2004 - 05
FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento
AGENDA
Thursday, March 3, 2005
Foothill Suite, 3rd Floor University Union
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
ENNIS MCDANIEL
Counselor, Psychological Services
1970 - 2004
OPEN FORUM
CONSENT ACTION
| FS 05-01/Ex. | COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT - SENATE |
Academic Policies Committee
Jean Gonsier-Gerdin, At-large, 2008Faculty Policies Committee
Hao Nguyen, At-large 2007
| FS 05-02/CPC, Ex. | PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS |
The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program change proposals:
- Master's in Chemistry with Biochemistry Concentration (new program)
- Chicano Latino Studies Minor (new program)
- Pre-Credential Program in Art
The proposals are outlined in Attachment A.
REGULAR AGENDA
| FS 05-03/Flr. | APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 17, 2005 |
| FS 05-04/Flr. | ELECTION OF AT-LARGE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER |
The Faculty Senate elects an at-large member to the Executive Committee. (Members must be available to meet Tuesdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.)
The nominees are:
Leo Legoretta, Management Information Science
Anthony Sheppard, Recreation and Leisure StudiesNominees can be introduced from the floor. (Please remove Attachment B from your agenda to use as a ballot.)
| FS 05-05/Flr. | UNIVERSITY NAME CHANGE |
Shall the University change its name from California State University, Sacramento to Sacramento State University?
Background information can be found at Attachment C.
| FS 05-06/Flr. | 2005-2006 COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES |
The Faculty Senate elects college representatives to the 2005-2006 Committee on Committees (see Attachment D [in MS Word] for eligibility by college. (Remove this attachment from your agenda to use as a ballot.) Members must be available to meet two Tuesdays in the spring semester from 3:00-4:00 p.m.).
SECOND READING
| FS 04-84/CPC/Ex. | GRADUATE PROGRAMS: 200-LEVEL COURSES |
Background: Due to differing interpretations of current CSUS policy governing graduate programs, particularly regarding 200-level courses, the Executive Committee requested that the Curriculum Policies Committee review the policy and propose language that was less ambiguous, but still provided flexibility. The current policy (AS 96-55) is as follows:
CSU, Sacramento graduate programs shall normally require that a minimum of 18 units in a 30- to 40-unit degree program and 36 units in a 60-unit program be earned in regularly scheduled 200-level courses requiring student participation (e.g., discussion) as the primary instructional method, and seminar courses requiring formal presentations by students and student responses to presentations as well as formal evaluation by the instructor.
Seminar 200-level enrollments should, whenever possible, be limited to fifteen.
All 200-level courses shall require students to demonstrate writing and/or presentation abilities appropriate for thesis/project and professional work and provide opportunities for interaction among students and between students and the instructor.
(Supercedes AS 96-55)
The Faculty Senate recommends that:
CSU, Sacramento graduate programs shall require a minimum of 18 units of 200 level courses (exclusive of field work, internships, independent study courses, and culminating experiences - 295, 299, and 500 level courses) in a 30- to 40-unit degree program (except in rare cases when a program is approved through the University curricular process for 15 units) and 36 units in a 60-unit program.
200 level courses (exclusive of field work, internships, independent study courses, and culminating experiences - 295, 299, and 500 level courses):
- shall be regularly scheduled so that a full time graduate student can complete at least 15 units a year;
- shall require formal evaluation by the instructor;
- shall require students to demonstrate writing and/or presentation abilities appropriate for thesis/project and professional work;
- shall provide opportunities for interaction among students and between students and the instructor;
- may include lectures and student participation (e.g., discussion) or may include group presentations, discussions, or projects;
- (in seminar format) should be limited to fifteen (15) students whenever possible.
FIRST READING
POLICY COMMITTEE CHAIRS' REPORTS
INFORMATION
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