MINUTES:
Graduate Council – October 27, 2003, 1:15 p.m., East Tennessee Room – DP Culp
ATTENDEES:
Barrett,
ABSENT: Kimberly
Norris-Thompson, Musick, Greer
GUEST: Mooney, Trogen
I. Approval of Minutes – September 29,
2003
Action
taken by Council: Approved.
1.
Department of Economics, Finance, and Urban Studies,
change in credit hours in two courses:
a.
PMGT
5800 Public Management Internship – Change from 6 credit hours to 3 credit
hours).
b.
PMGT
5820 – Public Management Consultantship – Change from 6 credit hours to 3
credit hours).
Action Taken by Council: Approved with minor changes.
III. Graduate Faculty Sub-Committee – Pat
Smith, Chair
A. New Appointments:
1.
Jane
Broderick
Recommend
- Interim Membership
2.
Bruce
Dalton
Recommend
- Full Membership
3.
Kelly
Dorgan,
Recommend
- Associate Membership
4.
Patricia
Mink
Recommend
– Associate Membership
5.
Janet
Neal
Recommend
– Associate Membership
Action Taken by Council: Approved
B. Reappointments:
1.
Tammy
Davidson
Associate
Membership Expired
Recommend
– Associate Membership
2.
Karilee
Freeberg
Associate Membership Expired
Recommend – Associate Membership
3.
Tammy
Hayes
Interim
Membership Expired
Recommend
– Interim Membership
4.
Elizabeth
Lowe
Interim Membership Expired
Recommend – Interim Membership
5.
Diana
Mozen
Associate
Membership Expired
Recommend
– Associate Membership
6.
Rick
Norwood
Full
Membership Expired
Recommend
– Full Membership
7.
Melvin
Page
Full
Membership Expired
Recommend
– Full Membership
8.
Martha
Pointer
Full
Membership Expired
Recommend
– Full Membership
9.
Dale
Schmitt
Associate
Membership Expired
Recommend
– Associate Membership
10.
Jon
Smith
Associate
Membership Expired
Recommend
– Associate Membership
11.
Douglas
Thewke
Associate Membership Expired
Recommend – Associate Membership
12.
John
Whitehead
Full Membership Expired
Recommend – Full Membership
13.
Ramsey
McGowen
Associate Membership Expired
Recommend – Full Membership
Action
Taken by Council: Approved.
Dr. Dixon brought up issues regarding Graduate Faculty Guidelines, specifically appointment terms and application process. After lengthy discussion, Dr. Dixon informed the group that the Graduate Faculty Sub-Committee would meet and work on new policy/procedures explaining the process and defining the differences in membership classification to include areas such as scholarship, productivity, level of service and research, and graduate involvement. This will be discussed at the next Graduate Council meeting.
IV. Old Business
A.
Conditional Admission Policy
– The following was recommended to replace the current conditional admission
policy:
This category of admission is designed for applicants who are in
the process of completing prerequisite courses or degrees or whose credentials
(such as GPA, letters of recommendation, background in the discipline, or
interview) are less competitive.
Conditional admission may not be granted when significant admission
criteria (such as GRE, GMAT, letters of recommendation, or in the case of
international students, proof of an undergraduate degree) are missing.
Conditions will be outlined the admission letter and must
Be removed by the date specified. If no date is specified, conditions must be
removed prior to the completion of 15 graduate credit hours or one calendar
year, whichever is later. The student
must then submit a request for unconditional status. The Dean of the
Admission cannot be granted to international students without
proof of degree.
Action
Taken by Council: Approved and forwarded
to Academic Council for approval.
B.
Transfer of Credit Policy –
The following was recommended to
amend the
current Transfer of Credit Policy:
Students may petition for the transfer of a maximum of nine
semester hours of graduate credit from ETSU or other regionally accredited U.S.
and approved non-U.S. institutions, if grades of “B” (or equivalent or higher
were received (“B-“ grades do not transfer.)
Students may be required to submit documentation as to course content
and duration of course prior to transfer credit being approved. ETSU coursework solely is used to compute the
grade point average; non-ETSU transfer work is not computed in the GPA.
All non-ETSU transfer credit must be posted to the transcript
prior to the term of graduation. Transfer
of credit is not allowed in the graduation term.
The degree program time limit (matriculation limit) will begin
with the registration date of the first course applied to the degree
requirements, including transferred courses.
Credit earned prior to the degree time limitations specified in this
catalog will not be approved for transfer and cannot be revalidated for
transfer.
Students cannot transfer credits from a completed degree program
into a current degree program. Extension
or continuing education hours will not be transferred for credit. In general, credit earned at international
institutions cannot be transferred, and petitions to transfer international
credit are reviewed only if accompanied by a professional course-by-course
evaluation.
Action
Taken by Council: Approved and forwarded
to Academic Council for approval.
A.
P.E.O. Scholarship – Roberta Herrin
Dr. Herrin announced that a local chapter of P.E.O. has
allocated
$8,000 for a female ETSU graduate student for academically
gifted
women. She stated that she would send them
additional information on this scholarship and to submit nominations to her at
the
The meeting was adjourned
at 2:10 p.m.
Scott Champney, Chair