What’s New This Year?

1. Policy Changes

     a. Change from a Degree’s Thesis Option to a Non-thesis Option (GC: #22-04; new section located under Change of Program in the Academic Regulations  section)

     b. Significance of Course Numbers  (GC: #22-02; new text clarifying that 5000-level courses cannot be required in undergraduate programs); (GC: #22-04: 4th sentence in the 2nd paragraph allows for exceptions to be made by the Dean of the Graduate School)

     c. Time Limit Extensions (GC: #21-08 revised text; located under Time Limits for Completing Graduate Programs in the Academic Regulations  section)

2. Program Changes

    a. New Programs

         Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s Programs​

• Criminal Justice, BS/Criminal Justice, MS  (GCC: 3/02/22) New!
• Multidisciplinary Studies, BA/Security Studies, MS  (GCC: 2/02/22) New!
• Multidisciplinary Studies, BS/Security Studies, MS  (GCC: 2/02/22) New!
• Political Science, BA/Public Administration, MPA  (GCC: 2/02/22) New! 
• Political Science, BS/Public Administration, MPA  (GCC: 2/02/22) New!

         Certificates

• Healthcare Emergency Planning and Disaster Response Certificate  (GCC: 1/19/22) New!
• Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies Certificate  (GCC: 3/02/22) New!
• School Counseling Certificate  (GCC: 3/02/22) New!

         Dual

• Hispanic Studies, MA/Marriage and Family Therapy, MS  (GCC: 2/16/22) New!  

    b. Discontinued Programs

         Certificates

• Nurse Anesthesia Certificate (GCC: 3/16/22)         

    c. Revised Programs

         Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s Programs

• Recreation and Park Management, BS/Recreation Sciences, MS  (GCC: 2/16/22; 3/16/22; GCC: 3/30/22)
• Recreational Therapy, BS/Recreation Sciences, MS  (GCC: 2/16/22; 3/16/22)       

        Certificates

• Geographic Information Science and Technology Certificate  (GCC: 3/30/22)
• Health Systems Leadership Certificate   (GCC: 3/3/2021) New title!
• Management Information Systems Certificate  (GCC: 3/16/22)
• Sport Management Certificate  (GCC: 2/02/22)              

        Master’s

• Art, MFA  (GCC: 2/02/22)
• Biomedical Sciences, MS  (GCC: 3/16/22) 
• Elementary Education, MAEd  (GCC: 3/02/2021)
• Geography, MS  (GCC: 3/30/22)
• History, MA  (GCC: 11/03/21)
• Middle Grades Education, MAEd  (GCC: 3/02/2021)​
• Nursing, MSN  (GCC: 3/16/22)
• Physics, MS  (GCC: 3/16/22)
• Public Administration, MPA  (GCC: 2/02/22)
• Public Health, MPH  (GCC: 3/30/22)
• Recreation Sciences, MS  (GCC: 3/16/22; GCC: 3/30/22)
• Security Studies, MS  (GCC: 1/19/22)         

        Doctoral

• Audiology, AuD  (GCC: 3/30/22)
• Bioenergetics and Exercise Science, PhD  (GCC: 3/02/22)
• Biomedical Sciences, PhD   (GCC: 3/16/22)
• Educational Leadership, EdD  (GCC: 10/06/21)
• Medical Family Therapy, PhD  (GCC: 3/02/22)
• Nursing, PhD  (GCC: 3/30/22)
• Physical Therapy, DPT  (GCC: 1/19/22)         

        d. Programs Moved to a New Academic Home

• Biostatistics Certificate  (GCC: 4/13/22; moved from the CAHS, Department of Biostatistics to the BSOM, Department of Public Health) ​ 

3. Course Changes

    a. Banked Courses

• MIS 6863 , MIS 6883  (GCC: 3/16/22)
• RCSC 6005 , RCSC 6220 , RCSC 6600  (GCC: 2/16/22; 3/16/22)

    b. Deleted Courses

• GEOG 6251 (GCC: 10/20/21)
• RCSC 6601 (GCC: 2/16/22; 3/16/22)

    c. New Courses

• ADED 6560 , ADED 6570  (GCC: 12/01/21) New! ​
• ART 6001  (GCC: 2/02/22) New!
• BMSC 7005 , BMSC 7010  (GCC: 3/16/22) New! 
• CSDI 8032 , CSDI 8033  (GCC: 3/30/22) New! 
• DASC 6015  (GCC: 3/02/22) New! 
• ELEM 5990 , ELEM 6005 , ELEM 6350 , ELEM 6700  (GCC: 3/02/22) New! 
• HDFS 8401  (GCC: 3/02/22) New! 
• KINE 6250  (GCC: 2/02/22) New! 
• MIDG 6400 , MIDG 6402 , MIDG 6500 , MIDG 6600  (GCC: 3/02/22) New! 
• MIS 6813 , MIS 6823  (GCC: 3/16/22) New! 
• MGMT 6901  (GCC: 12/01/21) New! 
• MPH 6250  (GCC: 3/30/22) New! 
• PTHE 8916  (GCC: 1/19/22) New!
• RCSC 6120  (GCC: 3/30/22); RCSC 6121 , RCSC 6130 , RCSC 6170 , RCSC 6230  (GCC: 2/16/22; 3/16/22) New! 
• RCTX 6801 , RCTX 6802 , RCTX 6803  (GCC: 2/16/22; 3/16/22) New!        

    d.  Revised Courses

• ANAT 7202  (GCC: 3/16/22)
• BIOC 7301  (GCC: 3/02/22)
• BIOL 5890 , BIOL 5900 , BIOL 5901  (3/16/22)
• CSCI 5002  (GCC: 3/02/22)
• ELEM 6001  (GCC: 3/02/22)
• GEOG 6250  (GCC: 10/20/21)
• GEOL 5600 , GEOL 5601  (GCC: 1/19/22)
• HDFS 6880 , HDFS 6990  (GCC: 10/20/21); HDFS 9000  (GCC: 3/02/22)
• KINE 6440  (3/30/22)
• LEED 8410 , LEED 8420 , LEED 8430  (GCC: 10/6/21)
• LIBS 6026 , LIBS 6048 , LIBS 6133 , LIBS 6135 , LIBS 6137 , LIBS 6142 , LIBS 6856 , LIBS 6872 , LIBS 6903 , LIBS 6991 , LIBS 7050  (GCC: 12/01/21)
• MATH 5002 , MATH 5031 , MATH 5322 , MATH 5551 , MATH 6611  (GCC: 2/02/22) 
• MCBI 7410  (GCC: 3/16/22)
• MPH 6027 , MPH 6605  (GCC: 1/19/22)
• PLAN 6003 , PLAN 6015  (GCC: 3/30/22); PLAN 6250  (GCC: 10/20/21)​
• PHLY 7703  (GCC: 3/16/22)
• RCSC 6210 , RCSC 6501 , RCSC 6801 , RCSC 6802 , RCSC 6803  (GCC: 2/16/22; 3/16/22) 

   e. Unbanked and Revised Courses

• RCSC 6100  (GCC: 2/16/22; 3/16/22)

   f.   Courses Moved to a New Academic Home

• BIOS 5010 , BIOS 7021 , BIOS 7022 , BIOS 7501 , BIOS 7550 , BIOS 7560 , BIOS 7570 , BIOS 7580 , BIOS 7600  (GCC: 4/13/22; courses moved from the CAHS, Department of Biostatistics to the BSOM, Department of Public Health)
• GRAD 6665 , GRAD 6999 , GRAD 7004  (GCC: 11/03/21; courses moved from REDE to Academic Affairs)

4. Other Changes

  a. Graduate Student Funding  is a new chapter.