Graduate Council Minutes
For meeting held Monday, February 01, 2021



PRESENT: Dan Gil, Erin Atwood, Linda Hughes, Darren Middleton, Catherine Coleman, Taryn Allen, Ann Gipson, Emily Lund, Peter Worthing, David Allen, Julie O’Neil, Jan Lacina, Debbie Rhea, Suzy Lockwood, Tim Barth, Mary Kincannon, Johnny Nhan, Patricia Walters, Marlo Jeffries, Francyne Huckaby, Courtney Kimmel, Nada Elias-Lambert, Nick Bontrager, Floyd Wormley

ABSENT: Steve Mann, Lindsay Ma, Taryn Allen, John Harvey, Giridhar Akkaraju,  Will Gibbons

GUESTS: Ali McCullough, Joanna Schmidt

The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. with Dr. Johnny Nhan presiding.

CONSENT AGENDA – All items were approved

I. Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Social Work:

Proposal for Change in Existing Course(s):

SOWO 61803 – Change in course description
SOWO 61813 – Change in title and description
SOWO 61823 – Change in course description
SOWO 61833 – Change in course description
SOWO 61843 – Change in course description
SOWO 61853 – Change in course description
SOWO 61863 – Change in course description
SOWO 61873 – Change in course description
SOWO 61883 – Change in course description
SOWO 61893 – Change in prerequisites and description
SOWO 63500 – Change in prerequisites
SOWO 63503 – Change in prerequisites and description
SOWO 63513 – Change in prerequisites and description
SOWO 63543 – Change in prerequisites
SOWO 63553 – Change in prerequisites and description
SOWO 63573 – Change in prerequisites and description
SOWO 65803 – Change in prerequisites and description
SOWO 65813 – Change in prerequisites, title and description
SOWO 65823 – Change in prerequisites
SOWO 65833 – Change in prerequisites, title and description
SOWO 65873 – Change in prerequisites and description
SOWO 65883 – Change in prerequisites
SOWO 65893 – Change in prerequisites

REGULAR AGENDA – All items were approved, with exceptions as stated by the proposal.

I. AddRan College of Liberal Arts

Change in Program(s):

ENGL-MA – Change in program requirements
ACCEL ENGL-MA – Change in program requirements
ENGL-PHD – Change in program requirements
RHEC-PHD – Change in program requirements
ENGL 55003 – Drop course – Approved with the addition of Engl 60113 Drop course form added (below)
ENGL 60113 – Drop course

Graduate Studies

New Program change – Dr. Johnny Nhan and Dr. Floyd Wormley

Graduate Certificate Programs – Report by Dr. Fran Huckaby

Meeting adjourned at 3:55