{"id":10490,"date":"2026-04-07T13:42:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/?p=10490"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:16:19","slug":"april-14-2026-academic-program-and-curriculum-committee-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/april-14-2026-academic-program-and-curriculum-committee-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"April 14, 2026 \u2013 Academic Program and Curriculum Committee \u2013 Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Time: Tuesday at 8:00 a.m.
Location: Lubar N116 and Microsoft Teams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I. Call to order<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

II. Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Committee Reports<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2. Undergraduate program review schedule<\/a> (PDF)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

3. Information Only:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Elementary and Middle Education, BS \u2013 Reduced Credit<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Earth, Environment, and Society<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    4. GER Exceptions<\/a> (PDF)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    III. Auto consent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    1. Approval of the meeting minutes from March 10, 2026<\/a> (PDF).<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    2. Curricular changes \u2013 Review in CourseLeaf<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    a. New Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
    BME 102<\/td>Critical Thinking for Solving Problems<\/td><\/tr>
    BUS ADM 208<\/td>Business Internship<\/td><\/tr>
    CIV ENG 320<\/td>Introduction to Air Quality Engineering<\/td><\/tr>
    COMPSCI 319<\/td>Foundations of Machine Learning<\/td><\/tr>
    COMPSCI 402<\/td>Advanced Python Programming<\/td><\/tr>
    WLC 500<\/td>Seminar in World Languages and Cultures<\/td><\/tr>
    WLC 501<\/td>Using Language Skills in Our Community<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    b. Changed Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
    CIV ENG 260<\/td>Software Applications for Civil Engineering<\/td><\/tr>
    CIV ENG 490<\/td>Transportation Engineering<\/td><\/tr>
    CIV ENG 571<\/td>Design of Concrete Structures<\/td><\/tr>
    CIV ENG 572<\/td>Design of Steel Structures<\/td><\/tr>
    CIV ENG 573<\/td>Design of Masonry and Wood Structures<\/td><\/tr>
    CIV ENG 574<\/td>Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures<\/td><\/tr>
    CIV ENG 579<\/td>Earthquake Engineering<\/td><\/tr>
    CIV ENG 590<\/td>Urban Transportation Planning<\/td><\/tr>
    CIV ENG 592<\/td>Traffic Control<\/td><\/tr>
    CIV ENG 596<\/td>Transportation Facilities Design<\/td><\/tr>
    COMMUN 312<\/td>Your Career and Communication<\/td><\/tr>
    COMPLIT 309<\/td>Great Works of Modern Literature: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    COMPSCI 469<\/td>Software Security and Applied Cryptography<\/td><\/tr>
    COMPSCI 594<\/td>Capstone Project Preparation<\/td><\/tr>
    ED POL 375<\/td>Cultural Foundations of Education<\/td><\/tr>
    ELECENG 335<\/td>Intermediate Electronics<\/td><\/tr>
    ELECENG 362<\/td>Electromechanical Energy Conversion<\/td><\/tr>
    ENGLISH 406<\/td>Advanced English Grammar<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 303<\/td>Conversation and Composition: Intermediate Level<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 324<\/td>Contemporary French Language and Culture<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 325<\/td>Intensive Grammar and Usage<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 332<\/td>Reading French Texts<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 334<\/td>French on Screen<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 357<\/td>Literature of the French-Speaking World in Translation: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 392<\/td>Phonetics<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 415<\/td>Introduction to Translation: French to English<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 427<\/td>Advanced Written Expression<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 428<\/td>Castles, Cathedrals, and Common People: The Foundations of French Culture<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 429<\/td>Royalty, Reason, and Revolution: The Golden Age of French Culture<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 430<\/td>Reaction and Innovation: French Culture of the 19th and 20th Centuries<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 431<\/td>Seminar in Literature of the Francophone World: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 432<\/td>Seminar in French and Francophone Cultures: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 433<\/td>Seminar in French Literature: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 451<\/td>Cinema of the French-Speaking World: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    GLOBAL 391<\/td>Global Social Movements: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    IND ENG\/ELECENG\/MECHENG 369<\/td>Introduction to Probability and Statistical Inference<\/td><\/tr>
    IND ENG\/ELECENG 550<\/td>Control of Automated Manufacturing Systems<\/td><\/tr>
    MATLENG\/IND ENG 460<\/td>Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing<\/td><\/tr>
    MECHENG 101<\/td>Computational Tools for Engineers<\/td><\/tr>
    NURS 354<\/td>Clinical Nursing Skills<\/td><\/tr>
    NURS 431<\/td>Health and Illness Concepts 3 \u2013 Lifespan: Maternal-Infant and Pediatric Nursing<\/td><\/tr>
    NURS 432<\/td>Population Health<\/td><\/tr>
    NURS 434<\/td>Nursing Informatics and Technology<\/td><\/tr>
    NURS 477<\/td>Health and Illness Complex Concepts 4<\/td><\/tr>
    NUTR 241<\/td>Why We Eat What We Eat: A Social Ecological Approach<\/td><\/tr>
    PH 408<\/td>Comparative Health Systems: A Social Determinants Approach<\/td><\/tr>
    SOCIOL 299<\/td>Topics in Sociology: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    SOCIOL 361<\/td>Research Methods and Data in Sociology<\/td><\/tr>
    SOCIOL 375<\/td>Social Theory<\/td><\/tr>
    SOCIOL 499<\/td>Advanced Topics in Sociology: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    WGS 200<\/td>Introduction to Women\u2019s and Gender Studies: Civics and Perspectives<\/td><\/tr>
    WGS 201<\/td>Introduction to Women\u2019s and Gender Studies: Humanities and Arts<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    c. Courses Requesting\/Changing GER<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    i. Civics and Perspectives<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
    BUS ADM 100<\/td>Introduction to Business <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    ii. Communication and Literacy<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
    FILM 305<\/td>Copyright, Copyleft: Writing, Digital Cinema, and Computers<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    iii. Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
    ECON 210<\/td>Economic Statistics <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    iv. Natural Sciences and Wellness (*Lab Designation)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
    GEO SCI 151*<\/td>Ocean Sciences Laboratory <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    d. Inactivated Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
    BMS 600\/600X<\/td>Contrast Diagnostic Imaging<\/td><\/tr>
    BMS 601\/601X<\/td>Molecular Imaging for Diagnostic Imaging<\/td><\/tr>
    COMPLIT 504<\/td>Seminar in the Novel: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    DMI 327<\/td>Foundations of Sonography I<\/td><\/tr>
    DMI 328<\/td>Foundations of Sonography II<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 110<\/td>French for Travelers<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 192<\/td>First-Year Seminar: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 349<\/td>Studies in French Culture: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 426<\/td>Growing Up French<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 520<\/td>Seminar in Contemporary French Literature: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    FRENCH 599<\/td>Tools and Techniques of Research in French<\/td><\/tr>
    GLOBAL 194<\/td>First-Year Seminar: (subtitle)<\/td><\/tr>
    GLOBAL 421<\/td>Cities in the Global Economy<\/td><\/tr>
    NURS 423<\/td>Clinical Nursing Skills 2<\/td><\/tr>
    SPANISH 444<\/td>Spanish Syntax and Morphology<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    e. Minor Program Changes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n