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April 27, 2026
Agenda and Curriculum Proposals
Time: 10 am to noon
Location: SU 132 and via Zoom
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1. Call to OrderÌý
2. Approval of Minutes from March 30, 2026 Meeting/Announcements
3. Discussion: Meeting dates for Academic Year 2026-2027: Mondays, 10 am. to noon, on 9/14, 10/12, 11/9, 12/7, 2/1, 3/1, 3/29, 4/26 (tentatively)
4. Old Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
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| Science | ||||
| Introduction to Coding for Life SciencesÌý | Chemistry and Biochemistry | 3 | New | |
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5. New Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
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| Admissions | ||||
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| Arts and Letters | ||||
| Science Fiction and Fantasy | English | 3 | New and Writing Across Curriculum | |
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Studies Minor and Certificate | English | 12 | New | |
| Music Pedagogy and Methods Lab | Music | 1 to 0 | Change credits, grading and description | |
| Program Change | Bachelor of Music Education | Music | 128 to 123 | Reduce credits due to state request |
| RI: Public Opinion and American Politics | Political Science | 3 | New and Research Intensive | |
| Sociology for Health & Medical Professions | Sociology | 3 | New | |
| Social Media and Society | Sociology | 3 | New | |
| Dramatic Writing Minor | Theatre and Dance | 15 | New | |
| Business | ||||
| MAR 4400 | Personal Selling (New title: Professional Selling) | Marketing | 3 | Change title and description |
| MAR 4403 | Sales and Sales Management | Marketing | 3 | Change description |
| Education | ||||
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| Engineering and Computer Science | ||||
| CIS 4080 | Foundations of Cloud Security | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New |
| CIS 4378 | Hacking for DefenseÌý | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New |
| New Combined Programs | BSCE (Computer Engineering) with MS (Electrical Engineering or Computer Science) AND BACS (Computer Science) with MS (Data Scienc and Analytics or Artificial Intelligence)Ìý |
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Ìý | New |
| Honors College | ||||
| Honors Market Process Economics: Analysis of Time and Ignorance (New title: Honors Philosophy and Theory of Markets | Ìý | 3 | Change title and description | |
| Anthropology Concentration and Minor | Ìý | Ìý | Move a required course to electives, update elective choices and credit requirements, revise a course title that was previously changed; total credits remain the same | |
| Biological Anthropology Concentration | Ìý | Ìý | Move a required course to electives, update elective choices and credit requirements, revise a course title that was previously changed; total credits remain the same | |
| French and Franchophone Studies Minor | Ìý | Ìý | Eliminate the reference to specifically required courses and introduce greater flexibility to satisfy the requirements; total credits remain the same | |
| Library | ||||
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| Nursing | ||||
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| Science | ||||
| Mathematical Introduction to Quantum Algorithms | Mathematics and Statistics | 3 | New | |
| Mathematics of Quantum Computing and Data Analysis | Mathematics and Statistics | 3 | New | |
| Program Change | BA in Mathematics | Mathematics and Statistics | Ìý | Add a recently approved course, Applications of Al in Science, as a required course |
| BS in Mathematics: Mathematical Cryptology Concentration (New title: Cybersecurity Concentration) | Mathematics and Statistics | Ìý | Add a recently approved course, Applications of Al in Science, as a required course for all concentrations and change the name of one concentration | |
| Social Work and Criminal Justice | ||||
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6. Next Meeting and Adjournment
The UUPC's next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Monday, September 14, 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.
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Faculty Steering Meeting: Thursday, September 3, 2 to 4 pm, Board of Trustees Room, /ufsgov/steering-committee/
University Faculty Senate Meeting: Monday, September 14, 1 to 3 pm, EE 106, /ufsgov/calendar/Ìý