Academic Programs and Graduate StudiesOffice of Semester Conversion

Questions/Concerns?? Note them on the 3X5 CardOctober 5, 2015 LI2250

Get InFORMed: Support for Completing Graduate and Post Graduate Program Forms:

12:00-1:30

Semester Curriculum Conversion Schedule

We are here

Deadlines for Programs and Departments

Program Due Date

Service courses 10/12/15 – 12/11/15

Graduate and credential programs

11/16/15 – 2/12/16

Undergraduate programs 1/11/16 – 5/13/16

General education courses 1/11/16 – 5/13/16

Workshop Outcomes

Understand University requirements for semester conversion of graduate programs

Correctly complete the Revision of Graduate Program Form

Overview of additional forms to completeIdentify resources available to support youConsult one-on-one with support faculty and staff to

address your needs.

Definition of Graduate-Level Instruction in the CSU

“The graduate course deals with more complex ideas, materials, techniques, or problems than the undergraduate course and demands searching and exhaustive

analysis.”

CSU Office of the Chancellor Program Planning Resource Guide,

Fall 2014, pps 89 – 97.

Graduate Students Possess

Maturity, responsibility, and scholarly integrity appropriate to study beyond the baccalaureate level.

 A broad base of knowledge, usually represented by the

possession of the bachelor’s degree.

 Competence in the specified field, usually represented

by a substantial body of upper division study in the field or in a closely related field.

 A command of basic techniques and skills essential for

independent, self-directed study in the field.

A Graduate Course Requires

The identification and investigation of theory or principle.

The application of theory to new ideas, problems, and materials.

Extensive use of bibliographic and other resource materials with emphasis on primary sources of data.

Demonstration of competence in the scholarly presentation of the results of independent study.

More creative thinking than an upper division course.

Who are CSUEB Graduate Students?

Over half are part-time students (FT defined as 8 quarter units)

43% identify as students of color38% first generation college graduateAverage age 3362% female17% international students

What is a Master’s Program?

Comprised of the core, required and elective courses that lead to a degree

Capstone experience – thesis, project or comprehensive exam

Minimum of 30 semester units Minimum 50 percent of all of the units

required for the master’s degree must be in stand-alone graduate level courses

Guidelines for Master’s Programs

Page 8, Semester Conversion Guide

The Master’s or Doctoral Student

What does a graduate of our program look like?

How will our graduating graduate student be different from the undergraduate?

How will our graduate be able to think, behave, and contribute to our diverse society?

What theories, concepts, systems and techniques will he/she be able to apply?

What skills, attitudes, and beliefs should our graduate students practice?

Adapted : http://www.uc.edu/content/dam/uc/cetl/docs/ProgramBased_SLOmodules1.pdf

Sample Graduate Curriculum Map

Graduate and Post Graduate Forms

Revision of Graduate Program Form (today’s focus)

Curriculum Map #1 Curriculum Map #2 Five Year Assessment Plan

http://www20.csueastbay.edu/academic/colleges-and-departments/apgs/cpm/forms-for-conversion.html

Page A8, Semester Conversion Guide

Curriculog: Curriculum Management System

Coming Winter 2016!

Request for Revision of Graduate Program Form

Executive Summary of how transformation has

occurred.

Information for Completing the Request for Revision of Graduate Degree Program

See pg. 31 of the Semester Conversion Guide for Faculty.

Prerequisites courses are not counted in the total unit count for the Master’s degree. Program core represents

majority of required units. PLOs should be achieved by all students regardless of concentration selected.Subprogram of the degree program, in addition to Core Curriculum.

Information for Completing the Request for Revision of Graduate Degree Program

See Graduate Degree Information chapter of the Online University Catalog.

Total number of units that count toward actual degree. (units from questions 10.II-V.)

Resources needed to deliver the program once it’s been converted or transformed.

Information for Completing the Request for Revision of Graduate Degree Program

ALL quarter-based courses will be discontinued. Include all semester-based program courses with New Course Requests.

Processing Curricular Changes

Student Success!

CIC…APGS

Senate

Graduate and Post-Bacc Curricular Changes Timeline

Winter 2016 Winter 2017

Review and approval process for Graduate and

Post-Bacc programs

Fall 2017Fall 2016

Indicate significant program changes for updating to Campus

Student Systems (CSU Mentor,

Registrar, Advising, etc.)

Publication of 2018-2019 catalog. Campus

advising …

Prepare Graduate and Post-Bacc chapters of

the catalog for Publication

Top Faculty Paperwork Questions (that we know about)

1. Which forms do I use?

2. Where did my forms go after I submitted them?

3. Why are some of the same questions asked on more than one form?

4. Why did APGS send this back (again)!

5. When/How do I know the forms have been successfully processed?

6. Why is the process seem to be so slow?

Drop-In ConsultingFaculty Development Support Area LI 2800

Date(s) TimeThursday, October 8 2:00 – 4:00 PM

Monday, October 12 9:00 – 11:00 AM

Thursday, October 22 2:00 – 4:00 PM

Monday, October 26 9:00 – 11:00 AM

Thursday, October 29 9:00 – 11:00 AM

Tuesday, November 3 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMMonday, November 9 2:00 – 4:00 PM

Thursday, November 12 2:00 – 4:00 PM

Fall Semester Conversion Workshops

Dates TitleTuesday, October 6Monday, October 19

Get InFORMed: Support for Completing Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Program Forms

Tuesday, October 13Thursday, October 22

Get InFORMed: Support for Completing New Course Request Forms

Wednesday, October 14Tuesday, October 20

Graduate Program Nuts and Bolts

Wednesday, October 21 Developing Transformed Syllabi

Thursday, November 12 Tools for Semester Transformation

Thursday, November 17 Options for Program Assessment

Questions