SenD#6409

THE FORTY-THIRD SENATE OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Thursday, December 2, 2010
2:10 to 3:00 p.m.
Law School Room 180

David Spiegel, Chair, David Palumbo-Liu, Vice chair, Martha Cyert,
Hank Greely, Brad Osgood, Ramon Saldivar, Mark Zoback

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

AGENDA

I.  Reports

1. Committee Graduate Studies (C-GS), Richard Roberts, Chair
1. C-GS: Recommendation for renewal of degree-nominating authority for the PhD and MA degrees for the Interdisciplinary Program in Modern Thought and Literature for the five year period of September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2016 (StC Action Required)    SenD#6401
   
2. C-GS: Recommendation to Extend and Synchronize Reporting and Renewal Periods of the Joint Degree Programs in Public Policy (MPP degree and JD/MAPP degrees) by Extending All Current Authority to August 31, 2013 (StC Action Required)   SenD#6403   
   
3. C-GS: Recommendation for Approval, to allow a maximum of 60 crossover/double-counted units for students enrolled in the JD/MBA Joint Degree Program, as delineated by the School of Law and the Graduate School of Business. This change is effective immediately, so that students may be granted degrees in the academic year 2010/2011. (StC Action required)   SenD#6402
      
2. Committee for the Review of Undergraduate Majors (C-RUM), Christopher Edwards, Chair
   1. C-RUM: Recommendation for Renewal of Degree-Nominating Authority for the BA degree, Undergraduate Minor and Honors Program for the Interdisciplinary Program in Feminist Studies, for a three-year period September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2014. (StC Action required)   SenD#6405
      
   2. C-RUM: Recommendation to Renewal of Degree-Nominating Authority for the BA degree, Undergraduate Minor and Honors Program for the Interdisciplinary Program in African and African American Studies, for a five year period September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2016. (StC Action required)   SenD#6404
      
   3. C-RUM: Annual Report 2009-2010, SenD#6373. No action required.

II.  Adjournment

Rex L. Jamison, MD
Academic Secretary to the University