University Curriculum Committee - Agenda November 18th, 2025
The UCC will meet on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 at 1:00p.m. in the Reitz Union Senate Chambers.
November 2025 Review Document
Welcome and UCC Updates
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Welcome from Dr. Hans van Oostrom
Information Items
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AST4170 Astrobiology - change prerequisite - clarification to prerequisite already approved by UCC in previous academic year
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PHY2020 and Higher
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- Updates from Faculty Senate - Dr. Vandana Baweja
- Updates from Academic Assessment Committee - Dr. Jeanna Mastrodicasa
- Assessment Conference - Save the Date: April 6-7, 2026
- Updates from the Graduate School - Stacy Wallace
1. Approval of October 21st, 2025 meeting minutes
2. Eliminate "emphasis" as an undergraduate submajor for transcript
Programs
Journalism and Communications
3. Mass Communication Studies minor: removal of minimum GPA
Liberal Arts and Sciences
4. BA/BS IDS-General specialization
5. BA/BS Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies
6. Minor - Chemistry (CHY - Chemistry)
8. CHY_BS02 Standard Chemistry
9. Physics BS (modify requirements and electives)
10. Physics BS Medical Physics (modify requirements, electives)
11. Physics BS Optics (modify requirements)
12. Physics BS Nanoscience (modify requirements)
13. Physics BA (modify requirements and electives)
14. Modify curriculum for BA Astronomy
15. Modify curriculum for BS Astrophysics
17. MODIFY MINOR REQS - Communication Studies (CMS)
18. GPY_BS02 General Geography
19. GPYBA_03 General Geography
20. FJA_BA Remove LIN2011 Prerequisite
Certificates
New Undergraduate Certificates:
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None
Changes to Existing Certificates:
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None
Courses
Proposed New Undergraduate Courses:
Health and Human Performance
21. APK 4XXX - Advanced Applied Human Physiology
Liberal Arts and Sciences
22. ITW 3XXX Italian Literary Uselessness - New Course Request
23. ITT 3XXX Italy Environmental Humanities - New Course Proposal
24. HIS3XXX - Introduction to Digital History
25. EUS 3XXX European Wars: Institutions, Culture, and Technology
27. ABT3XXX — Happiness in the Arab World
28. IDS3XXX: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
29. IDS3XXX - CLAS Transfer Transitions
30. JPN 3XXX Japanese Pedagogy
31. Travel/Survival Japanese 1
32. POS4XXX - Artificial Intelligence in Politics
Quest Courses:
33. WOH1XXX: Migration and Identity
34. COM2XXX: Empathy & Instagram
35. IDSXXXX What Can Humanities Offer Health
Proposed Changes to Undergraduate Courses:
Agricultural and Life Sciences
Quest Course:
36. AEB 2280: World Agricultural Policy (Q2 Perm.)
Education
37. SSE4312--Social Studies for diverse learners
38. MAE2364 Explorations in Teaching Secondary Mathematics and Science
Engineering
40. EEL 3112 Circuit 2-pre-req change
Liberal Arts and Sciences
41. PHZ4390 Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics (requisite change)
42. PHY4604 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (change of prerequisites)
43. PHY2005 Applied Physics 2 (change of prerequisites)
44. PHY3323 Electromagnetism 1 (change of prerequisites)
45. PHY4222 Mechanics 2 (change of prerequisites)
46. STA 4322 prerequisite change
47. STA 4911 change grading scheme
48. STA 4956 prerequisite change
49. STA 4940 changes
50. PSB4504 Developmental Neuroscience
Medicine
51. BMS 4905 change in variable credit hours
Joint Courses
Proposed New Joint Courses:
Engineering
52. EMA 4XXX - AI for Materials
Proposed Changes to Joint Courses:
- None.
