October 13, 2026 – Academic Program and Curriculum Committee – Agenda

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

I. Call to order

II. Announcements

1. Committee Reports

2. Undergraduate program review schedule (PDF)

3. School of Rehabilitation Sciences and Technology Name Change – Information Only (PDF)

4. Department of Administrative Leadership merger with Educational Psychology, Departmental Name Change, and Dissolution of Administrative Leadership – Information Only (PDF)

1. Approval of the meeting minutes from September 8, 2026 (PDF).

2. Curricular changes – Review in CourseLeaf

a. New Courses (▪ Requesting GER; * Lab Designation)

▪ ANTHRO 209Work-Based Learning and Organizational Culture
ARCH 208Architecture Internship
BME 311Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Devices
CIV ENG 370Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning for Civil/Environmental Engineers
FRSHWTR 326Aquatic Entomology
▪ GERMAN 146Beer, Bread, and Brats: Perspectives on German Culture
GERMAN 191Listening and Speaking Lab: (subtitle)
GERMAN 315German Studies Topics in English: (subtitle)
INFOST 580Computing Fundamentals for IT Professionals
JEWISH/WLC 351Jews of Latin America
POL SCI 202Chart Your Path
WLC 420Multilingual Translation Workshop

b. Changed Courses (▪ Requesting GER; * Lab Designation)

ANTHRO 100XGeneral Anthropology
APC 440Web Development
▪ BIO SCI 141XHeredity
▪ BIO SCI 201Human Structure and Function
CHINESE 101First Semester Chinese
CHINESE 102Second Semester Chinese
CHINESE 201Third Semester Chinese
CHINESE 202Fourth Semester Chinese
CIV ENG 201Statics
CIV ENG 211Introduction to Energy, Environment, and Sustainability
CIV ENG 231Materials of Construction
CIV ENG 372Introduction to Structural Design
COMMUN 312Your Career and Communication
COMPSCI 557Introduction to Database Systems
ECON 404Economic Applications of Game Theory
ENGLISH 206/206XTechnical Writing
ENGLISH 207Health Science Writing
▪ ENGLISH 237XDigital Storytelling
FRSHWTR 583Cost-Benefit Analysis for Environmental Resource Decisions
JAPAN 101First Semester Japanese
JAPAN 102Second Semester Japanese
JAPAN 201Third Semester Japanese
JAPAN 202Fourth Semester Japanese
KOREAN 101First Semester Korean
KOREAN 102Second Semester Korean
KOREAN 201Third Semester Korean
KOREAN 202Fourth Semester Korean
PH 201Public Health from Cells to Society I
PH 346Environmental Health and Disease
PH 410True Lies: Consuming and Communicating Quantitative Information
▪ PSYCH 281XDeviant  Minds
PSYCH 292Lower Division Field Experience in Psychology
PSYCH 502Applied Behavior Analysis
PSYCH 677Experimental Social Psychology
PSYCH 692Upper Division Field Experience in Psychology
PSYCH 697Field or Research Experience in Psychology for Seniors
RUSSIAN 101First Semester Russian
RUSSIAN 102Second Semester Russian

c. Minor Program Changes

  • Additional Requirements for Certification – SOE
  • Applied Math and Computer Science, BS
  • Art History, BA
  • Civil Engineering, BSE
  • College of Nursing Minimum Undergraduate Requirements
  • Community Engagement and Education, BS
  • Community Engagement and Education, BS: Child and Family Services
  • English, BA
  • Environmental Engineering, BSE
  • Freshwater Sciences, BS: Water Policy
  • Freshwater Sciences, BS: Water Policy/Freshwater Sciences, MS: Water Policy (Profession)
  • Neuroscience, BS
  • Psychology, Minor
  • Public Health, BS

IV. New Business

1. APCC Charter Revisions (PDF)

2. World Languages and Cultures, BA (PDF)

a. World Languages and Cultures, BA: Asian Languages

b. World Languages and Cultures, BA: Dual Language

c. World Languages and Cultures, BA: French

d. World Languages and Cultures, BA: German

e. World Languages and Cultures, BA: Italian

f. World Languages and Cultures, BA: Japanese

g. World Languages and Cultures, BA: Open Focus

h. World Languages and Cultures, BA: Spanish

V. Unfinished Business

1. Revise GER Implementation Document

  1. Track Changes (PDF)
  2. Clean (PDF) 

VI. Adjournment