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5.6.26

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Abilene Undergraduate Academic Council
May 6, 2026
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Adams Center Classroom

  1. Call to Order
  2. Prayer
  3. Approval of the Minutes from 4/15/2026

Information Items

4. SOCW 491 – Add SOCW 479 Prerequisite

Action Items

5. FIN 316 – New Course – Commercial Real Estate (Previously Tabled)
6. Integrated MAcc Program – Increase to 9 hrs of Graduate Courses for Undergraduate Credit
7. Chemistry Minor – Revise Course Selections
8. PHYS 115 – New Course – Intro to Physics
9. PHYS 116 – New Course – Intro to Physics Lab
10. PHYS 342 – Change Hours from 2 to 3, Change Title, Content, Prerequisites, Terms
11. PHYS 343 – Close Course
12. PHYS-PHET – Remove ENGR 115/116/117, add PHYS 115/116
13. PHYS-PHYC – Remove ENGR 115/116/117, add PHYS 115/116, Add MATH 325, SDS 387 & 479
14. PHYS-PHYM – Remove ENGR 115/116/117 & BIOL 492, add PHYS 115/116, MATH 278, & BIOL 494
15. PHYS-PHYN – Remove ENGR 115/116/117, add PHYS 115/116 & MATH 278
16. PHYS-PHYS – Remove ENGR 115/116/117, add PHYS 115/116 & MATH 278
17. PHMT-PHMT – Remove ENGR 115/116/117, add PHYS 115/116 & MATH 278
18. PHMT-PHCS – Remove ENGR 115/116, add PHYS 115/116 & MATH 278
19. New PHYS Track – Nuclear Engineering
20. COMP – Remove SOCI 416
21. KINE 221 – New Course – Intro to the Profession of Occupational Therapy
22. KNPT – Remove BIOL 492, Add BIOL 494
23. SOCW 456 – New Course – Applied International Social Work
24. BSSW – Revise GPA Requirements

4.15.26

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Abilene Undergraduate Academic Council
April 15, 2026
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Adams Center Classroom

  1. Call to Order
  2. Prayer
  3. Approval of the Minutes from 4/1/2026

Information Items

4. CS 316 – Change Course Terms
5. DET 230 – Change Title
6. DET 260 – Change Prerequisites
7. DET 320 – Change Description
8. DET 330 – Change Title, Description, Prerequisites
9. DET 410 – Change Prerequisites
10. ANSC 496 – Change Prerequisites
11. PHP 320 – Change Title & Description
12. KINE 420 – Change Description, Prerequisites, & Content
13. NUTR 328 – Change Course Terms
14. NUTR 421 – Change Course Terms
15. Math 377 – Change Course Terms
16. MKTG 495 – Revise Content
17. PHYS & ENGR – Separate Physics & Engineering into Two Departments

Action Items

18. BS SDS – New Program – Data Science and Statistics
19. MATH 278 – New Course – Computational Mathematics Lab
20. MATH 187 – Close Course
21. MATT – Remove MATH 187, Add MATH 278
22. MATH – Remove MATH 187, Add MATH 278
23. MATH-APMA – Remove MATH 187, Add MATH 278
24. MATH-PURE – Remove MATH 187, Add MATH 278
25. MASC – Remove MATH 187, Add MATH 278
26. Math Minor – Remove MATH 187, Add MATH 278
27. CSMT – Remove MATH 187, Add MATH 278
28. CS-CT – Remove MATH 187, Add MATH 278
29. New Minor – Interdisciplinary Studies in Applied Artificial Intelligence
30. CS 112 – New Course – Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
31. Revise Minor & Change Department – Leadership Studies
32. New Program – BS in Sports Media
33. JMC 339 – New Course – Sports Journalism
34. ACCT 322 – New Course – Ethics and the Accounting Profession
35. ACCT – New Track – Professional Accounting
36. ACCT – General Track – Revise Major
37. ACCT – Analytics Track – Revise Major
38. FIN 316 – New Course – Commercial Real Estate
39. FINA – All Tracks – Revise Finance Core
40. MGMT – All Tracks – Revise Degree Plans
41. MKTG – All Tracks – Revise Degree Plans
42. IS – All Tracks – Revise Degree Plans
43. KINE 406 – New Course – Facility and Event Management (previously tabled)
44. KSRM – Add KINE 406 & Revise PEAC Menus (previously tabled)
45. BMSC (Gen, Pre-Dent, PA, & Pharm Tracks) – Replace BIOL 492 with BIOL 494
46. BMSC – PMED Track – Replace BIOL 492 with BIOL 494
47. BMSC – PVET Track – Add BIOL 494 Option
48. BMSE – All Tracks – Replace BIOL 492 with BIOL 494
49. CMGT 351 – New Course – Construction Safety
50. CMGT 364 – New Course – Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing Construction
51. CMGT 375 – New Course – Construction Law, Accounting and Finance
52. CMGT 499 – New Course – Construction Internship

 

4.1.26

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Abilene Undergraduate Academic Council
April 1, 2026
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Adams Center Classroom

  1. Call to Order
  2. Prayer
  3. Approval of the Minutes from 3/18/2026

Information Items

4. COMM 241 – Change Description
5. COMM 322, 483, 499 – Change Course Terms
6. COMM 415 – Change Title
7. COMM 450 – Change Title
8. COMM 492– Change Title
9. ENGR 116 – Change Title
10. ENGR 117 – Change Title & Description

Action Items

11. COMM 136 – Change Credit Hours to Variable 0-1, Change Description
12. COMM 315 – New Course – Human Connection in Social Media
13. COMM 463 – New Course – Nonprofit Communication and Management
14. COMM 493 – New Course – Rhetoric of Social Movements
15. COMS Minor – Add COMM 315, 463, 493
16. BA COMS – Add COMM 430 to Communication Core, Revise Tracks
17. BS COMS – Add COMM 430 to Communication Core, Revise Tracks
18. SOCI 445 – New Course – Sports & Society
19. SOCI 477 – Reopen Course
20. SOCI Minor – Add SOCI 445 & Restore SOCI 477
21. PLAW 301 – Change Number to PLAW 201, Reduce Hours from 2 to 1
22. PLAW 410 – New Course – Legal Studies Launch
23. Legal Studies Minor – Revise & Expand Menus
24. SDS 387 – New Course – Data Visualization in R and Python
25. SDS 396 – New Course – Statistics and Data Science Seminar
26. SDS 475 – New Course – Sports Analytics
27. SDS 479 – New Course – Multivariate Analysis
28. SDS 483 – New Course – Biostatistics
29. BIOL 483 – Crosslist with SDS 483, Change Description, Prerequisites, Course Terms
30. SDS 496 – New Course – Statistics and Data Science Capstone
31. New Minor – Statistics and Data Science
32. ENGR 115 – Change to 2 Credit Hours; Revise Title, Description, and Content
33. ENGR 306 – Add Junior Standing Restriction, Remove Prerequisite, Change Course Terms
34. All Engineering Programs – Remove ENGR 317, Increase Hours for ENGR 115
35. CMGT 215 – New Course – Plans and Estimation
36. CMGT 315 – New Course – Advanced Estimating
37. CMGT 344 – New Course – Virtual Design and Construction
38. Construction Management (CMGT) – New Program

3.18.26

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Abilene Undergraduate Academic Council
March 18, 2026
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Adams Center Classroom

  1. Call to Order
  2. Prayer
  3. Approval of the Minutes from 3/4/2026

Information Items

4. KINE 206 – Change Course Terms
5. KINE 291 – Change Course Terms
6. KINE 311 – Change Course Terms
7. KINE 342 – Change Course Terms
8. KINE 476 – Change Course Terms
9. KINE 492 – Change Course Terms
10. NUTR 327 – Change Prerequisites

Action Items

11. PSYC 493 – Add Course Restriction
12. PSYC Minor – General – Revise Degree Plan
13. PSYC Minor – Child Emphasis – Close Minor
14. PSYC Minor – Counseling Emphasis – Close Minor
15. PSYC Minor – Research Emphasis – Close Minor
16. NUTR 422 – Change from 2 Hours to 3 Hours
17. NDPD – Revise Degree Plan for NUTR 422 Increased Hours
18. KINE 406 – New Course – Facility and Event Management
19. KINE 365 – Close Course
20. KINE 366 – Close Course
21. KINE 475 – Close Course
22. KINE 477 – Close Course
23. NUTR 222 – Close Course
24. PEAC 210 – Close Course
25. PEAC 212 – Close Course
26. PEAC 217 – Close Course
27. PEAC 224 – Close Course
28. PEAC 226 – Close Course
29. PEAC 227 – Close Course
30. PEAC 237 – Close Course
31. PEAC 239 – Close Course
32. PEAC 352 – Close Course
33. KSRM – Add KINE 406, Revise PEAC Requirements
34. FAM 455 – Close Course
35. GERO 448 – Close Course
36. Aging Studies Minor – Revise Course Selection
37. CS 112 – New Course – Foundations of Artificial Intelligence

3.4.26

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Abilene Undergraduate Academic Council
March 4, 2026
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Adams Center Classroom

  1. Call to Order
  2. Prayer
  3. Approval of the Minutes from 1/21/2026

Information Items

4. FAM 443 – Change Course Terms
5. GLST 212 – Change Description 
6. ECON 260 – Change Prerequisites
7. ECON 261 – Change Prerequisites
8. ENTR 412 – Change Description & Course Terms
9. FIN 310 – Change Prerequisites
10. FIN 311 – Change Prerequisites
11. IS 222 – Change Prerequisites
12. IT 263 – Change Prerequisites

Action Items

13. MUSC 218 – Close Course
14. MUSE 335 – New Course – Choral Literature (previously tabled)
15. MTIA – Revise Program
16. MTVA – Revise Program
17. GOVD-GVED – Replace ECON 463 with ECON Menu
18. Public Service Minor – Remove SOCI 415 & 416
19. BA CJ – Replace SOCI 355 with CRIM 355 & Remove SOCI 415
20. BS CJ – Replace SOCI 355 with CRIM 355 & Remove SOCI 41
21. AA Architecture – Add HIST 131 Option
22. INAD-IBUS – Remove MKTG 344
23. FIN 414 – Close Course
24. FIN 434 – Close Course
25. MGMT 345 – Close Course
26. MGMT 375 – Close Course
27. MGMT 434 – Close Course
28. MGMT 450 – Close Course
29. MKTG 319 – Close Course
30. MKTG 344 – Close Course
31. ECON 463 – Close Course
32. BUSA 120 – Add Zero-Credit Lab
33. All BBA Programs – Remove MKTG 319 from Business Foundations
34. All BBA Programs – Revise Admissions Requirements
35. MKTG – General & Digital Marketing Tracks – Remove JMC 348
36. JMC 348 – Close Course
37. ENGL 241 – New Course – Crime Fiction
38. ENGL 242 – New Course – Serial Killers
39. ENGL 245 – New Course – Genre-Based Literature
40. FAM 455 – Close Course
41. GERO 448 – Close Course
42. Aging Studies Minor – Revise Course Selection

1.21.26

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Abilene Undergraduate Academic Council
January 21, 2026
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Adams Center Classroom

  1. Call to Order
  2. Prayer
  3. Approval of the Minutes from 12/3/2025

Information Items

4. MUSE 116 – Change Title & Content
5. MUSE 332 – Change Title
6. MUSE 333 – Change Title
7. MUST 111 – Change Title & Course Number (within the hundred)
8. MUST 131 – Change Title & Course Number (within the hundred)
9. MUST 211 – Change Title & Course Number (within the hundred)
10. MUST 231 – Change Title & Course Number (within the hundred)
11. MUST 331 – Change Prerequisites
12. MUST 333 – Change Prerequisites
13. MUSM 431 – Change Prerequisites
14. MUSM 432 – Change Prerequisites

Action Items

15. GLST 101 – New Course – Introduction to Oxford
16. GLST 102 – New Course – Introduction to Leipzig
17. GLST 103 – New Course – Introduction to Valencia

Music Program Restructure

Overview Document

Course Changes

18. MUST 112 – Change Title & Course Number (beyond the hundred)
19. MUST 132 – Change Title & Course Number (beyond the hundred)
20. MUSM 131 – Change Content & Credit Hours (from 2 to 3)
21. MUSE 334 – Change Credit Hours (from 2 to 3) Syllabus
22. MUSC 217 – Change Title, Content, & Credit Hours (from 1 to 2)

Course Closures

23. MUST 212 – Close Course
24. MUST 232 – Close Course
25. MUST 233 – Close Course
26. MUSM 132 – Close Course

New Courses

27. MUSM 101 – New Course – Foundations of Music Listening
28. MUSC 101 – New Course – Foundations of Musicianship
29. MUST 101 – New Course – Foundations of Music Theory
30. MUSE 335 – New Course – Choral Literature
31. MUSM 236 – New Course – Music in Leipzig

Program Revisions

32. Music Minor – Revise Minor Requirements
33. BA:MUSI Major – Revise Degree Requirements
34. BM:VOCP Major – Revise Degree Requirements

12.3.25

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Abilene Undergraduate Academic Council
December 3, 2025
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Adams Center Classroom

  1. Call to Order
  2. Prayer
  3. Approval of the Minutes from 11/5/2025

Information Items

4. NURS 320 – Change Title, Description & Outcomes
5. NURS 326 – Change Description & Outcomes
6. NURS 330 – Change Description & Outcomes
7. NURS 337 – Change Term, Description & Outcomes
8. NURS 345 – Change Description & Outcomes
9. NURS 350 – Change Description & Outcomes
10. NURS 351 – Change Description & Outcomes
11. NURS 352 – Change Title, Description & Outcomes
12. NURS 360 – Change Description & Outcomes
13. NURS 361 – Change Title, Description & Outcomes
14. NURS 380 – Change Description & Outcomes
15. NURS 430 – Change Description & Outcomes
16. NURS 431 – Change Title, Description & Outcomes
17. NURS 450 – Change Description & Outcomes
18. NURS 453 – Change Title, Description & Outcomes
19. NURS 464 – Change Description & Outcomes
20. NURS 475 – Change Description & Outcomes
21. NURS 476 – Change Title, Description & Outcomes
22. NURS 477 – Change Title, Description & Outcomes
23. NURS 498 – Change Title, Description & Outcomes
24. BIOL 495 – Change Prerequisites
25. BIOL 498 – Change Course Terms
26. ART 112 – Change Course Terms
27. ART 213 – Change Course Terms
28. ART 341 – Change Course Terms
29. ART 342 – Change Course Terms
30. ART 353 – Change Course Terms
31. ART 358 – Change Prerequisites
32. ART 443 – Change Course Terms
33. ART 444 – Change Course Terms
34. ART 445 – Change Prerequisites
35. ART 456 – Change Prerequisites
36. ART 454 – Change Course Terms

Action Items

37. NURO-POST – Close RN to BSN Track
38. BIOL 494 – New Course – Human Physiology
39. BIOL-BICM – Add BIOL 494 Option
40. BIOL-BIOH – Add BIOL 494 Option
41. BIOL-BIOV – Add BIOL 494 Option
42. ART 425 – Close Course
43. ART 496 – Close Course
44. ARTD-AV – Replace JMC 348 with JMC 349

11.5.25

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Abilene Undergraduate Academic Council
November 5, 2025
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Adams Center Classroom

  1. Call to Order
  2. Prayer
  3. Approval of the Minutes from 5/7/2025

Information Items

4. IS 432 – Remove SOCI 416 Prerequisite
5. MKTG 432 – Remove SOCI 416 Prerequisite
6. ENTR 414 – Change Course Terms
7. FAM 335 – Change Course Terms
8. FAM 365 – Change Course Terms
9. FAM 452 – Change Course Terms
10. FAM 454 – Change Course Terms
11. ENGL 301 – Change Prerequisites
12. KINE 485 – Change Title

Action Items

13. JAPR – Remove SOCI 415
14. AENV 353 – Plant & Animal Genetics – New Course Application
15. AHPC – Add AENV 353, Remove BIOL 351/352, Add MATH 123 Option
16. ANSC-LP – Add AENV 353, Remove BIOL 351/352, CHEM 112
17. ANSC-PVH – Add AENV 353, Remove BIOL 351/352, Add MATH 123 Option
18. CFS Minor – Add FAM 335, 385, 443 to Menu
19. HSCI – Add Psyc 233 & SOCW 245 as Menu Options
20. Coaching Minor – Add KINE 352 & PSYC 388 as Menu Options

5.7.25

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Abilene Undergraduate Academic Council
May 7, 2025
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Adams Center Classroom

  1. Call to Order
  2. Prayer
  3. Approval of the Minutes from 4/16/2025

Information Items

4. BIOL 312 – Change Description & Prerequisites
5. BIOL 351 – Change Course Terms & Prerequisites
6. COMM 461 – Change Prerequisites
7. CSD 319 – Change Prerequisites
8. CSD 352 – Change Prerequisites
9. CSD 356 – Change Prerequisites
10. CSD 357 – Change Description & Prerequisites
11. CSD 371 – Change Prerequisites
12. CSD 380 – Change Prerequisites
13. CSD 471 – Change Prerequisites
14. CSD 493 – Change Prerequisites
15. CSD 494 – Change Prerequisites
16. KINE 360 – Change Prerequisites
17. ENGR 434 – Change Prerequisites

Action Items

18. BS COMP – Revise Admissions & Graduation Requirements
19. Human Rights & Justice Minor – Remove SOCI 380 & 438
20. KINE-KCOA – Add KINE 291, Create KINE 342/480 Menu
21. KINE-KGEN – Create KINE 342/480 Menu
22. PHP Courses – Change Department of Record
23. Health Humanities Minor – Replace SOCI 350 with GERO 350 & Move to New Pre-Health Professions Department
24. Math Minor – Replace MATH 334 & 432 with MATH 371 & 473
25. BIOL 313 – Close Course
26. BIOL 352 – New Course – Genetics Laboratory
27. BIOL-BICM – Remove BIOL 313, Add BIOL 352
28. BIOL-BIOG – Add BIOL 352
29. BIOL-BIOH – Add BIOL 352
30. BIOL-BIOO – Add BIOL 352
31. BIOL-BIOV – Add BIOL 352
32. BIOL-BIOW – Add BIOL 352 & 312
33. BA BIOL – Add BIOL 352
34. HPCO-BIOL – Add BIOL 352
35. BIOT-BIOT – Add BIOL 352
36. BIOT-BTCS – Add BIOL 352
37. BCH-BCHV – Add BIOL 352
38. BCH-BCBS – Add BIOL 352 & CHEM 362
39. ANSC-LP – Add BIOL 352, Designate ABRG 261as Gen Ed
40. ANSC-PVH – Add BIOL 352, Designate AGRB 261 as Gen Ed
41. ANHP – Add BIOL 352, Designate AGRB 261 as Gen Ed
42. IDSC – Revise History Requirements
43. MSED-MSSO – Revise History Requirements
44. MSED-MSSC – Remove BIOL 351, Add BIOL 362
45. SPED 311 – New Course – Intermediate American Sign Language III
46. SPED 312 – New Course – Intermediate American Sign Language IV
47. New Minor – Sign Language

4.16.25

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Abilene Undergraduate Academic Council
April 16, 2025
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Adams Center Classroom

  1. Call to Order
  2. Prayer
  3. Approval of the Minutes from 4/2/2025

Information Items

4. ENTR 419 – Change Description & Prerequisites
5. FIN 311 – Change Prerequisites
6. AENV 371 – Change Course Terms
7. ENVR 341 – Change Course Terms
8. SPAN 301 – Change Title
9. SPAN 360 – Change Prerequisites
10. SPAN 361 – Change Prerequisites

Action Items

11. BS MATT – Drop MATH 334 & 483, Add MATH 371 & 473
12. SPAN 305 – Close Course
13. SPAN 345 – Close Course
14. SPAN 365 – Close Course
15. SPAN 444 – Close Course
16. BA SPAN – Revise Degree Plan
17. BA SPNT – Revise Degree Plan
18. Spanish Minor – Revise Degree Plan
19. FIN 120 – New Course – Introduction to Finance
20. FIN 489 – New Course – Advanced Financial Management
21. BBA FINA (All Tracks) – Add FIN 120 & 489, Remove MGMT 439
22. BS KINE – Add Coaching Education Track
23. BFA ART – Close Painting and Sculpture Tracks
24. BFA ART – Add Studio Art Track
25. BS INAD – Add Engineering Track
26. PHP 305 – New Course – Medical Missions Seminar
27. PHP 310 – New Course – Clinical Healthcare Internship
28. BS CHEM – Add ACS Nuclear Chemistry Track
29. BS Biomedical Sciences – New Program
30. BA Biomedical Sciences – New Program

Karen Witemeyer's Comment Archive

  1. Here is a rationale statement from the School of Nursing taken from a larger document that focuses on the CHEM 114 issue:

    “The nutrition courses [in the menu] provide specific nutrition information that is needed for nursing while CHEM 114 has background information but not as specific as the nutrition courses.”

  2. Items 1 and 2 are Information Only (consent agenda), so no action is necessary. We are only voting on items 3 and 4.

  3. Just as a note – The CHEM 114 course is not a stand alone requirement in the current nursing degree plan. It is one of three courses in a menu that students can choose from (CHEM 114, NUTR 120, or NUTR 221). So students can already opt not to take it. The proposal is simply to drop the CHEM 114 option from this menu.