February 23, 2026
Agenda and Curriculum Proposals
Time: 10 am to noon
Location: SU 132 and via Zoom
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes from January 26, 2026 Meeting/Announcements
3. New Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University-Wide | ||||
| IDS 4918 | Directed Independent Research in Undergraduate Studies | Undergraduate Studies | 1-3 | New |
| Program Change | Undergraduate Research Certificate | Undergraduate Research and Inquiry | 12 | Add select upper-division College of Education courses to the Research Exposure and Research Skill-Building course lists |
| Program Change | Undergraduate Research Certificate | Undergraduate Research and Inquiry | 12 | Add John D. MacArthur Campus Fall research Poster Symposium as an approved Dissemination venue |
| Admissions | ||||
| Arts and Letters | ||||
| Food, Bodies and Culture | Anthropology | 3 | New | |
| ARH 4678 | Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art | Visual Art and Art History | 3 | New |
| ARH 4803 | Visual Culture: Critical Perspectives | Visual Art and Art History | 3 | New |
| Program Change | Multimedia Studies: Film and Media Concentration | Communication and Multimedia Studies | Add note to indicate FIL 2000 is a required course | |
|
(Postponed) |
Language, Society and Artificial Intelligence | Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | New |
|
(Postponed) |
Capstone in AI, Technology and Society | Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | New |
|
(Postponed) |
Bachelor of Arts in Technology, AI and Society | Interdisciplinary Studies | 120 | New |
| JST 3004 | Introduction to Judaism | Jewish Studies | 3 | New |
| JST 3402 | History of Antisemitism | Jewish Studies | 3 | New |
| Honors Thesis in French | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 1-3 to 3 | Change credits | |
| Honors Thesis in Italian | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 1-3 to 3 | Change credits and course description | |
| LAS 3143 | Cuisine, Community and Culture: Latin America and Florida | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 3 | New |
| Honors Thesis in Linguistics | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 1-3 to 3 | Change credits | |
| Honors Thesis in Spanish | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 1-3 to 3 | Change credits and course description | |
| Bachelor of Arts in Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature Honors in Major | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | Update eligibility requirements, honors-level enrichment and capstone requirements | ||
| Program Change | Public Management Minor Change and New Certificate |
Public Administration |
Minor: 15 to 12 Certificate: 12 |
Create a Certificate and reduce credits for Minor from 15 to 12 |
|
(See below under Engineering for Engineering's paperwork.) |
Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence with Public Management | Public Administration and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 120 | New |
| Business | ||||
| Honors Program in Accounting | Accounting | Remove combined program from the honors program | ||
| Global Business Experience | Dean's Office | 1-4 | New | |
|
(See below under Engineering for Engineering's paperwork.) |
Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence with Economics | Economics and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 120 | New |
| Operations Management Applications | Information Technology and Operations Management | 3 | Remove QMB 3600 as a prerequisite | |
| Three Combined Degree Programs | Information Technology and Operations Management | Remove ISM 3116-ISM 6404 course pair | ||
| Education | ||||
| Media and Technology in Early Childhood Education: Foundations and Practice | Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | New | |
| Designing and Implementing a Blended Curriculum: Birth to Age 8 (New title: Designing and Implementing a Blended Curriculum for Young Children) | Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | Change title, course description, prerequisites, and registration controls | |
| Creative Arts for Young Children | Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | Change description and prerequisites | |
| EEC 4313 | Blended Early Childhood Teaching Methods: Birth to Age 5 (New title: Blended Early Childhood Teaching Methods) | Curriculum and Instruction | 4 to 3 | Change title, credits, course description, prerequisites and registration controls |
| Foundations and Practical Applications of Play-Based Learning for Young Children | Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | New | |
| Bachelor of Early Care and Education | Curriculum and Instruction and Special Education | Offer program fully online, add new courses, increase credits from 21-30 for core requirements, revise elective course options and reduce credits, increase flexibility to earn Undergraduate Research Certificate; total credits remain at 120 | ||
|
(See below under Engineering for Engineering's paperwork.) |
Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence with Education | Curriculum and Instruction and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 120 | New |
| EEX 3201 | Typical/Atypical Child Development, Birth to Age Eight (New title: Typical and Atypical Early Childhood Development) | Special Education | 3 | Change title, course description and prerequisites |
| EEX 3226 | Assessment of All Young Children (New title: Assessing Young Children with and without Disabilities) | Special Education | 3 | Change title, course description, prerequisites and registration controls |
| EEX 3603 | Positive Behavioral Supports in Inclusive Early Childhood Settings | Special Education | 3 | Change course description, prerequisites and registration controls |
| EEX 3754 | Building Family, Community and School Partnerships | Special Education | 2 to 3 | Change credits, course description, prerequisites and registration controls |
| EEX 4112 | Language Development and Intervention in Young Children | Special Education | 3 | Change description, prerequisites and registration controls |
| Engineering and Computer Science | ||||
| BME 4712C | Introduction to Computational Neuroscience | Biomedical Engineering | 3 | New |
| Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence with Cybersecurity | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 120 | New | |
|
(See above under Business for Economics' paperwork.) |
Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence with Economics | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Economics | 120 | New |
|
(See above under Education for Curriculum and Instruction's paperwork.) |
Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence with Education | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Curriculum and Instruction | 120 | New |
|
(See above under Arts and Letters for Public Administration's paperwork.) |
Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence with Public Management | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Public Administration | 120 | New |
| Honors College | ||||
| Data Science and Analytics Concentration |
min: 46 max: 61 |
Remove and add course options; change the credit requirement for the additional courses area from a fixed 3 to flexible 3-12 range, which increases the total maximum credits to 61 | ||
| Mathematical Sciences (Interdisciplinary) Concentration |
|
Add an alternative course in the math requirements area, increase the number of upper-level elective credits for the Area of Emphasis and reduce credits for upper-level mathematics to 3 | ||
| Library | ||||
| Nursing | ||||
| Science | ||||
| APK 4110 | Exercise Psychology 1 | Exercise Science and Health Promotion | 3 | Change prerequisites |
| APK 4110L | Exercise Lab Techniques | Exercise Science and Health Promotion | 1 | Change prerequisites |
| PET 4404 | Management Principles in Exercise Science and Health Promotion (New title: Management in Health and Exercise Science) | Exercise Science and Health Promotion | 3 | Change title |
| Bachelor of Arts in Health Science | Exercise Science and Health Promotion | 120 | Remove a concentration, change the title of a concentration, add two concentrations, add courses that are offered more frequently and add internship courses | |
| IDS 3763 | AI for Science | Mathematics and Statistics | 3 | New |
| URP 4702 | AI Applications in Design and Planning | Urban and Regional Planning | 3 | New |
| Social Work and Criminal Justice | ||||
4. Next Meeting and Adjournment
The UUPC's next meeting is Monday, March 30, from 10 am to noon, in SU 132 and via Zoom.
New programs and program changes approved at today's meeting will be considered by the Faculty Steering Committee and Faculty Senate on the dates noted below. Please have a college representative present for those meetings. If any new courses/course revisions seem controversial, please have a representative present for those courses as well.
Faculty Steering Meeting: Thursday, March 19, 2 to 4 pm, Board of Trustees Room, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/steering-committee/
University Faculty Senate Meeting: Monday, March 30, 1 to 3 pm, EE 106, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/calendar/