2018 Proposals Archive for 2019-20 catalog
All completed proposals received from each college or unit for consideration by UCC are listed below alphabetically by department, with a link to the particular proposal.
Status Legend:
- # = approved by UCC
- & = approved by GERC
- ^ = approved by Academic Affairs
- $ = approved by SBOE
- + = entered into catalog
- % = Tabled
- W = Withdrawn
- # & + Anthropology as amended - for housekeeping changes and to convert add ANTH 2230 to ANTH 1101/1101L Obj. 5 Gen Ed and convert ANTH 2250 to ANTH 1102 as an Obj. 6 Gen Ed course in accordance with SBOE-mandated Common Course Numbering GERC has approved ANTH 2230/L for Objective 5 and ANTH 1102 for Objective 6.
- # ^ $ + Anthropology - for a new 9-credit Certificate in Medical Anthropology. Changes affect Graduate Catalog (contingent upon SBOE approval of Letter of Notification #2018-LON-03)
- # ^ + Art - to create new courses ART 3330 and ART 3333 and eliminate equivalency and pre-requisites for ART 4435 to mirror changes to cross-listed CMP courses. (contingent upon approval of CMP )
- # ^ + Communication, Media & Persuasion - for course and curriculum changes, additions, and deletions. Changes affect Art courses in corresponding .
- # ^ $ + English & Philosophy - to create a new Certificate in Biomedical Ethics and add new courses PHIL 4452 and PHIL 4454 (contingent upon SBOE approval of Letter of Notification #2018-LON-04)
- # ^ + English & Philosophy - to update Professional Writing Option curriculum
- # ^ $ + English & Philosophy - to create a new interdisciplinary minor in Film Studies to be housed in the English department in partnership with the department of Communication, Media, and Persuasion (contingent upon SBOE approval of Letter of Notification #2018-LON-xx)
- # ^ + General Studies - to reduce required upper division credits from 40 to 36 and increase Arts & Letters credits from 20 to 24 for the B.A. degree
- # ^ + General Studies adjust upper division credits to be 21 credits instead of 24 in Arts & Letters, and 15 credits instead of 12 from other colleges.
- # ^ $ + Global Studies - to remove B.A. degrees in languages for Business and Professions (SBOE has approved State Proposals #2018-03, 2018-04, and 2018-05)
- # & ^ + Global Studies - to update course title and description for GLBL 2203, and existing Obj. 6 Gen Ed course (not on SBOE's Common Course list) GERC has approved these non-substantial changes.
- # ^ + Global Studies - to create new SPAN 4461 as second semester Interpretation & Translation course and change course title for GLBL 3335 to Global Governance: Superpowers and Globalization
- # ^ + History - to remove the Foreign Language requirement from the B.A. in History
- # ^ + History as amended - to create new HIST 1101 & 1102 World History I & II, change European History course numbers to HIST 1105 & 1106, delete obsolete courses, and update other courses and curriculum. Changes affect GEOL , TES , and GEM Gen Ed
- # ^ + History - to update curriculum for B.A. in History incorporating new courses (contingent upon approval of )
- # & ^ + Music - to create a new Gen Ed course MUSI 1105 Survey of Rock Music GERC has approved this course for Objective 4
- # & ^ + Music to change subject code from MUSC to MUSI for Music Gen Ed courses to match SBOE's Common Course mandate for MUSI 1100. GERC has approved these prefix changes.
- # ^ + Psychology - to delete PSYC 3302 and update other course descriptions and pre-reqs
- # ^ + Sociology, Social Work, & Criminology as amended - to change SOWK course titles and eliminate student fee for background checks. Changes affect Graduate catalog.
- # ^ $ + Theatre - to remove the B.A. in Theatre, Film, and Video in accordance with specialized accreditation standards (SBOE has approved State Proposal #2018-06)
- # ^ + College of Business as amended - to remove BA 4410 from B.B.A. degree requirements and to add MGT 2216 as a pre-req for INFO 3301
- # ^ + College of Business to delete all College of Business 4493 Advanced Internship courses: FIN 4493, MGT 4493 and MKTG 4493
- # ^ $ + Economics to discontinue the B.A. instead of the B.S degree in Economics (SBOE has approved State Proposal #2018-07)
- # ^ + Economics to adjust upper division elective requirements to 3 instead of 6 credits in ECON electives and 9 instead of 6 additional College of Business credits
- # ^ $ + Economics - to discontinue the B.S. in Economics and add MGT 2216 as a pre-req option for ECON 4485 (SBOE has approved State Proposals #2018-07 and #2016-09)
- # ^ + Economics as amended - to delete ECON 4493, renumber ECON 3303 to 4440 and cross-list it with HCA 4440/5550, reduce credits required for the B.A. and minor in Economics
- # ^ + Healthcare Administration as amended - to update curriculum requirements for B.S. degree
- # ^ + Informatics to remove INFO 1100 as pre-req to INFO 3301
- # ^ + Informatics - to update the Minor in Informatics to make it accessible to more students
- # ^ + Management - to create new MGT 1105 Entrepreneurship & Civilization as an Objective 6 Gen Ed course (contingent upon GERC's approval for the Gen Ed Program)
- # ^ + Marketing - to change course titles for MKTG 4465 and MKTG 4480 and to update the degree requirements for Marketing and for Management
- # ^ + Organizational Learning & Performance - to eliminate the Minors in Organizational Leadership and in Human Resource Development, create new course OLP 4411, and update curriculum for Workplace Training & Leadership Minor Changes affect Graduate Catalog. (contingent upon SBOE approval of Letter of Notification #2018-LON-xx to eliminate the two Minors.)
- # ^ + Organizational Learning & Performance - to create new Certificates in Career & Technical Education and in Training & Development (contingent upon SBOE approval of Letter of Notification #2018-LON-xx to create the two Certificates.)
- # ^ + Sport Science & Physical Education as amended - to create new courses PE 4414 and PE 4428, update Programs of Study for emphases in Exercise Science, Physical Education Teaching, and Sport Management. Changes affect GEOL .
- # ^ + Music Education to remove EDUC 3301 from the Bachelor of Music Education requirements since that course was deleted from the catalog in
- # ^ + Teacher Education Studies: Course changes only - for course changes, additions and deletions to clean up the catalog, reduce credits, and align with state certification requirements.
- This is the first of eight sub-proposals created from the and includes only course changes.
- # ^ + Teacher Education Studies: GEOL as amended - to clean up the catalog, reduce credits, and align curriculum with state certification requirements
- This is the second of eight sub-proposals created from the and includes only changes to the Geosciences, Geology, and Earth Sciences portions of the TES curriculum in the catalog. (contingent upon approval of GEOL and TES courses)
- # ^ + Teacher Education Studies: HIST & POLS as amended - to clean up the catalog, reduce credits, and align curriculum with state certification requirements
- This is the third of eight sub-proposals created from the and includes only changes to the History, American Government, Social Studies, and Earth Sciences portions of the TES curriculum in the catalog. (contingent upon approval of HIST and TES courses)
- % Teacher Education Studies: CHEM as amended - to clean up the catalog, reduce credits, and align curriculum with state certification requirements
- This is the fourth of eight sub-proposals created from the and includes only changes to the Chemistry portion of the TES curriculum in the catalog. (contingent upon approval of TES courses) REMAINS TABLED until the Chemistry Department's concerns are satisfactorily resolved.
- # ^ + Teacher Education Studies: BIOL, MATH, & PHYS as amended - to clean up the catalog, reduce credits, and align curriculum with state certification requirements
- This is the fifth of eight sub-proposals created from the and includes only changes to the Biological Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics portions of the TES curriculum in the catalog. (contingent upon approval of TES courses and inclusion of pre-requisite courses as worked out by Registrar and College of Education)
- # ^ + Teacher Education Studies: ENGL & LANG as amended - to clean up the catalog, reduce credits, and align curriculum with state certification requirements
- This is the sixth of eight sub-proposals created from the and includes only changes to the English, English as a Second Language, and Foreign Languages (French, German, Russian, and Spanish) portions of the TES curriculum in the catalog. (contingent upon approval of TES courses and inclusion of pre-requisite courses as worked out by Registrar and College of Education)
- # ^ + Teacher Education Studies: Secondary Ed, ART, CMP, THEA, ECON, HE, BED, FSC, SSPE as amended - to clean up the catalog, reduce credits, and align curriculum with state certification requirements
- This is the seventh of eight sub-proposals created from the and includes only changes to the Secondary Education, Business Education, Communication, Drama, Economics, Health Education, Journalism, Music Education, Art, Business Technology, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Physical Education portions of the TES curriculum in the catalog. (contingent upon approval of TES courses)
- # ^ + Teacher Education Studies: Overview, Admission, Elementary Ed, and Special Ed as amended - to clean up the catalog, reduce credits, and align curriculum with state certification requirements
- This is the eighth of eight sub-proposals created from the and includes only changes to the Overview, Admission, Elementary Education, and Special Education portions of the TES curriculum in the catalog. (contingent upon approval of TES courses)
- # ^ + Teacher Education Studies as amended - to remove EDUC 2215 from the requirements for a B.A. in Blended Early Childhood Education
- # & ^ + Biology as amended - to create new BIOL 2227/2227L and BIOL 2228/2228L as lower division Anatomy & Physiology courses. (Requires GERC's approval for BIOL 2227/2227L as a new Objective 5 Gen Ed course as part of SBOE's Common Course mandate.)
- # ^ + Biology - to change pre-reqs for BIOL 4460 and BIOL 4490
- # ^ + Computer Science as amended - to update existing courses, add new courses, delete obsolete courses, and revamp the curriculum for the B.S. degree and for the Minor in Computer Science
- # ^ + Electrical Engineering - to create new courses EE2240L, 2245, and 3301, delete EE 4413 and 4496B, and to update courses and curriculum in accordance with assessment and evaluation findings and input from industry experts, students, alumni, and faculty Changes affect .
- # ^ + Geosciences as amended - to update courses and to modernize and simplify curriculum. (changes affect Sport Science , History , TES , and GEM Gen Ed )
- # ^ + Mathematics & Statistics - for new courses MATH 3310, MATH 4405 and MATH 4463, and to add them as optional courses in the Applied Mathematics minor Changes affect Graduate catalog.
- # ^ + Mathematics & Statistics - to change course descriptions for MATH 4423 & 4424 to match Graduate catalog, create new MATH 4494, and delete obsolete MATH 3355 & 3356
- # ^ + Mathematics & Statistics Proposal 75 - to create MATH 1123P and MATH 1153P as "Plus" sections of existing courses to include supplementary instruction for students who do not place into the regular sections GERC has approved these modified "P" courses for Objective 3 in the Gen Ed Program
- # ^ + Mechanical Engineering - to create new permanent courses ME 4424, 4435, and 4495 which had been taught as experimental courses; substitute new course EE 2245 for EE 2240 as a required course for the B.S. degree, and other minor course and curriculum updates. Changes affect Graduate catalog. (contingent upon approval of new course EE 2245 in )
- # ^ + Physics to add the A.S. in Physics back into the current 2018-19 undergraduate catalog; it had been accidentally omitted in error
- # ^ + Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing - to eliminate pre-requisites for ACRR 0252 Internship in favor of permission from instructor
- # ^ $ + Automotive Technology - to change the Intermediate Technical Certificate to and Advanced Technical Certificate, create new course AUTM 0111 and delete AUTM 0104, update curriculum in accordance with recommendations from the program's technical advisory body (SBOE approved the Letter of Notification #2018-LON-xx for certificate change)
- # ^ + Cosmetology - to add new course COSM 0151, increase Basic Tech Certificate requirements in Nail Technology from 11 to 16 credits and modernize the program
- # ^ + Diesel Technology - to delete DESL 0117 & 0207, update DESL 0125, and increase DESL 0215 from 4 to 6 credits in accordance with recommendations from their accreditors and advisory bodies
- # ^ + Cyber Physical Security - to update curriculum and pre-requisites for the Intermediate Technical Certificate and AAS degree requirements
- # ^ + Electrical Engineering Technology - to add ESET 0181 and remove ESET 0220 and 0221 from AAS degree requirements as recommended by their advisory body
- # ^+ Health Information Technology - to add BIOL 1100/1100L as an acceptable option for required Objective 5 Gen Ed course
- # ^ + Industrial Controls - to update courses and curriculum for the AAS in Industrial Controls in order to provide concentration options in Instrumentation and Process Control and in Motor Control and Protective Relaying
- # ^ + Information Technology Systems - to delete ITS 0250 Computer Forensics from the catalog since it has never been taught
- # ^ + Massage Therapy - to update course and curriculum requirements, create new course MSTH 0242 Sports Massage
- # ^ + Mechanical Engineering Technology - to update AAS degree curriculum and create new courses ESET 0239 and 0239L as recommended by their advisory body
- # ^ + Nuclear Engineering Technology - to add CHEM 1101 as a Obj. 5 Gen Ed option to AAS degree requirements as recommended by their advisory body
- # ^ $ + Practical Nursing/ADRN Program as amended - to decrease required credits from 54-58 to 36 credits, delete ADRN 1104 Nursing Application, and change from and Advanced Technical Certificate to an Intermediate Technical Certificate in accordance with a ruling from the program's accrediting body to streamline the program. This is the first of a two-part curricular change that will extend into next year's catalog cycle. (SBOE approved the Letter of Notification #2018-LON-xx for certificate change)
- # ^ + Practical Nursing/ADRN Program to delete BIOL 1101/1101L and add BIOL 2227/2227L as an alternative anatomy and physiology option to the requirements for the A.S. in Registered Nursing
- # ^ + Robotics & Communications Systems Engineering Technology (RCET) as amended - for course updates and to create upper division 33xx courses. (contingent upon corresponding changes in Unmanned Aerial Systems and in BAS in Robotics Engineering Technology)
- # ^ $ + Robotics & Communications Systems Engineering Technology (RCET) - to create a new BAS degree major in Robotics Engineering Technology. (contingent upon approval of . SBOE has approved State Proposal #2018-11 for the new BAS degree)
- # ^ + Surveying and Geomatics Engineering Technology - to restore GEMT 3315 and delete GEMT 3341 and 3342, and substitute GEOL 4427 for HIST 4490 to eliminate scheduling conflicts, and to update curriculum requirements for the B.S. degree
- # ^ + Unmanned Aerial Systems - to replace UAS 0382 with UAS 0282 as more appropriate to the course content level, and update course pre-requisites to be consistent with changes to the Robotics program (contingent upon approval of course changes in for the Robotics BAS degree)
- # ^ + Communication Sciences & Disorders - to create new CSD 3374, delete CSD 3320, adjust sign Language courses and curriculum to meet accreditation standards
- # ^ + Communication Sciences & Disorders as amended - to eliminate pre-reqs and change semester offerings for CSD 4445 and to update curriculum for Pre-Audiology and Pre-Speech Language Pathology emphases.
- # ^ + Communication Sciences & Disorders - to change CSD 3321L to CSD 3325L by deleting the former and creating the latter.
- # ^ + Communication Sciences & Disorders to add the option BIOL 2227/2227L to the anatomy and physiology requirements for the B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders
- # ^ + Dental Hygiene - to adjust DENT course credits and change DENT 4408 semester offering from Summer to Fall
- # ^ + Dietetics Didactic Program - for new courses, deletions, and updates to courses and curriculum
- # ^ + Division of Health Sciences : to correct credit error in BS in Health Sciences core requirements to allow 2-3 credits in Communication instead of full 3 credits since two of the courses listed are only 2 credits.
- # ^ + Division of Health Sciences - for housekeeping changes to Mindfulness courses Changes affect Graduate catalog
- # ^ + Emergency Management - to remove EMGT 1101 from A.S. degree requirements, reduce from 9 to 8 courses to allow for completion in 2 semesters, and minor pre-req and housekeeping changes
- # ^ + Fire Services Administration - to create new FSA 2250 as required course for the B.S. degree and to specify 60 credits of an A.A.S. degree may be transferred toward the B.S. degree
- # ^ + Health Sciences to add the option of BIOL 2227/2227L to fulfill the anatomy and physiology core requirement of the B.S. in Health Sciences
- # ^ + Nursing - to update pre-requisites and semester offerings for Nursing courses
- # ^ + Pharmacy - to delete the Non-Traditional PharmD Program and courses, along with other course housekeeping changes (contingent upon SBOE approval of State Proposal #2018-09)
- # ^ + Pharmacy to add BIOL 2221/2221L, BIOL 2227/2227L, and BIOL 2228/2228L as optional microbiology and anatomy & physiology courses for the Pharm. D. admissions requirements
- # ^ + Radiographic Science - for a new 46-credit Certificate in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (contingent upon SBOE approval of State Proposal #2018-10)
no catalog changes needed this year
- # & ^ + Academic Skills - to change course title and description for ACAD 1111, an existing Obj. 8 Gen Ed course. GERC has approved these non-substantial changes.
- # & ^ + GERC and UCC: General Education Program as amended - to update the General Education Program courses in accordance with the SBOE's Common Course Numbering mandate, and incorporate changes made in departmental proposals. (Contingent upon approval of MUSC & for new MUSI prefix, ANTH , GEOL , HIST , BIOL , MATH , GERC's approval of all Gen Ed courses and changes, and SBOE's approval of the final )
- #^ + University Honors Program to add HONS 3393 as an alternative senior thesis or project course for the Honors Degree
- #^ + Various Programs to document various minor corrections and changes that were found to be necessary or beneficial during the catalog editing and production process
- # Various Programs to document the rest of the minor corrections and changes that were found to be necessary or beneficial during the catalog editing and production process
State Proposals for 2019-20 catalog:
2016-09 COB BBA in Economics (, approved by UCC 9/24/2015) - approved by SBOE 11/15/2018
2017-04 KDHS Ph.D. in Rehabilitation & Communication Sciences (Graduate catalog proposal approved by Grad Council 12/6/17) - approved by SBOE 8/16/2018, awaiting word from NWCCU.
2017-05 CAL Master of Arts in Spanish - on SBOE's agenda for Dec. 20, 2018
2018-01 COSE Master of Science in Computer Science - on SBOE's agenda for Dec. 20, 2018
2018-02 KDHS Master of Science in Nutrition with and without Dietetics Internship - on SBOE's agenda for Dec. 20, 2018
2018-03 CAL Discontinue B.A. in French for Business and Professions (, approved by UCC 9/13/18) - approved by SBOE 11/08/2018
2018-04 CAL Discontinue B.A. in German for Business and Professions ( approved by UCC 9/13/18) - approved by SBOE 11/08/2018
2018-05 CAL Discontinue B.A. in Spanish for Business and Professions (, approved by UCC 9/13/18) - approved by SBOE 11/08/2018
2018-06 CAL Discontinue B.A. in Theatre, Film, and Video (, approved by UCC 9/6/18) - approved by SBOE 11/08/2018
2018-07 COB Discontinue B.A. in Economics (, approved by UCC 4/26/18) - approved by SBOE 11/01/2018
2018-08 PHARM Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology - on SBOE's agenda for Dec. 20, 2018
2018-09 PHARM Discontinue Non-Traditional PharmD program (, approved by UCC 10/4/18) - sent to SBOE, 30-day review ended 11/29/18
2018-10 KDHS Certificate in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (, approved by UCC 10/4/18) - awaiting President's approval
2018-11 COT BAS in Robotics Engineering Technology (, approved by UCC 10/25/18) -- sent to SBOE, awaiting 30-day Review, ends 12/19/18.
Letters of Notification:
2018-LON-01 KDHS reorganization to change Schools to new Colleges of Nursing, Comm. & Rehab. Sciences, and Health Professions -- approved by SBOE 4/2/2018
2018-LON-02 CAL degree name change to M.A. in History from M.A. in Historical Resources Mgmt - approved by SBOE 7/9/2018
2018-LON-03 CAL new Interprofessional Certificate in Medical Anthropology that may be earned at either graduate or undergraduate level -- corresponding UCC catalog approved 10/4/18 by UCC, awaiting Graduate Council approval
2018-LON-04 CAL new Certificates in Biomedical Ethics that may be earned at either graduate or undergraduate level - (corresponding approved by UCC 9/6/18, Grad catalog proposal approved by Grad Council 9/12/18) - Letter of Notification signed by Provost, sent to SBOE 10/2/2018