I. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the last meeting of UCGS are attached for your review.

II. Proposal for the Establishment for a Doctoral Program in Cell Biology and Physiology
Attached is a proposal from the School of Medicine for a doctoral program in Cell Biology and Physiology which will replace the current doctoral program in Physiology. Faculty vitae were submitted and are available in 801 C.L. This proposal was reviewed by the Graduate Procedures Committee at its meeting on April 16. The committee agreed that this be submitted to UCGS but asked for some additional information to make the proposal easier to understand. Dr. Simon Watkins will join us to present the proposal.

III. Proposal for the Establishment of an Interdisciplinary Program in Bioethics
Attached is a proposal from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to establish an interdisciplinary masters program in Bioethics. This program will replace an existing track in the masters program in History and Philosophy of Science. Drs. Alan Meisel and Dean DeWalt will attend the meeting to present the proposal

IV. Proposal to Establish a Five Year Combined BA/MA Programs in Statistics and in Linguistics
The College of Arts and Sciences is exploring a variety of programs in which a student will complete most of an undergraduate program, then be admitted into a graduate program, and receive a BA (or BS) and an MA (or MS) degree with fewer credits than for each separately. The Early Admission Program, described on page 28 of Regulations Governing Graduate Study, states that exceptional students who have completed all but 24 credits of their undergraduate degree may be admitted into graduate school and receive a BA degree after completing 120 credits. These are the first institutionally defined combined programs which have been proposed (see attached). They will be presented by Dean DeWalt.

V. Report of the Graduate Student Affairs Committee
The attached Elements of Good Academic Advising has been prepared by the Graduate Student Affairs Committee. UCGS members' comments are solicited. It is intended to circulate it to the schools for comment by faculty or administrators. It is intended as a guide to assist departments, schools, and programs as they seek to improve their advising of graduate students. The reformatted Policy Statement for Teaching Assistants, Teaching Fellows, and Graduate Student Assistants is also attached. Several questions have arisen as this was reformatted which will be considered in the next revision of the document.

cc: Sam Conte