University Undergraduate Curriculum Council
Meeting minutes
Date: Monday, April 20, 2026
Location: Reaud, Room 202
Attending voting members: Lucy Tsado, Ian Lian, Xiao (Jerry) Zhang, Bradley Mayer, Judson LaGrone, Chun-Wei Yao, Millicent Musyoka, Donna Meeks, Poornima Gunasekaren, Jane Liu
Ex-Officio attending: Samuel Jator, Kyle Boudreaux, Andrea Stephenson, Gabriel Crosby, Wael Al-Sawai, David Short, Elizabeth Casey,
Ex-Officio Absent: Amy Wright, Alberto Marquez, Wendy Greenidge, Elizabeth Lea
Proxy’s: Kakoli Bandyopadhyay for Ricardo Tovar-Silos
Executive Associate, Academic Affairs: Shelly Traxler
Guests: Eleanor Jator, Jessica White, Gevorg Sargsyan
Presiding: Samual Jator
Call to order 3:30 p.m.
Dr. Jator asked members to review the March minutes. A motion was made to accept the March minutes. Motion seconded, motion passed to accept minutes.
Curriculum Items
Office of the Provost
New Program Proposal - BAAS Emphasis in Human Resources and Employee Relations
Bradley Mayer discussed the Human Resources program. There were a few issues regarding pre-requisites. The issued were addressed and solved. Motion to approve the program; motion seconded, motion passed.
NDUG-LDSC: Leadership Coaching – Bradley Mayer addressed the Leadership program. Motion to approve the program; motion seconded, motion passed.
College of Arts and Sciences
Program Inactivation Proposal – reviewed as a group. Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed to inactivate the following:
BA-CRIJ: BA in Criminal Justice
BA-MTHA: BA in Mathematics
BA-SOCI: BA in Sociology
BS-MTAE: BA in Mathematics with Math Education Concentration
Program Change Request – each program was addressed separately.
BS-GAMD: BS in Computer Game Development - Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
BS-MTHS: BS in Mathematics - Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
BS-MTSE: BS in Mathematics with Math Education Concentration - Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
New Program Proposal reviewed as a group. Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed:
BS-MQFT: BS in Mathematics to MS CQM Fast Track
BS-MTFT: BS in Mathematics Fast Track
Course Change Request
COSC 4319: Computer Graphics – Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
MATH courses reviewed as a group - Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
MATH 1313: Mathematics for Allied Health
MATH 3313: Elementary Geometry
MATH 3321: Discrete Structures
MATH 4318: Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory
MATH 4319: Introduction to Design and Analysis of Experiments
MATH 4330: Advanced Linear Algebra
POLS 4344: Introduction to Public Policy Analysis – Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
SOCI courses reviewed as a group – Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
SOCI 3306: Race & Ethnic Ralations
SOCI 3310: Sociology of Gender
SOCI 3315: Singlehood in the US: A Cultural and Historical Perspective
New Course Proposal
SPAN 3365: Spanish for the Medical Professions I – Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
Course Reactivation Proposal
MATH 4317: Introduction to Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes – Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
SOCI 2326: Social Psychology – Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
College of Business
New Program Proposal Kakoli Bandyopadhyay discussed the three BBA programs. The committee reviewed them as a group. Motion was made to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
BBA-GBAI: BBA in Gen Bus AI & Business Analytics
BBA-GBDS: BBA in Gen Bus Database Systems
BBA-GBSC: BBA in Gen Bus Supply Chain & ERP
HRMI: Human Resources Management – Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
MGMI: Management – Motion to approve pending a few pre-req issues are resolved, motion seconded, motion passed.
New Course Proposal
MKTG 3330: Professional Selling and Relationship Marketing – Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
College of Education and Human Development
Program Change Request Elizabeth Casey discussed the changes to the programs. Changes made to align with the State. – Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
BS-EDCS: BS in Education EC-6 Core Subjects
BS-EDSC: BS Education 4-8 Composite Science
BS-EDSS: BS in Education 4-8 Social Studies
Course Change Request EACH 1354, EDUC 3350 and 4321 reviewed as a group – Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed. EDUC 2342 was discussed and returned to the department. Student learning objectives and student learning outcomes should be corrected and an updated syllabus submitted.
EACH 1354: Child Growth and Development
EDUC 2342: Diversity of Learners – returned to the department
EDUC 3350: Mathematics Methods for Teachers
EDUC 4321: Residency II
New Course Proposal all EDUC courses reviewed a group – Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
EDUC 3305: Educational Theory
EDUC 3335: Educational Technology
EDUC 3340: ELLs
EDUC 3345: Managing EC-6 Classrooms
EDUC 4345: Managing Elem/Mid Classrooms
EDUC 4375: Assessment of K-8 Learning
EDUC 4385: Secondary Classroom Management
PEDG 4321: Residency II – Elizabeth Casey asked that PEDG 4321 to be shredded. Education will no longer need this course since EDUC 4321 Residency has been approved.
READ 3395: Foundational Literacy and SPED 4360: Inclusive Practices in General Education Settings reviewed as a group – Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Program Inactivation Proposal reviewed as a group. Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed to inactivate the following:
BS-EXES: BS Exercise Science
BS-PYTE: BS in Physical Ed Teacher Educ
BS-SREM: BS in Sports and Rec Mgmt
PETEM: Physical Education Teacher Ed Minor
New program Proposal
BS-MDLS: BS in Medical Laboratory Science – Eleanor Jator addressed the committee regarding the program. Has secured local hospitals and will soon begin working on Houston area. Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
BS-PHNU: BS in Public Health – Nursing Track - Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
Program Change Request
BS-SPHS: BS in Speech Hearing Sciences - Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
CULI: Culinary Arts Minor - Motion to Rollback. There are pre-requisites that need to be addressed.
Course Change Request
FMSC 4305: Family Structures - Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
HLTH 4660: Internship in Public Health - Motion to Rollback course. Internship should not be a lecture.
New Course Proposal reviewed as a group - Motion to approve, motion seconded, motion passed
CMLS 2201: Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science
CMLS 3401: Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry
CMLS 3404: Introduction to Clinical Analysis
CMLS 3407: Clinical Immunology and Serology
CMLS 4101: Board of Certification Review Course
CMLS 4310: Management (Lab Operations and Supervision)
CMLS 4401: Clinical Chemistry Rotation (practicum)
CMLS 4404: Diagnostic Microbiology I
CMLS 4407: Clinical Analysis I Urinalysis & Bodily Fluids
CMLS 4413: Diagnostic Microbiology II
CMLS 4416: Hematology/Hemostasis
CMLS 4419: Chemistry: Clinical Analysis II
CMLS 4422: Immunohematology
CMLS 4425: Clinical Immunohematology
CMLS 4428: Clinical Microbiology
CMLS 4431: Clinical Hematology