The March 2026 UAPC meeting will be held in-person in Bascom Hall 260 on Thursday, 19 March 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, and opening announcements
CONSENT AGENDA
2. Summary of February 2026 actions
3. Change the academic/administrative home of a set of academic programs, from Engineering General to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, effective fall 2026. Action pending approval by the Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (GFEC), 13 March 2026.
4. Suspend and subsequently discontinue a degree/major, MS-Environmental Remediation and Management, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Admission will be suspended effective fall 2027 with the discontinuation effective fall 2029. Action pending approval by GFEC, 13 March 2026.
5. Suspend and subsequently discontinue a named option, MS-Information, Opt: Online Program, Information School, College of Letters & Science. Admission will be suspended effective fall 2027 with the discontinuation effective fall 2029. Action pending approval by GFEC, 13 March 2026.
6. Suspend and subsequently discontinue a named option, BA/BS-Sociology, Opt: Concentration in Analysis and Research, Department of Sociology, College of Letters & Science. Admission will be suspended effective fall 2026 with the discontinuation effective fall 2027.
7. Suspend and subsequently discontinue a capstone certificate, Capstone Certificate in User Experience Design, Information School, College of Letters & Science. Admission will be suspended effective spring 2027 with the discontinuation effective fall 2029. Action pending approval by GFEC, 13 March 2026.
8. Rename an undergraduate certificate, from Certificate in Integrated Studies in Science, Engineering, and Society to Certificate in Science, Technology, and Society, Department of Sociology, College of Letters & Science, effective fall 2027.
9. Establish a curricular subject listing, English Language, Department of English, College of Letters & Science, effective Summer 2027. Action approved by the University Curriculum Committee, 13 February 2026.
10. Discontinue a curricular subject listing, Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC 375), College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, effective Summer 2027. Action approved by the University Curriculum Committee, 27 February 2026.
11. Discontinue a center/institute, Collaborative Center for Health Equity, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective summer 2026.
12. Discontinue a center/institute, Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective summer 2026.
13. Discontinue a center/institute, Morris Institute for Respiratory Research, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective summer 2026.
APPROVAL ITEMS
14. Establish a new degree/major (Request for Approval to Plan / Notice of Intent, Standard-Track), MS-Interdisciplinary Engineering, College of Engineering. Action pending approval by GFEC, 13 March 2026. Presenters: Ed Borbely, associate dean; Sara Hagen, academic planner and data analyst.
15. Establish a new undergraduate certificate, Certificate in Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering, College of Engineering, effective fall 2026. Presenters: Amanda Smith, associate chair; Sara Hagen, academic planner and data analyst.
16. Establish a new degree/major (Request for Authorization to Implement), MS-Education: Instructional Coaching, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education, effective fall 2026. Action pending approval by GFEC, 13 March 2026. Presenters: Jenny Asmus, professor; Lisa Linscheid-Hebgen, program director.
17. Suspend and subsequently discontinue a named option, MS-Educational Psychology, Opt: Professional Educator, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education. Admission will be suspended effective summer 2027 with the discontinuation effective fall 2028. Action pending approval by GFEC, 13 March 2026.
18. Suspend a graduate/professional certificate, Certificate in Instructional Coaching, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education, effective fall 2026. Action pending approval by GFEC, 13 March 2026.
19. Establish a new degree/major (Request for Authorization to Implement), MS-Special Education Teacher Certification, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education, effective fall 2026. Action pending approval by GFEC, 13 March 2026. Presenters: Gigi An, professor; Percival Matthews, associate dean.
20. Suspend and subsequently discontinue a named option, MS-Special Education, Opt: Teacher Certification, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education. Admission will be suspended effective summer 2027 with the discontinuation effective fall 2028. Action pending approval by GFEC, 13 March 2026.
21. Establish a new degree/major (Request for Authorization to Implement), MBA-Business: Administration and Management, School of Business, effective fall 2027. Action pending approval by GFEC, 13 March 2026. Presenter: Dani Bauer, senior associate dean.
22. Suspend and subsequently discontinue a set of Master of Business Administration (MBA) academic programs and associated named options, School of Business. Admission will be suspended effective fall 2027 with the discontinuation effective fall 2029. Action pending approval by GFEC, 13 March 2026.
- MBA-Business: Finance, Investment, and Banking, Department of Finance
- MBA-Business: Finance, Investment, and Banking, Opt: Corporate Finance and Investment Banking, Department of Finance
- MBA-Business: Finance, Investment, and Banking, Opt: Applied Security Analysis, Department of Finance
- MBA-Business: Supply Chain Management, Business-General
- MBA-Business: Management and Human Resources, Department of Management and Human Resources
- MBA-Business: Management and Human Resources, Opt: Strategic Human Resource Management, Department of Management and Human Resources
- MBA-Business: Marketing, Department of Marketing
- MBA-Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, Department of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
- MBA-Business: Risk Management and Insurance, Department of Risk and Insurance
23. Establish a new undergraduate certificate, Certificate in Entrepreneurship Fundamentals, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business, effective fall 2026. Presenter: Presenter: Dani Bauer, senior associate dean.
24. Establish a new undergraduate certificate, Certificate in Product Management, Department of Operations and Information Management, School of Business, effective fall 2026. Presenter(s): Presenter: Dani Bauer, senior associate dean.
25. Establish a new degree/major (Request for Approval to Plan / Notice of Intent, Fast-Track), BA/BS-Mathematical Economics, Department of Economics, College of Letters & Science. Presenter: Dan Quint, professor.
26. Establish a new named option, BA/BS-Music, Opt: Music Studies, Mead Witter School of Music, College of Letters & Science, effective fall 2026. Presenters: Dan Grabois, professor; Todd Reck, academic advisor.
27. Establish a new undergraduate certificate; Certificate in Law and Humanities; Department of Law, Society and Justice; College of Letters & Science; effective fall 2026. Presenter: Ralph Grunewald, professor.
28. Establish a new undergraduate certificate, Certificate in National Security Studies, Department of Political Science, College of Letters & Science, effective fall 2026. Presenters: Amy Gangl, director of undergraduate studies; John Hall, professor.
29. Suspend and subsequently discontinue a degree/major, BA/BS-Biochemistry, College of Letters & Science. Admission will be suspended effective fall 2026 with the discontinuation effective fall 2031. Presenters: Shirin Malekpour, associate dean; Rick Amasino, Biochemistry department chair.
30. Establish the Additional Major option for a degree/major, BS-Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, effective fall 2026. Presenters: Jeri Barak, associate dean; Rick Amasino, Biochemistry department chair.
31. Approve a new policy, Policy on Core General Education Requirements for UW-Madison. Presenter: Allison La Tarte, vice provost and chief data and analytics officer.