The January 2026 UAPC meeting will be held in-person in Bascom Hall 260 on Thursday, 15 January 2026, 3:30-5pm. Zoom video participation is an option for members, presenters, and guests, as needed. Please see details below for Zoom access.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92427377220?pwd=DX034a3X9nt1sHhPYATWCfuxshHwN4.1
Questions can be directed to Karen Mittelstadt; Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research; mittelstadt@wisc.edu
1. Welcome, introductions, opening announcements
CONSENT AGENDA
2. Minutes of the December 2025 meeting
APPROVAL ITEMS
3. Establish a new degree/major (Request for Approval to Plan / Notice of Intent, Standard-Track), MBA-Business: Administration and Management, School of Business. Action pending approval by the Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (GFEC), 9 January 2026. Presenter: Daniel Bauer, senior associate dean.
4. Establish a new undergraduate certificate, Certificate in Business Leadership, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business, effective fall 2026. Presenter: Daniel Bauer, senior associate dean.
5. Establish a new degree/major (Request for Approval to Plan / Notice of Intent, Fast-Track), MS-Education: Instructional Coaching, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education. Action pending approval by GFEC, 9 January 2026. Presenters: Jenny Asmus, chair; Lisa Hebgen, program director; Percival Matthews, associate dean.
6. Establish a new degree/major (Request for Authorization to Implement), PhD-Wisconsin Idea Executive Educational Leadership Preparation Program, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education. Action pending approval by GFEC, 9 January 2026. Presenters: Barb Sramek, program director; Percival Matthews, associate dean.
7. Suspend and subsequently discontinue a named option, PhD-Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Opt: Wisconsin Idea Executive PhD Cohort, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education. Admission will be suspended effective fall 2027 with the discontinuation effective fall 2031. Action pending approval by GFEC, 9 January 2026. Presenters: Barb Sramek, program director; Percival Matthews, associate dean.
8. Establish a new academic division, College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, effective summer 2026. Presenter: John Zumbrunnen, interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.
9. Recommendations for the Implementation of the Universities of Wisconsin Core General Education Requirements, from the Ad Hoc Undergraduate Education Committee. Presenters: Janet Branchaw, interim vice provost for teaching and learning; Sara McKinnon, co-chair University General Education Committee.