URBAN AFFAIRS COLLEGE 5/14/70 Master of Urban Studies degree proposal discussed, including whether the proposal could benefit by the addition of courses; whether the proposal was too general, and with the proposal constructed on the University's resources, consideration should be taken as to the priority of recommending the Urban Studies masters proposal before offering to other very related departments 6/12/70 Urban Studies master's degree proposal approved, subject to recommended changes and additions, for submission to FC. 7/8/70 Changes and additions to the Urban Affairs Master's degree proposal answered in Dr. Campbell's 6/24/70 report. Proposal to be submitted to FC. 5/10/73 Voted not to recommend the Environmental Science graduate program proposal. 1/14/81 Approved requiring a complete doctoral proposal including concept, faculty staffing and budgetary resources prior to GC review. 1/27/82 Approved proposal view procedures to review the Urban Ph.D. proposal as a joint proposal. 4/28/82 Conditionally approved the Urban Studies Ph.D. proposal. 4/17/85 UCRC's final report on the MPA program discussed. 5/6/85 MPA Ad-Hoc Committee Report. Approved housing the program in the Urban Studies College. 5/12/87 Tabled discussion reviewing Geology Dept. offerings serving the Urban Studies program. 6/2/87 MPA curriculum revisions approved. 10/25/88 Agreed that Urban Affairs College should be represented on GC by one faculty member. By-Laws revision to be approved by faculty vote. 1/24/89 Reported that By-Laws revision allowing Urban Affairs representation was approved. 3/7/89 Master's of Urban Planning, Design, & Development Degree proposal approved. 5/30/89 Approved proposed changes in the Urban Ph.D. program proposal. 11/21/89 Approved MPA program changes creating two new tracks: Public Works Management and Economic Development. 3/13/90 Tabled Urban Affairs proposal for a Plus/Minus Grading System. 2/19/91 Revised Urban Studies Ph.D. program curriculum by adding a new quantative methods course and eliminating the qualifying examination for the quantative sequence. 2/19/91 Transfer limit for the MUPDD degree increased from 16 to 44 credit hours for students earning both the MUPDD and MSUS or MPA degree (within six years). 2/15/94 GC voted to award graduate faculty status to University of Akron faculty teaching in the joint UA-CSU Urban Studies Ph.D. program. 2/27/96 Urban Geographic Information System certificate program approved. 4/2/96 Approved giving five Urban Affairs students the option of either receiving a late withdrawal or being granted an extended incomplete deadline to complete a course in either Spring or Fall term, 1996. 5/14/96 Approved pre-proposal for an M.S. degree program. 12/2/97 Approved JD/MUPDD degree program, a dual degree program to be offerred by Urban Affairs & Law College. Not a new degree. 2/24/98 Approved M.S. in Urban Studies/Master's in Urban & Regional Planning dual degree program. The program is a collaborative endeavor with Chung-Ang University in Seoul, Korea. 5/8/2000 Approved proposed Graduate Certificate Program in Urban Economic Development with the understanding that the proposal will be clarified regarding elective courses and that students who enroll are required to have a baccalaureate degree. 2/19/02 Approved proposal that the Ohio Certified Public Manager (OCPM) program, be accepted as a substitute for 8 credit hours of elective course work for students enrolled in the Public Administration master's degree program. 4/28/04 Local Government Management Certificate program approved. 12/12/05 Approved permitting graduate students to double count approved courses to meet both master's degree and graduate certificate requirements for Urban Affair's five certicate programs. 5/8/06 Approved Urban Affairs College Graduate Faculty Membership Standards as amended. 7/31/06 Approved program proposal for a Master of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership degree. 7/31/06 Approved revision of core course for Urban Studies Ph.D. program. 2/16/07 Approved striking criteria Two Years of Successful Experience in Teaching and Clinical Supervision for students in higher education" from the Urban Studies Faculty Guidelines. 3/9/07 Approved Communication Track in the Urban Studies & Publci Affairs Ph.D. program. 4/13/07 Approved 5-year B.A./M.P.A. Program combining a B.A. in Urban Studies and the Master of Public Administration program. 3/4/08 Approved BA/MA proposal for Environmental Studies and Nonprofit Administration & Leadership.