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GRADUATE COUNCIL AGENDA

for Thursday, November 20, 2008
at 2:00 p.m.
Upchurch Conference Room

  1. Minutes for the October 9th, 2008, Graduate Council meeting will stand approved if no corrections are received. (Please review the minutes on the Graduate School web page before the meeting: http://www.uark.edu/grad).
  2. Announcements
  3. Report from Academic Appeals Subcommittee
  4. Old Business: None
  5. New Business, Program Changes: Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences
    1. Department of Journalism: Proposal to require JOUR 5043 (Research Methods) and to recommend that one course from the outside area of study be a theory course (Attachment A);
    2. Department of Music, Master of Music degree (MUSCMM) with concentrations in Choral Conducting, Composition, Instrumental Performance, Instrumental Conducting, Keyboard Performance, Music Theory and Vocal Performance: Proposal to add an alternative class for Methods of Research and change the music history course selection to include a broader range of courses (Attachment B, Attachment C, Attachment D, Attachment E, Attachment F, Attachment G, Attachment H).
  6. New Business, Program Changes: College of Education & Health Professions
    1. Department of Curriculum and Instruction
      1. M.Ed. degree in Education (EDUCME): Proposal to eliminate the degree (Attachment I and Attachment J);
      2. M.Ed. degree in Elementary Education (ELEDME): Proposal to change the requirement of ESRM 5013 to CIED 5013 (Attachment K);
      3. M.Ed. degree in Special Education: Proposal to offer required course work to enable a student to be eligible for Arkansas teacher licensure in P-4 Special Education (Attachment L, Attachment M, Attachment N).
    2. Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders
      1. M.S. degree in Counseling – College Counseling Concentration (CNSLMS): Proposal to change the name of the concentration to Student Affairs and College Counseling; reduce required hours from 54 to 48; change course requirements by eliminating nine hours and add three hours (Attachment O and Attachment P);
      2. M.S. degree in Counseling – Community Counseling Concentration (CNSLMS): Proposal to change the name of the concentration to Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Attachment Q and AttachmentR)
      3. M.Ed. degree in Workforce Development Education – Vocational Education Concentration (WDEDED): Proposal to eliminate the concentration (Attachment S and Attachment T);
      4. Ed.D. degree in Workforce Development Education: Proposal to change course requirements as described in Section V of Attachment U.
  7. New Business, Proposed Policy Changes: Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Proposal to modify Graduate School policies for a new US-EU Atlantis Double Degree program in a concentration in Agricultural Economics and Rural Development in the M.S. degree in Agricultural Economics (AGECMS):
    1. Revise English language requirements as described in Section V of Attachment V;
    2. Allow additional transfer credits and international transfer credits, as described in Section V of Attachment V;
    3. Modify residency requirements as described in Section V of Attachment V;
    4. Allow more flexibility in admissions decisions as described in Section V of Attachment V.
  8. New Business, Proposed modification to the Academic Grievance Procedures for Graduate Students as shown in Attachment W.
  9. Course change report from the University Course and Programs Committee (Attachment X) (Note: Course change proposals can be viewed at http://www2.uark.edu/servlet/ edu.uark.regr.ccf.Main or by going to the website of the Registrar and clicking on “Faculty/Staff” then “Curriculum Change Form,” and then “View Changes Pending Before the University Course and Programs Committee.”)
  10. Graduate faculty recommendations for faculty: A preliminary list is attached (Attachment Y). A complete list will be distributed at the meeting.
  11. Other Business

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