April 22, 2026 – Graduate Curriculum Committee (GCC) – Agenda

Time: Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Microsoft Teams Link here

Timothy O’Brien, 2025-2026 GCC Chair

I. Call to Order

II. Announcements

  1. Committee Coordination
  2. May 6, 2026 meeting will be a business meeting
  3. Information only
    CLS, Fac Doc 1111 (New Dept of Earth, Environment, and Society)

A. Approval of minutes from April 1, 2026

B. Course Action Requests

1. Accelerated Graduate Degrees with updating for GER changes

  • Accounting, BBA/Information Technology Management, MS
  • Community Engagement and Education, BS/Cultural Foundations of Community Engagement and Education, MS
  • (Note: also includes eliminating an inactive course)
  • Community Engagement and Education, BS/Educational Psychology, MS: Cognitive and Developmental Sciences
  • (Note: also includes eliminating an inactive course)
  • Exceptional Education, BS: K4-12 Special Education/Exceptional Education, MS Sciences
  • (Note: also includes eliminating an inactive course)
  • Finance, BBA/Information Technology Management, MS
  • Finance, BBA/Management, MS: Finance Analysis
  • Human Resources Management, BBA/Information Technology Management, MS
  • Information Technology Management, BBA/Information Technology Management, MS
  • Marketing, BBA/Information Technology Management, MS
  • Marketing, BBA/Management, MS: Marketing
  • Supply Chain and Operations Management, BBA/Supply Chain Management, MS
  • Supply Chain and Operations Management, BBA/Information Technology Management, MS

2. Minor course changes

Course numberCourse titleCourse change
BUS ADM 763Marketing Analytics with Generative AICourse title; description
BUS ADM 767Ideas and Applications of AI and Data Science in Different FieldsCourse title; description
COMPLIT 309GGreat Works of Modern LiteratureRemoval of inconsistently offered courses
HI 743Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, and AI in HealthCourse title
MUSIC 457GOpera TheatreEliminating zero credit option
MUSIC 465Steel BandRemove cap on retake
MUSIC 762New Music EnsembleChanging credits to variable
MUSPERF 701Keyboard Instruments: PianoCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 711VoiceCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 721Woodwind Instruments: FluteCorrecting course title Correcting # of credits
MUSPERF 722Woodwind Instruments: OboeCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 723Woodwind Instruments: ClarinetCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 724Woodwind Instruments:  SaxophoneCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 725Woodwind Instruments: BassoonCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 731Brass Instruments: French HornCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 732Brass Instruments: TrumpetCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 733Brass Instruments: TromboneCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 734Brass Instruments: EuphoniumCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 735Brass Instruments: TubaCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 741String Instruments:  ViolinCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 742String Instruments:  ViolaCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 743String Instruments:  ViolincelloCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 744String Instruments:  BassCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 745String Instruments: HarpCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 746String Instruments:  GuitarCorrecting # of credits
MUSPERF 751PercussionCorrecting # of credits
NURS 802The Science of NursingRemoval of a pre-requisite
PT 999Physical TherapyIncrease in variable credit

3. Program Changes

ProgramProposed change(s)
Public Health, MPH: Community Health Equity PromotionTitle change

IV. New Business

A. Program changes

ProgramProposed change(s)
Business Admin, MBA/Healthcare Admin, MHA Healthcare Admin, MHA/Business Admin, MBARevision of courses/electives and addition of 1 credit.
Business Admin, MBA/Info Tech Mgmt, MSCourse changes
Cinematic Arts, MFACourse and program credit changes
Criminal Justice and Criminology BS/Criminal Justice and Criminology, MSEight (8) new courses added to approved list for forward sharing
Library and Information Science, MLIS: Info TechAdding four (4) courses for the concentration
Linguistics, MACurriculum change to reflect faculty resources
Management, MS: Marketing                                        Removing/adding courses
Nutritional Sciences, BS/Public Health, MPH: Nutrition and DieteticsGER updates; increased backward counting; adding NURS 703 to list for forward counting
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Graduate CertificateUpdating courses, revising electives

B. New Accelerated Graduate Degrees

  • Biomedical Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Biomedical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering, BS/Engineering, MS: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Computer Engineering, BS/Engineering, MS: Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Electrical Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Civil Engineering
  • Materials Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Materials Engineering

C. New Courses

Course numberNew Course Title
COMPSCI 402Advanced Python Programming
COMPSCI 515Python Programming for Machine Learning
INFOST 581Software Engineering Principles

V. Other business

VI. Adjourn