Graduate Council

Graduate Council Minutes
For meeting held Monday, March 04, 2024

PRESENT: David E. Allen, Tim Barth, Gina Bombola, Danielle Brimo-Picanes, Melissa Clayton, Lori Diel, Amber Esping, Sunny Farhadi, Lynn Flahive, Matt Hale, Todd Kerstetter, Carmen Kynard, Jan Lacina, Suzy Lockwood, Bonnie Lucero, Nicole Mancone-Fisher, Johnny Nhan, Julie O’Neil, Esther Paik, Ashley Tull, Kara Vuic, David Weltman, Peter Worthing, Jackie Zhuang

ABSENT: David G. Allen, Gary Boehm, Annie Cowden, Dan Jian, Elizabeth Plummer, Tiffany Wendt, Floyd Wormley

GUESTS: Brendan Levy, Peter Frinchaboy

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

CONSENT AGENDA – All items were approved

I. Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Proposal for Change in Existing Course(s):

NRAN 88080 – Change in course other

II. Neeley School of Business

Proposal for Change in Existing Course(s):

ACCT 70410 – Change in course number and other

REGULAR AGENDA – All items were approved

I. Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Proposal for New Program:

DNP to PhD Nursing Bridge Program

Proposal for New Course:

NPHD 80112 – Philosophy of Nursing Science & Theory – approved with edits
NPHD 80122 – Implementation Science – approved with edits
NPHD 80132 – Nursing Research Proposal Development – approved with edits
HCHS 80253 – Multilevel Modeling – approved with edits
NRAN 87891 – Advanced Simulation – approved with edits

Proposal for Change in Program:

DHHS-MS – Change in program – drop program
HCHS – Change in program requirements
HCHS – Change in program – CIP codes – approved with edits

II. Neeley School of Business

Proposal for New Program:

Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
BizTech Certificate

Proposal for New Course(s):

BUSI 70300 – Advance Innovations in BizTech – approved with edits
INSC 70460 – Deep Learning Technology – approved with edits
INSC 70470 – Digital Asset and Payment Technology – approved with edits