MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009
January 7, 2009
Next Meeting: February 4, 2009
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:
George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Anita All (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Lori Eckhardt (August 2011), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (August 2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012).
APPROVED MINUTES : December 3, 2008
NEW BUSINESS:
None.
OLD BUSINESS:
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
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Next meeting: February 4, March 4, April 8, May 6.
MINUTES OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009
February 4, 2009
Next Meeting: March 4, 2009
George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Anita All (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Lori Eckhardt (August 2011), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012),
Not participating: Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012).
APPROVED MINUTES : January 7, 2009
Information Items
Discussion Items
Time Limit [from page 115 in the 2008-09 Bulletin]
Upon admission to candidacy, the student has four calendar years to complete all remaining requirements for the doctoral degree. If unable for any reason to complete the requirements on time, the student’s major professor may petition the dean of the Graduate School for a maximum of a one year extension. Students failing to complete the degree in the allotted time revert to the status of an applicant and must, with the approval of the student’s major professor and department head/chair, petition the dean of the Graduate School to retake the general oral examination.
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments.
College of Architecture, Design, and Construction
Liberal Arts
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Next meeting: March 4, April 8, May 6.
MINUTES OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009
March 4, 2009
Next Meeting: April 8, 2009
George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Anita All (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Lori Eckhardt (August 2011),Gisela Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012).
APPROVED MINUTES : February 4, 2009
Dhanasekaran
Ramapuram
College of Agriculture
College of Business
College of Education
College of Science and Math
Next meeting: April 8, May 6.
MINUTES OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009
April 8, 2009
N ext Meeting: May 6, 2009
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Anita All (August 2010), Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012),
Not participating: Michael Tillson (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012).
APPROVED MINUTES : March 4, 2009
College of Engineering
School of Forestry and Wildlife
College f Human Sciences
College of Liberal Arts
College of Veterinary Medicine
Next meeting: May 6.
MINUTES OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009
May 6, 2009
N ext Meeting: June 3, 2009
George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), Anita All (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012).
Not participating: James Kaminsky (August 2010), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012).
APPROVED MINUTES : April 8, 2009
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
College of Human Sciences
Next meeting: June 3, July 8, August 5.
Accelerated Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree Program
Guidelines
Overview and Rationale
The Accelerated Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree Program offers Honors students and other outstanding Auburn students the opportunity to earn both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in less time and at less cost than usual. It does so by allowing these exceptional students to count up to nine hours (in a thirty-hour master’s program) or twelve hours (in a thirty-six hour master’s program) to count towards both degrees.
In addition to saving students’ time and money, the program enhances the marketability of students in fields in which the master’s degree is fast becoming a requirement, even for entry-level positions. In other fields, where there is a shortage of workers, students benefit by earning their degrees at a faster rate than in conventional degree programs. Honors students and others who participate also have the opportunity to explore the prospects of graduate study, engage with graduate faculty, and deepen their understanding of their own academic disciplines.
The benefits of the accelerated degree program also accrue to Auburn University . The program encourages exceptional students to apply not only to the Honors College but also to Auburn ‘s graduate programs, and it fosters the kind of integration and interaction between undergraduate and graduate programs that is characteristic of the best research institutions.
Even though many colleges and universities already offer accelerated degree programs, the Auburn program is distinctive. Unlike other accelerated degree programs, the Auburn model offers students in the Honors College the option of taking graduate courses. The program thus encourages highly motivated students to graduate with Honors while, at the same time, earning credit towards a master’s degree at Auburn University .
Developing an Accelerated Degree Program
Participation in the Accelerated Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree Program is completely voluntary. In programs in which an accelerated degree program is appropriate, academic deans, department heads/chairs, and program officers are encouraged to develop application proposals by working with the appropriate undergraduate coordinator/director, the college curriculum committee, the Honors College , and the Graduate School . The application for an accelerated degree program requires the approval of the department, the college, the Graduate Council, and the University Curriculum Committee. To be considered, each application proposal should include the following:
Honors Students
Admission Requirements
Individual graduate programs may set higher standards or require additional criteria for admission to the accelerated degree program, subject to approval by the normal curriculum review process.
Application Process
Continuation and Graduation Requirements
Individual graduate programs may set higher standards or require additional criteria for continuation and graduation, subject to approval by the normal curriculum review process.
Withdrawal
MINUTES OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009
June 3, 2009
Next Meeting: July 8, 2009
George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), Anita All (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012).
Not participating: James Winfield (GSC)
APPROVED MINUTES : May, 2009
Next meeting: July 8, August 5, September 9 .
MINUTES OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009
July 8, 2009
Next Meeting: August 5, 2009
George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012).
Not participating: Anita All (August 2010), Curtis Shannon (August 2012), James Winfield (GSC)
APPROVED MINUTES : June 3, 2009
School of Forestry and Wildlife Science
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Definition of Graduate Course Levels
To maintain accreditation with the Commission on Colleges, Auburn University must comply with the standards contained in The Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement . In particular, Auburn University must be able to demonstrate that “the institution’s post-baccalaureate professional degree programs, masters’s and doctoral degree programs are progressively more advanced in academic content than its undergraduate programs” (Standard 3.6.1). In addition, “the institution structures its graduate curricula (1) to include knowledge of the literature of the discipline and (2) to ensure ongoing student engagement in research and/or appropriate professional practice and training experiences” (Standard 3.6.2).
With these standards in mind, the Graduate School offers the following definitions of graduate course levels and guidelines for the submission of course modifications or new course proposals including a justification for graduate credit.
5XXX : (1) Courses for professional students in Architecture, Pharmacy, and Veterinary
Medicine; and (2) Undergraduate courses taught in conjunction with graduate courses
6XXX : Graduate courses taught in conjunction with undergraduate courses
Note One: Any 6XXX-level class must have a 5XXX-level piggybacked option because many undergraduate students are attracted by the topics of piggybacked courses. If they enroll without the proper permission, there must be a 5XXX-level option into which they may transfer. The reverse is not true. A 5XXX-level course may not necessarily have a 6XXX-level equivalent. By extension, this policy means that any 6XXX-level course currently on the books that does not have a 5000-level option should go through a curriculum modification and be renumbered at the 7XXX-level.
Note Two: The hours required for the 5XXX-level and 6XXX-level sections of a piggyback class may not differ. Departments that want to require that graduate students attend additional meetings of the graduate section of a piggyback class must require graduate students to register for graduate-level seminar hours.
7XXX : Graduate courses primarily for master’s-level students
8XXX : Graduate courses primarily for doctoral-level students
Courses numbered 4XXX and below indicate courses for undergraduates and may NOT be taken by graduate students for credit.
Next meeting: August 5, September 9 , October 7, November 11, December
MINUTES OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009
August 5, 2009
Next Meeting: September 9, 2009
George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), Anita All (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Miriam Clark (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012), James Winfield (GSC).
Not participating: None.
APPROVED MINUTES : July 8 , 2009
Next meeting: September 9 , October 7, November 11, December 2 .
MINUTES OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009
September 9, 2009
Next Meeting: October 7, 2009
George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), Anita All (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Karen Rogers (August 2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Lori Eckhardt (August 2012), Joe Pittman (August 2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012), Zachary Zuwiyya (August 2012), Yucheng Feng (August 2013), Scott Kramer (August 2013), Marie Witte (August 2013), Juming Zhong (August 2013), James Winfield (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES : August 5 , 2009
Credentials Committee – George Flowers (chair), Anita All, Joe Pittman, Yucheng Feng, Jeff Sibley, Zongyang Cheng.
Curriculum Committee – George Crandell (chair), Gisela Buschle-Diller, Miriam Marty Clark, Marie Witte, Karen Rogers, Lori Eckhardt, Zachary Zuwiyya.
A revised bulletin statement for the graduate non-degree policy was proposed and approved by the Graduate Council.
GND – Students who hold a Bachelor’s degree (or post-baccalaureate degree) may apply for admission to the Graduate School as a non-degree student for personal development, to obtain or renew certification, to pursue a graduate certificate or to take a limited number of courses preliminary to enrolling in a graduate degree program. No more than 12 hours of credit earned while enrolled as a non-degree student may later be counted toward a graduate degree; however, students officially enrolled in an approved graduate certificate program may count up to the maximum number of credit hours allowed by the certificate program toward a graduate degree. Non-degree students who later decide to pursue a graduate degree must re-apply for admission to the Graduate School and the graduate degree program.
Name
Title
Next meeting: October 7, November 11, December 2 .
MINUTES OF THE TENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009
October 7, 2009
Next Meeting: November 11, 2009
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), Anita All (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Karen Rogers (August 2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Lori Eckhardt (August 2012), Joe Pittman (August 2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012), Zachary Zuwiyya (August 2012), Yucheng Feng (August 2013), Scott Kramer (August 2013), Marie Witte (August 2013), Juming Zhong (August 2013), James Winfield (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES : September 9, 2009
The following Bulletin revisions were approved.
Non-Graduate Students and Graduate Work [Revised Statement]
An Auburn University undergraduate student may register for graduate courses provided that the following conditions are met: the student has at least a 3.0 GPA, is within 30 semester hours of graduating, has the written consent of the instructor of each graduate course, and obtains approval in advance from the Graduate School . A maximum of 6 semester hours of graduate course work taken in this option later may be applied toward a graduate degree at Auburn University with the approval of the student’s advisory committee provided that appropriate arrangements are made in advance with the Graduate School and a grade of B or higher is achieved on all courses used for graduate credit. The total course load taken at the time the undergraduate student is in a graduate course may not exceed 16 semester hours per semester. The same guidelines apply to undergraduate students taking graduate courses for undergraduate credit. A student may not use the same graduate course for both undergraduate and graduate credit. An exception is made for non-graduate students officially enrolled in an approved Accelerated Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree Program (see Non-Graduate Students Enrolled in Accelerated Bachelor ‘s / Master’s Degree Programs below).
Any post-baccalaureate, non-degree student desiring enrollment in a graduate course must receive written consent of the instructor and approval of the Graduate dean in order to register for such a class.
Non-Graduate Students Enrolled in Accelerated Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree Programs [Added Statement]
An Auburn University undergraduate student officially admitted and enrolled in an approved Accelerated Bachelor’s / Master’s degree program (ABM) may register for graduate courses that are listed as required or elective courses in the student’s ABM program. A maximum of nine hours (in a thirty-hour master’s program) or twelve hours (in a thirty-six hour master’s program) may be counted towards both degrees, provided that a grade of B or higher is achieved on all courses used for graduate credit. No courses may be counted for both undergraduate and graduate credit in a program in which the double counting of courses is prohibited by an accrediting agency. The total course load taken at the time the undergraduate student is in a graduate course may not exceed 16 semester hours per semester.
General Doctoral Examination [Revised Statement]
A general examination, often called the “preliminary examination,” is required of all applicants for the degrees of doctor of philosophy and doctor of education. It consists of written and oral testing by the student’s advisory committee (or by an examination committee designated by the student’s academic program) in the student’s major and minor. The written portion of the examination does not require approval in advance by the Graduate School . The oral portion, however, does require such approval. Arrangements for the oral examination must be made by application to the Graduate School at least one week in advance of the examination. The primary purpose of the general examination is to assess the student’s understanding of the broad body of knowledge in a field of study. The examination also affords the advisory committee an opportunity to review the student’s proposed research and understanding of research methods and literature in the chosen field. If the general examination reveals deficiencies in any of these areas, the advisory committee may recommend remedial work, re-examination, or discontinuation of doctoral study.
The general oral examination should be conducted immediately after the successful completion of the written examination and well before the final examination. At least one complete semester (preferably more than one) must intervene between the general oral and final examinations. The two examinations thus cannot be taken either in the same semester or in consecutive semesters. Some departments have specific requirements for conducting these examinations, and the student should become familiar with these. Successful completion of the oral examination requires unanimous support of the student’s advisory committee. If the general oral examination is failed, a re-examination may be given on recommendation of the committee and approval by the dean of the Graduate School . Further examinations require exceptional circumstances and approval by the Graduate Council.
The student becomes a candidate for the degree on successful completion of the general examination.
Veena Chattaraman
Next meeting: December 9, January 20 , February 10, March 10, April 7, May 5
MINUTES OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009
November 11, 2009
Next Meeting: December 9, 2010
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), Anita All (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Karen Rogers (August 2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Lori Eckhardt (August 2012), Joe Pittman (August 2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012), Zachary Zuwiyya (August 2012), Yucheng Feng (August 2013), Scott Kramer (August 2013), Marie Witte (August 2013), Juming Zhong (August 2013), James Winfield (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES : October 7, 2009
FLIT 5970/6970/6976 (new course) [approved with required revisions to the course objectives]
HIST 5810/6810 (new course) HIST 5820/6820 (new course)
English Department Graduate Program Revision
Renaming Courses (9 courses) [new title only listed] ENGL 6840, Approaches to English Grammar ENGL 7040, English Composition: Issues and Approaches ENGL 7150, Studies in Medieval Literature ENGL 7160, Early Modern Studies ENGL 7170, Eighteenth-Century Studies ENGL 7180, Nineteenth-Century Studies ENGL 7190, American Studies ENGL 7200, Literary Modernisms ENGL 7780, Studies in Race, Gender, and Sexuality
Alter Repeatability (9 courses) [from 3 to 9 credits] ENGL 7150, Studies in Medieval Literature ENGL 7160, Early Modern Studies ENGL 7170, Eighteenth Century Studies ENGL 7180, Nineteenth Century Studies ENGL 7190, American Studies ENGL 7200, Literary Modernisms ENGL 7780, Studies in Race, Gender, and Sexuality ENGL 7800, Studies in Literary Theory ENGL 7870, Special Topics in English Studies
Rename and Renumber (one course) ENGL 7570 (Major British Author(s) to ENGL 7830 Major Author(s)
Deletion of Courses (nine courses) ENGL 7230, Old English Language and Literature ENGL 7250, English Language Learning and Development ENGL 7270, The Structure of English ENGL 7580, Major American Author(s) ENGL 7650, Studies in Poetry ENGL 7660, Studies in Drama ENGL 7670, Studies in Fiction ENGL 7740, British Literature and Culture ENGL 7760, American Literature and Culture
Add new courses ENGL 7210 (new course) ENGL 7850 (new course)
Revision of existing Masters in Building Construction BSCI 7020/7026 (distance ed.) BSCI 7030/7036 (distance ed.) BSCI 7040/7046 (distance ed.) BSCI 7050/7056 (distance ed.) BSCI 7100/7106 (distance ed.) BSCI 7980/7986 (distance ed.)
ISMN 7670/7676 to ISMN 6720/6726 (renumber course)
Technical and Professional Communication Extension Educator
Next meeting: December 9, January 20, February 10, March 10, April 7, May 5
MINUTES OF THE TWELTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009
December 9, 2009
Next Meeting: January 20, 2010
APPROVED MINUTES : November 11, 2009
The Graduate Council approved without opposition a proposal to discontinue the Academic Bankruptcy Policy, effective as of Fall semester 2010, and to revise the AU Bulletin to reflect this change.
MATH 7800
MATH 7810
STAT 5110/6110
MATH/STAT 7820
MATH/STAT 7830
STAT 7960
NURS 7810
Nursing Education Certificate
Next meeting: January 20, February 10, March 10, April 7, May 5
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