UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: _Kenneth E. Barner _____________________phone number_831-6937 _

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  ___Update graduate policy ____________________________________________________________

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term__05F__________________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree___________________________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: ______________________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name:__________________________________________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:_________________________________

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:_______________________________________________

                                   (Example:  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)            

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:__See attached _______________

                                                                        (Attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study: MS and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

                                 (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:______________________________________

 

 

List program changes for curriculum revisions:

 

Major changes focus on a rewriting of the Ph.D. degree requirements. The changes improve the clarity of the policy, which is now presented in a chronological ordering of milestones. The revised policy also includes slightly modified Ph.D. qualifying examination procedures and a requirement that Ph.D. candidates submit a Research and Study Program. Additional specific changes are highlighted and described by side notes in the attached document.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum:

 (Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

 

None.

 

 

 

 

Other affected units:

(List other departments affected by this new or revised curriculum.  Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

 

None.

 

 

Rationale:

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

The existing policy presented requirements in a confusing fashion. Students (and faculty) reading the current policy were often confused about the transition from pre-candidacy to candidacy and other related milestones. Additionally, the structure of the Ph.D. qualifying examination needed updating to be more efficient. In the updated policy, the written part of the Ph.D. qualifying examination remains the same. The oral component removes a paper presentation aspect and focuses on foundation courses (like the written component) and current topics in the foundation course areas. Other minor changes include clarifications on minimum course requirements and credit transfers. Please see attached for a full description.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the present curriculum.)

 

[The description below is in accordance with the revised policy. The only changes made from the current Course Catalog description are: (1) the number of non-ELEG credits allowed to count towards the degree are now correctly listed as 12 (the current description says six, which is not even correct by the current policy) and (2) some minor wording changes have been made.]

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREES

Master’s Degree - Thesis Program

The thesis degree program requires 30 credit hours including at least 24 graduate course credits and at least 6 credits of master’s thesis. The 24-credit course program of each student must include:

1. Six credits of foundation electrical engineering courses.

2. Eighteen credits of advanced technical courses related to the student’s area of interest. At least three credits of these must be of 800 level electrical engineering courses and at most twelve credits can bear non-ELEG numbers.

All candidates in the thesis M.S. program will carry out original publishable research, most often in collaboration with their advisor and others in the department, and prepare a written thesis.

Master’s Degree - Non-Thesis Program

This program is intended to satisfy the continuing education needs of working engineers and recent graduates who want to broaden their electrical engineering foundation before starting an industrial career. Financial aid is usually not available to students taking this program. The non-thesis master’s program requires 30 credit hours of course work meeting the following requirements:

1. Six credits of foundation electrical engineering courses.

2. Twenty-four credits of advanced technical courses related to the student’s area of interest. At least six credits of these must be of 800 level electrical engineering courses and at most twelve credits can bear non-ELEG numbers.

Ph.D. Degree

Candidates for the Ph.D. degree must complete the course requirements for the thesis master’s degree as outlined above, or have been awarded a master’s degree in electrical engineering. In addition, a Ph.D. candidate must complete a course program in his/her area of specialization. All Ph.D. candidates in residence must participate in the research seminar in their area of concentration and be enrolled in at least one advanced technical course each regular term that they are not on sustaining status. For the Ph.D., the University requires one continuous academic year of full-time study as a residency requirement. The Ph.D. is a research degree. Each Ph.D. candidate must carry out a program of substantial original publishable research on a topic agreed upon by his/her committee and the departmental Graduate Committee and prepare a written dissertation.

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 11/03/04   /khs