Minutes of the Graduate Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5241 N. Maple, M/S TA 43
Fresno, California 93740-8027
Office of the Academic Senate Ext. 8-2743

Members Present: T. Skeen (Chair), S. Brown-Welty, K. Carey, S. Skelton, M. Stevens.

Members Absent: N. Mahalik (excused), R. Yazdipour (excused).

Visitors: Misty Brazill, Karl Oswald.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Skeen at 2:00 p.m. in TA #117.

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 2/23/2010.

  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.

  3. Communications and Announcements.

    Chair Skeen told the committee that the ballots for senate elections would be distributed in the near future and reminded us to be sure to vote.

  4. A Certificate of Advanced Study Community College Faculty Preparation (CCFP).

    The committee noted that the proposal was comprehensive and well written, and could easily serve as a model. MSC to approve the CCFP

  5. The Interdisciplinary Master of Arts

    The petition for Advancement to Candidacy for Willa Bass was discussed. The thesis supervisor, Karl Oswald answered questions about the changes between the approved program of study and what appeared on the petition.

    Dr. Oswald stated that several of the courses were not offered as was originally planned, which necessitated the change in courses. He stated that the substitutions were appropriate for this Interdisciplinary degree program.

    He also stated that they will change Psych 299 on the petition to GS 290 and stated it was an oversight on his part. He stated he would discuss these changes with the student. After discussion:

    MSC to approve the substitutions on the Petition for Advancement to Candidacy for Willa Bass.

MSC to adjourn at 2:30 p.m.

The next scheduled meeting of the Graduate Committee will be March 23, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in TA #117.

Agenda

  1. Approval of the 3/9/09 Minutes.
  2. Approval of the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.

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