The Council on Graduate Studies met at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2000, in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the MLK Union.

Members present: Dr. Costa, Dr. Emmett, Dr. Key, Dr. Lenihan, Dr. Liu, Dr. Raybin, Dr. Reven,

Member absent: Ms. Heidel.

Staff present: Dr. Augustine, Graduate School, Ms. Herrington-Perry, Kathy Chancellor, Academic Affairs.

Guests present: Dr. Goldacker.

1. Minutes .

The Minutes of December 7, 1999 were approved as published.

II. Communications.

1. 12-2-99 Minutes of the Council on Academic Affairs (CAA).
2. 12-3-99 Minutes of College of Sciences Curriculum Committee.
3. Council of Graduate Studies recommendation regarding Ethical Treatment of Human Subjects.
4. 12-7-99 Faculty Senate Minutes.
5. 12-7-99 Minutes from Committee for the Assessment of Student Learning (CASL).
6. Course Proposal Format for New and Revised General Education Courses.
7. 12-10-99 Minutes of College of Sciences Curriculum Committee.
8. 12-14-99 Minutes from Committee for the Assessment of Student Learning (CASL).
9. Executive Action (12-3-99) from the College of Sciences.
10. Executive Action (12-10-99) from the College of Sciences.
11. Executive Action (10-26-99) from Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences.

III. Agenda items 00-01 through 00-15.

Dr. Reven moved and Dr. Raybin seconded the motion to add the following items to the agenda.

Voting will be later.

1. Reinstatement to Degree Candidacy.

 IV. Thesis Guidelines Manual, 98-43.

Dean Augustine requested that the Council suspend the rules and act on agenda items

1. and 00-02. Dr. Wayland moved and Dr. Simpson seconded the motion.

V. Reinstatement to Degree Candidacy, 00-01.

VI. Waiver of Enrollment Regulations for Graduate Assistantship, 00-02.

VII. Executive Director's Report

1. Dean Augustine talked about the sessions he attended during his last conference. The first session he attended was on Certificate Programs and the second session was on Web Based Learning.
2. At the Midwest Graduate School Meeting, Michael Dixon will be the guest speaker.
3. Stacia Kuhn is working on the Graduate School Brochure.
4. The On-Line Degree Audit will be up and working by Summer 2000.
5. Dean Augustine discussed a conference on Certificate Programs that Susan Hankerson will be attending for the Graduate School.

The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. Kathy Chancellor, Recording Secretary

Agenda:

5. Proposed Revision of SPC 5000, Introduction to Graduate Study.

Pending Executive Actions Items:

1. PSY 5800 -- Change course number to "5400". Effective: Summer 2000.
2. PSY 6970 – Add the following statement to the course description: "May be repeated for a credit if a different topic is taught." Effective: Fall 2000.
3. PSY 5970 – Change course credits from "(3-0-3)" to "(2-0-2) or (3-0-3)".
4. The School of Business Curriculum Committee has proposed the "admission to the School of Business or permission of the Associate Chair" be added to the prerequisite for the following business courses, effective Fall Semester 2000.