April 14, 2026 – Academic Program and Curriculum Committee – Agenda

Time: Tuesday at 8:00 a.m.
Location: Lubar N116 and Microsoft Teams

I. Call to order

II. Announcements

1. Committee Reports

2. Undergraduate program review schedule (PDF)

3. Information Only:

  1. Elementary and Middle Education, BS – Reduced Credit (PDF)
  2. Earth, Environment, and Society (PDF)

4. GER Exceptions (PDF)

1. Approval of the meeting minutes from March 10, 2026 (PDF).

2. Curricular changes – Review in CourseLeaf

a. New Courses

BME 102Critical Thinking for Solving Problems
BUS ADM 208Business Internship
CIV ENG 320Introduction to Air Quality Engineering
COMPSCI 319Foundations of Machine Learning
COMPSCI 402Advanced Python Programming
WLC 500Seminar in World Languages and Cultures
WLC 501Using Language Skills in Our Community

b. Changed Courses

CIV ENG 260Software Applications for Civil Engineering
CIV ENG 490Transportation Engineering
CIV ENG 571Design of Concrete Structures
CIV ENG 572Design of Steel Structures
CIV ENG 573Design of Masonry and Wood Structures
CIV ENG 574Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures
CIV ENG 579Earthquake Engineering
CIV ENG 590Urban Transportation Planning
CIV ENG 592Traffic Control
CIV ENG 596Transportation Facilities Design
COMMUN 312Your Career and Communication
COMPLIT 309Great Works of Modern Literature: (subtitle)
COMPSCI 469Software Security and Applied Cryptography
COMPSCI 594Capstone Project Preparation
ED POL 375Cultural Foundations of Education
ELECENG 335Intermediate Electronics
ELECENG 362Electromechanical Energy Conversion
ENGLISH 406Advanced English Grammar
FRENCH 303Conversation and Composition: Intermediate Level
FRENCH 324Contemporary French Language and Culture
FRENCH 325Intensive Grammar and Usage
FRENCH 332Reading French Texts
FRENCH 334French on Screen
FRENCH 357Literature of the French-Speaking World in Translation: (subtitle)
FRENCH 392Phonetics
FRENCH 415Introduction to Translation: French to English
FRENCH 427Advanced Written Expression
FRENCH 428Castles, Cathedrals, and Common People: The Foundations of French Culture
FRENCH 429Royalty, Reason, and Revolution: The Golden Age of French Culture
FRENCH 430Reaction and Innovation: French Culture of the 19th and 20th Centuries
FRENCH 431Seminar in Literature of the Francophone World: (subtitle)
FRENCH 432Seminar in French and Francophone Cultures: (subtitle)
FRENCH 433Seminar in French Literature: (subtitle)
FRENCH 451Cinema of the French-Speaking World: (subtitle)
GLOBAL 391Global Social Movements: (subtitle)
IND ENG/ELECENG/MECHENG 369Introduction to Probability and Statistical Inference
IND ENG/ELECENG 550Control of Automated Manufacturing Systems
MATLENG/IND ENG 460Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing
MECHENG 101Computational Tools for Engineers
NURS 354Clinical Nursing Skills
NURS 431Health and Illness Concepts 3 – Lifespan: Maternal-Infant and Pediatric Nursing
NURS 432Population Health
NURS 434Nursing Informatics and Technology
NURS 477Health and Illness Complex Concepts 4
NUTR 241Why We Eat What We Eat: A Social Ecological Approach
PH 408Comparative Health Systems: A Social Determinants Approach
SOCIOL 299Topics in Sociology: (subtitle)
SOCIOL 361Research Methods and Data in Sociology
SOCIOL 375Social Theory
SOCIOL 499Advanced Topics in Sociology: (subtitle)
WGS 200Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies: Civics and Perspectives
WGS 201Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies: Humanities and Arts

c. Courses Requesting/Changing GER

i. Civics and Perspectives
BUS ADM 100Introduction to Business
ii. Communication and Literacy
FILM 305Copyright, Copyleft: Writing, Digital Cinema, and Computers
iii. Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
ECON 210Economic Statistics
iv. Natural Sciences and Wellness (*Lab Designation)
GEO SCI 151*Ocean Sciences Laboratory

d. Inactivated Courses

BMS 600/600XContrast Diagnostic Imaging
BMS 601/601XMolecular Imaging for Diagnostic Imaging
COMPLIT 504Seminar in the Novel: (subtitle)
DMI 327Foundations of Sonography I
DMI 328Foundations of Sonography II
FRENCH 110French for Travelers
FRENCH 192First-Year Seminar: (subtitle)
FRENCH 349Studies in French Culture: (subtitle)
FRENCH 426Growing Up French
FRENCH 520Seminar in Contemporary French Literature: (subtitle)
FRENCH 599Tools and Techniques of Research in French
GLOBAL 194First-Year Seminar: (subtitle)
GLOBAL 421Cities in the Global Economy
NURS 423Clinical Nursing Skills 2
SPANISH 444Spanish Syntax and Morphology

e. Minor Program Changes

  • Accounting, BBA/Information Technology Management, MS
  • Art Education, BFA
  • Art, BA: Community Arts
  • Art, BA: Studio Arts
  • Biomedical Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Biomedical Engineering (New AGD)
  • Biomedical Sciences, BS: Biomedical Science
  • Biomedical Sciences, BS: Diagnostic Imaging Completion
  • Biomedical Sciences, BS: Health Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences, BS: Health Sciences Degree Completion
  • Biomedical Sciences, BS: Public Health Microbiology (Inactivation)
  • Biomedical Sciences, BS: Radiologic Technology
  • Business ACC Electives
  • Business Advancement to the Major
  • Business and General Electives Non-ACC/ITM/General Majors
  • Business Core Courses for Accounting Majors
  • Business Core Courses for Non-Accounting Majors
  • Business Foundation Courses
  • Business ITM/General Electives
  • Business Scholars
  • Business: Accounting, BBA: Data Analysis
  • Civil Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Civil Engineering (New AGD)
  • Community Engagement and Education, BS
  • Community Engagement and Education, BS: Child and Family Services
  • Community Engagement and Education, BS: Child Care
  • Community Engagement and Education, BS: Exceptional Education (Non-Licensure)
  • Community Engagement and Education, BS/Cultural Foundations of Community Engagement and Education, MS
  • Community Engagement and Education, BS/Educational Psychology, MS: Cognitive and Developmental Sciences
  • Computer Engineering, BS/Engineering, MS: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (New AGD)
  • Computer Engineering, BS/Engineering, MS: Electrical and Computer Engineering (New AGD)
  • Conservation and Environmental Sciences, BA
  • Conservation and Environmental Sciences, BS
  • Conservation and Environmental Sciences, Minor
  • Criminal Justice and Criminology, BS/Criminal Justice and Criminology, MS
  • Cybersecurity, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Design and Visual Communication, BFA
  • Education, BS: English and Language Arts Education
  • Education, BS: Inclusive Early Childhood Teacher Education
  • Electrical Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (New AGD)
  • Electrical Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Electrical and Computer Engineering (New AGD)
  • Environmental Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Civil Engineering
  • Exceptional Education, BS: K4-12 Special Education/Exceptional Education, MS
  • Finance, BBA/Information Technology Management, MS
  • Finance, BBA/Management, MS: Finance Analysis
  • Global Studies, BA
  • History, BA
  • Human Resources Management, BBA/Information Technology Management, MS
  • Information Science and Technology, BS
  • Information Technology Management, BBA/Information Technology Management, MS
  • Marketing, BBA/Information Technology Management, MS
  • Marketing, BBA/Management, MS: Marketing
  • Materials Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Materials Engineering
  • Microbiology, BS
  • Nutritional Sciences, BS
  • Nutritional Sciences, BS/Public Health, MPH: Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Physics, BS
  • Physics, Minor
  • Studio Art, BFA
  • Supply Chain and Operations Management, BBA/Digital Supply Chain Management, MS
  • Supply Chain and Operations Management, BBA/Information Technology Management, MS
  • Theatre Practices, BA
  • Theatre, BFA: Performance

IV. New Business

1. Undergraduate Program Review – Communication (PDF)

2. Blacksmithing, Undergraduate Certificate (PDF)

V. Adjournment