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Time:<\/strong>                  Wednesday, 12:30pm – 2:00pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong>         Microsoft Teams  Link here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timothy O\u2019Brien, 2025-26 GCC chair<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Call to Order<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Announcements<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Automatic Consent<\/strong>-See table below for more information\n
      \n
    1. Approval of minutes from April 22, 2026 meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Course Action Requests<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. New Business<\/strong>-See table below for more information\n
        \n
      1. New Accelerated Graduate Degrees<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. New Courses<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Continuing Business<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Information Only<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Other business<\/strong>\n
          \n
        1. Election of committee chair for AY 2026-27.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Consider a motion to permit the GCC Chair to conduct urgent business on behalf of the committee related to minor GCC program approvals until the end of the spring contractual period date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Thank you to committee members for serving this year. For committee members exiting the committee, thank you also for your term served. The Graduate School and this committee cannot do this important work without all of you!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Adjourn<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Tables for Automatic Consent:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Automatic Consent:  Accelerated Graduate Degrees with updating for GER changes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Anthropology, BA \/ Anthropology MS (Note: Also removing an inactive course)<\/td><\/tr>
          Art History, BA \/ Art History, MA<\/td><\/tr>
          Biological Sciences, BS \/ Biological Sciences, MS<\/td><\/tr>
          Biomedical Sciences, BS: Biomedical Science \/ Biomedical Sciences, MS<\/td><\/tr>
          Communication Sci and Disorders, BS \/ Communications Sci and Disorders, MS<\/td><\/tr>
          Economics, BA \/ Economics, MA<\/td><\/tr>
          Freshwater Sciences, BS: Aquatic Science \/ Freshwater Sciences, MS: Aquatic Sciences<\/td><\/tr>
          Freshwater Sciences, BS: Aquatic Science \/ Freshwater Sciences, MS: Water Policy<\/td><\/tr>
          Freshwater Sciences, BS: Water Policy \/ Freshwater Sciences, MS: Aquatic Sciences<\/td><\/tr>
          Freshwater Sciences, BS: Water Policy \/ Freshwater Sciences, MS: Water Policy<\/td><\/tr>
          Industrial Engineering, BSE \/ Engineering, MS: Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/td><\/tr>
          Information Science and Technology, BS \/ Information Science and Technology, MS<\/td><\/tr>
          Information Science and Technology, BS \/ Library Information Sciences, MLIS<\/td><\/tr>
          Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies, BA \/ Communication, MA<\/td><\/tr>
          Kinesiology, BS \/ Athletic Training, MS<\/td><\/tr>
          Kinesiology, BS \/ Kinesiology, MS (Note: Also updated course names\/sequences and added keywords\/aliases)<\/td><\/tr>
          Kinesiology, BS \/ Physical Therapy, DPT (Note: Also updated dept and college information and added keywords\/aliases)<\/td><\/tr>
          Mechanical Engineering, BSE \/ Engineering, MS: Mechanical Engineering (Note: Also increased total credits by 8)<\/td><\/tr>
          Physics, BS \/ Physics, MS<\/td><\/tr>
          Urban Studies, BA \/ Urban Planning, MUP<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Automatic Consent:  Minor course changes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Course number<\/strong><\/td>Course title<\/strong><\/td>Course change<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
          ARCH 801<\/td>Special Topics<\/td>Remove restriction on course repeats<\/td><\/tr>
          BUS ADM 763<\/td>Marketing Analytics with Generative AI<\/td>Course title<\/td><\/tr>
          BUS ADM 767<\/td>Ideas and Applications of AI and Data Science in Different Fields.<\/td>Course title<\/td><\/tr>
          COMPLIT 309 and 309 (G)<\/td>Great Works of Modern Literature<\/td>Removing 2 undergrad required courses that are not taught regularly.<\/td><\/tr>
          HI 743<\/td>Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, and AI in Health<\/td>Course title<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          Tables for New Business:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          New Accelerated Graduate Degrees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Data Analytics and Applied Artificial Intelligence. BS \/ Data Science and Applied Artificial Intelligence, MS<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          New Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Course number<\/strong><\/td>Course title<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
          COMPSCI 402<\/td>Advanced Python Training<\/td><\/tr>
          INFOST 581<\/td>Software Engineering Principles<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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