Draft
Minutes of the GAC meeting of 2/10/00
AD 253, 10:15AM
Members present: Wayne Logan, Sanford Levine, Maria Brown, Barbara
Via, Jeryl Mumpower
Members absent: Donald Byrd, Gregory Harper, John Monfasani,
Laterrian McBrewer, Steadmon Sampson, Erin O'Brien
Guest: Jon Bartow (staff to the Council)
In the absence of Professor Monfasani as chairperson, the Council
convened itself as a body with a chair "in the whole."
1. Minutes from the GAC meeting of 12/9/99 were approved as
presented (copied below).
2. Professor Jeryl Mumpower, Associate Vice President for Academic
Affairs introduced himself to the Council. He will serve as Provost
Genshaft's designated ex-officio member of the GAC.
3. The report of the GAC Committee on Curriculum & Instruction
(copied below) was presented by Chairperson Maria Brown. Each of the
four action items were approved unanimously by the Council.
4. The report of the GAC Committee on Admissions & Academic Standing
(copied below) was presented by Chairperson Barbara Via. Each of the
two action items were approved unanimously by the Council.
5. Doctoral Residency Policies - Copies of proposed doctoral program
residency policies were distributed and reviewed. Fifteen of the
seventeen submitted were approved by the Council. Two were tabled
for clarification of "full-time" terminology. The remaining 18
doctoral programs will be sent a follow-up solicitation.
Those approved were:
Humanistic Studies
Educational Administration
Biology
Biomedical Sciences
Biometry & Statistics
Counseling Psychology
Criminal Justice
Curriculum & Instruction
Economics
Educational Psychology
History
Philosophy
Political Science
Reading
School Psychology
Those tabled due to the use of "full-time" were:
Environmental Health & Toxicology
Public Health
6. The date for the next meeting of the GAC is changed from 3/9/00 to
3/16/00. The location and exact time will be forwarded once those
details are set.
7. Adjournment
Minutes recorded and submitted by Jon Bartow, Assistant Dean of
Graduate Studies.
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Minutes of the Graduate Academic Council meeting of December 9, 1999 -
AD 123, 12:30PM
Members present:
Gregory Harper, Sanford Levine, John Monfasani
(Chair), Barbara Via
Members absent:
Carlos Santiago, Donald Byrd, Wayne Logan, Maria
Brown, Laterrian McBrewer, Steadmon Sampson, Erin O'Brien
Guest:
Jon Bartow (staff)
1. Draft minutes of the meeting of 11/18/99 were considered. One
correction was submitted by Carlos Santiago - that the administrative
title for Dr. Jeryl Mumpower should be corrected to read Associate
Vice President for Academic Affairs. There being no other
corrections, the Council acted to approve the minutes as amended.
2. Report of the Committee on Curriculum and Instruction: The written
report (dated 12/5/99) was considered by the Council. The five
recommendations submitted in the report were accepted and unanimously
approved by the Council.
3. The Council discussed the pending deadline (12/15/99) for doctoral
programs to submit new residency policies/procedures for GAC review
and approval. It was concluded that the Graduate Office should e-mail
dunning notices, as warranted, over the intersession and that
proposals would be taken up by the Council at the first meeting of the
Spring 2000 term.
4. Adjournment
Minutes recorded and submitted by Jon Bartow, Assistant Dean of
Graduate Studies.
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To:
Graduate Academic Council
From:
Maria Brown, Chair
GAC Committee on Curriculum & Instruction
Date:
February 8, 2000
Subj.:
Report and Recommendations
The Committee on Curriculum & Instruction met on February 3, 2000.
Members attending the meeting were Maria Brown, Diane Dewar, Greg
Harper, Cliff Ellis, Kevin Quinn and Karin Reinhold. Jon Bartow was
present as staff to the Committee. Laterrian McBrewer was unable to
attend.
The Committee reviewed six proposals, tabled two (from the Department
of Biometry & Statistics and from the Department of Communication)
and acted to unanimously recommend approval by the GAC for the
remaining four. A brief synopsis for each appears below.
1. Change to the Master of Library Science (M.L.S.) Program: The
curriculum is proposed for revision and expansion from a total of 36
credits to 42 credits. In its new format, the MLS will be very
similar to the Library & Info Services track of the revised M.S. in
Information Science program as approved by the Council in the Spring
1999 term. It is the intent of the School of Information Science and
Policy to have both programs reviewed by the American Library
Association for accreditation purposes later this year.
2. Change to the Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) Program: A new MACRO
(Management Efficiency, Advocacy and Empowerment, Community
Organization, Resource Development and Outcome Evaluation)
Concentration is proposed to replace the existing Management
Concentration in the MSW Program. The change follows upon an
environmental assessment conducted by a task force from the School of
Social Welfare. The change significantly updates one option for
students in the second year of the Program. There is no overall
change in credits required for the MSW. Corresponding changes to
MSW/PhD program and MA/MSW program with New Paltz are illustrated
within the proposal.
3. Change to the M.S. Program in Taxation: The proposal is submitted
following upon changing Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure
requirements from the NYS Education Dept. Certain courses, now to be
deleted and/or replaced, were previously within the Program to solely
satisfy CPA work experience licensure requirements. With the removal
or replacement of these courses, the program is reduced from 39 to 30
credits, increasing its desirability to applicants while actually
increasing its concentration in the study of taxation.
4. Change to the M.S. Program in Educational Psychology: The proposal
for curriculum revision within the 30-credit program redefines
requirements from a credit distribution approach to one incorporating
a "foundational core." The changes are additionally consistent with
previously approved revisions to the first year requirements of the
PhD Program.
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To:
Graduate Academic Council
From:
Barbara Via, Chair
GAC Committee on Admissions & Academic Standing (CAAS)
Date:
February 9, 2000
Subj.:
Report and Recommendations
The CAAS met on February 9, 2000. Attending were members Wayne
Logan, Erin O'Brien, Anne Boehm and Barbara Via. Jon Bartow joined
the meeting as staff. The Committee considered three
student-originated petitions for exception to University graduate
policies. One petition was tabled in order to allow for further
investigation. The remaining two are unanimously recommended to the
Graduate Academic Council for action. A brief synopsis for each case
appears below.
1. A student seeks exception to University policy regarding
eligibility for admission to combined bachelors/masters programs.
The petitioner seeks exemption from the stated minimum 3.20 GPA
requirement for admission to a combined BS/MS program. Included with
the petition were letters of support from two departmental faculty
members, one being the department chairperson. After four semesters
of undergraduate study at UAlbany, the student has earned 41 credits
with an overall GPA of 2.48 and a GPA of 2.23 in coursework offered by
the graduate department. The Committee recognizes the combined
program as one designed for especially strong students who are
prepared for accelerated entry into graduate study. They do not feel
the petitioner has demonstrated such capacity and recommend that the
GAC deny the petition for exception to the established admission
standard.
2.
A student seeks approval for extension of the masters degree
statute of limitations to incorporate study toward a MRP degree from
Spring 1988 through Fall 2000. The petitioner submits that she
remains current with coursework completed years ago through
occupational activities. The chairperson of the department strongly
supports both her overall petition and the argument presented
regarding her current knowledge in the field. The Committee
recommends the Council approve the extension.
