COMPUTER INFORMATION SCIENCE DEPARTMENT & DEGREE PROGRAMS 12/11/74 Approved hiring a consultant with no connections to the program planners to review the master's degree program proposal. 12/19/74 Discussed criticisms of the graduate degree program proposal. 1/15/75 Continued discussion of the graduate degree program proposal. 2/12/75 Graduate degree proposal approved, contingent upon the Dean's review that the recommended changes have been made. 5/7/02 Graduate Certificate Program in Software Engineering approved contingent on the approval of the College of Engineering Faculty. 9/27/04 Approved proposed the interdiciplinary Master of Science in Software Engineering. 11/08/07 Approved changing admission requirements to allow ESL for GAD course substitution. 10/19/09 Approved new course: CIS 480/580 Introduction to Computer Architectue (content of CIS 600) pending receipt of documentation showing qualitative and quantative difference between CIS 480 and CIS 580.