Attending: Kristan Traxler, Jon Gray, David Short, Andrea Stephenson, Kyle Boudreaux, Vivienne McClendon, Ruthie Robinson, John McCullough, Connie Howard, Neil Faulk, Thinesh Selveratnam, Mehmet Akkurt, Kaye Shelton (guest), Komal Karani (guest), Kakoli Bandyopadhyay (guest), Brynn Trove (Guest)
Old Business:
Approval of Minutes #502
Motion to Accept; 1: Ruthie Robinson; 2: Neil Faulk
New Business:
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Computer Science
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Course Prefix & Number |
Course Title |
Action |
Effective Semester |
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COSC 5304 |
New Title: Python for Data Analysis |
Course Change |
Fall 2026 |
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CPSC 5364 |
New Title: Advanced IoT Networking |
Course Change |
Fall 2026 |
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CPSC 5366 |
Wireless Sensor Netwk Security |
Course Addition |
Fall 2026 |
Motion to Accept; 1: Ruthie Robinson; 2: Neil Faulk
Criminal Justice
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Course Prefix & Number |
Course Title |
Action |
Effective Semester |
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CRIJ 5343 |
Police, Corrections, and Law |
Course Addition |
Fall 2026 |
Motion to Accept; 1: Ruthie Robinson; 2: Thinesh Selvaratnam
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Management, Marketing and General Business
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Program |
Action |
Effective Semester |
Additional Info |
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MS-MHCM : MS in Healthcare Management
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New Program |
2026 - 2027 |
Prepare professionals for leadership roles in the healthcare sector. The program combines core business competencies with healthcare-specific knowledge, including economics, human resources, entrepreneurship, strategy, and information systems.
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Kakoli Bandyopadhyay and Komal Karani attended the council meeting to speak about the MS-MHCM new program proposal.
Motion to Accept; 1: Neil Faulk; 2: John McCullough
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Course Prefix & Number |
Course Title |
Action |
Effective Semester |
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MGMT 5385 |
Corporate Governance |
Course Addition |
Fall 2026 |
The council votes to table these items and return them to the department for correction. The current syllabus does not adhere to Blooms Higher Taxonomy. The student level outcomes and course objectives should be rewritten to suggest graduate level rigor. Once a new syllabus has been resubmitted, the council will revisit the items.
Motion to Table the item and Return to the Department; 1: Neil Faulk; 2: John McCullough
Information Systems
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Program |
Action |
Effective Semester |
Additional Info |
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MS-MMIS : MS in Management Info Systems
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Program Change |
2026 - 2027 |
added two new courses to the electives to be approved: MISY 5305 and MISY 5395. The addition of these courses to the elective will keep the program up to date and relevant to the changes in the discipline.
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Motion to Accept; 1: Neil Faulk; 2: Mehmet Akkurt
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Course Prefix & Number |
Course Title |
Action |
Effective Semester |
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MISY 5306 |
AI in Enterprise |
Course Addition |
Fall 2026 |
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MISY 5315 |
AI-Driven Programming for Business |
Course Change |
Fall 2026 |
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MISY 5330 |
Healthcare Analytics |
Course Change |
Fall 2026 |
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MISY 5340 |
Intelligent Enterprise Systems |
Course Change |
Fall 2026 |
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MISY 5360 |
Business Intelligence and AI |
Course Change |
Fall 2026 |
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MISY 5395 |
Business Operations Analysis |
Course Addition |
Fall 2026 |
The council votes to send back all items for correction, except for MISY 5395. For items MISY 5306, MISY 5315, and MISY 5360, they mention AI in the titles of the courses, but do not mention AI in the syllabi student learning outcomes, course objectives, or course descriptions. Also, MISY 5360, MISY 5330, and MISY 5340 needs more explicit outcomes and course objectives that meet graduate level rigor.
1: Ruthie Robinson; 2: Thinesh Selvaratnam
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Educational Leadership
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Program |
Action |
Effective Semester |
Additional Info |
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MED-AMSD : MED in Special Ed - Ed Diagnos
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Program Change |
2026 - 2027 |
Existing program moving from the Department of Ed Leadership to the Department of Curriculum & Instruction |
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MED-HELA : Master of Education in Higher Education Administration
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New Program |
2026-2027 |
Graduates will be able to evaluate and apply leadership and administrative competencies in academic affairs, student affairs, community colleges, and other higher education settings. |
Ruthie Robinson attended the council meeting to speak about the MED-HELA new program proposal.
Motion to Approve MED-AMSD; 1: Ruthie Robinson; 2: Thinesh Selvaratnam
Motion to Approve MED-HELA; Ruthie Robinson; 2: Mehmet Akkurt
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Course Prefix & Number |
Course Title |
Action |
Effective Semester |
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EDLD 5301 |
Educational Research Methods |
Course Change |
Fall 2026 |
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EDLD 5312 |
New Title: Leadership for Special Programs |
Course Change |
Fall 2026 |
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EDLD 5322 |
Data Management AI in Schools |
Course Addition |
Fall 2026 |
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EDLD 5372 |
Foundations of Higher Ed |
Couse Addition |
Fall 2026 |
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EDLD 5373 |
Higher Ed Leadership Admin |
Course Addition |
Fall 2026 |
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EDLD 5374 |
Student Affairs Administration |
Course Addition |
Fall 2026 |
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EDLD 5377 |
Org Behav Higher Education |
Course Addition |
Spring 2027 |
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EDLD 5378 |
Higher Education Legal Issues |
Course Addition |
Spring 2027 |
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EDLD 5379 |
Higher Education Finance |
Course Addition |
Spring 2027 |
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EDLD 5380 |
Academic Affairs Leadership |
Course Addition |
2027-2028 |
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EDLD 5382 |
Leadership Op Acc Institutions |
Course Addition |
2027-2028 |
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EDLD 5383 |
Technology Innov Higher Ed |
Course Addition |
2027-2028 |
Courses to be used in the Education program proposals and changes.
Motion to Accept; 1: Ruthie Robinson; 2: Mehmet Akkurt
Curriculum & Instruction
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Program |
Action |
Effective Semester |
Additional Info |
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NDGD-AEDG : Certificate Ed Diagnostician
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Program Change |
2026-2027 |
Appears to be change in department from Educational Leadership to Curriculum and Instruction |
Motion to Accept; 1: Ruthie Robinson; 2: Thinesh Selvartnam
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Electrical Engineering
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Course Prefix & Number |
Course Title |
Action |
Effective Semester |
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New: ECEN 5301 |
Special Topics |
Course Change |
Fall 2026 |
Motion to Accept; 1: Ruthie Robinson; 2: Thinesh Selvaratnam
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS & COMMUNICATION
Music
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Program |
Action |
Effective Semester |
Additional Info |
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MM-AMUS : Master of Music Education
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Program Change |
2025-2026 |
Moving two music history courses as requirements instead of being electives. |
Motion to Accept; 1: Ruthie Robinson; 2: Neil Faulk
Speech & Hearing Science
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Course Prefix & Number |
Course Title |
Action |
Effective Semester |
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SPHS 5346 |
Cog-Comm Disorders |
Course Addition |
Fall 2025 |
The council votes to send this item back to the department for correction. The course objectives should be rewritten as they are currently written as a course description. The course objective and student learning outcomes are low level rigor and need to be revised to match graduate level rigor. The council also makes the recommendation to limit the number of course learning objectives use the ones that best highlight the important takeaways from the course. Also, the syllabus should be in LU template and content in the ssyllabus should match the content in courseleaf.
Motion to Table and send back to the Department; 1: Thinesh Selvaratnam; 2: Neil Faulk