Graduate Curriculum Committee - September 10, 2026 Agenda

Graduate Curriculum Committee Agenda

                 September 10, 2026

                 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

                  Meeting Location:

110 Grinter Hall & Zoom https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92882107859

 

Welcome - Dr. Tom Kelleher

 

Updates & Information Items 

 

1. Approval of May 2026 Meeting Minutes

 

August 2026 Review Document

 

Courses

Updated Course Requests

MED – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

2. BCH 6XXXC Principles and Practice of Cryo-Electron Microscopy

Proposed Changes to Courses

CBA – Accounting

3. ACG 6841 Data Analytics for Accounting

4. ACG 7848 Data Analysis Skills

5. ACG 7849 Web Crawling and Textual Analysis

PHHP – Health Science

6. CLP 7949 Internship

MED – Neuroscience

7. GMS 6726 Functional Human Neuroanatomy II

8. GMS 6790 New Developments in Neuroscience

9. GMS 6793 Neuroimaging

CALS – Microbiology and Cell Science

10. MCB 7922 Journal Colloquy

Proposed New Courses

CBA – Accounting

11. ACG 6XXX Artificial Intelligence and Accounting II

MED – General Medicine

12. CAI 6930 Special Topics in AI for Biomedical and Health Sciences

13. CAI 6971 Research for Master's Thesis

PHHP – Health Science

14. CLP 7XXX Pediatric Psychology

ENG – General (should be Engineering Education)

15. EGN 5XXX Introduction to Applied Data Science

16. EGN 6XXX Independent Study in Applied Data Science

17. EGN 6XXX Independent Study in Artificial Intelligence Systems

18. EGN 6XXXC Edge Intelligence Engineering

MED – Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

19. GMS 6XXX Advanced Virology

MED – Physiology and Aging

20. GMS 6XXX Aging and the Senses

21. GMS 6XXX Cancer and Aging

22. GMS 6XXX Lifestyle Medicine: Implications in Health and Disease

MED – Neuroscience

23. GMS 6XXX Physiology of Synaptic Plasticity: Mechanisms of Learning and Memory

HHP – Health Education and Behavior

24. HSC 6XXX Physical Activity and Community Health

CLAS – Linguistics

25. LIN 5XXX Python for Linguists

 

Program Requests

Close Concentration

CLAS – Statistics

26. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences seeks to close the Quantitative Finance concentration for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Statistics.

Major Modifications

ENG – General (should be Engineering Education)

27. The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering seeks to modify the curriculum for the major in Applied Data Science for the Master of Science (M.S.).

28. The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering seeks to modify the curriculum for the major in Artificial Intelligence Systems for the Master of Science (M.S.).

MED – Physiology and Aging

29. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the curriculum of the major in Anatomical Sciences Education for the Master of Science (M.S.)

Program Closures

CFA – Fine Arts

30. The College of The Arts seeks to close the Master of Arts degree (M.A.) with a major in Art (no concentration) (ART_MA) and the Master of Arts degree (M.A.) with a major in Art with a concentration in Digital Arts and Sciences (ART_MA01).

MED – Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

31. The College of Medicine seeks to sunset the major in Genetics and Genomics for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).

New Ugrad/Grad Combination Degree Programs

ENG – Civil and Coastal Engineering

32. The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering seeks to create a combination degree program between the Bachelor of Science with a major in Civil Engineering and the Master of Engineering with a major in Environmental Engineering.

33. The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering seeks to create a combination degree program between the Bachelor of Science with a major in Civil Engineering and the Master of Science with a major in Environmental Engineering.    

New Grad/Pro Combination Degree Programs

MED – General Medicine

34. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Anthropology and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).

35. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Biomedical Engineering and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).

36. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Biostatistics and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).

37. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).    

38. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Epidemiology and optional concentrations in either Cancer Epidemiology, Data Science Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology, Gero- Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, or Psychiatric Epidemiology and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).

39. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Health and Human Performance and a concentration in Exercise Physiology or Biobehavioral Science and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).

40. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Medical Sciences and a concentration in Health Outcomes and Implementation Science or Biomedical Informatics and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).

41. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Medical Sciences and a concentration in Medical Physics and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).    

42. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Medical Sciences and a concentration in Molecular Genetics and Genomics and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).

43. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Medical Sciences and a concentration in Neuroscience and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).

44. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Medical Sciences and a concentration in Physiology and Cell Biology and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.). 

45. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Microbiology and Cell Science and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).

46. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Public Health and a concentration in Environmental Health and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).

47. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Public Health and a concentration in Health Services Research and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).

48. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Public Health and a concentration in Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).