Materials linked from the April 22, 2011 Curriculum Council agenda.
Oregon State University Professional Science Masters (PSM)
Existing
To
AY 2009-10 and AY 2010-111 General
Catalog
AY 2011-12 General Catalog
CIP #
MS in Molecular and Cellular Biology,
261201
Area of Concentration in
Applied Biotechnology
MS in Molecular and Cellular Biology (no
change)
and
PSM in Applied Biotechnology
[New degree title]
MS in Botany and Plant Pathology,
261399
Area of Concentration in
Applied Systematics
MS in Botany and Plant Pathology (no change)
and
PSM in Applied Systematics
[New degree title]
030104 MS in Environmental Science
PSM in Environmental Science
(along with MA, MS, PhD)
[Same degree title; new degree type]
PSM in Applied Physics
(MS degree terminated)
[Same degree title; new degree type]
400899 MS in Applied Physics
1
[Note: The MS in Applied Physics was
terminated in October 2009 following a
decision made by President Ed Ray. The
program was brought back to OSU by the
Provost in February 2011.]
Except the MS in Applied Physics program which was not listed in the AY 2010-11 General Catalog.
This table summarizes the proposed action to be taken by Academic Programs following approval of the Professional
Science Masters by the Oregon State Board of Higher of Higher Education (degree type) and by the OUS Provost’s
Council (four degree programs). These programmatic actions were pre-approved by the OUS Provost’s Council and OSU
and then placed on hold pending a PSM report that was to be submitted to and approved by the Oregon State Board of
Higher Education.
The four programs described above were approved by OSU and the OUS Provost’s Council respectively:
September 30, 2010 and October 28, 2010. Final degree type and programmatic approval by the Oregon State Board of
Higher Education: February 24, 2011, \glb (3-2-11; rev. 4-13-11)