COE College Council Meeting
September 9, 2014
3:00 p.m. – Hill 314
Minutes
COE College Council Members: Bill Agnew, Chair; Denise Cunningham; Rebecca Crowder; Deanne Camp
- Welcome
Bill Agnew, COE College Council chair called the meeting to order.
- Old Business
Approval of minutes from April 8, 2014 COE College Council meeting. – Approved
- New Business
Action Items – Curricular Proposals 3a – 3b
3a. New Course Curricular Proposal
Dept. of CEFS
- ELE 530 Teaching English Language Learners in the Elementary Classroom-New Course Approved
3b. Course Change or Deletion Proposal
Dept. of RFT
- RDG 560-Reason for change: credit hours from 2 to 3, lecture contact hours from 2 to 3
Approved
- RDG 580-Reason for change: credit hours from 2 to 3, lecture contact hours from 2 to 3
Approved
- RDG 585-Reason for change: credit hours from 2 to 3, lecture contact hours from 2 to 3
Approved
Dept. of CEFS
- CFD 454-Reason for change: prerequisite – CFD354 Working with the Hospitalized Child (3) – Approved
Curricular Proposals – Graduate Level Courtesy Reviews 3c – 3f
Discussion: Does this committee want to continue with courtesy reviews? It was decided to no longer look at graduate level curricular proposals.
3c. New Course Curricular Proposal
Dept. of CEFS
- ELE 630 Teaching English Language Learners in the Elementary Classroom-New Course
Courtesy review only
3d. New Program Curricular Proposal
Dept. of CEFS
- Graduate Certificate in Elementary Mathematics Specialist-New Program
Courtesy review only – It was discussed that they may need clarification in the title regarding Specialist in relation to masters/specialist degrees to avoid confusion.
3e. Course Changes
Dept. of RFT
- RDG 770-Reason for change: change prerequisite and description
Courtesy review only
- SEC 783-Reason for change: changing periodicity, was offered upon demand, change to Fall – Courtesy review only
- SEC 784-Reason for change: changing periodicity, was offered upon demand, change to Spring – Courtesy review only
3f. Program Change
Dept. of RFT
- MSEd-Literacy-Reason for change: to enable students to have a better experience; students were not able to complete the course as originally designed; by adding 1 credit hour to RDG 660/560,RDG 680/580, and RDG685/585 and deleting RDG791( 1 hour course) enables faculty to give more breadth and depth to specific courses. Also, obtaining financial aid seems to be a problem when there are 2-credit hour courses. Courtesy review only
- Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
Next meeting: October 7, 2014
3:00 p.m. – Hill 314
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October 7, 2014: minutes approved