Faculty Senate Academic Programs Committee Report Highlights

The Faculty Senate Academic Programs Committee report for the March 12 Senate meeting includes program modifications in education and arts & letters. Changes such as modifying concentrations in music and updating electives in communication are detailed in the report. Additionally, adjustments to GPA requirements for entry to professional education and internships are highlighted.

• Committee Report
• Program Modifications
• Education
• Arts & Letters

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1. Faculty Senate Academic Programs Committee Report for March 12 Senate Meeting

2. Program Modifications (23) Education (13) Multi-Age Education (Pre K-12) - Music: Instrumental Concentration, BE Exchanging AR1000 for EDU 1000 as requested by Arts & Letters faculty CE-MULT-BE-MUS : Multi-Age Education (Pre K-12) - Music: Choral Concentration, BE Exchanging AR1000 for EDU 1000 as requested by Arts & Letters faculty CE-SPEC-BE : Special Education Intervention Specialist, BE CI 3430 is replacing SPED 4240 SPED 4380 is replacing SPED 4250

3. CE-MULT-BE-SPAN: Multi-Age Education (Pre K-12) -Spanish Concentration, BE CE-ERLY-BE: Early Childhood Education (Pre K-5), BE CE-ADOL-BE-PSPS: Adolescent and Young Adult Education - Science: Physics Concentration, BE CE-ADOL-BE-LIFS: Adolescent and Young Adult Education- Science: Life Science Concentration, BE CE-ADOL-BE-ISOS: Adolescent and Young Adult Education- Integrated Social Studies Concentration, BE CE-ADOL-BE-ISCS: Adolescent and Young Adult Education - Science: Integrated Science Concentration, BE CE-ADOL-BE-IMAS: Adolescent and Young Adult Education - Integrated Mathematics Concentration, BE CE-ADOL-BE-ILAS: Adolescent and Young Adult Education - Integrated Language Arts Concentration, BE CE-ADOL-BE-CHES: Adolescent and Young Adult Education - Science: Chemistry Concentration, BE CE-ADOL-BE-ESSS: Adolescent and Young Adult Education- Science: Earth and Space Science Concentration, BE Remove HED GPA requirement from entry to professional education and internship semester to be consistent with University and accreditation policies. Accreditation requirements are met with these current GPA requirements . Preprofessional GPA = 2.7 or higher Subject matter GPA = 2.7 or higher Professional Education GPA = 2.7 or higher UT GPA = 2.7 or higher

4. Arts & Letters (6) AR-COMM-BA-DCOM : Communication, Digital Communication Concentration, BA AR-COMM-BA-DCOM : Communication, Digital Communication Concentration, BA AR-COMM-BA-INPC : Communication, Interpersonal Communication Concentration, BA AR-COMM-BA-OASC : Communication-Organizational and Strategic Communication Concentration, BA Updated electives list AR-FILM-BA : Film.Video, BA Reducing the total number of credits needed from 124 to 120 *Problem with the Plan of Study

5. AR-PSYC-BA : Psychology, BA This modification is a revision of footnote #5 in the related fields, which will no longer require Biology 2150 and 2160 or EEES 2150 and 2160, but retains them as elective options in the related fields. Natural Sciences and Mathematics (1) SM-MATH-BS-PURE : Mathematics - Pure Mathematics Concentration, BS Change in pipeline program to replace MA program with MS program, concentration in Pure Mathematics.

6. Pharmacy (3) PH-PCOS-BSS : Cosmetic Science and Formulation Design, BSPS Add electives PHPR 3500, PHPR 3620, PHPR 4940, PHPR 2020, PHPR 4820 Modify footnotes #3 and #4 PCOS minor change PHCL 4760 to PHCL 4160 PH-PHAR-BSS : Drug Discovery and Design, BSPS The BSPS in Pharmaceutics Program has been modified to the Drug Discovery and Design Program. The Program should be listed as Drug Discovery and Design. The changes to the original program are less than 50% of the original content. The program has been modified to align the delivery of evidence-based content to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes sought by employers in pharmaceutical and related industries.

7. PH-PTOX-BSS : Pharmacology and Toxicology, BSPS The addition of PHM 3700 Career Planning Strategies in Fall P1 year (junior year) PHCL 4780 Internship in Pharmacology/Toxicology (Change in credit hours from 6 to 12 credit hours to 3 to 6 credit hours). Program Suspension Note. This program will be suspended beginning with the incoming freshman for 2024. Students that are currently freshman or sophomores are eligible to continue in the BSPS PTOX program.

8. New Programs (5) Engineering (1) Mechanical Engineering - Aerospace Engineering Concentration, BS The MIME Department has had a strong focus on aerospace research, including our partnership with NASA. We have students in the mechanical engineering program that are interested in earning a credential that documents their focus area in aerospace coursework. The concentration in Aerospace Engineering was approved by the MIME faculty. Natural Sciences and Math (1) Chemistry Materials Chemistry Concentration, BS The Chemistry BS with a Materials Chemistry Concentration provides students with significantly more materials-centric training by adding more credit hours in materials-related areas and removing less materials- related areas, e.g. biochemistry, separations.

9. Education (1) Career & Technical Education Undergraduate Certificate This certificate will give students a program to complete at the University and so they will be eligible for financial aid. Arts & Letters (2) Communication, Media Communication Concentration, BA We are adding this concentration to expand opportunities for students while at the same time giving all Communication Majors a consistent foundation of education. Geography - Urban Studies with Concentration, BA elimination of the BA Urban Studies major in CAL, this new BA Geography with Concentration in Urban Studies replaces that former major