January 24, 2020

Upchurch Conference Room, Bell Engineering

  1.  Approval of minutes for the December 20, 2019 meeting.
    The minutes can be viewed at:  http://ugrdcouncil.uark.edu/minutes/index.php
     
  2. Consent Agenda
    1. Course change proposals (PDF Report)

    2. Annual Course Review
      Courses with No Enrollment in 4 or 5 Years (2b_courses-with-no-enrollments-in-4-or-5-years--to-remain-active-fall_2019, 2b_courses-with-no-enrollments-in-4-or-5-years--to-be-inactivated-fall_2019, 2b_courses-with-no-enrollments-in-4-or-5-years--to-be-deleted-fall_2019).

  3. Old Business: None

  4. New Business: 
    Program change proposals (PDF Report)
    1. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness – AGBSBS – Agricultural Business, Bachelor of Science in Agri Food & Life Sciences (4a_agbsbs_report_01242020).

    2. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness – AGBSBS-ABMM – Agricultural Business: Agri Management & Marketing Concentration (4b_agbsbs-abmm_report_01242020).

    3. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness – AGBSBS-AGEC – Agricultural Business: Agricultural Economics Concentration (4c_agbsbs-agec_report_01242020).

    4. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness – AGBSBS-PRLW – Agricultural Business: Pre Law Concentration (4d_agbsbs-prlw_report_01242020).

    5. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Food Science – FDSCBS – Food Science, Bachelor of Science in Agri Food & Life Sciences (4e_fdscbs_report_01242020).

    6. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Food Science – FDSCBS-FDCU – Food Science: Food and Culinary Sciences Concentration (4f_fdscbs-fdcu_report_01242020).

    7. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Food Science – FDSCBS-FDSC – Food Science: Food Science Concentration (4g_fdscbs-fdsc_report_01242020).

    8. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Food Science – FDSCBS-FDTN – Food Science: Food Technology Concentration (4h_fdscbs-fdtn_report_01242020).

    9. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Poultry Science – POSCBS – Poultry Science, Bachelor of Science in Agri Food & Life Sciences (4i_poscbs_report_01242020).

    10. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Poultry Science – POSC-M – Poultry Science, Bachelor of Science in Agri Food & Life Sciences (4j_posc-m_report_01242020).

    11. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, School of Human Environmental Sciences – AMPDBS - Apparel Merchandising and Product Development (4k_ampdbs_report_01242020).

    12. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History – HISTBA – History, Bachelor of Arts (4l_histba_report_01242020).

    13. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Civil Engineering – CSMGMS – Construction Management, Master of Science (4m_csmgms_report_01242020, 4m_csmgms_newdegree_ltrofintent_01242020, 4m_csmgms_proposal_012420204m_csmgms_supportingdocuments_01242020).

    14. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation – ATTRMA – Athletic Training, Master of Athletic Training (4n_attrma_report_01242020).

    15. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – HIEDPH – Higher Education, Doctor of Philosophy (4o_hiedph_report_01242020, 4o_hiedph_reconfig_ltrofnotif_01242020, 4o_hiedph_reconfig_curriculum_01242020).

    16. Proposed graduate program change for the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing – NURSMS-NUED – Nursing: Nurse Educator Concentration (4p_nursms-nued_report_01242020).

  5. Additional items/Announcements:
    1. Annual Course Review - Lisa Kulczak
      1. Courses with No Enrollment in 6 or More Years will be made inactive (5ai_no-enrollment-in-6-plus-years—fall_2019). Please refer to Academic Policy 1622.11, which governs course review.

      2. Courses Inactive 3 or More Years will be deleted (5aii_courses-inactive-more-than-3-years—fall_2019).  Please refer to Academic Policy 1622.11, which governs course review.

    2. Discussion regarding the definition of a minor (5b_academic_minor_definition). – Norm Dennis

    3. Discussion regarding the definition of a minor program change.  Do changes to the eight semester plan require approval?

  6. Next Meeting:  February 28 (agenda deadline is February 14, 2020).