Graduate Council Minutes
For meeting held Monday, October 16, 2023
PRESENT: David E. Allen, David G. Allen, Tim Barth, Gina Bombola, Lori Diel, Sunny Farhadi, Matt Hale, Suzy Lockwood, Bonnie Lucero, Nicole Mancone-Fisher, Johnny Nhan, Julie O’Neil, Esther Paik, Elizabeth Plummer, Ashley Tull, Kara Vuic, Floyd Wormley, Peter Worthing, Jackie Zhuang
ABSENT: Gary Boehm, Danielle Brimo-Picanes, Annie Cowden, Amber Esping, Lynn Flahive, Dan Jian, Todd Kerstetter, Carmen Kynard, Jan Lacina, David Weltman,
GUESTS: Kim Posy, Andrew Ledbetter, Justin Guinn
The meeting was called to order at 3:03 pm with Dr. Floyd Wormley and Dr. Johnny Nhan presiding.
CONSENT AGENDA – All items were approved
I. Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Proposal for Change in Existing Course(s): Nursing
NCNL courses – Drop courses, other
NUAL courses – Drop courses, other
NDNP 81113 – Change in course prerequisites
NDNP 81123 – Change in course prerequisites
NDNP 81243 – Drop course
NDNP 81343 – Drop course
NDNP 81363 – Drop course
NDNP 82181 – Drop course
NDNP 82183 – Drop course
NDNP 82272 – Drop course
NDNP 82283 – Drop course
NDNP 86612 – Drop course
NDNP 88062 – Drop course
NDNP 88072 – Drop course
NDNP 88082 – Drop course
NDNP 88083 – Drop course
NUED 60713 – Change in course number, title and prerequisite
NUED 60723 – Change in course number, title and prerequisite
NUED 60733 – Change in course number and prerequisite*
NUED 60783– Change in course prerequisites
II. Neeley School of Business
Proposal for Change in Existing Course(s):
ACCT 60100 – Change in course description and title
IDEA 50970 – Drop course
IDEA 60001 – Drop course
IDEA 60103 – Drop course
IDEA 60153 – Drop course
IDEA 60970 – Drop course
III. College of Science & Engineering
Proposal for Change in Existing Course(s): Psychology
PSYC 50563 – Change in course number and description
Proposal for Change in Existing Course(s): Biology
BIOL 60131 – Drop course
BIOL 60132 – Drop course
Proposal for Change in Existing Course(s): Chemistry
CHEM 50183 – Change in course description
CHEM 50282 – Change in course description
CHEM 50290 – Change in course number and description
REGULAR AGENDA – All items were approved
I. College of Communication
Proposal for Change in Program(s):
COMM MS – GRE – Other
II. Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Proposal for Change in Program(s): Nursing
AGACNP Certificate – Drop program
FNP Certificate – Drop program
NCNS Pedi Certificate – Drop program
NCNS DNP Pedi – Drop program
III. Neeley School of Business
Proposal for New Course(s):
INSC 70420– Leading Business Transformation – approved with edits
INSC 70440 – Cybersecurity – approved with edits
INSC 70450 – Machine Learning for Business – approved with edits
IV. College of Science & Engineering
Proposal for New Course(s): Biology
BIOL 60133 – Introduction to Biological Communication – approved with edits
Proposal for New Course(s): Chemistry
CHEM 50242 – How Chemists Win Wars – approved with edits
V. Graduate Studies
Honorary Posthumous Graduate Degree – The council agreed to one minor change. Dr. Wormley will move the guidelines forward to the Provost Office
Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory or Incompletes Grades – approved with edits
Meeting was adjourned at 4:27 pm.