Graduate
Council Meeting Agenda
Coastal
I.
Call to Order
II. Approval of minutes from the
III. Old Business
IV. New Business
A.
Proposal for New Course
POLI 539 International Law (3) (Prereq: POLI 101, POLI 315 or permission of
instructor) Study of the origin, development, and principles of the
international law of peace. The
enforcement of these principles, the law of war, and the pacific settlement of
disputes is presented. Students who have
completed POLI 439 are not eligible for this course.
Rationale: POLI 539 will support graduate programs by offering
students a choice of additional study in the social sciences.
B.
Proposal for Name Change in a Course
Current: EDUC 692 -
Advanced Topics in Special Education
Recommended: EDUC 692 -
Foundations and Services for Exceptional Learners
Rationale: The title change
will better reflect the course content and facilitate review from the South
Carolina Department of Education for individuals seeking endorsement
certification in special education.
C. Recommendations for Graduate
Studies
Recommended policy on the completion of
a graduate course at the 500 level where a comparable course at the 400 level
has already been completed.
Recommended
Policy: Registration in a graduate course at the 500
level is prohibited where a comparable undergraduate course at the 400 level
has already been completed.
Rationale: While procedures
exist to ensure that graduate study is more rigorous and advanced than
undergraduate study where 400 (undergraduate) and 500 (graduate) level courses
are taught concurrently, the general subject matter and content explored in the
undergraduate course and the graduate course is typically the same. A student who has completed an undergraduate
course at the 400 level will not experience significantly advanced study of
content at the graduate level in a comparable 500 level course.
V. Announcements
VI. Adjournment