University Curriculum Committee - Agenda September 16, 2025


The UCC will meet on Tuesday, September 16th, 2025 at 1:00p.m. in the Reitz Union Senate Chambers.

 

September 2025 Review Document 

 

Updates

 

Information Items

 

 

         Meeting Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025

1. Approval of May 13th, 2025 Minutes

 

Programs

Education

2. BAES Specialization in Counseling and Human Services, On-Campus                      

3. Counseling and human services minor-on campus               

4. BAES UFO Specialization in Counseling and Human Services, Online                        

5. Counseling and human services minor-UF Online                

          

Liberal Arts and Sciences

6. New Minor in Astrobiology and Planetary Science                      

7. B.S. Meteorology Critical Tracking change                                           

8. Women’s Studies: move general plan to required subplan level WMS_BA05                           

9. PS_BS04 Comprehensive Physics                    

10. HY_BA02 General History       

11. PSY_BS03 Integrative Psychology      

12. GLY_BA02 General Geology   

13. GLY_BS03 General Geology                   

 

Certificates

New Undergraduate Certificates:          

Liberal Arts and Sciences 

14. UG CERT: Spanish Cross-Cultural Competence                       

15. New Urban-Economic Geography Undergraduate Certificate in UF Geography                       

16. Certificate __ University Writing Program __ Professional Writing Certificate         

 

Public Health and Health Professions

17. Biostatistics New Undergrad Certificate       

 

Changes to Existing Certificates:

Health and Human Performance 

18. Add SPM3013 to SPM cert approved electives 

 

Liberal Arts and Sciences

19. Modify courses in Meteorology and Climatology Certificate for Undergraduate Students              

20. Certificate-Spanish for the Professions (Modify)     

 

Courses

Proposed New Undergraduate Courses:

Education

21. EEC 3XXX - Evidence-Based Practices for Effective Literacy Instruction                   

22. SDS4XXX- Orientation to Counseling and Behavioral Health

23.  EDF3XX – Generative AI for Educational Research                  

 

Health and Human Performance

24. SPM4XXX -- Name, Image, and Likeness: Amateur Athletes as Brands                       

 

Liberal Arts & Sciences    

25. SPW3825 Introduction to Cultural Analysis                              

26. IDS1XXX: Documentary, Identity & Media                     

27. AST 4XXX- Life Across the Cosmos: Astrobiology for Physical Sciences                    

28. WST1XXX: Novel Women                        

29. CJL2105: How Does US Law Affect Wildlife?       

30. ENC1XXX—AI Policy Ethics                   

31. AST 2034: Stars and the Nuclear Arms Race (Q2 Perm.)        

32. AFS2XXX: Wealth and Poverty in Today’s World        

 

Proposed Changes to Undergraduate Courses:

Agricultural and Life Sciences

33. AEB2810 - People & Big Data                 

34. Request to change pre-requisites and remove co-requites of MCB3020    

35. MCB 3023 - Request to change pre-requisites            

 

Education

36. RED4844--Practicum in Reading        

 

Liberal Arts and Sciences

37. CHM4034 - Advanced Biochemistry and Chemical Biology - Modify Course                            

38. EAB Course Description Update        

39. EUS 2001 - European Experience       

 

Joint Courses 

Proposed New Joint Courses:

Liberal Arts and Sciences

40. LAS4XXX/6XXX Latin American Thought 

 

Public Health and Health Professions

41. PSY4XXX Neuroimaging Applications and Analyses with Lab New Course 

 

Proposed Changes to Joint Courses: