UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
YEAR END REPORT
2014-2015
Submitted by Rachel Kirk, UCC Chair
June 2, 2015
LISTED BY PROPOSAL CATEGORIES
** requires Admissions & Standards approval also
<> requires TBR/THEC approval
New Course Proposals *includes non-substantive revisions
AGRIBUSINESS/AGRISCIENCE
ABAS 4545 Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies II-approved 1/30/15
ABAS 1110 Introduction to Horse Care and Use-approved 4/24/15
ART
ART 3110 Senior Studio-approved 11/14/14
BUSINESS (College of)
BUS 3000 Dale Carnegie Communications and Human Relations Seminar-approved
10/17/14
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
BCEN 4100 Family Business-approved 10/17/14
BCEN 4300 Professional Meeting, Event, Exhibition, and Convention (MEEC)
Management-approved 2/27/15
BCEN 4570 Meeting, Event, Exhibition, and Convention (MEEC) Practicum-approved
2/27/15
CHEMISTRY
*CHEM 4150 Bioorganic Chemistry-approved 9/19/14
CONCRETE INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT
*CIM 3090 Computer Applications in Concrete & Construction Industries-approved
9/19/14
CIM 1500 Basic Road Construction Safety-approved 3/27/15
CIM 2500 Road Construction Problem Solving and Decision Making-approved 3/27/15
CIM 2510 Fundamentals of Road Construction-approved 3/27/15
CIM 2520 Advanced Road Construction-approved 3/27/15
CIM 3310 Road Construction Internship I-approved 3/27/15
CIM 3320 road Construction Internship II-approved 3/27/15
ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
FIN 4950 Finance Competition and Challenge-approved 3/27/15
FIN 4020 Treasury Management-approved 4/24/15
ELEMENTARY & SPECIAL EDUCATION
MLED 2000 Characteristics of the Middle Level Learner-approved 4/24/15
MLED 3110 Experience Middle Level Education II-approved 4/24/15
MLED 3300 Instructional Technology in Middle Level Education-approved 4/24/15
MLED 4000 Methods of Teaching Middle Level Learners-approved 4/24/15
MLED 4200 Assessing the Middle Level Learner-approved 4/24/15
MLED 4340 Managing Middle Level Learning Environments-approved 4/24/15
MLED 4350 Theory to Practice in Middle Level Education-approved 4/24/15
MLED 4995 Directed Teaching in Middle Level Education-approved 4/24/15
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
ENGR 3530 Electronics and Instrumentation-approved 11/14/14
ENGLISH
*ENGL 2500 Introduction to Creative Writing-approved 1/30/15
ENGL 3007 Writing and the Literary Imagination-approved 4/24/15
ENGL 4435 Global English Literatures-approved 4/24/15
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
HUM 3080 Cultures in Switzerland-approved 10/17/14
*ARAB 3010 Advance Arabic I-approved 4/24/15
*ARAB 3020 Advanced Arabic II--approved 4/24/15
*HUM 3550 Graphic Novels about the Middle East-approved 4/24/15
FREN 3200 French for the Tourism Industry-approved 4/24/15
HUM 3110 Cityscapes: Paris in Love and War-approved 4/24/15
*JAPN 4030 Form and Void: A Study in Japanese Poetics-approved 4/24/15
GEOSCIENCES
*PGEO 3000 Maps and Mapping-approved 9/19/14
*PGEO 4000 Climatology and Climate Change-approved 9/19/14
*PGEO 4010 Biogeography-approved 9/19/14
*PGEO 4020 Environmental Issues, Impacts, & Sustainability-approved 9/19/14
*PGEO 4511 Advanced Remote Sensing-approved 9/19/14
HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE
*LSTS 4250 The Sport Agent-approved 11/14/14
HISTORY
*HIST 3075 History Abroad-approved 11/14/14
*HIST 3730 Research Methods in Historical Archaeology-approved 1/30/15
HUMAN SCIENCES
NFS 3000 Nutrition Principles for Physical Activity and Health-approved 11/14/14
HSC 4460 Global Topics in Human Sciences-approved 3/27/15
JOURNALISM
*JOUR 4240 Television, Culture, and History-approved 10/17/14
*PR 4720 Crisis Communication in Public Relations-approved 10/17/14
MTEACH
MSE 2500 Step1/Step2 Combination-approved 4/24/15
MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
MGMT 3705 Continuous Improvement-approved 3/27/15
MGMT 3715 International Sourcing-approved 3/27/15
MGMT 3720 Supply Chain Distribution-approved 3/27/15
MGMT 3725 Lean Project Management Principles-approved 3/27/15
LEAD/MGMT 4125 Leadership Development for Women-approved 3/27/15
*MKT 3010 Professional Preparation in Marketing-approved 3/27/15
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
*MATH 1020 Mathematics Colloquium-approved 9/19/14
PHILOSOPHY
*RS3050 Rites of Passage-approved 11/14/14
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PS 2000 Political Science and International relations as a Profession-approved 1/30/15
*PS 3270 NGO’s and Non-Profits-approved 1/30/15
PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 4430 Ethical Conduct in Behavior Analysis-approved 1/30/15
RECORDING INDUSTRY
*RIM 3115 Songwriting Instrumentation: Guitar-approved 2/27/15
*RIM 3116 Songwriting Instrumentation: Piano-approved 2/27/15
*RIM 4575 Sound Effect Design for Picture-approved 2/27/15
*RIM 4420 Talent Agency Fundamentals-approved 2/27/15
*RIM 3690 International Entertainment Transactions-approved 3/27/15
SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY
*ANTH 3660 Forensic Sciences-approved 11/14/14
ANTH 2800 Professions in Anthropology-approved 1/30/15
ANTH 3530 Anthropology Research Methods-approved 1/30/15
*SOC/ANTH 4400 Sex Trafficking-approved 4/24/15
Course Prefix/Title/Number Changes *includes non-substantive revisions/other
AGRIBUSINESS/AGRISCIENCE
Change ABAS 4480 to ABAS 2480-approved 3/27/15
ART
*Change titles of ART 2130, 3140, 4100, 4120, 4130 & 4140-approved 11/14/14
*Change titles of ART 2810, 3820, 3830, 4810, 4820, & 4830-approved 11/14/14
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Change QM 2610 to new prefix BIA (Business Intelligence & Analytics) 2610 Statistical
Methods-approved 2/27/15
Change QM3620 to BIA 3620/3621 Introduction to Business Analytics with labapproved 2/27/15
Change QM 4101 to BIA 4010 Business Analytics and Visualization-approved 2/27/15
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Change CSCI 3110 Advanced Data Structures to Algorithms and Data Structuresapproved 10/17/14
ECONOMICS & FINANCE
Change FIN 2450 to FIN 3030-approved 4/24/15
ELEMENTARY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION
*Change course prefix ELED 3100 to MLED 3100
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
*Change ENGR 3550 from Fluid Dynamics and Power to Fluid Mechanics-approved
1/30/15
*Change CMT 1000 to CMT 1100 Introduction to Construction Systems-approved
2/27/15
ENGLISH
*Change ENGL 3010 from British Literature I: Beginnings to the Restoration to British
Literature I: Beginnings to 1700-approved 4/24/15
*Change ENGL 3020 from British Literature II: From Restoration to the Present to
British Literature II: 1700-1918-approved 4/24/15
HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE
*Change CDIS 4620 and CDIS 4630 from Applied Speech to Independent Study
Change HLTH 3250 to HLTH 3590-approved 2/27/15
Change HLTH 4860 to HLTH 4430-approved 2/27/15
*Change LSTS 3540 Planning of Park and Rec Areas & Facilities to Facility Operationsapproved 4/24/15
*Change HLTH 4601 to HLTH 4451-approved 4/24/15
*Change HLTH 4600 to HLTH 4450-approved 4/24/15
*Change HLTH 4250 to HLTH 4990-approved 4/24/15
HUMAN SCIENCES
Change title of FCSE 4502 from Culinary Arts to Food Production and Managementapproved 3/27/15
Change TXMD 3110 to TXMD 4110-approved 4/24/15
Change TXMD 4180 to TSMD 2200-approved 4/24/15
JOURNALISM
Change VCOM 4180 from Advanced Visual Design to Senior Portfolio-approved
11/14/14
Change ADV 3060 from Advertising Sexuality and Gender to Issues in Advertising:
Sexuality and Gender-approved 2/27/15
Change ADV 3480 from Advertising Media Planning and Buying to Media Strategy and
Buying-approved 2/27/15
Change ADV 3020 from Survey of Advertising to Principles of Advertising-approved
2/27/15
Change ADV 3160 from Advertising Layout and Design to Advertising Design and
Visuals-approved 2/27/15
Change ADV 4250 from Advertising and Social Media to Interactive Advertising and
Social Media-approved 2/27/15
Change ADV 4160 to ADV 3170-approved 2/27/15
Change ADV 4170 to ADV 4970-approved 2/27/15
MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
Change MKT 3840 from Personal Selling to Professional Selling-approved 3/27/15
*Change MGMT 3620 from Operations Management to Supply chain Operationsapproved 3/27/15
*Change MGMT 3750 from Supply Chain Management to Advance Supply chain
Strategies-approved 3/27/15
*Change MGMT 4700 from Problems in Operations Management to Problems in
Supply chain Operations-approved 3/27/15
POLITICAL SCIENCE
*Change PS 4690 from Comparative Foreign Policies and International Relations to
International Relations of the Middle East-approved 4/24/15
PSYCHOLOGY
Change PSY 4730 from Apprenticeship: Industrial to Internship:
Industrial/Organizational-approved 10/17/14
SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY
Change ANTH 3710 to 3660-approved 11/14/14
SPEECH & THEATRE/THEATRE & DANCE
Change COMM 3230 from Advance Public Speaking to Professional Public Speakingapproved 10/17/14
*Change title of THEA 3310 to Theatrical Drafting: Theory and Techniques-approved
3/27/15
Credit Hour Changes
CONCRETE INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT
Change CIM 4300 from 3 hours to 2 hours-approved 9/19/14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Change CMT 1100 from 2 hours to 3 hours-approved 2/27/15
HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Change credit hours for ATHT 3900/3901, ATHT 4200/4201, and ATHT 4970/1971approved 2/27/15
Change from 9-12 hour option to everyone taking 12 hours with no 9 hour optionapproved 4/24/15
HUMAN SCIENCES
Change FCSE 4502 from 3 hours to 2 hours-approved 3/27/15
NURSING
Change NURS 4590 from 3 hours to 5 credit hours (take 1 from NURS 4570 and 1 from
NURS Community Mental Health)-approved 4/24/15
RECORDING INDUSTRY
Change RIM 3500 from 1 hour to 3 hours-approved 4/24/15
STEM EDUCATION CENTER
Change PRSE 4900 and 4910 from 1 credit hour to 1-3 credit hours repeatable to a
maximum of 6 credit hours-approved 4/24/15
Cross Listing of Courses
HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Cross list PHED 3760 with HLTH prefix-approved 4/24/15
Remove cross list for HLTH 4601 with PHED and REC-approved 4/24/15
Remove cross list for HLTH 4600 with PHED and REC-approved 4/24/15
Inactivations/Terminations
ACCOUNTING
Inactivate BLAW 4420, 4450-approved 4/24/15
AEROSPACE
Inactivate AERO 3225, 3250, 4160, 4230, 4240-approved 1/30/15
AGRIBUSINESS/AGRISCIENCE
Inactivate ABAS 3700, 4690, 4242-approved 10/17/14
ART
Inactivate ART 4910-approved 10/17/14
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Inactivate BCEN 4450, 4520, 4600, 4680-approved 2/27/15
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Inactivate CSCI 1000, 2930, 2940, 3031, 3032, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3150, 3970, 3980,
4110, 4130--approved 11/14/14
ECONOMICS & FINANCE
Inactivate FIN 3980-approved 2/27/15
Inactivate ECON 3540-approved 2/27/15
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Inactivate FOED 3350, SPSE 4100 and SPSE 4210-approved 10/17/14
ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMMUNICATION
Inactivate EMC 3420, 4610-approved 3/27/15
ELEMENTARY & SPECIAL EDUCATION
Inactivate ELED 3330-approved 11/14/14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Inactivate ET 3220, 4700, 4804, 4910 and IED 3050, 3060, 4000, 4010, 4030, 4040,
4060, 4070, 4480-approved 11/14/14
FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES
Inactivate SPAN 3970, 3980--approved 1/30/15
GEOSCIENCES
Inactivate PGEO 4310 and GEOL 4170-approved 10/17/14
HISTORY
Inactivate HIST 3160-approved 2/27/15
MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Inactivate LEAD 3245, 4500-approved 3/27/15
Inactivate MGMT 3010, 3770, 3980, 4550, 4610-approved 3/27/15
Inactivate MKT 3880, 3970, 3980, 4860-approved 3/27/15
Inactivate MKT 3000, 4000-approved 3/27/15
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
Inactivate MATH 2090, 3190, 3400, 4210, 4220--approved 11/14/14
MUSIC
Inactivate MUTH 3020-approved 2/27/15
Inactivate MUED 1210, 4240, 4250-approved 4/24/15
NURSING
Inactivate NURS 1040, 1041-approved 11/14/14
Inactivate NURS 4036, 4037, 4038, 4039, 4040, 4055-approved 4/24/15
PHILOSOPHY
Inactivate PHIL 3400-approved 2/27/15
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Inactivate PS 4830-approved 9/19/14
PSYCHOLOGY
Inactivate PSY 3970-approved 1/30/15
SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY
Inactivate SOC 3320, 4090, 4200-approved 10/17/14
Inactivate ANTH 2517, 3040, 3050, 3511, 4740-approved 11/14/14
SPEECH & THEATRE
Inactivate THEA 1910 and 3870-approved 10/17/14
Changes to Grading System
ELEMENTARY & SPECIAL EDUCATION
Change SPED 4210 and 4220 from pass/fail to conventional grading-approved 1/30/15
Change MLED 3100 from pass/fail to conventional grading-approved 4/24/15
PSYCHOLOGY
Change PSY 4730 from letter grade to pass/fail-approved 4/24/15
Change in Admission to Major
**<>All School of Nursing majors – approved 1/30/15
Establishment of Degree/Concentration/Minor/Certificate
AEROSPACE
<>Create new concentration in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations-approved
9/19/14
CONCRETE INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT
<>Create new Road Construction Technician Certificate-approved 4/24/15
GLOBAL STUDIES & CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
<>Create Academic Certificate in US Culture & Education-approved 9/19/14
<>Create undergraduate minor in Cultural Geography-approved 9/19/14
HISTORY
<>Add BS degree designation to existing BA in History-approved 4/24/15
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
<>Convert existing Actuarial Science concentration to an Actuarial Science Majorapproved 4/24/15
PHILOSOPHY
<>Add BS degree designation to existing BA in Philosophy-approved 4/24/15
POLITICAL SCIENCE
<>Add BA degree designation to existing BS in International Relations-approved
4/24/15
SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY
<>Create new minor in Forensic Anthropology-approved 11/14/14
<>Add BA degree designation to existing BS in Anthropology-approved 4/24/15
Termination of Degree/Concentration/Minor
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
<>Terminate and phase out BBA in Office Management-approved 10/17/14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
<>Terminate concentrations (1) Environment Health and Safety (2) Energy Technologyapproved 4/24/15
SPEECH & THEATRE/THEATRE & DANCE
<>Terminate BA degree in Speech & Theatre-approved 1/30/15
Change/Consolidation of Degree/Concentration/Minor/Specialty
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
<>Change name of major from Environmental Science and Technology to
Environmental Sustainability and Technology-approved 4/24/15
GEOSCIENCES
<>Change name of Geography minor to Physical Geography-approved 9/19/14
HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE
<>Change BS in Health Education to Community and Public Health/change
concentration name from Community and Public Health to Community Healthapproved 4/24/15
<>Change title of Recreation minor to Leisure, Sport, and Tourism minor-approved
4/24/15
<>Change title of Communication Disorder minor to Speech Language Pathology and
Audiology minor--approved 11/14/14
**Changes to requirements for minor in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
SPEECH & THEATRE
<>Move concentration in Communication Studies from the Speech & Theatre major to
the Organizational Communication major-approved 11/14/14
<>Change name of BS in Speech and Theatre to BS in Speech Language Pathology and
Audiology and remove concentration-approved 11/14/14
Non-substantive Revisions in Curriculum of Existing Major, Minor, and
Concentrations
ACCOUNTING
Non-Substantive Revisions- changes to Accounting Major- approved 4/24/15
ART
Non-Substantive revisions- 6 items –see proposal- approved items 1-4, 6; removed item
#5; Gen Ed portion of upper division form is being corrected; Studio Art Concentrationapproved 11/14/14
Non-Substantive revisions- change course descriptions for ART 2130, 3140, 4100, 4120,
4130, & 4140- approved 11/14/14
Non-Substantive revisions- change course descriptions for ART 2810, 3820, 3830, 4810,
4820, & 4830- approved 11/14/14
Non-Substantive Revisions- Changes to the major requirements for BA in Art Historyapproved 4/24/15
BUSINESS
Non-Substantive Revisions- Change to Core Course Requirements for Business Majorsapproved 10/17/14
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Non-Substantive Revisions- Business Education major with Secondary Education minor
upper division form change: Change BCEN 4510 from CORE course to MAJOR courseapproved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Business Education major with Non-Teaching Option upper
division form change: (1) Change BCEN 4510 from CORE course to MAJOR course; (2)
Replace core course MGMT 3620 with core course BUS 3000- approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Business Education major with Training and Development
Option upper division form change: (1) Change BCEN 4510 from CORE course to MAJOR
course; (2) Replace core course MGMT 3620 with core course BUS 3000; (3) Remove major
course BCEN 4450 and replace with “BCEN Approved UD Elective” - approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Entrepreneurship major upper division form change: (1)
Replace core course MGMT 3620 with core course BUS 3000; (2) Replace core course
ECON 3210 with a Business Elective- approved 4/24/15
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Non-Substantive Revisions- BBA Degree in Information Systems: (1) Replace core ECON
3210 with BUS 3000; (2) Replace core MGMT 3620 with Business Elective- approved
4/24/15
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Non-Substantive Revisions- Change minor requirement for BS in Computer Science,
concentration in Professional Computer Science from required to optional- approved
11/14/14
CONCRETE INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT
Non-Substantive Revisions: Amend choice of cognate courses- approved 9/19/14
Non-Substantive Revisions: Curriculum Changes-see proposal list- approved 9/19/14
ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
Non-Substantive Revisions- Revisions to minor in Economics/Finance: Reduce number of
hours required for Minor in Economics/Finance from 18 to 15 by removing ECON 3210 as
a required course; replace ECON/FIN course with ECON Upper Division elective- approved
3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Revisions to BBA in Economics- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Revisions to BBA in Finance- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Remove ECON 3210 from the BBA in Finance and replace with
Business Elective- approved 4/24/15
ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMMUNICATION
Non-Substantive Revisions/Changes in Acceptance of Transfer Credits- changes to align
with Tennessee Transfer Pathway- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Change required credit hours for EMC 4000 from 6 to 3 in the
New Media Communication curriculum- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add EMC 3070 Introduction to Social Media Practice as a
required course for the New Media Communication concentration- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Remove Specialty A and Specialty B as requirements for the
New Media Communication concentration- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Require 3 hours of EMC/JOUR 4800 OR EMC 4950 in New
Media Communication concentration- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Change Animation courses prefixes from EMC to ANIMapproved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add a cross listing prefix (ANIM/EMC) to EMC 3040 and EMC
4040- approved 4/24/15
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Non-Substantive Revisions- Remove ENGR 3570 from Mechatronics Engineering course
requirements and add ENGR 3530- approved 11/14/14
Non-substantive Revisions-Changes to Construction Management/Land
Development/Residential Building Concentration- approved 2/27/15
Non-substantive Revisions-Changes to Construction Management/Commercial
Construction Management concentration- approved 2/27/15
Non-substantive Revisions-Changes to Construction Management Major/Electrical
Construction Management concentration- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions: Add cognates to Environmental Sustainability and Technology
program-approved 4/24/15
ENGLISH
Non-Substantive Revisions- Allow students to take ENGL 3885 Topics in Gender in Film up
to four times with different topics- approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- ENGL 3000 will no longer be required of English minors. New
Requirement will be ENGL 3007 Writing and Literary Imagination- approved 4/24/15
FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES
Non-Substantive Revisions- add JAPN 3570 to list of electives for Linguistic Studies minorapproved; retroactive to all catalogs (with this word revision) - approved 11/14/14
Non-Substantive Revisions- changes to wording of requirements for Japanese Language
minor- approved with change to Fall 2015 - approved 11/14/14
Non-Substantive Revisions- (1) Remove FREN 3040 and 3080 as required for FL Major with
concentration in French; (2) Specify only FREN 1020 or 1040, 2010, 2020, 3010 and two
4000 level classes as required for the FL Major with concentration in French; (3) Allow
students to take any 3000 or 4000 level French courses to satisfy the remaining 17 hours
of the FL major with a concentration in French- approved 4/24/15
GEOSCIENCES
Non-substantive Revisions/Other –Eliminate minor requirement in career tracks: Physical
Geography, Geographic Techniques, Earth Science; Other changes to upper division forms
for career tracks- approved 3/27/15
GLOBAL STUDIES
Non-Substantive Revisions: Eliminate required 18 credit hours cognate section of old
program in Response to new TN Dept. of Education changes in social studies policies for
teacher licensure- approved 9/19/14
HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Non-Substantive Revisions: Remove EXSC 3000 from the HHP Minor and replace with any
upper level (3000 or 4000) class in the department- approved 10/17/14
Non-Substantive Revisions-LSTS 4250 can be used by UG students to fulfill 3 of the 21
credits in the LSTS track courses required of all majors, 3 of 15 hours for Recreation minor
or elective in other programs- approved 11/14/14
Non-Substantive Revisions: Remove NFS 3280 and NFS 2220 from degree, replacing with
NFS 3000. NFS 3000 will be listed as major auxiliary requirement with EXSC degree. Add 3
credit hours to open elective block on upper division form- approved with noted that PS
2010 should be PS 1005 and WMST should be WGST on upper division form- approved
11/14/14
Non-Substantive Revisions-Change CDIS 4620 and CDIS 4630 from 1 credit hour to 1-3
credit hours. - approved 11/14/14
Non-Substantive Revisions-change ATHT 3900/3901, ATHT 4200/4201, and ATHT
4970/4971 from lecture/lab to lecture and lab- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revision- Delete EXSC 4240 from Athletic Training major requirements.
Also delete NFS 1240 and add NFS 3000- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revision- Remove credit hour from minor and/or electives in the
Exercise Science major - approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Remove cross-listing between HLTH 3250 and PHED 3250approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions-revise content of LSTS 3540-approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Change the catalog description of HLTH 4990 to delete the
words “exercise science” - approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Revision to UG LSTS Degree Plan to include new courses and
additional courses choices in LSTS Pick 5- approved 4/24/15
HISTORY
Non-Substantive revisions- allow HIST 3075 as an elective- approved 11/14/14
HUMAN SCIENCES
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add FCSE 1400 Personal Finance to the Family and Consumer
Sciences Education major- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Replace NFS 1240 with NFS 2220 in the Family and Consumer
Sciences Education program- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Replace CDFS 4340 with CDFS 4310 in the Family and
Consumer Sciences Education program- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add NFS 4265 to the Add-On Endorsement in Food Production
and Management- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Changes to NFS Major-Dietetics Concentration-Eliminate NFS
4221- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Changes to Upper Division Form (NFS Major-Dietetics
Concentration) to replace the guided upper division course elective with NFS 310approved 3/27/15
JOURNALISM
Non-Substantive Revisions-Change to require Public Relations students to take PR 3380
and VCOM 2950 becomes an elective- approved 10/17/14
Non-Substantive Revisions-Change number of required minors from two to one in the
Visual Communication concentration- approved 11/14/14
Non-Substantive Revisions/Changes in Minor Requirements- remove one of required
minors for concentration In Media Studies; students no longer required to have minor in
Liberal Arts- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions/Changes in Minor Requirements- remove one of required
minors for concentration In Public Relations; students no longer required to have a
specific minor- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions/Changes in Minor Requirements- remove one of required
minors for concentration In Advertising- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- reduce number of required minors from two to one in
Journalism concentration- approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add JOUR 4700 as conceptual requirement option to
following concentrations: Advertising, Journalism, Public Relations, Visual Communication
and Media Studies- approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add JOUR 4820 as conceptual requirement option to
following concentrations: Advertising, Journalism, Public Relations and Visual
Communication. List as Diversity requirement in Media Studies- approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add JOUR/MEDS 4240 to upper division forms as conceptual
requirement option for Visual Communication, Journalism, Advertising and Public
Relations and to the Media Studies concentration upper division forms as one of three
choices for the Media Criticism requirement- approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add JOUR 3600 as conceptual requirement to following
concentrations: Advertising, Journalism, Media Studies, Public Relations and Visual
Communication- approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add JOUR 3050 to upper division forms as conceptual
requirement option for Media Studies, Visual Communication, Journalism, Advertising
and Public Relations concentrations- approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add VCOM 3980 as required course for Visual Communication
major writing/design requirement- approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add ADV 4250 as a Professional Topic requirement option to
the Advertising concentration- approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add ADV 3160 to Advertising concentration upper division
form under Writing/Design requirements section where students have the option to
choose two- approved 4/24/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add ADV 3060 to the upper division forms as a conceptual
requirement option for Advertising concentration- approved 4/24/15
MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Non-Substantive Revisions- reduce hours from 17 to 15 in the Leadership Studies Minor
and change elective options- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Change options for Operations Management elective in the
Business Administration Major - approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- in the Business Administration Major add BLAW 4470 as an
additional option for BLAW electives- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Changes in the Management Major-Replace ECON 3210 with
BUS 3000; replace BCEN 3510 with “business elective”; change MGMT 3620 to Aux/Core
class- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Changes in the Business Administration Major-Replace ECON
3210 with BUS 3000; replace BCEN 3510 with “business elective”; change MGMT 3620 to
Aux/Core class- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Changes in the Marketing Major-Replace ECON 3210 with BUS
3000; replace BCEN 3510 with “business elective”; replace MGMT 3620 with “business
elective”; change MKT 4890 to Maj/Core class- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Changes to Business Administration major’s required
Economics/Finance minor from 18 to 15 hours; delete ECON 3210 from minor; replace
ECON 4570 with UD ECON elective; replace FIN 3810 or 4110 with UD FIN electiveapproved 3/27/15
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
Non-substantive Revisions-Change minor requirement for BS in Mathematical Sciences
from required to optional- approved 1/30/15
MUSIC
Non-substantive Revisions/Inactivation of Course-Changes to Music Industry
Concentration- replace MUTH 3020 with MUS 4360- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Add new track to Music Industry concentration-Jazz Track;
changes related to adding Track- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions-changes to required courses for Piano-Music Education
(Instrumental) students- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions-changes to required courses for Piano-Jazz Studies studentsapproved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions-changes to required courses for Piano-Music IndustryEntrepreneurship minor students - approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions-changes to required courses for Piano-Music Industry- Rec.
Ind. minor students- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions-changes to required courses for Piano-Music Theory and
Composition students- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions-changes to required courses for Piano-Vocal/General Music
Education students- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions-changes to required courses for Piano-Instrumental
Performance/Guitar students - approved 2/27/15
PHILOSOPHY
Non-Substantive revisions- RS3050 will count towards Religious Studies minor- approved
11/14/14
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Non-substantive Revisions- Add PS 2000 to requirements for BA and BS in Political Science
and BS in International Relations- approved 1/30/15
Non-substantive Revisions- Revision of requirements for minor in Political and Civic
Engagement- approved 1/30/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- (1) Include PS 3160 and PS 3270 under Public Administration
category in the Political Science, Pre-law concentration program; (2) Include PS 3270 as
additional option under the first grouping of courses from which students choose 2
courses in the Political Science, Public Administration concentration; (3) Include PS 3160
as additional option under the second grouping of courses from which students choose 2
courses in the Political Science, Public Administration concentration; (4) Include PS 3270
as an elective under International Relations heading for the International Relations
program- approved 4/24/15
RECORDING INDUSTRY
Non-Substantive Revisions- add RIM 3115 Songwriting Instrumentation: Guitar to upper
level RIM electives- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- add RIM 3116 Songwriting Instrumentation: Piano to upper
level RIM electives- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- add RIM 4575 Sound Effect Design for Picture to upper level
RIM majors and minors electives- approved 2/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- add RIM 4420 Talent Agency Fundamentals to upper level RIM
majors and minors electives- approved 2/27/15
New Course/Non-Substantive Revisions- add RIM 3690 to list of upper-level RIM electivesapproved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Changes to minor in Entertainment Technology- approved
4/24/15
SPEECH AND THEATRE/THEATRE & DANCE
Non-Substantive Revisions-update THEA 3310 course curriculum/content to current
industry practices and techniques- approved 3/27/15
Non-Substantive Revisions- Update curriculum of THEA 3400 for new technology and
changed practices in the Industry- approved 3/27/15
Other Changes
BIOLOGY
Change description of BIOL 4280 to allow students to take for up to 12 hours-approved
1/30/15
CHEMISTRY
Change to allow students to take CHEM 3880 for up to 12 credit hours-approved 3/27/15
ELEMENTARY & SPECIAL EDUCATION
Substantive changes to existing major Interdisciplinary Studies 4-8-approved 4/24/15
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Change Schedule Type-Change ENGR 3570, ENGR 2100 and ENGR 3550 from LEC to LLBapproved 1/30/15
HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Substantive revisions to upper division forms pertaining to the degree/concentration title
changes Public Health degree-approved 4/24/15
Change requirements for enrollment in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology clinical
methods and clinical practicum courses, including CDIS 3300, CDIS 4550-4580, and CDIS 47004730-approved 4/24/15 (will go to Admissions and Standards committee)
Change requirements for entrance to and continued participation in the Accelerated Course
of Study (ABM) from and overall GPA of 2.8 to an overall GPA of 3.0-approved 4/24/15 (will
go to Admissions and Standards committee)
HUMAN SCIENCES
Change candidacy requirement for TXMD 3200 to allow open enrollment-approved 4/24/15
MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Change course description for MGMT 3620-approved 3/27/15
Change course description for MGMT 3750-approved 3/27/15
Change course description for MGMT 4700-approved 3/27/15
Change course description for MGMT 3730-approved 3/27/15
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Changes in the number of hours and the requirements to the Teaching Licensure major in
Political Science-approved 4/24/15
PSYCHOLOGY
Course description change for PSY 2000, 4270, and 4380-approved 4/24/15