University Curriculum Committee - Agenda February 17th, 2026
The UCC will meet on Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 at 1:00p.m. in the Reitz Union Senate Chambers.
February 2026 Review Document
Welcome and UCC Updates
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Welcome from Dr. Hans van Oostrom
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Upcoming Closure of Academic Approval Tracking System (AAT) - Dates and Deadlines
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Catalog Taskforce
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Bachelor of Industrialized Construction Engineering - 120 credit version
Information Items
- Updates from Faculty Senate - Dr. Vandana Baweja
- Updates from Academic Assessment Committee - Dr. Jeanna Mastrodicasa
- Updates from the Graduate School - Stacy Wallace
1. Approval of January 20th, 2026 meeting minutes
2. Proposed 2030-2031 Academic Calendar
Programs
Agricultural and Life Sciences
5. Agricultural Operations Management (BS) Quest 3 Modification - Course Catalog
6. Proposed minor in Plant Breeding
Engineering
7. Modifications of BS CHE curriculum
8. New Combination Degree - BS in Electrical Engineering & MS in AI Systems
9. New Combination Degree - BS in Computer Engineering & MS in AI Systems
Health and Human Performance
10. Health Studies Transfer Admission Requirements
11. CHP transfer admission requirements
Liberal Arts and Sciences
12. Modify American Indian and Indigenous Studies Minor
Public Health and Health Professions
13. BPH- Public Health major (PBH_BPH) update
14. BHS - Health Science Occupational Therapy Accelerated Specialization (HES_BHS02) update
15. BHS - Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD_BHS) campus and UFO update
16. BHS - Health Science Applied Brain Science Specialization (HES_BHS08) update
17. BHS - Health Science Pre-Rehabilitation Specialization (HES_BHS09) update
18. BHS - Health Science Preprofessional Specialization (HES_BHS06) update
Certificates
New Undergraduate Certificates:
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None
Changes to Existing Certificates:
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None
Courses
Proposed New Undergraduate Courses
Agricultural and Life Sciences
19. FAS4941 Internship in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Quest Courses:
20. HOS 2XXX: Information Literacy in Medicine and Agriculture (Q2 Perm.)
Business
21. Global Intelligence and Cultural Competency
Hamilton School
Quest Course:
22. ISS 1XXX - AI: Origins and Futures (Q1 Permanent)
Journalism and Communications
23. Create 3000-level special topics course
24. PUR3XXX - Introduction to Sports Branding
Liberal Arts and Sciences
25. STA4XXX --- Statistical Learning II --- Foundations of AI
27. EUH3XXX - Jews in Medieval Eastern Europe
Quest Courses:
28. GEO2XXX: People and Places in a Changing Climate (Q2 perm)
Proposed Changes to Undergraduate Courses:
Agricultural and Life Sciences
29. ALS4936 - CALS Leadership Institute Seminar 1
30. ALS4937 - CALS Leadership Institute Seminar 2
31. FAS4105C Field Ecology of Aquatic Organisms - Correction to credit hours
Business
32. Change Credit Hours for MAR4941
Design, Construction and Planning
33. Course level change for IND 3627 to 4000 level
Engineering
34. Change title of COT 3502 to Computational Methods for Chemical Engineers
36. BME4503+BME4503L combine into BME4503C
Hamilton School
37. Relevel to AMS 4607 - American Characters
38. Relevel to AMS 4334 - American Conflicts
39. Relevel to AMS 4806 - American Ideas
41. Relevel to ISS 4714 - Theoretical Frameworks
42. Relevel to ISS 4680 - Contemporary Challenges
43. Relevel to ISS 4682 - Statecraft and Strategy
Journalism and Communications
45. Change RTV3945 to letter grades
46. Change RTV4700 level to 3000
47. Change MMC3260 title, description and prereqs
48. PUR3943 - The Agency Immersion
Liberal Arts and Sciences
49. GER 1131-change of course title and short description
50. GER 1130-change of course title and short description
51. Course description update for ANT3478
52. AFA4135 change to rotating
53. Bulk Prereq Update - CHM3100
Public Health and Health Professions
54. PHC 3678: Global Health Disparities and Disabilities Course Modification
Joint Courses
Proposed New Joint Courses:
- None
