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GRADUATE COUNCIL AGENDA

for Thursday, May 15, 2008
at 2:00 p.m.
Upchurch Conference Room

  1. Minutes for the April 17th, 2008, Graduate Council meeting will stand approved if no corrections are received.  (Please review the minutes on the Graduate School web page before the meeting:  http://www.uark.edu/grad).
  2. Announcements
  3. Old Business:  None
  4. New Business: Program Changes
    1. Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History: Proposal to modify course requirements for the M.A. degree (HISTMA) as shown in Section V of Attachment A.
    2. College of Engineering, Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering:
      1. For the M.S. degree in Computer Engineering (CENGMS):  Proposal to allow six hours of 5000 level CSCE course work taken as an undergraduate student to be used to satisfy requirements for the M.S. degree, for students who complete a BS degree in CENG with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or greater (Attachment B).
      2. For the M.S. degree in Computer Science (CSCEMS): Proposal to allow six hours of 5000 level CSCE course work taken as an undergraduate student to be used to satisfy requirements for the M.S. degree, for students who complete a BS degree in CSCE with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or greater (Attachment C).
    3. College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering:  For the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering (ELEGMS):  Proposal to allow six hours of 5000 level ELEG course work taken as an undergraduate student to be used to satisfy requirements for the M.S. degree, for students who complete a BS degree in ELEG with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or greater (Attachment D).
  5. New Business:  Policy Change: Proposal to modify Board of Trustees Policy 405.4(2)(C) as shown in Attachment E.
  6. Course change report from the University Course and Programs Committee (Attachment F) (Note: Course change proposals can be viewed at http://www2.uark.edu/servlet/ edu.uark.regr.ccf.Main or by going to the website of the Registrar and clicking on “Faculty/Staff” then “Curriculum Change Form,” and then “View Changes Pending Before the University Course and Programs Committee.”)
  7. Graduate faculty recommendations for faculty: A preliminary list is attached (Attachment G).  A complete list will be distributed at the meeting.
  8. Other Business

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