August 23, 2024

UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL
AGENDA
August 23, 2024
2:30 p.m.
Upchurch Conference Room, BELL 3162

1. Approval of minutes for the April 19, 2024, meeting.

The minutes can be viewed at:  https://ugrdcouncil.uark.edu/minutes/index.php. 

2. Consent Agenda:

Course change proposals (PDF Report)

3. Old Business:  

None

4. New Business: 

⦁ Consideration of adding the GSIE Associate Dean as a non-voting member of the Undergraduate Council

Adding GSIE representation on the Council allows an opportunity to address issues concerning international undergraduates, study abroad, and students studying at the Rome Center.

Program change proposals (PDF Report)

a. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – AMPD-M – AMPD Global Experience Minor (4a_ampd-m_report_08232024, 4a_25-26_ampd-m_final_08232024).

b. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – AIST Dependent Major – Asian Studies Dependent Major (4b_aist_dependent_major_report_08232024).

c. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – AIST-M – Asian Studies Minor (4c_aist-m_report_08232024).
d. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – ARABBA – Arabic, Bachelor of Arts (4d_arabba_report_08232024, 4d_arabba_deletion_ltr_of_notification_08232034).

e. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – FRENBA – French, Bachelor of Arts (4e_frenba_report_08232024, 4e_frenba_deletion_ltr_of_notification_08232034).

f. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – GERMBA – German, Bachelor of Arts (4f_germba_report_08232024, 4f_germba_deletion_ltr_of_notification_08232034).

g. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – ITALBA – Italian, Bachelor of Arts (4g_italba_report_08232024, 4g_italba_deletion_ltr_of_notification_08232034).

h. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – SPANBA – Spanish, Bachelor of Arts (4h_spanba_report_08232024, 4h_spanba_deletion_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

i. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – WLLCBA – World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Bachelor of Arts (4i_wllcba_report_08232024, 4i_wllcba_program_reconfiguration_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

j. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – WLLCBA-ARAB – World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Arabic Concentration (4j_wllcba-arab_report_08232024, 4j_wllcba_program_reconfiguration_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

k. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – WLLCBA-CLDH – World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Classical Studies Cultures and Digital Humanities Concentration (4k_wllcba-cldh_report_08232024, 4k_wllcba_program_reconfiguration_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

l. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – WLLCBA-CLLA – World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Classical Studies Language Concentration (4l_wllcba-clla_report_08232024, 4l_wllcba_program_reconfiguration_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

m. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – WLLCBA-FREN – World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: French Concentration (4m_wllcba-fren_report_08232024, 4m_wllcba_program_reconfiguration_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

n. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – WLLCBA-GERM – World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: German Concentration (4n_wllcba-germ_report_08232024, 4n_wllcba_program_reconfiguration_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

o. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – WLLCBA-ITLC – World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Italian Literacy and Cultural Studies Concentration (4o_wllcba-itlc_report_08232024, 4o_wllcba_program_reconfiguration_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

p. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – WLLCBA-ITTS – World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Italian Transnational Studies Concentration (4p_wllcba-itts_report_08232024, 4p_wllcba_program_reconfiguration_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

q. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – WLLCBA-SPAN – World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Spanish Concentration (4q_wllcba-span_report_08232024, 4q_wllcba_program_reconfiguration_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

5. Additional Items/Announcements:

a. Deletion of the Center for Semiconductor Physics in Nanostructures (5a_ctr_semiconductor_physics_in_nano_deleting_admin_unit_ltr_of_notif_08232024).

b. Deletion of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Science and the Arts (5b_ctr_interdisciplinary_stdy_of_science_arts_deleting_admin_unit_ltr_of_notif_08232024).

c. Deletion of the Cybersecurity Center on Secure, Evolvable Energy Delivery Systems (SEEDS) 
(5c_cybersecurity_ctr_seeds_deleting_admin_unit_ltr_of_notif_08232024).

d. Deletion of the IDEALS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, Leadership & Strategy) Institute of the University of Arkansas
(5d_ideals_institute_deleting_admin_unit_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

e. Deletion of the Tesseract Center for Immersive Environments and Game Design
(5e_tesseract_center_deleting_admin_unit_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

f. Update to HL IB Exam Credit Cut-off Score
Mathematics MATH 24004     4-7 SL 
Mathematics MATH 13004 and MATH 24004  4-5 HL 
Mathematics MATH 13004 and MATH 240H4  6-7 HL

g. Reorganization of the Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods (CLRM)
(5g_clrm_reorganization_of_admin_unit_ltr_of_notification_08232024).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next Meeting: September 27, 2024 (agenda deadline is September 13, 2024).