Graduate Council Meeting Agenda

Coastal Carolina University

September 14, 2005

 

11:30 AM, Dawsey Conference Room, E.M. Singleton Building

 

I.                    Call to Order

 

II.                 Announcements

 

III.               Approval of minutes from the May 4, 2005, Graduate Council meeting (see attached)

 

IV.              New business

 

College of Natural and applied Sciences

 

Recommendation for New Course

 

CMWS 615  Advanced Experimental Designs and Analyses. (3) (Prereq:  CMWS 610)  An advanced graduate course in the design and statistical analyses of experiments building on materials covered in CMWS 610 and focusing on categorical data, use of null models and simulation, Bayesian approaches, meta-analyses and additional analytic techniques.

 

Rationale:  To expand on graduate students’ understanding and experiences with experimental design and statistical analyses and provide a venue for students to incorporate course information into thesis proposals and final analyses of thesis data.

 

Proposal for International Student Admission to Graduate Study at Coastal Carolina University

 

International applicants applying to enter into graduate study must meet the university’s general admission requirement plus the additional requirements that follow: 

 

  • Applicants whose undergraduate degree was earned outside the U.S. must provide either original transcripts or certified copies of their course work as well as certified English translations if necessary. 
  • In addition to the appropriate standardized examination, e.g., GRE/MAT,  applicants must take the TOEFL exam and earn a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based test or 213 on the computer-based test. 
  • International applicants are required to provide evidence that they have the financial resources to study in the U.S.  This requirement may be met by completing the Financial Verification Form that is part of the International Application.  

 

Unlike American applicants, international applicants may only be admitted as degree-seeking students.  Once enrolled, international students must take at least nine credit hours each semester to maintain full-time status as required by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 

 

Rationale:  As graduate study expands at the University it is anticipated that international students will be interested in seeking access to and completing Coastal Carolina graduate degrees.  In anticipation of this, a standard for proficiency in the English language at the graduate level is needed.

 

Request for Waiver of Graduate Assistant

Tuition Remission Expectation in Grant Proposal

 

(see attached draft of waiver form)