Minutes of the Graduate Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5241 N. Maple, M/S TA 43
Office of the Academic Senate ext. 8-2743

March 29, 2011

Members Present:   M. Wilson (Chair), S. Brown-Welty, K. Carey, N. P. Mahalik, R. Raeisi, S. Skelton, M. Stevens, T. Wein, R. Yazdipour

Members Absent:    None

Visitors:                     Dr. William Covino, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

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

1. Minutes

MSC to approve the Minutes of 3/22/2011 as submitted.

2. Agenda

MSC to approve revised Agenda as distributed.

3. Communications and Announcements.

None.

4. Zero-units Policy

Chair Wilson distributed a letter from the English Department outlining some issues with the newly adopted policy on Zero-units and announced she and Dr Carey had been receiving numerous emails and phone calls as well. The committee discussed several solutions to the problems articulated in the letter and the following recommendations were made:

  1. MSC to recommend implementation of the Zero-unit policy to begin spring 2012.

  2. MSC to provide students with 1 semester only of zero-unit enrollment to students who do not pass their comprehensive exams on the first try and need to enroll for one additional semester. The fee for the zero units will be set through Extended and Global Education and will not be less than 1/3 of the fee set for 1 – 6 units of regular enrollment fees.

MSC to adjourn at 2:45 p.m.
The next scheduled meeting of the Graduate Committee is Tuesday, April 25, 2011, in TA 117.

Agenda

  1. Approval of the minutes of March 29, 2011.

  2. Approval of the Agenda.

  3. Communications and Announcements.

    1. Distribution of Program Review for Rehabilitation Counseling: Meeting with UGC scheduled for May 3, 2:20 p.m.

  4. Appointments to the Graduate Curriculum Sub-committee.

  5. Program Review: Autism specialization for Special Education. Time certain: 2:20 p.m.

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