SenD#6200

THE FORTY-FIRST SENATE OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Thursday, April 16, 2009
2:15 to 3:00 p.m.
Law School Room 180

Karen Cook, Chair, Harvey Cohen, Vice chair, Lanier Anderson,
Jonathan Bendor, Margaret Brandeau, Harry Elam, Hank Greely

John Etchemendy, ex officio, Rex L. Jamison, ex officio

AGENDA

I.  Reports

1. Committee on Review of Undergraduate Majors: Recommendation
   for renewal of degree nominating authority for the Interdisciplinary
   Program in Public Policy for the Bachelor of Arts degree, honors and minor
   (Hodder/Black/Stephens) (StC Action)   
   SenD#6187 recommendation   SenD#6187 cover memo   SenD#6187 self-study
      
2. Committee on Graduate Studies approval of degree nominating authority
   for the Interdisciplinary Program in Public Policy for the new co-terminal
   Master of  Arts degree, effective September 1, 2009  through August 31, 2015
   (Lavori/Black/Stephens) (StC Action)   SenD#6188   SenD#6188 recommendation   SenD#6188 proposal
      
3. Committee on Review of Undergraduate Majors: Recommendation for an
   undergraduate Minor in the School of Education, with authority to nominate
   candidates for the Education Minor, effective September 1, 2009,
   without limit of time
   (Hodder/Black/Callan) (StC Action)   SenD#6179
      
4. Committee on Graduate Studies and Committee on Undergraduate
   Standard and Policies: Recommendation for institution of the No Grade
   Reported (NGR) as an administrative notation to eliminate the “blank”
   when instructors do not enter a grade by the grading deadline
   (Lavori/Black/Buc (StC Action)   SenD#6190
      
5. Committees on Graduate Studies: Recommendation for approval for
   change in the Law School’s grading system, effective September 1, 2008,
   without limit of time
    (Lavori/Kramer/Black) (StC Action)   SenD#6189   SenD#6189 new grading policy
   

II.  Adjournment

Rex L. Jamison, MD
Academic Secretary to the University