Information for the Upcoming Meeting
Undergraduate Courses & Programs Under Faculty Senate Consideration or Vote

NEW COURSES

Second Read 9/10/25

  • BIOM 426 : Advanced Plant Pathology

  • HSTR 388 : The United States and the World Since 1945

  • MCH 105 : Exposure to CNC Machining

First Read 9/10/25

 

COURSE CHANGES

First Read 9/10/25

  • GDSN 351 : Quickfire Course
    • Number change from 265
      • This change from a 200-level to a 300-level course will assist with Graphic Design BFA student degree completion in a timely manner. It does so by reducing the number of independent studies that will be offered and taken by students who need 1 to 2 credits in their advanced studio area as a result of the varying scale of credits that the GDSN 498 internship course offers. As a result, it helps GDSN students receive the required credits needed in the advanced studio area. In previous semesters, these quick-fire courses did not count toward a student’s graphic design requirements; the course counted as an elective. By changing the class to a 300-level course, the quick-fire courses will count towards the student’s degree and major completion, helping complete the required credits in a timely manner, as requested by the Provost’s office.
    • Minor edits to learning outcomes

  • HTR 230 : Fundamentals of Tourism Management

    • Major changes to learning outcomes

  • NUTR 226 : Food Fundamentals

    • Major changes to learning outcomes

  • WILD 401RN : Fish and Wildlife Capstone

    • Credit change from 4 to 3
    • Major changes to learning outcomes
      • These changes include elimination of the field techniques portion of the course and incorporate Structured Decision Making. Due to high enrollment, we are no longer able to deliver the original field techniques portion of the course as a part of the senior capstone. Additionally, we have incorporated Sturctured Decision Making to the course.

 

COURSE INACTIVATIONS

Second Read 9/10/25

  • BIOB 484 : Population Genetics

    • There are no plans to offer this course in the immediate future. This course overlaps considerably with Conservation Genetics, and Ecology and PSPP should consider restructuring the Conservation Genetics offering to be Population and Conservation Genetics, and possibly to replace population genetics with another course offering that would benefit Genetics minors and graduate students.

  • US 135 : Veteran Academic Strategies

    • No student enrollment since 2018. Decision to inactivate course has been discussed with the Director of Veterans' Services. Students are still able to access a learning and academic strategies course if needed or desired.

First Read 9/10/25

  • AMST 301 : Reproduction in America

    • Course no longer offered

  • AMST 410 : Religion and the United States Supreme Court

    • Course no longer offered

  • GEO 312 : Dinosaur Paleontology

    • Has not been taught in 10 years; no faculty member available to teach it now.

  • GEO 420 : Hydrogeology

    • Has not been taught since Spring 13; no faculty member available to teach it now.

  • HEE 306 : Methods of Teaching Conditioning Activities

    • Hasn't been taught since Fall 2020 and there aren't any plans to teach it in the future. 
Graduate Courses & Programs Under Faculty Senate Consideration or Vote

NEW COURSES

Second Read 9/10/25

  • EMAN 525 : Manufacturing Management Systems

 

COURSE CHANGES

Second Read 9/10/25

  • PHSX 566 : Mathematical Methods for Theoretical Physics

    • Title changes from Mathematical Physics I
    • This course is getting a name change to better reflect the course content.
  • PHSX 567 : Computational Physics
    • Title changed from Mathematical Physics II
    • This course is getting a name change to better reflect the course content.

 

COURSE INACTIVATIONS

Second Read 9/10/25

  • PHSX 573 : The Science of Sound for Teachers

    • This course has struggled to make required enrollment numbers for the past few years. This year, it has 0 students registered. Due to lack of demand, we would like it to be inactivated.

  • PHSX 576 : World of Force for Teachers

    • In 2022, PHSX 576 World of Force for Teachers course was integrated into the PHSX 574 World of Motion and Force course to offer MSSE students a 2-credit course in the physics of motion and force.

  • PHSX 577 : Physics of Renewable Energy for Teachers

    • PHSX 577 Physics of Renewable Energy for Teachers was recommended as PHSX 577 in 2017. Since that time, the rubric was changed to PHSX 597 with the title Physics of Renewable Energy for Secondary Teachers. PHSX 577 is no longer active.

  • PHSX 585 : Physics by Inquiry: Electric Circuits

    • PHSX 585 Physics by Inquiry: Electric Circuits is no longer offered through the MSSE program because of low on-campus summer enrollment. The content of this course was integrated into PHSX 571 Electric Circuits and Magnetism, an online offering.

  • PHSX 595 : Teaching Mechanics Using Research-based Curriculum

    • PHSX 595 Teaching Mechanics Using Research-based Curriculum is no longer offered through the MSSE program because of low on-campus summer enrollment. The content of this course was integrated into PHSX 574 World of Motion and Force, an online course taught in the MSSE program.

  • PHSX 596 : Teaching Electricity & Magnetism for Teachers

    • PHSX 596 Teaching Electricity & Magnetism for Teachers is no longer offered through the MSSE program because of low on-campus summer enrollment. The content of this course was integrated into PHSX 571 Electric Circuits and Magnetism, an online offering.
Other Items Under Faculty Senate Consideration or Vote

None at this time.

FYI Items

None at this time.