The UCC will meet on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 at 1:00p.m. in the Reitz Union Senate Chambers.

 

January 2026 Review Document 

 

 

Welcome and UCC Updates

• Welcome from Dr. Hans van Oostrom

• Self-Nomination and Election of Faculty Senate Members

• Upcoming Closure of Academic Approval Tracking System (AAT) - Dates and Deadlines

• Catalog Taskforce

 

Information Items

• 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 December 16th, 2025 meeting minutes

 

Programs

Agricultural and Life Sciences

2. B.S. in Microbiology and Cell Science/Pharm.D. Combination Degree Program CLAS In progress

 

Arts

3. Minor Modification in DAS - Course Addition

 

Business

4. New combination bachelor’s/master’s degree - M.S. with a major in Marketing with the B.S.B.A. with a major in Management

5. New combination bachelor’s/master’s degree - M.S. with a major in Marketing with the B.S.B.A. with a major in General Business

6. New combination bachelor’s/master’s degree - M.S. with a major in Marketing with the B.S.B.A. with a major in Finance

7. New combination bachelor’s/master’s degree - M.S. with a major in Marketing with the B.A.B.A. with a major in Business Administration - General Studies

8. New Combination Degree BSBA with a major in Finance/MS with a major in Finance and Technology 

 

Health and Human Performance

9. Removal of BS Specialization (Tourism and Hospitality Management)

10. Removal of BS Specialization (Event Management)

11. Removal of BS Specialization (General)

12. BS Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management revisions

 

Liberal Arts and Sciences

13. BA-History Digital Methods in History

     

Certificates

New Undergraduate Certificates:          

• None

 

Changes to Existing Certificates:

• None

 

Courses

Proposed New Undergraduate Courses:

Arts

14. DAN XXX BFA Capstone: Research & Concert Production

15. TPA XXX Entertainment Design Fundamentals

16. TPA XXX Professional Development

17. TPAXXX Enterainment Rigging

 

Journalism and Communications

18. ADV4XXX The Cannes Lion Experience

19. ADV4XXX The Craft of Visual Communication

20. ADV4XXX Ads for Social Good

 

Liberal Arts and Sciences

21. POS 4XXX AI Research Methods in Social and Behavioral Sciences

22. JPT3XXX UF in Japan

23. JPN3XXX Japanese Experiential Internship

24. SPC4XXX--Advanced Intercultural Communication

25. ITT3XXX Boccaccio's Decameron (English)

 

Quest Courses:

26. AMH 1XXX - Water into Land

27. IDS1XXX: Atlantic Creoles

28. ___3XXX: Experiential Learning in _________ (bulk request)

             

Proposed Changes to Undergraduate Courses:

Arts

29. DAA 3208 Contemporary Ballet Practices 3 modification of prerequisite

30. DAN 4124 Dance History prerequisite modification

31. DAA2204 Contemporary Ballet Practices 1 Prerequisite modification

32. DAA2105 Contemporary Dance Practices 2 Prerequisite modification

33. DAA2680 First Year Ensemble (Second Year Ensemble to change to Cohort Dance Ensemble) course name and prerequisite changes with credit adjustment.

34. DAA2104 Contemporary Dance Practices 1 Prerequisite modification

35. DAA 3108 Contemporary Dance Practices 3 prerequisite modification

36. DAA2342 Contemporary African and African Diasporic Dance Practices Prerequisite modification

37. DAN4959_Senior Project_CourseDescriptionChange

38. DAN 3614 Music for Dance prerequisite modification

39. DAA2610 Dance Composition 1 Prerequisite modification

40. TPA4946 - Production Practicum

41. DIG 4540 — Production of Immersive Environments  Pre-Req Change

42. DIG 3878 — Game Systems Development 2 Pre-Req Change

43. DIG 4634 — Wearable and Mobile App Development Pre-Req Change

44. DIG 3305C — 3D Digital Animation Techniques Pre-Req Change

 

Engineering

45. Change prerequisities for EEC 3012

 

Health and Human Performance

46. HSC 4713 - Planning and Evaluation in Health Education Addition of Prerequisite

47. HSC3032 --Foundations of Health Education

 

Journalism and Communications

48. ADV4710 Advertising Portfolio I: Traditional Media Basics

49. ADV4950 Advertising Portfolio II: Beyond Traditional Media

 

Public Health and Health Professions

50. OTH3416 Pathophysiology Course Modification

51. HSA 3111 US Health Care System Course Modification

           

Joint Courses 

Proposed New Joint Courses:

• None

 

Proposed Changes to Joint Courses: 

• None