January 23, 2026

UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL
AGENDA

January 23, 2026
2:30 p.m.
Upchurch Conference Room, BELL 3162

 

      I. Approval of Minutes from the December 12, 2025, meeting:

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

     II. Old Business:

1. 1. None

   III.  New Business: 

1. 1. Program Proposals (PDF Report)
      Additional details on program proposals can be viewed at:
      https://nextcatalog.uark.edu/courseleaf/approve/.  Under the “Your Role” field, select Undergraduate Council and
      search for the program(s) listed below.

                  1. Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

1. 1. 1. None

                  2. Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design

                        a. None

                   3. Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences

                        a. None

                   4. Sam M. Walton College of Business

         a. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of Business Dean
               – WCOB Acad Regs – WCOB College Academic Regulations

                        b. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of Business Dean –                                               WCOB Honors – WCOB College Honors Requirements

                        c. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of Business Dean – WFEI-                               M – Financial Economics Minor for Business Majors

                        d. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of Marketing – WMKG-M                               – Marketing Minor for Business Majors

                        e. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, William Dillard                                                     
                              Department of Accounting – ACCT-M – Accounting Minor for Non-Business Students

                         f. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of 
                             Economics – BECO-M – Business Economics Minor for Non-Business Students 

                        g. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of
                              Economics – INTB-M – International Business Minor for Non-Business Students 

                        h. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of
                              Economics – WBHE-M – Behavioral Economics Minor for Business Majors

                         i. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of
                              Management – ENRP-M – Enterprise Resource Planning Minor for Non-Business Students

                         j. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of
                             Management – ENSY-M – Enterprise Systems Minor for Non-Business Students

                        k. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of
                              Information Systems – ISYS-M – Information Systems Minor for Non-Business Students

                        l.  Proposed undergraduate program change for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Department of
                             Supply Chain Management – SCMT-M – Supply Chain Management Minor for Non-Business Students

     5. College of Education and Health Professions

                       a. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum                                    and Instruction – ELELBS – Elementary Education, Bachelor of Science in Education

                       b. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Eleanor Mann School of                                             Nursing – PNURS – Nursing (Pre-Nursing/Health)

                       c. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Health,                                               Human Performance and Recreation – PHEDBS – Teaching K-12 Physical Education and Health, Bachelor of Science in                                             Education

                    6. College of Engineering

                          a. None

              B. Consent Agenda

                   1. Course Proposals (PDF Report)
                        Additional details on course proposals can be viewed at:
                        https://nextcatalog.uark.edu/courseleaf/approve/.  Under the “Your Role” field, select Undergraduate Council and
                        search for the courses included on this month’s report.

     IV. Additional Items/Announcements:

1. 1. Reorganization of the Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering into the Arkansas Materials Institute, effective Summer 2026
   2. Science of Reading Proficiency Pathway Revisions
   3. Arkansas Educator Preparation Programs New Ethics Competencies Revisions
   4. Deletion of the Center for Art as Lived Experience (CALE)
      
      
      

Next Meeting: February 27, 2026 (agenda deadline is February 13, 2026)