May 12, 2026 – Academic Program and Curriculum Committee (APCC)– 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. GER Exceptions

III. Auto consent

1. Approval of the meeting minutes from April 14, 2026 (PDF).

2. Curricular changes – Review in CourseLeaf

a. New Courses (Requesting GER)

ANTHRO 100X              General Anthropology

BIO SCI 141X                 Heredity

BME 102                          Critical Thinking for Solving Problems (Communication and Literacy)

ENGLISH 237X             Digital Storytelling

FILM 105                         Cinematic Content Creation (Humanities and Arts)

MUSIC 273X                  Jazz History and Appreciation

PSYCH 281X                  Deviant Minds

SOCIOL 220                  Cultural Sociology of Milwaukee

WLC 501                          Using Language Skills in Our Community

b. Changed Courses

ACTSCI 391                    Investment Mathematics I

ARCH 601                       Special Topics: (subtitle)

ART ED 328                    Art Education Theory and Practice: Secondary

BME 296                          Fundamentals of Biomaterials

BME 306                          Introduction to Engineering Biomechanics

BUS ADM 452               Applied Portfolio Management

CHPS 103                       Life Balance: An Understanding of Leisure

CHPS 203                       Human Lifespan

CHPS 245                       Cultural Diversity in Health Care

CHPS 250                       Interprofessional Communication in the Health Sciences

COMPSCI 361              Introduction to Software Engineering

COMPSCI 422              Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

COMPSCI 423               Introduction to Natural Language Processing

COMPSCI 425               Introduction to Data Mining

COMPSCI 444              Introduction to Text Retrieval and Its Applications in Biomedicine

DANCE 192                    First-Year Dance Student Seminar

DANCE 233                    Improvisation for Dancemaking

DANCE 601                    Senior Project

ELECENG 201               Foundations of Electrical Engineering

ENGLISH 406                Advanced English Grammar

FILM 346                         Documentary Projects: doc/UWM

HIST 294                          Seminar on Historical Method: Research Techniques

HIST 370                          Topics in the History of Religious Thought: (subtitle)

HIST 386                          Africans in World History

HIST 392                          The History of Southern Africa

HIST 419                          America Since 1945

HIST 436                          Immigrant America Since 1880

JAPAN 370                      Mastering the Kanji

MUSIC 152                     Intermediate Guitar

PH 100                             New Student Experience in Public Health

PSYCH 412                     Psychological Disorders and Mental Health

c. Courses Requesting/Changing GER

iii. Humanities and Arts

HIST 284                          Buddhism Across Asia

iv. Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning

ED PSY 324                    Quantitative Methods for Social and Behavioral Sciences

d. Inactivated Courses

ITALIAN 155                   Masterpieces of Italian Literature in Translation

ITALIAN 192                   First-Year Seminar: (subtitle)

ITALIAN 243                   Topics in Italian American Film: (subtitle)

ITALIAN 296                   UROP Apprenticeship

ITALIAN 329                   Italian Cinema

ITALIAN 335                   Political Theory, Historiography, and Scientific Thought in Italy

ITALIAN 460                   The Italian Novel from Manzoni to the Present

ITALIAN 463                   Italian Poetry from Romanticism to Hermeticism

ITALIAN 466                   Italian Theatre from the Commedia Dell’Arte to Pirandello

ITALIAN 551                   Literature of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries

ITALIAN 552                   The Renaissance: (subtitle)

ITALIAN 556                   A Literary Period: (subtitle)

ITALIAN 570                   Outline of Italian Literary History

ITALIAN 659                   The Divine Comedy

ITALIAN 660                   The Divine Comedy

ITALIAN 670                   Studies in Italian Literature: (subtitle)

ITALIAN 671                   Major Italian Authors: (subtitle)

ITALIAN 675                   Literary Theory and Critical Perspectives

MUSIC 273                     Harpsichord Technique for Pianists

NURS/GLOBAL 620    Global Food Security and Systems

NURS/GLOBAL 690    Global Health Governance: Key Players, Financing, and Challenges

e. Curricular Code Changes

CES – move all courses and programs to Geosciences.   

GEOG  – move all courses and programs to Geosciences; dissolve Department of Geography.

GEO SCI – change the name of the Department of Geosciences to Department of Earth, Environment, and Society.

f. Minor Program Changes

Actuarial Science, BA

Animation Arts, BA

Animation Arts, BFA

Anthropology, BA/Anthropology, MS

Applied Computing, BS

Applied Math and Computer Science, BS

Architectural Studies, BS

Architecture, BArch

Art History, BA/Art History, MA

Bilingual Education (Supplemental), Minor

Biological Sciences, BS/Biological Sciences, MS

Biomedical Engineering, BSE

Biomedical Sciences, BS: Biomedical Sciences/Biomedical Sciences, MS

Biomedical Sciences, BS: Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Civil Engineering, BSE

College of Letters and Science Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements

College of Letters and Science Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements

Communication Sciences and Disorders, BS

Communication Sciences and Disorders, BS/Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS

Computer Engineering, BS

Computer Science, BA

Computer Science, BS

Criminal Justice and Criminology, BS

Dance Arts Requirements

Dance BA and BFA Admission and Retention Requirements

Dance, BA

Dance, BFA

Data Analytics and Applied Artificial Intelligence, BS

Economics, BA/Economics, MA

Education, BS: American Sign Language Studies

Education, BS: Elementary and Middle Education

Education, BS: English as a Second Language Education

Education, BS: Mathematics Education

Education, BS: Science Education

Education, BS: Social Studies Education

Education, BS: World Language Education

Electrical Engineering, BSE

Engineering, BS

English as a Second Language Education, Minor

Environmental Engineering, BSE

Exceptional Education, BS: K-12 Special Education

Film Arts Requirements

Film, BFA

French, BA

Freshwater Sciences, BS

Freshwater Sciences, BS: Aquatic Science

Freshwater Sciences, BS: Aquatic Science/Freshwater Sciences, MS: Aquatic Science (Professional)

Freshwater Sciences, BS: Aquatic Science/Freshwater Sciences, MS: Water Policy (Professional)

Freshwater Sciences, BS: Water Policy

Freshwater Sciences, BS: Water Policy/Freshwater Sciences, MS: Aquatic Science (Professional)

Freshwater Sciences, BS: Water Policy/Freshwater Sciences, MS: Water Policy (Professional)

General Letters, BA

Industrial Engineering, BSE

Industrial Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Industrial Systems Engineering

Information Science and Technology, BS/Information Science and Technology, MS

Information Science and Technology, BS/Library and Information Science, MLIS

Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies, BA/Communication, MA

Kinesiology, BS/Athletic Training, MS

Kinesiology, BS/Kinesiology, MS

Kinesiology, BS/Physical Therapy, DPT

Liberal Arts, AAS

Materials Engineering, BSE

Mechanical Engineering, BSE

Mechanical Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Mechanical Engineering

Music Education BFA Arts Requirements

Music Education BFA Major Requirements

Music Education, BFA

Music Performance Ensembles Transfer Credit

Music PSOA Requirements

Music, BA

Music, BFA: Versatile Voice

Music, BFA: Collaborative Piano

Music, BFA: Guitar

Music, BFA: Music Composition and Technology

Music, BFA: Music History and Literature

Music, BFA: Piano

Music, BFA: Strings

Music, BFA: Voice

Music, BFA: Winds, Brass, and Percussion

Nursing, BS

Nursing, RN to BS Program

Occupational Science and Technology, BS

Physics, BS/Physics, MS

Political Science, BA

Political Science, Minor

Pre-Pharmacy

Psychology, BA

Psychology, BS

Public Health, BS

Public Health, BS/Public Health, MPH: Community Health Equity Promotion

Public Health, BS/Public Health, MPH: Environmental Health Sciences

Public Health, BS/Public Health, MPH: Epidemiology

Public Health, BS/Public Health, MPH: Public Health Policy and Management

Religious Studies, BA (Inactivation)

Social Work, BS

Theatre BA and BFA Advance to Major and Retention Requirements

Theatre BFA PSOA Requirements

Theatre Practices, BA

Theatre Practices, BA: Theater Education

Theatre, BFA: Performance

Theatre, BFA: Production

Therapeutic Recreation, Undergraduate Certificate (Inactivation)

Urban Studies, BA/Urban Planning, MUP

World Language Education, Minor

IV. New Business

1. Stage Directing, Undergraduate Certificate (PDF)

2. Advanced Analytical Techniques for Linguistic Data, Undergraduate Certificate (PDF)

3. Astrophysics, Minor (PDF)

4. Peer Support Specialist, Microcredential (PDF)

5. Elect new Chair

6. Authorize Chair to Act Over the Summer

V. Adjournment