October 28, 2016

UpChurch Conference Room, Bell Engineering

  1. Approval of minutes for the September 23, 2016 meeting.
    The minutes can be viewed at: http://ugrdcouncil.uark.edu/minutes/index.php
  2. Consent Agenda
    Course change proposals – including undergraduate, graduate, dual, and law classes.  (PDF Report).

  3. Old Business:
    None

  4. New Business:
    Proposed program changes (PDF Report)
    1. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Education, Communication and Technology – AGED-M – Agricultural Education Minor (4a_AGED-M Report, 4a_AGED minor).
    2. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – AMPDBS – Apparel Merchandising and Product Development, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Science (4b_AMPDBS Report, 4b_AMPDBS – ISYS 1123 Approval Email).
    3. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFS-M – Human Development & Family Science Minor (4c_HDFS-M Report).
    4. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – BRKDBS – Birth through Kindergarten, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Sciences (4d_BRKDBS Report, 4d_BSHES-HDFS – Deletion of Concentrations – Ltr of Notification, 4d_BSHESBS – Reconfig-Ltr of Notification, 4d_BSHES – Reconfig – Appendices).
    5. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS – Human Development and Family Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Science (4e_HDFSBS Report, 4e_BSHES– Reconfig-Ltr of Notification, 4e_BSHES-HDFS - Deletion-Ltr of Notification, 4e_HESC 4443_Class inactivation notification Acknowledgement – HKRD, 4e_PBHL 1303 –Consent, 4e_PHIL 2103 –Consent, 4e_SCWK3163 –Consent, 4e_HDFS – Reconfig - Appendices).
    6. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS-CDEV – Human Development and Family Sciences Child Development Concentration (4f_HDFSBS-CDEV Report, 4f_BSHES-HDFS – Deletion of Concentrations – Ltr of Notification).
    7. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS-LSPN – Human Development and Family Sciences Lifespan Concentration (4g_HDFSBS-LSPN Report, 4g_BSHES-HDFS – Deletion of Concentrations – Ltr of Notification).
    8. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History – AAST Combined Major – African and African American Studies Combined Major (4h_AAST Combined Major Report).
    9. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History – AAST-M – African and African American Studies Minor (4i_AAST-M Report).
    10. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – AMSTBA – American Studies, Bachelor of Arts (4j_AMSTBA Report, 4j_AMSTBA – Deletion – Ltr of Notification).
    11. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – ARSC Honors – ARSC College Honors Requirements (4k_ ARSC Honors Report).
    12. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Art – ARTBA-ARHS – Art/Art History Concentration, Bachelor of Arts (4l_ARTBA-ARHS Report).
    13. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Communication – COMM Dept Honors – Communication Departmental Honors (4m_COMM Dept Honors Report).
    14. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – GNST-M – Gender Studies Minor (4n_GNST-M Report).
    15. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – INST Writing Req – International Studies Writing Requirement (4o_INST Writing Req Report).
    16. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – INSTBA – International Studies, Bachelor of Arts (4p_INSTBA Report).
    17. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – INSTBA Dept Honors – International Studies Departmental Honors (4q_INSTBA Dept Honors Report).
    18. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Journalism – JOURBA-ADPR – Journalism Advertising-Public Relations Concentration (4r_JOURBA-ADPR Report, 4r_Jour 4473 Account Planning Syllabus 8-26-2016).
    19. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – LAST Combined Major – Latin American and Latino Studies Combined Major (4s_LAST Combined Major Report).
    20. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science – LGST-M – Legal Studies Minor (4t_LGST-M Report).
    21. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBA – Music, Bachelor of Arts (4u_MUSCBA Report).
    22. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM – Music, Bachelor of Music (4v_MUSCBM Report).
    23. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM-COMP – Music Composition Concentration (4w_MUSCBM-COMP Report).
    24. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM-GPRF – Music Guitar Performance Concentration (4x_MUSCBM-GPRF Report).
    25. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM-MBUS – Music Business Concentration (4y_MUSCBM-MBUS Report).
    26. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM-PIAN – Music Piano Education Concentration (4z_MUSCBM-PIAN Report).
    27. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM-PPRF – Music Piano Performance Concentration (4aa__MUSCBM-PPRF Report).
    28. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM-SPRF – Music String Performance Concentration (4bb__MUSCBM-SPRF Report).
    29. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM-STRG – Music String Education Concentration (4cc__MUSCBM-STRG Report).
    30. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM-THRY – Music Theory Concentration (4dd__MUSCBM-THRY Report).
    31. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM-VOCE – Music Voice Education Concentration (4ee__MUSCBM-VOCE Report).
    32. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM-VPRF – Music Voice Performance Concentration (4ff__MUSCBM-VPRF Report).
    33. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM-WPRF – Music Woodwind-Brass-Percussion  Performance Concentration (4gg__MUSCBM-WPRF Report).
    34. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUSCBM-WWBP – Music Woodwind-Brass-Percussion Education Concentration (4hh__MUSCBM-WWBP Report).
    35. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics – PHYSBS – Physics, Bachelor of Science (4ii_PHYSBS Report).
    36. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics – PHYSBS-ASTR – Physics Astronomy Concentration (4jj_PHYSBS-ASTR Report).
    37. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics – PHYSBS-CMPT – Physics Computational Concentration (4kk_PHYSBS-CMPT Report).
    38. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics – PHYSBS-ELEC – Physics Electronics Concentration (4ll_PHYSBS-ELEC Report).
    39. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics – PHYSBS-OPTC – Physics Optics Concentration  (4mm_PHYSBS-OPTC Report).  
    40. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics – PHYSBS-PROF – Physics Professional Concentration  (4nn_PHYSBS-PROF Report).
    41. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychological Science – PSYC-M – Psychology Minor (4oo_PSYC-M Report).        
    42. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – SPAN-M – Spanish Minor (4pp_SPAN-M Report).
    43. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – SPPR-M – Spanish Business Orientation Minor (4qq_SPPR-M Report, 4qq_SPPR-M – Name Change – Ltr of Notification).
    44. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Accounting – ACCTBS – Accounting, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (4rr_ACCTBS Report, 4rr_ACCTBS – Distance Tech – Ltr of Notification, 4rr_ACCTBS – Distance Tech – Syllabi).
    45. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Business Dean – Minors for Non-Business Majors (4ss_Minors for Non-Business Majors Report).
    46. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Business Dean – WCOB Honors – WCOB College Honors Requirements (4tt_WCOB Honors Report).
    47. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CATEBS-FCSE – Career and Technical Education Family Consumer Science Concentration (4uu_CATEBS-FCSE Report).
    48. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CHEDBS-EASL – Childhood Education ESL Option Concentration (4vv_CHEDBS-EASL Report).
    49. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CHEDBS-GATE – Childhood Education Gifted and Talented Concentration (4ww_CHEDBS-GATE Report).
    50. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CHEDBS-READ – Childhood Education Reading Concentration (4xx_CHEDBS-READ Report).
    51. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CHEDBS-STEM – Childhood Education STEM Concentration (4yy_CHEDBS-STEM Report).
    52. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Business Dean – BADMMB-HLCR – Business Administration, Master of Business Administration Executive Healthcare MBA Concentration (4zz_BADMMB-EHLC Report, 4zz_BADMMB-EHLC – New Option – Ltr of Notification, 4zz_BADMMB-EHLC – New Option – MOU_UAMS, 4zz_Report on Market and Needs Assessment).
    53. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction – APBAGC - Applied Behavior Analysis Graduate Certificate (4aaa_APBAGC Report).
    54. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction – AUTSGC – Autism Spectrum Disorders Graduate Certificate (4bbb_AUTSGC Report).
    55. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Education Reform – EDPOPH – Education Policy, Doctor of philosophy (4ccc_EDPOPH Report).
    56. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Engineering Dean – EMGTMS – Engineering Management, Master of Science in Engineering Management (4ddd_EMGTMS Report, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree – Ltr of Intent, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree - Proposal 1 Form, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree - Faculty CV, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree - Costs, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree - Surveys, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree -_OMGT Evaluation, 4ddd_EMGTMS – New Degree – Employer Needs Survey Summary).
    57. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of English – ENGLMA – English, Master of Arts (4eee_ENGLMA Report).
    58. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of English – ENGLPH – English, Doctor of Philosophy (4fff_ENGLPH Report).
    59. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Geosciences – GEOSMS – Geography, Master of Science (4ggg_GEOGMS Report).
    60. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – PUBPPH-CDRP – Community Development and Recreation Policy (4hhh_PUBPPH-CDRP Report, 4hhh_PUBPPH-CDRP – Name Change – Letter of Notification).
    61. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – PUBPPH-PPLE – Public Policy Management Concentration (4iii_PUBPPH-PPMG Report, 4iii_PUBPPH-PPMG – Name Change – Ltr of Notification).
    62. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of History – HISTMA – History, Master of Arts (4jjj_HISTMA Report).
    63. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Music – MUSCMM – Music, Master of Music (4kkk_MUSCMM Report).
    64. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Music – MUSCMM-CMPM – Music Composition Concentration (4lll_MUSCMM-CMPM Report).
    65. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Music – MUSCMM-MCCP – Music Choral Conducting Concentration (4mmm_MUSCMM-MCCM Report).
    66. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Music – MUSCMM-MHSM-Music, Music History Concentration (4nnn_MUSCMM-MHSM Report).
    67. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Music – MUSCMM-MICM – Music Instrumental Conducting Concentration (4ooo_MUSCMM-MICM Report).
    68. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Music – MUSCMM-MTHM – Music, Music Theory Concentration (4ppp_MUSCMM-MTHM Report).
    69. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Political Science – PADMMP – Public Administration and Nonprofit Studies, Master of Public Administration (4qqq_PADMMP Report).
    70. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Physics – PHYSMA – Physics, Master of Arts (4rrr_PHYSMA Report, 4rrr_PHYSMA – Deletion – Ltr of Notification).
    71. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – ADLLME – Adult and Lifelong Learning, Master of Education (4sss_ADLLME Report).
    72. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – CNEDPH – Counselor Education, Doctor of philosophy (4ttt_CNEDPH Report, 4ttt_CNEDPH – Revision – Ltr of Notification).
    73. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – RHABPH – Rehabilitation, Doctor of Philosophy (4uuu_RHABPH Report, 4uuu_RHABPH – Deletion – Ltr of Notification).
  5. Other Items for Consideration:
    1. Name change – The Lemke Department of Journalism will be renamed to the School of Journalism and Strategic Media (5a_JOUR – Name Change – Ltr of Notifcation).
    2. AB Subscore credit for MATH 2554 - Changed the minimum AB Subscore (of the Calculus BC exam) for AP credit for MATH 2554 from 4 to 3. This will bring the requirement in line with the minimum score currently required on the Calculus AB test for AP credit for MATH 2554 (5b_AB Subscore for MATH 2554).
    3. ENGL–Advanced Placement Credit Requirement Change for the AP Literature Exam - The ENGL faculty voted to approve changing the awarding of AP Literature credit for ENGL 1213 Introduction to Literature instead of awarding it for ENGL 1023 Composition II. For a score of 4 on the AP Literature exam, the student would get three credits for ENGL 1213; and for a score of 5 on the AP Literature exam, the student would get three credits for ENGL 1213H. The student would receive no credit for a score of 3 on the AP Literature exam (5c_ENGL AP Credit – Proposal to Separate the AP Literature Exam from ENGL 1023, 5c_ ENGL AP credit for Introduction to Literature).

  6. Next Meeting:  November 18, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
    (Agenda deadline is November 4, 2016)