January 17, 2024

Date/Time: Wednesday, 01/17/2024
Location: Reaud 312
Submitted By:: Kristan Traxler

Lamar University

Graduate Council

Minutes #493

January 17, 2024

Attending: Brett Welch, Ashley Dockens, Robin Latimer, Kristan Traxler, Theresa Hefner-Bab, Ruthie Robinson, Tom Harvey, Connie Howard, Ken Young, Debbie Troxclair, Vivek Natarajan

Approval of Minutes

#492 – November 15, 2023

Motion to accept, Dockens; second from Latimer

Old Business

Graduate Faculty Review – Decision made to send out one last email to faculty who did not submit G4 and CC department chair and college dean

New Business

College of Arts & Sciences

Mathematics – Proposing changes to eight existing courses for the MS in Mathematics based on SACS feedback

Course Prefix & Number	Course Title	Effective Semester
MATH 5308	Ordinary Differential Equations	Fall 2023
MATH 5310	Real Variables	Fall 2023
MATH 5312	Complex Variables	Spring 2024
MATH 5315	Numerical Analysis	Fall 2023
MATH 5320	Modern Algebra	Spring 2023
MATH 5325	Partial Differential Equations	Spring 2023
MATH 5340	Topology	Spring 2023
MATH 5380	Statistical Inference	Spring 2022

Approved course changes pending:

Course objective and outcome to ensure standards are met
Undergraduate and Graduate syllabi are different (to ensure rigor differences) between 5315, 5325, and 5380)
Math needs to remove undergrad pre-requisites for graduate courses to prevent issues in Registrar’s office

Motion to accept, Harvey; second from Robinson

College of Education & Human Development

Deaf Studies Deaf Education – Proposing 6 course adds and 15 course changes

Course Prefix & Number	Course Title	Add or Change	Effective Semester	Degrees Affected
DSDE 5340	Introduction to Qualitative Research	Change	Fall 2023	MA in Deaf Studies
DSDE 6301	Deaf History	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6301	Deaf History	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6302	Law and Deaf Individuals	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6304	Curriculum	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6305	Psycholinguistics	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6308	Cognition and Cognitive Development	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6309	Doctoral Seminar	Add	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6312	Bilingual Theories	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6313	Proposal Writing	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6314	Ethics	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6315	Statistics	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6316	Research Design and Statistics I	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6317	Research Design and Statistics II	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6318	Research Seminar	Add	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6320	Introduction to Qualitative Research	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6321	Advanced Qualitative Research	Change	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6322	Critical Pedagogy	Add	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6323	Scholarly Writing	Add	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6324	ASL/English Linguistics	Add	Fall 2023	EdD
DSDE 6325	Comparative Cultural Studies	Add	Fall 2023	EdD

Course adds and changes accepted pending syllabi be checked to ensure the following are present and accurate in each graduate course

Higher order Bloom’s Taxonomy cognitive levels are the primary levels of rigor in objectives and outcomes.
All syllabi have very clear late work and absence policies.

Motion to accept Harvey, second from Latimer