BIOLOGY, GEOLOGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT                                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
9/9/70                                                                          
     Doctoral degree program approved subject to suggested changes.             
                                                                                
9/23/70                                                                         
     Doctoral degree program approved, subject to incorporation of suggested revisions, for presentation to FC.                                 
                                                                                
6/4/74                                                                          
     Approved Cleveland Clinic personnel for Graduate Faculty membership as adjunct professors.                                       
                                                                                
5/14/86                                                                         
     Dean determined that the issues raised by a Biology Dept. GF member (4/23/86) revolved around individual graduate program governance vs. GC's policy making role.  Dean to write the faculty member indicating which of the issues come under GC's jurisidiction.            
                                                                                
2/10/87                                                                         
     Approved Biology Ph.D. program revisions with understanding that a few additional changes will be worked out and shared with Graduate Dean and Provost.                              
                                                   
11/22/04
     Approved joint JD/MS-EVS dual degree program.

5/4/07
     Approved revising the required number of creidt hours for students with a Master's in a related field to 60.
Approved Museum Studies Track in the M.S. in Biology program.
Approved Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies program.

6/11/07
     Approved change in required credit hours for graduate certificate program in Museum Studies.

3/4/08
     Approved PDP for a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering aimed at graduate students who choose the design option.             
  
4/13/10
	B.S./M.S. 4+1 degree program (non-thesis) in Biology approved.

9/13/12
	Geospatial Science Applications in the Field Sciences certificate program approved.
	
9/5/13
	Revisions of BEGS graduate classes from 4 to 3 credit hours conditionally approved pending satisfactory clarification of questioned issues.
	
12/12/13
	BEGS 4-3 credit hour course revisions for EVS 523, 525, 527 approved.
	
5/04/15
	Approved six EVS courses involved in 4-3 conversion program.