October 12, 2026
Agenda and Curriculum Proposals
Time: 9 to 11 am
Location: SU 132 and via Zoom
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes from September 14, 2026 Meeting/Announcements
3. Old Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Letters | ||||
| Introduction to Commercial Arranging | Music | 2 to 3 | Change credits, course number, description, and prerequisites | |
4. New Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University-Wide | ||||
| Admissions | ||||
| Arts and Letters | ||||
| New Program | Certificate Program in Public and Professional Archaeology | Anthropology | 15 | New |
| RTV 4292C | Live Sports Production | Communication and Multimedia Studies | 4 | New |
| Science Fiction and Fantasy | English | 3 | Add to General Education Curriculum as Group B Humanities course | |
|
AMH 4353
Support |
Voting Rights in U.S. History | History | 3 | New |
| The Digital Past | History | 3 | New | |
|
LAH 3781
Support |
Health and Disease in Latin American History | History | 3 | New |
| LAH 4131 | Indians in Latin American History (New Title: Native Peoples in Latin America) | History | 3 | Change title and description |
|
SPN 1120
|
Beginning Spanish Language and Culture 1 | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 4 | Change description |
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SPN 1121
|
Beginning Spanish Language and Culture 2 | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 4 | Change description |
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SPN 2220
|
Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture 1 | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 4 | Change description |
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SPN 2221
|
Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture 2 | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 4 | Change descriptio |
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SPN 2240
|
Intermediate Spanish Conversation | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 3 | Change description |
|
SPN 3400
|
Advanced Spanish | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 3 | Change description |
| MUH 3622 | Global Popular Music | Music | 3 | New |
| MUS 2362 | Music Technology Fundamentals | Music | 3 | New |
|
POS 3236
Support |
Pop Culture and American Politics | Political Science | 3 | New |
| POS 4941 | Internship | Political Science | 1-3 | Change description |
| Leadership and Ethics in Public Service and Safety | Public Administration | 3 | New | |
|
New Program
Support |
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology: Families, Youth and the Life Course Concentration | Sociology | 12 | New concentration |
| Program Change | Bachelor of Arts in Art | Visual Arts and Art History | 120 | Add two upper-level courses to core requirements |
| Program Change | Bachelor of Fine Arts | Visual Arts and Art History | 120 | Add two upper-level courses to core requirements |
| Program Change | Bachelor of Arts to Master of Nonprofit Management Combined Program | Visual Arts and Art History | 120 | Add two upper-level courses to course requirements |
| New Program | Graphic Design Minor | Visual Arts and Art History | 18 | New |
| Business | ||||
| ISM 3116 | Introduction to BA and Big Data (New Title: Introduction to Business Analytics and Big Data) | Information Technology and Operations Management | 3 | Change title and description |
| ISM 4212 | Database and Management Systems | Information Technology and Operations Management | 3 | Change description |
| ISM 4420 | Social Media and Web Analytics | Information Technology and Operations Management | 3 | Change description |
| Education | ||||
| Special Education Technology (New Title: Universal Design for Learning and Assistive Technology) | Special Education | 3 | Change title and course description | |
| B.A. or B.A.E in Exceptional Education | Special Education | 120 | Remove EME 2040 as a program requirement | |
|
Support
|
Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence with Edcuation | Curriculum and Instruction | 120 | Revise Education core requirement courses and electives |
| Early Childhood Environmental Education Certificate | Curriculum and Instruction | 12 | Add EEC 4623 to elective list | |
| Engineering and Computer Science | ||||
|
(Shared program: see approval from Education above.) |
Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence with Education | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 120 | Revise Education core requirement courses and electives |
| Honors College | ||||
| Bachelor of Art Program Terminations | Remove multiple degree concentrations offered in Bachelor of Arts in Biological and Physical Sceinces and Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences as requirements match the same Bachelor of Science concentrations | |||
| Library | ||||
| Nursing | ||||
| Change Program | Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Traditional Track (new) | Add new traditional track for students who have earned an A.A. degree or met all general education and pre-Nursing requirements | ||
| Science | ||||
| BSC 4932 | Seminar | Biological Sciences | 1 to 0-1 | Change credits |
| MHF 3202 | Introduction to Advanced Mathematics | Mathematics and Statistics | 3 | Change prerequistes |
| Explanation for Physics changes below | ||||
| PHY 2911 | Directed Independent Reesarch | Physics | 1-3 | New |
|
PHY 2916 (PHY 2912) |
Directed Independent Reserach | Physics | 0-3 | Change course number |
| PHY 4911 | Directed Independent Research | Physics | 1-3 | New |
| PHY 4912 | Directed Independent Research | Physics | 0-3 | New |
|
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Directed Independent Research | Physics | 1-3 | Terminate |
| PSY 4733 | AI and Psychology | Psychology | 3 | New |
| Program Change | Bachelor of Arts in Psychology | Psychology | 120 | Add two elective courses |
| Program Change | Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Behavior | Psychology | 120 | Add IDS 3763 as an elective course |
| Social Work and Criminal Justice | ||||
| CCJ 4612 | Biosocial Criminology | Criminology and Criminal Justice | 3 | New |
4. Next Meeting and Adjournment
The UUPC's next meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 9, from 9 to 11 am, 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, October 29, 2 to 4 pm, Board of Trustees Room, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/steering-committee/
University Faculty Senate Meeting: Monday, November 9, 1 to 3 pm, EE 106, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/calendar/