1. GRADUATE COUNCIL Iowa State University
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
4:15 – 5:30 p.m.
3150 Beardshear Hall

2. Graduate Council – October
Call to Order
Seating of Substitute Council Members

3. 2. Consent Agenda
Minutes of Graduate Council Meeting, September 21, 2016
Agenda for October 19 Meeting
Approval of GCCC items – council.sws.iastate.edu/ docket.
MED HG ED (Specialization to Coursework Only)
E CPE (Specializations)
ARCH 439X/539X
HSP M 431X/531X
POL S 457X/557X
Plant Breeding Specialization P3

4. 3. Announcements and Remarks
Graduate Council Chair – Debra Marquart
*Associate Provost and Graduate Dean – David Holger
*Associate Graduate Dean – William Graves
Assistant Graduate Dean – Craig Ogilvie
*Excused

5. 4 a. Motion for Addition of GC Executive Committee to Standing Committee Structure

6. 4 b. Discussion of Overage Course Policy (Talking Points)
1. Relaxing the age limit to as old as 10 years
2. Set minimum credit number earned close to graduation
3. Defining a “window” of negotiable course ages, perhaps 11 to 16 years.
4. Setting a firm age limit beyond which credits cannot be used under any circumstances, perhaps 16 years.
Note: College of Education and AESHM – Existing Leniency Arrangement

7. 4 c. Proposal to Change Non-Thesis Final Exam (tabled motion)

8. 5. New Business a. Ad Hoc Graduate Award Subcommittees – Sign up Sheet
b. Graduate Faculty Membership Committee (GFMC) – Seeking Nominations (4 faculty)
c. Status of Chapter 9 Revisions GC Business Follow-up (postponed until November meeting).

9. Graduate Council October Meeting
Next Meeting
Wednesday, Nov 16, 2016
4:15 – 5:30 p.m., 3150 Beardshear Hall

10. GRADUATE COUNCIL Iowa State University
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
4:15 – 5:30 p.m.
3150 Beardshear Hall