Welcome

Approval of Minutes: Minutes – May 18, 2026

New Business

DNP

Program Closure: Doctorate in Nursing Practice Program

BS Healthcare Administration

New Track: Medical Billing

New Program: Medical Billing Undergraduate Certificate

BS Communication Sciences and Disorders

New Program: Speech Language Pathology Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

New Program: Speech Language Pathology Assistant Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Announcements

• Next Council, August 17, 2026 at 3PM CST
• Matters for August 17 council due on August 3, 2026 at noon CST
• All new programs and program changes for 27-28 must be through Council by the October meeting.

Welcome

Approval of Minutes: Minutes – ACUD Academic Council 26-04-27

Informational Items

• COMO 241: Change in Description

New Business

CJO

New Shared Course

• PLAO 320: Cross-listed O-Course  

CMDO

Course Change

• CSDO 392: Course description change (Prerequisite) 

MFTO

Program Change

• MFTO 647: Add to Elective list 

Prenursing

Program Change

Change in Admissions Requirements

COBA

Course Changes

• FINO 310: Change in Pre-reqs
• ECNO 260: Change in Pre-reqs 

EXSO

Program Change

• Requirement for Major Courses Grades  

Course Change

• EXSO 491: Additional Pre-reqs

MSNursing

New Courses

• NURS 617
• NURS 629
• NURS 637
• NURS 641
• NURS 657
• NURS 660
• NURS 661
• NURS 663
• NURS 665
• NURS 670
• NURS 673

DMED

Course Closures

• Close all DMED Courses 

Welcome

Prayer: James Thomas

Approval of Minutes: Minutes – ACUD Academic Council – 26-03-23

Informational Items

None

New Business

MS in Nursing

New Program

MS in Nursing

BS in Education Studies

New Program

BS in Education Studies

Education Leadership

Program Changes

Changes to EDLE

New Concentration

HIE in EDLE

Course Changes

LEAD 765 to EDUO 765

Crosslist LEAD 799 as EDUO 799

Organizational Communication

Program Changes

Organizational Communication Leadership Comm & Social Media

Organizational Communication Org Change

Nutrition

Program Changes

Nutrition 

Nutrition with Dietetic Internship

Child and Family Services

New Course

FAMO 492

Program Change

FAMO 492

Applied Psychology

Course Change

PSYO 493

Announcements

Council for May will be on May 18, 2026. This means that matters are due for the May Council meeting by May 4. This will be the final Council meeting to edit the catalog for the 26-27 academic year.

Welcome

Approval of Minutes: Minutes – ACUD Academic Council – 23 February 2026

Informational Items

The next two Academic Council Meetings will have heavy agendas.

New Business

Rising Scholars Program

Program Closure

Closure of Rising Scholars Certificate

Announcements

Welcome

Approve of Minutes: Minutes – ACUD Academic Council – 25-12-01

Informational Items

None.

New Business

Organizational Leadership

Course Changes

Changed Courses

• Approval Chart – ORGL RSCH Courses – 26-02.pdf

New Courses

• LEAD 712 – Approval Chart1.pdf
• RSCH 705 – Approval Chart.pdf
• DISS 701 – Approval Chart1.pdf
• DISS 702 – Approval Chart1.pdf
• DISS 703 – Approval Chart1.pdf
• DISS 704 – Approval Chart1.pdf
• DISS 705 – Approval Chart1.pdf
• DISS 706 – Approval Chart1.pdf
• DISS 707 – Approval Chart1.pdf
• DISS 708 – Approval Chart1.pdf
• DISS 709 – Approval Chart1.pdf
• DISS 710 – Approval Chart1.pdf
• DISS 711 – Approval Chart1.pdf
• DISS 712 – Approval Chart.pdf

Program Changes

• Approval Chart – ORGL Program Changes 26-02.pdf
  • Reduce total hours from 60-54
  • Remove LDLG
  • Remove PRN
  • Remove PRN
  • Remove SPT
  • Reduce number of hour in tracks
  • Remove LEAD 701
  • Add LEAD 712
  • Remove LEAD 765
  • Remove LEAD 793
  • Remove LEAD 794
  • Add RSCH 705
  • Change Research Hours Requirement
  • Remove LEAD 799
  • Add DISS 701-7-12
• Approval Chart – ORGL – Sports Leadership Track.pdf
• Approval Chart – ORLE EDS Program Changes 26-02.pdf
  • Remove LTEC
  • Remove PRNL
  • Remove SPTY
  • Reduce number of hours in tracks
  • Addition of Sports Leadership Track

Christian Ministry and Spiritual Formation

Course Changes

New Courses

• BIBO 455 – Approval Chart.pdf
• BIBO 461 – Approval Chart.pdf
• BITO 491 – Approval Chart.pdf

Program Change

• Approval Chart – BCMO – 26-02.pdf
  • Adding BIBO 455, BIBO 461, BITO 491 to Program
  • Change total Theology/History hours from 3 to 6 hours
  • Change Spiritual Formation hours from 12 to 9

General Education

Course Changes

Cross-Listed Courses

• ARTO 101 – Approval Chart – 26-02.pdf
• HISO 221 – Approval Chart – 26-02.pdf

Announcements

Academic Council Blog is experiencing “Critical Errors.” 

Scott Self will update the Council when the Blog is back up running and updated.

Welcome

Approval of Minutes: September 2025 Minutes

No Informational Matters for this meeting.

New Business

Conflict Management and Resolution:

Program Changes

• CMR: New Track Application for Conflict Coaching
• CMR: Change of Program to add variable credit
• CMR Organizational Track: Change of Program re: 556
• CMR Practitioner Track: Change of Program re: 556
• OL: Change of Program re: 556
• CONR Certificate: Change of Program re: 556
• CONR Certificate: Change of Program re: 690

Course Changes

New Courses

• CONR 556
• CONR 661
• CONR 671
• CONR 677

Closed Courses

• CONR 601

Changed Courses

• CONR 638
• CONR 645
• CONR 690

RN to BSN Pathway

Close Courses

• NURO 338
• NURO 353
• NURO 380
• NURO 433
• NURO 464
• NURO 465
• NURO 477
• NURO 478
• NURO 484
• NURO 494

Nutrition

New Course

• NTRO 327: New shared “O” course

Organizational Leadership (Undergraduate)

Course Changes

• LEAD 211

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Program Change

• CMDO: Remove SOCI 416 from Research Tool options

Announcements

• Welcome back, Dr. Counts!!!
• Due to the Holiday break, we will not hold a Council meeting in January, as there will not be sufficient time for matters to be submitted and approved in advance.
• New Program submissions (degree, certificate, track) for Catalog 26-27 must be submitted by February 15, 2026. All items must pass the Academic Council by the April meeting to be included in the catalog. The May Academic Council will be reserved for emergency program changes and catalog revisions.

Next Academic Council Meeting

• Matters Due by: February 9, 2026
• Council Meeting: February 23, 2026

ACU-D Academic Council
Regular Meeting Agenda
29 September2025
3 pm CST
Zoom Videoconference

The mission of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies is to prepare students for Christian service and leadership by providing them with the knowledge and skills to advance their careers, thereby placing them in positions of influence for the expansion of God’s purposes in the world.

Welcome

Approval of Minutes: May 2025 Minutes

Informational Items

• LEAD 491 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 593 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 594 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 610 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 615 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 616 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 622 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 624 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 630 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 634 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 639 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 641 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 651 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 655 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 657 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 663 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 671 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 675 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 682 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 684 Course Outcome Change

New Business

• PCM
  • Close Certificate in Precision Medicine Analytics

• MKTO
  • MKTO435/ISO 435 Data Mining Prereq Change

• CRMO
  • Removal of SOCI from Degree Plan

Announcements

Next Meeting

Next meeting will be Monday, October 20th at 3pm ACU time. Items due in Council Folder by Monday, October 6th, at noon.

ACU-D Academic Council
Regular Meeting Agenda
27 May 2025
3 pm CST
Zoom Videoconference

The mission of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies is to prepare students for Christian service and leadership by providing them with the knowledge and skills to advance their careers, thereby placing them in positions of influence for the expansion of God’s purposes in the world.

Welcome

Approval of Minutes: April 2025 Minutes

Informational Items

• CONR 612 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 591 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 592 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 595 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 596 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 597 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 598 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 601/590 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 692 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 693 Course Outcome Change
• MFTO 698 Course Outcome Change
• COMO 408 Course Title Change

New Business

• BSSLM
  • SPLD 201 New Course
  • SPLD 221 New Course
  • SPLD 231 New Course
  • SPLD 241 New Course
  • SPLD 331 New Course
  • SPLD 363 New Course
  • SPLD 491 New course

• CMDO
  • Admission Changes
  • CSDO 319 Prereq Change
  • CSDO 352 Prereq Change
  • CSDO 356 Prereq Change
  • CSDO 357 Course Description and Prereq Change
  • CSDO 371 Prereq Change
  • CSDO 380 Prereq Change
  • CSDO 471 Prereq Change
  • CSDO 493 Prereq Change
  • CSDO 494 Prereq Change

• DNP Informatics
  • Track Proposal
  • NURS 744 New Course
  • NURS 732 New Course
  • NURS 725 New Course
  • NURS 707 New Course

• GenEd
  • MATO 109 New Course
  • MSCO 235 New Course

• MACMR/CONR
  • CONR 624 New Course
  • CONR 642 New Course
  • Addition of courses to Grad Cert in Conflict Management
  • Addition of courses to MACMR Healthcare Org Track
  • Addition of courses to MACMR Org Track
  • Addition of courses to MACMR Practitioner Track
  • Close Certificate in Healthcare Collaboration and Conflict Management
  • Close Conflict Management Certificate for Church Leaders
  • Close Conflict Management Certificate for Educators
  • Close CONR 605

• MFTO
  • Repeating course policy

• Rising Scholars Cert
  • New Cert Application

Announcements

Next Meeting

Next meeting will be Monday, June 23rd at 3pm ACU time. Items due in Council Folder by Monday, June 9th, at noon.

ACU-D Academic Council
Regular Meeting Agenda
28 April 2025
3 pm CST
Zoom Videoconference

The mission of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies is to prepare students for Christian service and leadership by providing them with the knowledge and skills to advance their careers, thereby placing them in positions of influence for the expansion of God’s purposes in the world.

Welcome

Approval of Minutes: March 2025 Minutes

Informational Items

• KINO 502 Course Outcome Change

New Business

• Certificate of Fundamental System Security (CYBF)
  • 1-hour course addition

• Certificate of Essential System Forensics and Defense (CYBE)
  • 1-hour course addition

• DNP Informatics Track-Moved to May Council
  • Track Proposal
  • New Course NURS 707 Human Factors
  • New Course NURS 725 Consumer Policy
  • New Course NURS 732 Data Management
  • New Course NURS 744 Health IT

• MFTO
  • Closing Certificate in Medical Family Therapy
  • Degree Plan Edits
    • Child and Adolescent Therapy
    • Medical and Family Therapy
    • Therapy with Military Families
    • Treatment of Trauma
  • MFTO 647 Spirituality in Marriage and Family Therapy – New Course
  • General Track Concentration – Edit to degree plan
  • MFTO 644 – Course Closure

• BS in Sports Leadership and Management
  • New Program Proposal

Announcements

Next Meeting

Next meeting will be Tuesday, May 12th at 3pm ACU time. Items due in Council Folder by Monday, May 14th, at noon.

ACU-D Academic Council
Regular Meeting Agenda
24 March 2025
3 pm CST
Zoom Videoconference

The mission of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies is to prepare students for Christian service and leadership by providing them with the knowledge and skills to advance their careers, thereby placing them in positions of influence for the expansion of God’s purposes in the world.

Welcome

Approval of Minutes: February 2025 Minutes

New Business

• Pre-Nursing
  • Change of Math requirement for Admission – tabled item

• • Change of degree plan with Math requirement

• CONR
  • Close CONR 651
  • Close CONR 653
  • Close CONR 655
  • Close CONR 657

Announcements

Next Meeting

Next meeting will be Monday, April 28th at 3pm ACU time. Items due in Council Folder by Monday, April 14th, at noon.