Graduate Studies Committee Meetings
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Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
Contact: grad.studies.committee@wsu.edu
April 14, 2020
Approval of meeting minutes
Tabled items
- Revise MIT Elementary, Non-thesis& Revise MIT Secondary, Non-thesis
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and Alex Dimitrov
Akmal’s Differences Between Campuses PDF and Prefix List PDF - ME 485/585 Introduction to Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and U.N. Umesh
Action items
- GSC Chair Nomination and Vote
- Review GSC Review Materials, Suggest Changes to Templates
Discussion items
- Update on Grading Accommodations and possible extensions (Judi McDonald)
March 31, 2020
Approval of meeting minutes
Tabled items
- Revise MIT Elementary, Non-thesis& Revise MIT Secondary, Non-thesis
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and Alex Dimitrov
Akmal’s Differences Between Campuses PDF and Prefix List PDF - Graduate Certificate in Construction Management
Reviewers: Rebecca Cooney and Alex Dimitrov - Experimental Psychology program Bylaws
Reviewers: Pamela Thoma, Andra Davis, and Alex Dimitrov - ME 485/585 Introduction to Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and U.N. Umesh
Action items
- Rename PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences—UPDATED
Reviewers: Gary Wayman and Pamela Thoma - Grade Posting Memo
Discussion items
- TBA
March 10, 2020
Approval of meeting minutes 2020-02-25
Tabled items
- Revise MIT Elementary, Non-thesis& Revise MIT Secondary, Non-thesis
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and Alex Dimitrov
Akmal’s Differences Between Campuses PDF and Prefix List PDF - Graduate Certificate in Construction Management
Reviewers: Rebecca Cooney and Alex Dimitrov - Teaching College Mathematics Graduate Certificate–UPDATED
Reviewers: Pamela Thoma and Sreenidhi Krishnan - Policies and Procedures revisions
Reviewers: Rebecca Cooney, Shobhan Gaddameedhi, and Alex Dimitrov
Action items
- Experimental Psychology program Bylaws
Reviewers: Pamela Thoma, Andra Davis, and Alex Dimitrov - VET PATH 592 Applied Anatomic Pathology
Reviewers: Shobhan Gaddameedhi and Pamela Thoma - PhD in Statistical Science
Reviewers: Yuliya Ardasheva and Samir Sbai - ED PSYCH 578 Advanced Item Response Theory
Reviewers: U.N. Umesh and Erica Nicol - ED PSYCH 579 Large-Scale Surveys in Education
Reviewers: Alex Dimitrov and Afef Marzougui - Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering Management
Reviewers: U.N. Umesh and Sreenidhi Krishnan - ME 485/585 Introduction to Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and U.N. Umesh
Discussion items
February 25, 2020
Approval of meeting minutes 2020-02-11
Agenda items
Tabled items
- Revise MIT Elementary, Non-thesis& Revise MIT Secondary, Non-thesis
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and Alex Dimitrov
Akmal’s Differences Between Campuses PDF and Prefix List PDF - Graduate Certificate in Construction Management
Reviewers: Rebecca Cooney and Alex Dimitrov - Teaching College Mathematics Graduate Certificate
Reviewers: Pamela Thoma and Sreenidhi Krishnan
Action items
- Concurrent Degree Enrollment for Doctor of Pharmacy Students
Reviewers: Uchila Umesh and Afef Marzougui - Revise GSC Materials & Information (use links on page to access review templates)
- Rule 50 Pass, Fail Grading Options
Reviewers: Uchila Umesh and Andra Davis - Policies and Procedures revisions
Reviewers: Rebecca Cooney, Shobhan Gaddameedhi, and Alex Dimitrov
Discussion items
- Experimental Psychology program Bylaws
- VET PATH 592 Applied Anatomic Pathology
- PhD in Statistical Science
- ED PSYCH 578 Advanced Item Response Theory
- ED PSYCH 579 Large-Scale Surveys in Education
- Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering Management
- ME 485/585 Introduction to Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
February 11, 2020
Approval of meeting minutes 2020-01-28
Agenda items
Tabled items
- Revise MIT Elementary, Non-thesis& Revise MIT Secondary, Non-thesis
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and Alex Dimitrov
Akmal’s Differences Between Campuses PDF and Prefix List PDF - Graduate Certificate in Construction Management
Reviewers: Rebecca Cooney and Alex Dimitrov - Master of Science in Clinical Psychology
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley, Andra Davis, and Shobhan Gaddameedhi - PhD in Clinical Psychology
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley, Andra Davis, and Shobhan Gaddameedhi - Teaching College Mathematics Graduate Certificate
Reviewers: Pamela Thoma and Sreenidhi Krishnan - VET PH 702 Masters Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examinations
Reviewers: Rebecca Cooney and Thomas May
Action items
- MUS 597 Performance Studies for Distance Learners
Reviewers: Uchila Umesh and Jenn Johnson - Master of Science in Kinesiology
Reviewers: Alex Dimitrov and Gary Wayman
Discussion items
- Concurrent Degree Enrollment for Doctor of Pharmacy Students
- Revise GSC Materials & Information (use links on page to access review templates)
- Rule 50 Pass, Fail Grading Options
- Policies and Procedures revisions
January 28, 2020
Approval of meeting minutes 2020-01-14
Agenda items
Tabled items
- Revise MIT Elementary, Non-thesis& Revise MIT Secondary, Non-thesis
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and Alex Dimitrov
Akmal’s Differences Between Campuses PDF and Prefix List PDF - Graduate Certificate in Construction Management
Reviewers: Rebecca Cooney and Alex Dimitrov - Master of Science in Clinical Psychology
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley, Andra Davis, and Shobhan Gaddameedhi - PhD in Clinical Psychology
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley, Andra Davis, and Shobhan Gaddameedhi - BIOMED 550 Biochemistry for the Health Sciences–UPDATED
Reviewers: Erica Nicol and Sreenidhi Krishnan
Action items
- Teaching College Mathematics Graduate Certificate
Reviewers: Pamela Thoma and Sreenidhi Krishnan - NEP 537 Medical Nutrition Therapy
Reviewers: Yuliya Ardasheva and Erica Nicol - VET PH 702 Masters Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examinations
Reviewers: Rebecca Cooney and Thomas May
Discussion items
January 14, 2020
Approval of meeting minutes 2019-11-19
Agenda items
Tabled items
- Revise MIT Elementary, Non-thesis& Revise MIT Secondary, Non-thesis
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and Alex Dimitrov
Akmal’s Differences Between Campuses PDF and Prefix List PDF
Action items
- Master of Science in Statistics (non-thesis)
Reviewers: Rebecca Cooney and Adnan Mohamed - Graduate Certificate in Construction Management
Reviewers: Rebecca Cooney and Alex Dimitrov - Master of Science in Experimental Psychology
Reviewers: Andra Davis, Lisa Shipley, and Gary Wayman - PhD in Experimental Psychology
Reviewers: Andra Davis, Lisa Shipley, and Gary Wayman - Master of Science in Clinical Psychology
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley, Andra Davis, and Shobhan Gaddameedhi - PhD in Clinical Psychology
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley, Andra Davis, and Shobhan Gaddameedhi - BIOMED 550 Biochemistry for the Health Sciences
Reviewers: Erica Nicol and Sreenidhi Krishnan - Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics, revisited
Reviewers: Thomas May and Peter Pfromm
Discussion items
- Teaching College Mathematics Graduate Certificate
- NEP 537 Medical Nutrition Therapy
- VET PH 702 Masters Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examinations
November 19, 2019
LINK to meeting agenda
Approval of Meeting Minutes 2019-11-05
Agenda items
Tabled items
- Revise MIT Elementary, Non-thesis& Revise MIT Secondary, Non-thesis
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and Alex Dimitrov
Akmal’s Differences Between Campuses PDF and Prefix List PDF
Action items
- Teaching & Learning 517: Coding for Teachers
Reviewers: Erica Nicol and Gary Wayman - Master of Nursing degree program
Reviewers: Uchila Umesh and Thomas May - Master of Arts in Hispanic Studies
Reviewers: Shobhan Gaddameedhi and Adnan Mohamed
Discussion items
- Master of Science in Statistics (non-thesis)
- Graduate Certificate in Construction Management
- Master of Science in Experimental Psychology
- PhD in Experimental Psychology
- Master of Science in Clinical Psychology
- PhD in Clinical Psychology
- BIOMED 550 Biochemistry for the Health Sciences
- Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics, revisited
November 5, 2019
LINK to agenda PDF
Approval of Meeting Minutes 2019-10-22
Agenda Items
Review items
- Pathways to a Degree
Discussion: Judi McDonald
Tabled items
- Revise MIT Elementary, Non-thesis& Revise MIT Secondary, Non-thesis
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and Alex Dimitrov
Akmal’s Differences Between Campuses PDF and Prefix List PDF - Updated version: Biology 540 Stable Isotope Theory and Methods
Previous version: LINK
Reviewers: Erica Nicol and Rebecca Cooney - M.S. in Mathematics – General Option
Reviewers: Peter Pfromm (primary), Yuliya Ardasheva, and Jo Ann Arinder - M.S. in Mathematics – Applied Option (non-thesis)
Reviewers: Peter Pfromm (primary), Yuliya Ardasheva, and Jo Ann Arinder - M.S. in Mathematics – Mathematics Teaching Option (non-thesis)
Reviewers: Yuliya Ardasheva (primary), Peter Pfromm, and Jo Ann Arinder - M.S. in Mathematics – Computational Finance Option (non-thesis)
Reviewers: Yuliya Ardasheva (primary), Peter Pfromm, and Jo Ann Arinder
Action items
- Drop M.S. Experimental Psychology (non-thesis)
Reviewers: Uchila Umesh and Andra Davis - Drop M.S. Clinical Psychology (non-thesis)
Reviewers: Uchila Umesh and Andra Davis
Discussion items
October 22, 2019
LINK to agenda PDF
Approval of Meeting Minutes 2019-10-08
Agenda Items
Tabled items
- Revise MIT Elementary, Non-thesis& Revise MIT Secondary, Non-thesis
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and Alex Dimitrov
Akmal’s Differences Between Campuses PDF and Prefix List PDF - Updated version: CE 540 Instrumental Analysis of Environmental Contaminants
Previous version: LINK
Reviewers: Shobhan Gaddameedhi and Lisa Shipley
Action items
- Biology 540 Stable Isotope Theory and Methods revision
Reviewers: Erica Nicol and Rebecca Cooney - M.S. in Mathematics – General Option
Reviewers: Peter Pfromm (primary), Yuliya Ardasheva, and Jo Ann Arinder - M.S. in Mathematics – Applied Option (non-thesis)
Reviewers: Peter Pfromm (primary), Yuliya Ardasheva, and Jo Ann Arinder - M.S. in Mathematics – Mathematics Teaching Option (non-thesis)
Reviewers: Yuliya Ardasheva (primary), Peter Pfromm, and Jo Ann Arinder - M.S. in Mathematics – Computational Finance Option (non-thesis)
Reviewers: Yuliya Ardasheva (primary), Peter Pfromm, and Jo Ann Arinder
Discussion items
October 8, 2019 – cancelled
Meeting minutes: 2019-09-24
September 24, 2019
Link to agenda PDF
Approval of Meeting Minutes 2019-09-10
Agenda Items
Tabled items
- Revise MIT Elementary, Non-thesis& Revise MIT Secondary, Non-thesis
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and Judi McDonald
Akmal’s Differences Between Campuses PDF and Prefix List PDF - CE 540 Instrumental Analysis of Environmental Contaminants(file: 2019-01-15)
Reviewers: Shobhan Gaddameedhi and Lisa Shipley
Action items
- Athletic Training New Program bylaws
Reviewers: Pamela Thoma and Gary Wayman - Graduate Certificate in Applied Educational Research Methods
Reviewers: Peter Pfromm and Jo Ann Arinder
Discussion items
- None
September 10, 2019
Link to agenda PDF
Approval of Meeting Minutes 2019-08-27
Informational items
- Introduction of newest member: Adnan Mohamed (LLT graduate student)
- Revisiting NEP 560: minor correction for Faculty Senate will be included on Graduate Major Change Bulletin 1
Tabled items
- MIT 570 Early Instructional Practicum(file: Assignment Docs Fall 2016-2018: 9-12-17)
Reviewers: Alex Dimitrov
Link to meeting minutes from 9/12/17 - Revise MIT Elementary, Non-thesis& Revise MIT Secondary, Non-thesis
Reviewers: Lisa Shipley and Judi McDonald
Akmal’s Differences Between Campuses PDF and Prefix List PDF - CE 540 Instrumental Analysis of Environmental Contaminants(file: 2019-01-15)
Reviewers: Shobhan Gaddameedhi and Lisa Shipley
Action items
- Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics
Reviewers: Thomas May and Peter Pfromm - Master of Engineering and Technology Management non-thesis option
Reviewers: Pamela Thoma and Erica Nicol - Bylaw approval process
Feedback: Judi McDonald- New template for bylaws draft
- Process for updating and reviewing bylaws inconsistencies in the Graduate School’s Policies and Procedures Manual
- Integrating new template for incoming bylaw revisions
Discussion items
- Syllabus checklist used by GSC versus WSU Syllabus Components Checklist provided by the Registrar’s Office
- Masters of Science in Agriculture Program (MSAG) bylaws revision
- Athletic Training New Program bylaws
- Possible improvements to the Graduate School Catalog and catalog website
- Graduate Certificate in Applied Educational Research Methods
August 27, 2019
Link to Agenda PDF
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Call to Order
Approval of Meeting Minutes 2019-04-02
Agenda Items
Informational items
- Introduction of new members
- Review roles and functions of Graduate Studies Committee
Tabled items
We will review the tabled items from the 2018-2019 school year on the September 10th meeting.
Action items
None
Discussion items
- Process for creating/updating program bylaws
- New template for bylaws draft
- Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics
Course requirement revision: replace HORT 503 with HORT 550 - Master of Engineering and Technology Management non-thesis option
Revise requirements
2019-2020 Meeting Dates
Fall 2019
August 27
September 10
September 24
October 8
October 22
November 5
November 19
Spring 2020
January 14
January 28
February 11
February 25
March 10
March 31
April 14
Time: 3:00-5:00pm
Locations
Pullman: Lighty 403
Spokane: SNURS 220
Vancouver: VDEN 301 (10/22 & 11/5 held in MMC 202Q)
Tri-Cities: TFLO 210
Committee Members:
Alex Dimitrov – (Co-Chair) Mathematics
Uchila Umesh – (Co-Chair) College of Business
Yuliya Ardasheva – College of Education
Rebecca Cooney – College of Communication
Andra Davis – College of Nursing
Shobhan Gaddameedhi – College of Pharmacy
Thomas May – College of Medicine
Erica Nicol – Libraries
Peter Pfromm – College of Engineering
Lisa Shipley – CAHNRS
Pamela Thoma – College of Arts and Science
Gary Wayman – College of Veterinary Medicine
Sreenidhi Krishnan – Graduate Student
Afef Marzougui – Graduate Student
Samir Sbai – Graduate Student
Program/ Course Approval Documents
Major Curricular Change Forms:
Proposals: Degree approval process and flow chart
GSC Materials & Information
- Faculty Senate Home
- Graduate Studies Committee Home
- Course planning and syllabi development
- GSC Reference Documents
- NEW Sample bylaws:
- Review templates
- Required verbiage for syllabi
- Syllabus Project (for syllabus construction, learning outcomes/assessment, language and crisis messaging)
- Academic integrity
- Accommodations
- Campus safety
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