What’s New This Year?

1. Policy Changes

    a. Revised Policies

• The Admit by Exception Policy was revised to clarify that students who are admitted by exception and do not attain a GPA of 3.0 or higher after completion of nine or more graduate credits will be recommended for dismissal. (GC: 23-06; FS Res # 23-54)
• An editorial revision was made to the Thesis/Dissertation: Research, Examination, Preparation, and Delivery Policy to clarify that the online Non-Exclusive Distribution License form is no longer needed since this form will be completed at the time of the students’s electronic submission in the Vireo system. (GC: 23-11; FS Res # 23-72)
• The Time Limits for Completing Graduate Programs Policy was revised to clarify that programs have the option of offering more time to complete a graduate program by completing the official time extension request form which is reviewed by the Graduate School and later approved by the Graduate Council Executive Council. There was also a revision to clarify that the years for degree completion is measured by calendar year. (GC: 23-13; FS Res #24-01)
• Thesis/Dissertation Policy was revised to provide clarity. (GC: 24-07; FS Res #24-40)
• A revision was made to the admissions policy for accelerated programs allowing programs that opt in to waive graduate application materials, except for official transcripts, for students that meet the accelerated program’s advanced standing requirements. See Accelerated Program Guidelines, 4. b.(GC: 24-07; FS Res #24-40) 
• A Sustainability Designation for Graduate Courses was approved to help expose and ensure sustainabiltiy literacy among students that graduate from ECU. (GC: 24-05; FS Res # 24-24)

2. Program Changes   

    a. Discontinued Programs

          Certificates

• Autism Certificate (GCC: 1/31/24)
• Health Communication Certificate (GCC: 1/17/24)
• Website Developer Certificate (GCC: 11/15/23) 

​         Concentrations

• Health Communication (GCC: 1/17/24) Removed from the Communication, MA . 
• Sport Management (GCC: 3/27/24) Removed from the Kinesiology, MS .
• Strategic Communication (GCC: 1/17/2024) Removed from the Communication, MA . 
• String (Suzuki) Pedagogy (GCC: 2/14/24) Removed from the Music, MM .
• Web Technologies Concentration (GCC: 11/15/23) Removed from the Network Technology, MS (Retitled Information and Cybersecurity Technology, MS .) 

    b. New Programs  
       
        Certificates

• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate  (GCC: 3/27/24) Academic home is the College of Nursing
• Equity, Advocacy, and Leadership in Gifted and Talented Education Certificate  (GCC: 1/31/24) Academic home is the Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education, College of Education
• Higher and Adult Education in Criminal Justice Certificate  (GCC: 2/28/24)
• Intelligent Systems Certificate  (GCC: 3/13/2024) Academic home is the Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Technology
• Physical Activity and Public Health Certificate  (GCC: 9/20/23) Academic Home is the Department of Public Health, College of Health and Human Performance
• Software Engineering Certificate  (GCC: 3/13/24) Academic home is the Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Technology
• Teacher Leadership Certificate  (GCC: 3/13/24) Academic home is the Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education, College of Education        

        Concentrations

• Sport Management (GCC: 3/27/24)  See Recreation Sciences, MS . 

        Dual Degrees

• Nursing Practice, DNP/Business Administration, MBA  (GCC: 2/14/24; 3/13/24)

   c. Program Title Changes

       Certificates

• Cybersecurity Professional Certificate  (GCC: 11/15/23) Formerly titled Cyber Security Professional Certificate
• Network Management Professional Certificate  (GCC: 11/15/23) Formerly titled Computer Network Professional Certificate

       Concentrations

• Academically and Intellectually Gifted Concentration in the Elementary Education, MAEd  (GCC: 1/31/24) Formerly titled Academically Gifted Concentration 
• Cybersecurity Concentration in the Information and Cybersecurity Technology, MS  (GCC: 11/15/23) Formerly titled Computer Networking Management Concentration
• Network Technology Management Concentration in the Information and Cybersecurity Technology, MS  (GCC: 11/15/23) Formerly titled Digital Communications Technology Concentration
• Critical Infrastructure Concentration in the Information and Cybersecurity Technology, MS  (GCC: 11/15/23) Formerly titled Information Security Concentration      

       Degrees

• Information and Cybersecurity Technology, MS  (GCC: 11/15/23) Formerly titled Network Technology, MS

       Licensure

• Academically and Intellectually Gifted Add-On Licensure  (GCC: 1/31/24) Formerly titled Academically Gifted Licensure

  d. Revised Programs

        Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s Programs

• Communication, BS/Communication, MA  (GCC: 1/17/24)
• Computer Science, BS/Computer Science, MS  (GCC: 10/04/23)
• Computer Science, BS/Data Science, MS  (GCC: 10/04/23)
• Computer Science, BS/Software Engineering, MS  (GCC: 10/04/23)
• Criminal Justice, BS/Criminal Justice, MS  (GCC: 11/01/23) 
• Software Engineering, BS/Computer Science, MS  (GCC: 10/04/23)
• Software Engineering, BS/Data Science, MS  (GCC: 10/04/23)
• Software Engineering, BS/Software Engineering, MS  (GCC: 10/04/23)       

        Certificates​

• Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Certificate  (GCC: 12/6/23)
• Cybersecurity Professional Certificate  (GCC: 11/15/23)
• Criminal Justice Education Certificate  (GCC: 11/01/23)
• Geographic Information Science and Technology Certificate  (GCC: 2/28/24)
• Health Care Management Certificate  (GCC: 1/17/24)
• Integrated Behavioral Health with Rural Youth Certificate  (GCC: 1/17/24)
• Interdisciplinary Applied Data Analytics Certificate  (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• Network Management Professional Certificate  (GCC: 11/15/23
• Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist Certificate  (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• Nurse-Midwifery Certificate  (GCC: 12/6/23)
• Sport Management Certificate  (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• Teacher Leadership Certificate  (GCC: 3/13/24)   

        Master’s​​

• Art, MFA  (GCC: 9/20/23)
• Biomedical Engineering, MS  (GCC: 2/28/24)
• Biomedical Sciences, MS  (GCC: 10/04/23)
• Communication, MA  (GCC: 1/17/24)
• Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS  (GCC: 3/13/24; 3/27/24)
• Computer Science, MS  (GCC: 10/04/23)
• Criminal Justice, MS  (GCC: 11/01/23)
• Data Science, MS  (GCC: 10/04/23)
• Elementary Education, MAEd  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• Geography, MS  (GCC: 2/28/24)
• Information and Cybersecurity Technology, MS  (GCC: 11/15/23)
• Kinesiology, MS  (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• Master of Arts in Teaching, MAT  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• Mechanical Engineering, MS  (GCC: 2/28/24)
• Music, MM  (GCC: 2/14/24)
• Nursing, MSN  (GCC: 12/6/23)
• Planning and Development, MS  (GCC: 2/28/24)
• Psychology, MA  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• Quantitative Economics and Econometrics, MS  (GCC: 1/17/24)
• Recreation Sciences, MS  (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• Rehabilitation Sciences, PhD   (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• Social Work, MSW  (GCC: 10/18/23)
• Software Engineering, MS  (GCC: 10/04/23)

        Intermediate 

• Educational Administration and Supervision, EdS  (4/10/24)

        Doctoral​​

• Biomedical Sciences, PhD  (GCC: 10/04/23; GCC: 2/28/24)
• Counselor Preparation and Research, PhD  (GCC: 2/28/24) 
• Educational Leadership, EdD  (GCC: 4/10/24)
• Health Psychology, PhD  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine, and Chemistry, PhD  (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• Nursing Practice, DNP  (GCC: 2/28/24)    

    e. Programs Moved to a New Academic Home 

• Sport Management Certificate  (GCC: 3/27/24) Moved from the Department of Kinesiology, CHHP to the Department of Recreation Sciences, CHHP. 

3. Course Changes

     a. Banked Courses

• ART 6302 - Problems in Wood Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6310 - Problems in Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6320 - Problems in Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6330 - Problems in Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6332 - Problems in Wood Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6340 - Problems in Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6342 - Problems in Wood Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6345 - Problems in Weaving and Fiber Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6346 - Problems in Fabric and Textile Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6350 - Problems in Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6355 - Problems in Weaving and Fiber Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6356 - Problems in Fabric and Textile Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6360 - Problems in Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6362 - Problems in Wood Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6365 - Problems in Weaving and Fiber Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6366 - Problems in Fabric and Textile Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6370 - Problems in Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6372 - Problems in Wood Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6375 - Problems in Weaving and Fiber Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• ART 6376 - Problems in Fabric and Textile Design  (GCC: 9/20/23) 
• SPED 6800 - Introduction to Students with Autism  (GCC: 1/31/24)      
• SPED 6801 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Students with Autism  (GCC: 1/31/24)      
• SPED 6802 - Families and Students with Autism  (GCC: 1/31/24)      
• SPED 6803 - Language and Communication for Students with Autism   (GCC: 1/31/24)      

     b. Courses Moved to a New Academic Home (College, Department)

• KINE 6001, KINE 6106, KINE 6131, KINE 6132, KINE 6133, KINE 6136 moved to the Department of Recreation Sciences, CHHP (GCC: 1/31/24) 

     c. New Courses

• BIOL 6440 - Entomology   (GCC: 3/27/24)  
• BIOL 6441 - Entomology Laboratory   (GCC: 3/27/24)   
• BIOL 7015 - Ocean Global Change Biology   (GCC: 3/27/24)  
• BIOL 7053 - Fisheries Oceanography   (GCC: 3/27/24)  
• COMM 6250 - Internal Communication  (GCC: 1/17/24)
• CRIM 6003 - Criminal Justice Proseminar  (GCC: 11/01/23)
• DASC 5501 - Independent Study   (GCC: 10/04/23)
• DASC 5502 - Independent Study   (GCC: 10/04/23)
• DASC 5503 - Independent Study   (GCC: 10/04/23)
• ECON 6391 - Research II  (GCC: 1/17/24)
• EDUC 6300 - Democratic Education in the Rural South (K-12)  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• EDUC 6310 - Responsive Community-Based Rural Classrooms (K-12)  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• ELEM 6710 - Mentoring, Coaching, and Instructional Leadership  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• ELEM 6720 - Teacher Leadership in Professional Learning  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• ELEM 6730 - Teacher Advocacy and Education Policy  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• ELEM 6740 - Teacher Leadership in Education  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• HIED 6109 - K-6 Social Studies and Literacy Integration for Rural Educational Justice  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• MATE 6109 - K-6 Mathematics Instruction for Rural Educational Justice  (GCC: 3/13/24) 
• MCBI 7002 - Medical Immunology   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• MCBI 7003 - Medical Virology   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• MCBI 7004 - Medical Microbiology   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• MPH 6042 - Public Health Organization and Administration   (GCC: 2/14/24) 
• MPH 6043 - Public Health Planning and Evaluation   (GCC: 2/14/24) 
• MPH 6044 - Principles of Health Policy   (GCC: 2/14/24) 
• MPH 6045 - Strategies for Public Health Communication   (GCC: 2/14/24) 
• MPH 7100 - Methods in Analytic Epidemiology   (GCC: 2/14/24) 
• MPH 7150 - Introduction to Clinical Research   (GCC: 2/14/24) 
• NURS 6889 - Advanced Evidence-Based Practice for the Clinical Nurse Specialist   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6910 - Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Nurse Specialist Advanced Practice Management   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6911 - Acute and Chronic Concerns for the Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 8361 - Translating Evidence into Advanced Interprofessional Practice   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• NURS 8363 - Interprofessional Leadership and Role Development   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• NURS 8367 - Design and Statistical Methods in Advanced Interprofessional Practice and Scholarship   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• NURS 8369 - Communication and Technology in Advanced Interprofessional Practice   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• NURS 8370 - Population Health in Advanced Interprofessional Practice   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• NURS 8372 - Doctor of Nursing Practice Project I   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• NURS 8373 - Health Care Finance in Advanced Interprofessional Practice   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• NURS 8374 - Doctor of Nursing Practice Project II   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• NURS 8377 - Doctor of Nursing Practice Project III   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• NURS 6893 - Diagnostic Reasoning in the Acutely Ill Patient   (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• NURS 6894 - Nurse Practitioner Roles in Acute Healthcare Settings   (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• NURS 6895 - Acute Care Management I   (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• NURS 6896 - Acute Care Management II   (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• NURS 6897 - Introduction to Acute Care Practicum I   (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• NURS 6898 - Advanced Care of Acutely Ill Adults Practicum II   (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• PHAR 7611 - Current Topics in Pharmacology and Toxicology   (GCC: 2/28/24) 
• PLAN 6035 - Economic Development Techniques   (GCC: 2/28/24) 
• READ 6109 - Introduction to K-6 Literacy Instruction for Rural Educational Justice  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• SCIE 6109 - K-6 Science Instruction for Rural Educational Justice  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• SENG 5501 - Independent Study   (GCC: 10/04/23) 
• SENG 5502 - Independent Study   (GCC: 10/04/23) 
• SENG 5503 - Independent Study   (GCC: 10/04/23)
• SMGT 6801 - Special Topics in Sport Management   (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• SMGT 6802 - Special Topics in Sport Management   (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• SMGT 6803 - Special Topics in Sport Management   (GCC: 3/27/24)
• SMGT 6990 - Internship in Sport Management   (GCC: 3/27/24)   
• SMGT 7000 - Thesis   (GCC: 3/27/24)  
• SMGT 7001 - Thesis: Summer Research   (GCC: 3/27/24)  
• SPED 6250 - Universal Design for Learning to Support Inclusive Rural Classrooms (K-12)  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• TCHR 6995 - Rural Educational Justice Internship I  (GCC: 3/13/24) 
• TCHR 6996 - Rural Educational Justice Internship II  (GCC: 3/13/24) 
• TCHR 6999 - Community-Based Practicum  (GCC: 3/13/24)     

     d. New Course Prefixes

• CRIM: Criminal Justice and Criminology
• SMGT: Sport Management

     e. Revised Courses

• ADRE 9000 - Dissertation   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• The JUST: Criminal Justice course prefix was changed for all existing courses to CRIM: Criminal Justice and Criminology (GCC: 10/04/23)
• COMM 6140 - Special Topics in Communication  (GCC: 1/17/24)
• CRIM 6000 - Criminal Justice Principles   (GCC: 11/01/23)
• CRIM 6991 - Professional Paper   (GCC: 11/01/23)
• CSCI 6050 - Digital Image Analysis and Understanding   
• CSCI 6710 - Enterprise Web Applications   (GCC: 2/14/24) 
• CSCI 6820 - Computer Graphics   (GCC: 2/14/24) 
• CSDI 6104 - Seminar in Voice Disorders  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• CSDI 6108 - Seminar in Speech Sound Disorders  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• CSDI 6112 - Seminar in Cranio-Facial Anomalies  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• CSDI 6320 - Clinical Methods in Speech-Language Pathology I  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• CSDI 6321 - Clinical Methods in Speech-Language Pathology II  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• DASC 6050 - Digital Image Analysis and Understanding   (GCC: 2/14/24)    
• ECON 6390 - Research I  (GCC: 1/17/24)
• ELEM 6001 - Educational Research in the Classroom II  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• GEOG 6440 - Spatial Analysis of Coastal Environments   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• GEOG 6460 - Advanced Digital Terrain Analysis   (GCC: 2/28/24)
• GIFT 6000 - Diverse Gifted and Talented Children  (GCC: 1/31/24) 
• GIFT 6100 - Foundations of Gifted and Talented Education  (GCC: 1/31/24) 
• GIFT 6200 - Instructional Practices in Gifted and Talented Education  (GCC: 1/31/24)  
• GIFT 6300 - Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving in Gifted and Talented Education  (GCC: 1/31/24)  
• GIFT 6400 - Special Topics in Gifted and Talented Education: Trends in Equity and Advocacy (GCC: 1/31/24)
• HIST 5135 - Problems in North Carolina History   (GCC: 3/27/24) 
• HLTH 6355-HLTH 6355 - Substance Use Prevention  (GCC: 2/28/24)
• ICTN 6250 - Information Technology Compliance and Security Management   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• ICTN 6872 - Advanced Cybersecurity Technologies   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• ICTN 6874 - Cybersecurity Operations and Risk Management   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• ICTN 6875 - Automation Solutions for Enterprise Networks   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• ICTN 6876 - Cyber Defense   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• ICTN 6879 - Enterprise Security Architecture   (GCC: 11/15/23) 
• ICTN 6880 - Advanced Topics in Enterprise Network Design   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• ICTN 6885 - Network Management Technology   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• ICTN 6890 - Critical Infrastructure Security and Resiliency   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• ICTN 6893 - Cybersecurity Perspectives for Critical Infrastructure   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• ICTN 6895 - Information Technology Risk Analysis and Management for Critical Infrastructures   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• ICTN 6897 - Embedded Systems and Internet of Things (loT) Security   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• ICTN 6900 - Practicum   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• ICTN 6990 - Comprehensive Program Assessment   (GCC: 11/15/23)
• LIBS 6014 - Reference and Information Sources and Services   (GCC: 2/14/24)
• LIBS 6822 - Genealogy Resources in Libraries   (GCC: 2/14/24) 
• LIBS 6989 - School Culture Observations and Educational Theory   (GCC: 2/14/24)
• LIBS 7160 - Responding to Reading in Libraries   (GCC: 2/14/24)
• MIDG 6000 - Professional Development, Issues, and Trends in Middle Grades Education  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• MIDG 6100 - Adolescent Development in Middle Grades Education  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• MIDG 6200 - Advanced Curriculum Development in Middle Grades Education  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• MIDG 6300 - Advanced Instructional Strategies and Assessment in Middle Grades Education  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• MIDG 6500 - Advanced Middle Grades English Language Arts  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• MIDG 6600 - Advanced Middle Grades Social Studies  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• NURS 6080 - Theory for the Practice of Advanced Nursing   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6081 - Research for the Practice of Advanced Nursing   (GCC: 12/6/23)  
• NURS 6082 - Influencing Healthcare Quality, Safety, and Policy   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6083 - Healthcare Finance and Economics   (GCC: 12/6/23)  
• NURS 6109 - Introductory Nurse-Midwifery Professional Roles and Issues   (GCC: 12/6/23)  
• NURS 6110 - Reproductive Physiology   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6112 - Nurse-Midwifery Management: Reproductive Health Across the Lifespan   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6113 - Nurse-Midwifery Management: Antepartal Care   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6115 - Nurse-Midwifery Management: Intrapartum Care   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6116 - Nurse-Midwifery Management: Postpartum Care and Neonatal Care   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6117 - Nurse-Midwifery Management: Integration Practicum   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6119 - Nurse-Midwifery Management: Introduction to the Midwifery Practice of Primary Care   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6423 - Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practicum II   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6425 - Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practicum III   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6611 - Clinical Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6959 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Theory and Role Development   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6960 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum I   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6961 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum II   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6962 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum III   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6974 - Financial Management and Decision-Making in Nursing Leadership   (GCC: 12/6/23) 
• NURS 6984 - Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice   (GCC: 12/6/23)
• PSYC 6408 - History of Psychological Thought  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• PSYC 6428 - Biological, Cognitive, and Affective Foundations of Behavior  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• PSYC 7995 - Advanced Clinical Psychology Practicum III  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• PSYC 8460 - Health Psychology Practicum  (GCC: 3/13/24)
• RCSC 6080 - Recreation and Sport Facilities Management  (GCC: 3/27/24)
• RCSC 6110 - Research Methods in Recreation Sciences and Sport Management  (GCC: 3/27/24)
• RCSC 6131 - Management and Leadership in Recreation and Sport  (GCC: 3/27/24)
• RCSC 6150 - Scholarship of Recreation Sciences and Sport Management  (GCC: 3/27/24)
• SMGT 6001 - Administration of Intercollegiate Athletics   (GCC: 3/27/24)
• SMGT 6250 - Revenue and Promotion Generation for the Sport Enterprise   (GCC: 3/27/24)