Minutes of the Graduate Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO

5240 N. JACKSON AVENUE, M/S UC43
Fresno, California 93740–8023

Office of the Academic Senate
Ext. 8–2743

September 25, 2007

Members Present: M. Perez (Chair), S. Brown–Welty, T. Dull,
G. Kriehn, T. Skeen, Z. Wang, M. Wilson
(for D. Dickerson).
Members Absent: None.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Perez at 2:00 p.m. in the
University Center, Room #203

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 9/18/07.
  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
    None.
  4. Spanish Petition to Wave Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
    Scores.
    Discussion ensued regarding the Spanish Department’s Request to
    waive GRE Scores.
    The Graduate Committee requests clarification of the criteria used
    to determine a student’s application (for instance, more specifics
    on the writing sample—is the sample in English or Spanish?; and
    any additional requirements).
  5. Graduate Student Petitions Committee Policies & Procedures
    (APM 248)– Policy Revision.
    (Sections in italics represent new text.)
    MSC to change section E of APM 248 to read:
    E. The committee will have the option to grant a separate
    hearing to any of the parties to the dispute not to
    exceed 20 minutes.
    1. The presentation must be restricted to material
    contained in documentation.
    2. Any of the parties to the dispute may bring witnesses.
    3. Students or any of the parties to the dispute may not
    be represented by legal counsel.

MSC to adjourn at 2:25 p.m.

The next scheduled meeting of the Graduate Committee is Tuesday,
October 9, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in the University Center, Room #203.

Agenda:

  1. Approval of Minutes 9/25/07.
  2. Approval of the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
  4. Interdisciplinary Program – Joel Pickford 2:20 Time Certain.
  5. Interdisciplinary program – Robert Koons 2:40 Time Certain.
  6. Graduate Committee Annual Report 2006–2007.

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