The UCC will meet on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., in the Reitz Union senate Chambers.

October UCC Review document

Welcome

1. Updates from the Chair | Dr. Lindner

2. Approval of September minutes.

3. Annual Report: Academic Year 2023-2024

4. Update from the Faculty Senate.

Programs: 

5. Proposed Combination Degree for a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (Including Biology, Chemistry, IDS in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Cell Science, and Nutritional Sciences) with the Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the College of Medicine | Jorg Bungert | 18510

6. Proposed Termination of the Horticultural Science Bachelor of Science in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. | Xin Zhao | 18920

7. Proposed Addition of the International Studies Minor in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to UF Online. | Allen Wysocki | 18739

8.      Certificates: 

New Undergraduate Certificates: 

• None

Changes to Existing Certificates: 

• None

Course Recommendations: 

9. Proposed New Undergraduate Courses: 

Business Administration

MAR 494X- Sales Internship

Design, Construction, and Planning

BCN 3XXX- Construction Managements Role in Community Risk Reduction

Liberal Arts and Sciences

AFA 3XXX- African American History: 1619 to 1865

 ENG 2XXX- What is the English Major?

 MET 4XXX- Internship

10. Proposed Changes to Undergraduate Courses:

Agricultural and Life Sciences

AEB 3935- Food and Resource Economics Seminar

Liberal Arts and Sciences

CHI 4140- Newspaper Chinese

JPN 1130- Beginning Japanese 1

JPN 1131- Beginning Japanese 2

JPN 2230- Intermediate Japanese 1

JPN 2231- Intermediate Japanese 2

JPN 3410- Advanced Japanese 1

Medicine

MDU 4070- Glocal Topics in Healthcare

11. Proposed New Joint Courses:  

• None

12. Information Items from the Academic Assessment Committee:

• Assessment change for SLO6 for Sociology MA and PhD - Approved
• Assessment change for SLO5 for Criminology, Law, & Society MA - Approved
• Assessment change for SLO4 for Criminology, Law, & Society PhD - Approved

13. Information Items from the Graduate School:

CERTIFICATES:

• The College of Pharmacy seeks to modify the curriculum for the graduate certificate in Applied Pharmacoeconomics (#18638).
• The College of Pharmacy seeks to modify the curriculum for the graduate certificate in Managed Care Pharmacy Systems (#18639).
• The College of Pharmacy seeks to modify the curriculum for the graduate certificate in Pharmaceutical Regulation (#18640).
• The College of Pharmacy seeks to modify the curriculum for the graduate certificate in Pharmaceutical Value Assessment and Communications (#18641).

DEGREE:

• The College of Design, Construction and Planning seeks to close the Master of International Construction Management (M.I.C.M) degree (#18466).

COMBINATION DEGREE:

• The College of Medicine seeks to create a combination degree program between the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a major in biochemistry-related programs including Biology, Chemistry, IDS in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Cell Science, and Nutritional Sciences and the Master of Science (M.S.) with a major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (#18510).