Planning Emphasis. Plan Change.

·          PL 514. Planning Sustainable Communities. New Course.

·          Master of Arts in Applied Sociology. Plan Change.

·          SOC 504H. Gender Construction—Honors. Delete Course.

·          SOC 560. Aging Policy. Delete Course.

·          SS 585. Social Research Lab. Delete Course.

·          SOC 610 and SUS 695. Request for One-time Cross-listing. Will be disseminated separately via e-mail on Monday, November 2, 2009.

2.     Curriculum Change—College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Science.

·          Master of Science in Chemistry. Plan Change.

3.    Curriculum Change—Franke College of Business.

·          CIS 510. Enterprise Database Concepts. Course Change.

·          CIS 540. Web Technology and Development. Delete Course.

·          CIS 560. Advanced MIS Seminar. Course Change.

·          CIS 590. Management of Information Assurance and Security. Course Change.

4.     Curriculum Change—Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL).

·          Mathematics and Science Teacher Certification Online (MaSTCOL).

§   CSTL response to Review Committee feedback.

§   T&L response to CSTL response to Review Committee feedback. If provided, will be disseminated separately via e-mail on Monday, November 2, 2009.

5.     Online Catalog Software Upgrade Focus Group.

6.     Policy Committee Issue: Options and pros/cons regarding 24-hr formal coursework requirement.

7.     Crosslisting—upsurge in requests—Evie’s suggestion that she address the one-time cross-list issues in the same manner as one-time co-convenes.

8.     Student Issues. Evie García will present cases.

9.     Issues and Topics for 2009-2010 UGC. Identify topic for UGC discussion.

·          Open conversation to increase the number of graduate programs offered to reflect the budget crisis.

·          Review the finished and approved GA Task Force Report.

·          How do we influence the increase in GA funding/tuition waivers during this budget crisis?

10.  Good of the Order.

11.  Adjourn.

NOTE: The UGC will meet in the Babbitt Administrative Center (Bldg. #51) on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at 3:00 p.m.

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