January 26, 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 December 1, 2025 Meeting/Announcements
3. Old Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ||||
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(Program was postponed at Dec. 1, 2025 meeting) |
Undergraduate Certificate in Strategic Business Communication |
Business Communications | 12 | New |
4. New Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University-Wide | ||||
| Program Change | Foundational Course Requirement | Undergraduate Studies | Remove section for Foundational Course Requirements and move it under the General Education Curriculum section | |
| Informational Item | Undergraduate Research and College of Education proposal | Allow non-Gen Ed upper-division courses in Education to count for Undergraduate Research Certificate | ||
| Program Change | Annual Inactive Course Review | |||
| Admissions | ||||
| Arts and Letters | ||||
| Special Topics in Italian Literature | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 3 | New | |
|
(See below in Engineering for additional paperwork.) |
B.S. in Artificial Intelligence with Linguisitics | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 120 | New |
| B.A. in Languages Linguistics and Comparative Literature with a Concentration in Linguistics | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | Simplify concentration requirements and minimize course substitutions | ||
| Bachelor of Music Education | Music | Remove instrumental restrictions | ||
| Family Politics: American Families and the Welfare State | Sociology | 3 | New | |
| Theatre Histroy I | Theatre and Dance | 3 | Terminate | |
| Theatre History II | Theatre and Dance | 3 | Terminate | |
| Music Fundamentals for Theatre Performance | Theatre and Dance | 3 | New | |
| Musical Theatre Score Study | Theatre and Dance | 3 | New | |
| Musical Theatre Dance Styles | Theatre and Dance | 2 | New | |
| Musical Theatre Workshop 1 | Theatre and Dance | 3 | New | |
| Showcase 1 | Theatre and Dance | 1 | New | |
| Showcase 2 | Theatre and Dance | 1 | New | |
| Musical Theatre Performance and Conditioning | Theatre and Dance | 3 | New | |
| Musical Theatre Workshop 2 | Theatre and Dance | 3 | New | |
| Business | ||||
| ACG 3151 | Intermidiate Theory 3 | Accounting | 3 | New |
| ACG 4201 | Advanced Financial Accounting | Accounting | 3 | New |
| ACG 4652 | Auditing and Assurance Services 2 | Accounting | 3 | New |
| New Combined Program | Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) to Master of Accounting (M.AC.) Combined Program | Accounting | 150 | New |
| Program Change | B.B.A. and B.A. in Accounting | Accounting | 27 to 30 | Increase total credits required, add one course, and require students to choose 6 credits in ACG/TAX courses |
| GEB 4033 | You Got the Job! Advanced Business Career Communications | Business Communications | 3 | New |
| HFT 4905 | Directed Independent Study | Marketing/ Hospitality and Tourism Management | 3 | Change prerequiiste |
| HFT 4941 | Hospitality Industry Experience | Marketing/ Hospitality and Tourism Management | 0 | Change prerequisite |
| HFT 4955 | International Hospitality Experience | Marketing/ Hospitality and Tourism Management | 3 | Change prerequisite |
| Program Change | Undergraduate Certificate in Club Management HFT 4240 syllabus |
Marketing/ Hospitality and Tourism Management |
15 | Remove HFT 4503 and add HFT 4240 |
| MAR 4232 | Merchandising Management | Marketing | 3 | Change prerequisite |
| Education | ||||
| Introduction to the Teaching Profession | Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | Add WAC designation | |
| Disability and Society and RI: Disability and Society | Special Education | 3 | Remove as a program prerequisite | |
| Overview of Students with Exceptionalities | Special Education | 3 | Remove prerequisite | |
| Instructional Practices for Students with Mild Disabilities |
Special Education | 3 | Change prerequiste, corequisites and registration controls | |
| Language and Speech Disorders | Special Education | 3 | Change description and remove prerequisites | |
| Assessment of Exceptional Individuals | Special Education | 3 | Change prerequisites | |
| Reading Instruction in Special Education | Special Education | 3 | Change prerequisites and registration controls | |
| Behavior Change Strategies | Special Education | 3 | Change prerequisites and registration controls | |
| Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports for Special Educaors | Special Education | 3 | Change description, prerequisites and registration controls | |
| Collaboration with Professionals and Families | Special Education | 2 | Remove prerequisites | |
| Practicum 2: Students with Mild Disabilities (New title: Practicum: Students with Mild Disabilities) | Special Education | 3 | Change title, prerequisites, corequisites and registration controls | |
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|
Devloping Individualized Education Programs | Special Education | 1 to 3 | Change description, credits prerequistes, corerequisites and regstration controls |
| Bachelor in Exceptional Student Education | Special Education | Add EEX 2091 as core course, increase credits for EEX 4932 from 1 to 3, revise course sequence to remove pre and corequisites for several courses | ||
| Engineering and Computer Science | ||||
| BME 4201 | Orthopedic Biomechanics | Biomedical Engineering | 3 | Change prerequisites |
| Program Change | Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Engineeing | 120 | Add one course to the Engineering Topics category, a statement of substituition for one course and remove and replace one course in the Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering track |
| CES 4213 | Structural Stability | Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering | 3 | New |
| Construction and Geomatics Engineering Technology | Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering | 120 | New | |
|
(See Above in Arts and Letters for additional paperwork.) |
Bachelor of Science in Artficial Intelligence with Linguistics | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Langauges, Lingusitics and Comparative Literature | 120 | New |
| Honors College | ||||
| Library | ||||
| Nursing | ||||
| Science | ||||
| Social Work and Criminal Justice | ||||
5. Next Meeting and Adjournment
The UUPC's next meeting is Monday, February 23, 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, February 12, 2 to 4 pm, Board of Trustees Room, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/steering-committee/
University Faculty Senate Meeting: Monday, February 23, 1 to 3 pm, EE 106, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/calendar/