UAPC Recent Actions and Annual Reports

UAPC Academic Actions, September 2022 to June 2023

MAJORS AND DEGREES

FAST-TRACK ELIGIBILITY PROPOSAL

Executive MBA, School of Business (UAPC October 2022)

EdS-Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education (UAPC October 2022)

BSE-Elementary Education and Special Education, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education (UAPC October 2022)

PhD-Animal and Dairy Sciences, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (UAPC November 2022)

MS-Animal and Dairy Sciences, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (UAPC November 2022)

BBA-Business: Entrepreneurship, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business (UAPC November 2022)

BBA-Business: Human Resource Management, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business (UAPC November 2022)

BBA-Business: Management, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business (UAPC November 2022)

BS-Animal and Veterinary Biosciences, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (UAPC February 2023)

NOTICE OF INTENT

MS-Business: Data, Insights, and Analytics, School of Business (UAPC October 2022)

MS-Business: Accounting and Business Analysis, Department of Accounting and Information Systems, School of Business (UAPC December 2022)

BS-Design, Innovation, and Society, Department of Design Studies, School of Human Ecology (UAPC May 2023)

AUTHORIZATION TO IMPLEMENT

EdS-Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC November 2022)

BSE-Elementary Education and Special Education, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education, effective Summer 2023 (UAPC November 2022)

MS-Business: Data, Insights, and Analytics, School of Business, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC January 2023)

BA/BS-Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC January 2023)

MS-Business: Accounting and Business Analysis, Department of Accounting and Information Systems, School of Business, effective Fall 2024 (UAPC March 2023)

MBA-Executive, School of Business, effective Fall 2024 (UAPC March 2023)

BS-Animal and Veterinary Biosciences, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

BBA-Business: Human Resource Management, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business (UAPC June 2023)

BBA-Business: Entrepreneurship, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business (UAPC June 2023)

BBA-Business: Management, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business (UAPC June 2023)

ADMISSION SUSPENDED

BLS-Applied Social Sciences, College of Letters & Science, effective Spring 2023 (UAPC May 2023)

ADMISSION REINSTATED

MS-Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

DISCONTINUED

BSE-Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2023, with the program being discontinued effective Fall 2026 (UAPC December 2022)

BA/BS-Microbiology, College of Letters & Science. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2023, with the program being discontinued effective Fall 2028 (UAPC December 2022)

MFS-French Studies, Department of French and Italian, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2024 (UAPC February 2023)

BBA-Business: International Business, School of Business, effective Fall 2028 (UAPC February 2023)

MS-Business: General Management, School of Business. Admission will be suspended and the program discontinued effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

MS-Business: Management and Human Resources, School of Business. Admission will be suspended and the program discontinued effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

MS-Business: Marketing, School of Business. Admission will be suspended and the program discontinued effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

MS-Business: Operations and Technology Management, School of Business. Admission will be suspended and the program discontinued effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

MS-Business: Risk Management and Insurance, School of Business. Admission will be suspended and the program discontinued effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

Master of Laws: Legal Institutions, Law School. Admission will be suspended effective Spring 2023 and the program will be discontinued effective Fall 2025 (UAPC May 2023)

BBA-Business: Management and Human Resources, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business. Admission will be suspended effective Summer 2024 with the discontinuation effective Summer 2028 (UAPC June 2023)

RENAMED/RESTRUCTURED

Substantially redirect a degree/major (curriculum redesign), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, effective Fall 2024 (UAPC October 2022)

Substantially redirect a degree/major (change online degree requirements), Bachelor of Business Administration, School of Business, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC October 2022)

Change admission status, admitting to non-admitting, MA-Gender and Women’s Studies, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, College of Letters and Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC November 2022)

Rename a degree/major, from MS-Nutritional Sciences to MS-Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC January 2023)

Rename a degree/major, from PhD-Nutritional Sciences to PhD-Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC January 2023)

Change the academic/administrative home of a set of graduate-level academic programs; MS-Engineering Mechanics, Opt: Aerospace Engineering, Opt: Research; PhD-Engineering Mechanics; GMIN Engineering Mechanics; from Department of Engineering Physics to Department of Mechanical Engineering; effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

Change the academic/administrative home of an undergraduate-level academic program; BS-Engineering Mechanics, Opt: Aerospace Engineering; from Department of Engineering Physics to Department of Mechanical Engineering; effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

Remove additional major option from a degree/major program, MS-Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

Rename a degree/major, from MA-Afro-American Studies to MA-African American Studies, Department of African American Studies, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC April 2023)

Change Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) for a degree program (from 31.0505 Exercise Science and Kinesiology to 26.0908 Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology), MS-Kinesiology, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC April 2023)

Change Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) for a degree program (from 31.0505 Exercise Science and Kinesiology to 26.0908 Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology), PhD-Kinesiology, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC April 2023)

Rename a degree/major, from BA/BS-Afro-American Studies to BA/BS-African American Studies, Department of African American Studies, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC April 2023)

Redirect a degree program, Master of Laws, Law School, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC May 2023)

Redirect a degree (change degree requirements), Bachelor of Business Administration, School of Business, effective Fall 2024 (UAPC June 2023)

OPTIONS

ESTABLISHED

BA/BS-Mathematics, Opt: Mathematics for Data Science, Department of Mathematics, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC November 2022)

MS-Information, Opt: Research, Information School, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC December 2022)

MS-Curriculum and Instruction, Opt: World Language Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education, effective Summer 2023 (UAPC December 2022)

MS-Medical Physics, Opt: Clinical/Research, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective Fall 2024 (UAPC December 2022)

MS-Medical Physics, Opt: Accelerated Program, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective Fall 2024 (UAPC December 2022)

BM-Music Education, Opt: Instrumental/General, Mead Witter School of Music, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC January 2023)

BM-Music Education, Opt: Choral/General, Mead Witter School of Music, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC January 2023)

PhD-Business, Opt: Accounting, Opt: Finance, Opt: Insurance Economics and Actuarial Analytics, Opt: Management and Human Resources, Opt: Marketing, Opt: Operations and Information Management, Opt: Real Estate and Urban Economics; School of Business, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

MS-Business, Opt: Accounting, Opt: Finance, Opt: Insurance Economics and Actuarial Analytics, Opt: Management and Human Resources, Opt: Marketing, Opt: Operations and Information Management, Opt: Real Estate and Urban Economics; School of Business, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

MS-Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Opt: Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

MS-Business: Accounting and Business Analysis, Opt: Accounting, Assurance, and Advisory, Opt: Tax; Department of Accounting and Information Systems, School of Business, effective Fall 2024 (UAPC March 2023)

Master of Laws, Opt: Thesis, Law School, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC May 2023)

Master of Laws, Opt: Course-Based, Law School, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC May 2023)

ADMISSION SUSPENDED

DISCONTINUED

MS-Mechanical Engineering, Opt: Automotive Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering. Admission will be suspended effective Spring 2024, with the program being discontinued effective Fall 2025 (UAPC December 2022)

M.Eng.-Engineering, Opt: Engineering Management, College of Engineering. Admission will be suspended effective Spring 2024, with the program being discontinued effective Fall 2026 (UAPC December 2022)

MFS-French Studies, Opt: French Studies Summer Institute, Department of French and Italian, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2024 (UAPC February 2023)

MFS-French Studies, Opt: Full-Time Academic, Department of French and Italian, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2024 (UAPC February 2023)

M.Eng.-Engineering, Opt: Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering. Admission will be suspended Spring 2024 with the program being discontinued effective Fall 2026 (UAPC March 2023)

MS-Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Opt: Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2024 (UAPC March 2023)

MS-Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Opt: Engineering Management Specialization, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

BSE-Elementary Education; Opt: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence/Content-focused Minor, Opt: Early Childhood/English as a Second Language, Opt: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence/English as a Second Language, Opt: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence/Special Education Dual Cert; Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Admission will be suspended effective Spring 2023 and the program will be discontinued effective Fall 2024 (UAPC March 2023)

BSE-Special Education, Opt: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence/Elementary Education Dual Cert, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education. Admission will be suspended effective Spring 2023 and the program will be discontinued effective Fall 2024 (UAPC March 2023)

BBA-Business: Management and Human Resources, Opt: Entrepreneurship/Human Resources, Opt: Entrepreneurship/Management, Opt: Entrepreneurship, Opt: Human Resources, Opt: Management, Opt: Management/Human Resources, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business. Admission will be suspended effective Summer 2024 with the discontinuation effective Summer 2028 (UAPC June 2023)

RENAMED/RESTRUCTURED

Rename a named option, BA/BS-Mathematics, change from Opt: Mathematics for Data and Risk Analysis to Opt: Mathematics for Statistical Analysis and Risk Assessment, Department of Mathematics, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC November 2022)

CERTIFICATES

ESTABLISHED

Certificate in Slavic Studies, Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC January 2023)

Certificate in Languages and Cultures of Northern Europe, Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC January 2023)

Certificate in Statistics, Department of Statistics, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC January 2023)

Certificate in Integrative Design of Built and Natural Environments, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023

Certificate in Engineering Data Analytics, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

Certificate in Architecture, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC April 2023)

Certificate in Digital Media Analytics, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC April 2023)

Certificate in Sustainability, Institute for Environmental Studies, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC May 2023)

ADMISSION SUSPENDED

Capstone Certificate in Consumer Health Advocacy, Law School, effective Fall 2022 (UAPC October 2022)

DISCONTINUED

Certificate of Specialist in Library and Information Studies, Information School, College of Letters & Science. Admission will be suspended and the program discontinued effective Fall 2023 (UAPC October 2022)

Supply Chain Management Certificate, School of Business, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC October 2022)

Capstone Certificate of French Studies for Teachers, Department of French and Italian, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC February 2023)

Certificate in Patient Safety, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering. The certificate will have admission suspended and be discontinued both effective Fall 2023 (UAPC February 2023)

Certificate in East Central European Languages, Literature, and Cultures; Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic; College of Letters & Science. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2023 with the program discontinued effective Fall 2027 (UAPC March 2023)

Certificate in Scandinavian Studies, Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic, College of Letters & Science. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2023 with the program discontinued effective Fall 2027 (UAPC March 2023)

Capstone Certificate in Data Analytics for Decision Making, Information School, College of Letters & Science. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2023 with the program being discontinued effective Fall 2025 (UAPC April 2023)

RENAMED/RESTRUCTURED

Change academic/administrative home of an undergraduate certificate program, Certificate in Material Culture Studies, from the Department of Art History (College of Letters & Science) to the Department of Design Studies (School of Human Ecology), effective Fall 2023 (UAPC January 2023)

Change academic/administrative home of an undergraduate certificate program, Certificate in Design Strategy, from the School of Human Ecology to the Department of Design Studies (School of Human Ecology), effective Fall 2023 (UAPC January 2023)

Remove University Special Student eligibility from an undergraduate certificate program, Certificate in Criminal Justice; Department of Law, Society, and Justice; College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

Rename an undergraduate certificate, from Certificate in American Indian Studies to Certificate in American Indian and Indigenous Studies, American Indian Studies, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

Rename an undergraduate certificate program, from Certificate in Afro-American Studies to Certificate in African American Studies, Department of African American Studies, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC April 2023)

MINORS

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

ESTABLISHED

Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC February 2023)

ELIMINATED

Department of Agronomy, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, effective Summer 2026 (UAPC May 2023)

Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, effective Summer 2026

Division of Extension Department, UW Extension, effective Summer 2023 (UAPC June 2023)

RENAMED

American Indian Studies to American Indian and Indigenous Studies, College of Letters & Science, effective Summer 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

Department of Engineering Physics to Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, College of Engineering, effective Summer 2023

Department of Extension Faculty to Department of Extension, UW Extension, effective Summer 2023 (UAPC June 2023)

SUBJECT LISTINGS

ESTABLISHED

DISCONTINUED

RENAMED/RESTRUCTURED

Change the academic/administrative home of a course subject listing, Engineering Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering (E M A 346), from Department of Engineering Physics to Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective Summer 2024 (UAPC March 2023)

CENTERS AND INSTITUTES

ESTABLISHED

The N+1 Institute for the Future of Decentralized Web-Based Computer Systems and Services, Department of Computer Sciences, College of Letters & Science, effective Spring 2023 (UAPC October 2022)

UW Health Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective Spring 2023 (UAPC November 2022)

Osher Center for Integrative Health at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective Spring 2023 (UAPC December 2022)

University of Wisconsin Clinical Trials Institute, School of Medicine and Public Health Administration, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective Summer 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

Kemal H. Karpat Center for Turkish Studies, Department of History, College of Letters & Science, effective Summer 2023 (UAPC June 2023)

DISCONTINUED

UW Center for Women’s Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective Spring 2023 (UAPC November 2022)

RENAMED

From Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI) to University of Wisconsin-Madison Inclusion in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC February 2023)

From Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) to High Road Strategy Center, Department of Sociology, College of Letters & Science, effective Summer 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATIVE HOME

Agricultural Safety and Health Center, from the Department of Biological Systems Engineering (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences) to the Agriculture Institute (Division of Extension), effective Fall 2023

Center for Dairy Profitability, from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to the Division of Extension, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC May 2023)

POLICY

Updated Policy, Policy on Credit-Bearing Certificate Programs (UAPC May 2023)

Updated Policy, Policy on Tuition/Service-Based Pricing Programs (UAPC June 2023)

MISCELLANEOUS

Establish Honors in the Liberal Arts, BLA-Landscape Architecture, effective Spring 2023 (UAPC January 2023)

Extend the PhD-Business Authorization to the Master’s Level, MS-Business (non-admitting), School of Business, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2023)

Accept report, General Education Working Group Recommendations (UAPC March 2023)

Add honors in the major to a degree/major program, BS-Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC April 2023)

Remove University Special Student eligibility from an undergraduate certificate program, Certificate in Chinese Professional Communication, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC April 2023)

Establish Joint Degree, PhD-Spanish, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2024 (UAPC June 2023)

UAPC Academic Actions, September 2021 to June 2022

MAJORS AND DEGREES

FAST-TRACK PROPOSAL

MS-Engineering Management, College of Engineering. (UAPC January 2022)

NOTICE OF INTENT

MS-Data Science, Department of Statistics, College of Letters & Science. (UAPC November 2021)

MS-Data Engineering, Department of Computer Sciences, College of Letters & Science. (UAPC December 2021)

AUTHORIZATION TO IMPLEMENT

PhD-Gender and Women’s Studies, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023. (UAPC October 2021)

MS-School Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC October 2021)

PhD-School Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC October 2021)

BA/BS-Information Science, Information School, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC November 2021)

MS-Data Science, Department of Statistics, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC February 2022)

MS-Data Engineering, Department of Computer Sciences, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC February 2022)

MS-Engineering Management, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2023. (UAPC May 2022)

ADMISSION SUSPENDED

MFS-French Studies, Department of French and Italian, College of Letters & Science; admission will be suspended effective Summer 2022. (UAPC January 2022)

BBA-Business: International Business, Department of International Business, School of Business; admission will be suspended effective Fall 2023. (UAPC March 2022)

MS-Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2023 (UAPC March 2022)

DISCONTINUED

PhD-Library and Information Studies, Information School, College of Letters & Science; admission will be suspended and the program discontinued effective Fall 2022. (UAPC November 2021)

MS-Occupational Therapy, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education; program will be discontinued effective Summer 2023. (UAPC January 2022)

MFA-Theatre and Drama, Department of Theatre and Drama, School of Education, effective Fall 2022. (Note: Admission was suspended effective Fall 2017.) (UAPC April 2022)

RENAMED/RESTRUCTURED

Rename MS-Electrical Engineering to MS-Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

Rename PhD-Electrical Engineering to PhD-Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

Redirect a degree/major (curricular change; post-approval/authorization prior to implementation), Bachelor of Liberal Studies-Applied Social Science, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

Redirect a degree/major (revise total credits, update policies), EdS-School Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC January 2022)

Redirect a degree/major (curricular revision, update Program Learning Outcomes, update assessment plan), BBA-Business: Finance, Investment, and Banking, Department of Finance, School of Business, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC January 2022)

Redirect a degree/major (curricular change; post-approval/authorization prior to implementation), BS-Consumer Marketplace Studies (online), BS-Consumer Finance and Financial Planning (online), Department of Consumer Science, School of Human Ecology, effective Fall 2022.

OPTIONS

ESTABLISHED

MD-Medicine, Opt: Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine Excellence in Rural Residencies (WARMeRR), Office of Academic Affairs, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC November 2021)

MS-Statistics, Opt: Applied Statistics, Department of Statistics, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC January 2022)

BS-Nuclear Engineering, Opt: Radiation Sciences, Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC January 2022)

MA-Journalism and Mass Communication, Opt: Professional, Opt: Research, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC February 2022)

MS-Kinesiology, Opt: Applied Exercise Science, Opt: Biomechanics, Opt: Exercise Physiology, Opt: Exercise Psychology, Opt: Motor Control and Behavior, Opt: Occupational Science, Opt: Physical Activity Epidemiology, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC March 2022)

PhD-Kinesiology, Opt: Biomechanics, Opt: Exercise Physiology, Opt: Exercise Psychology, Opt: Motor Control and Behavior, Opt: Occupational Science, Opt: Physical Activity Epidemiology, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC March 2022)

BM-Music: Performance, Opt: Brass, Percussion, Woodwinds; Opt: Composition; Opt: Guitar; Opt: Jazz; Opt: Organ; Opt: Piano; Opt: Strings; Opt: Voice; Mead Witter School of Music, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC March 2022)

MS-Human Ecology, Opt: Human Ecology Research, School of Human Ecology, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC April 2022)

MS-Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, Opt: Real Estate and Urban Economics, Department of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, School of Business, effective Fall 2023. (UAPC May 2022)

ADMISSION SUSPENDED

MFS-French Studies, Opt: French Studies Summer Institute, Department of French and Italian, College of Letters & Science; admission will be suspended effective Summer 2022. (UAPC January 2022)

MFS-French Studies, Opt: Full-Time Academic, Department of French and Italian, College of Letters & Science; admission will be suspended effective Summer 2022. (UAPC January 2022)

MBA-Business: General Management, Opt: Executive MBA, School of Business, effective Fall 2023. (UAPC May 2022)

DISCONTINUED

BBA-Business: Management and Human Resources, Opt: Human Resources Online, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business. Admission will be suspended and the program will be discontinued effective Fall 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

BBA-Business: Management and Human Resources, Opt: Management Online, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business. Admission will be suspended and the program will be discontinued effective Fall 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

BBA-Business: Marketing, Opt: Marketing Online, Department of Marketing, School of Business. Admission will be suspended and the program will be discontinued effective Fall 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

BS-Personal Finance, Opt: Personal Finance Online, Department of Consumer Science, School of Human Ecology. Admission will be suspended and the program will be discontinued effective Fall 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

BS-Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies, Opt: Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies Online, Department of Consumer Science, School of Human Ecology. Admission will be suspended and the program will be discontinued effective Fall 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

BS-Human Development and Family Studies, Opt: Human Development and Family Studies Online, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Ecology. Admission will be suspended and the program will be discontinued effective Fall 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

MS-Educational Psychology, Opt: Educational Specialist in School Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education. Admission will be suspended and the program will be discontinued effective Summer 2022. (UAPC January 2022)

OTD-Occupational Therapy, Opt: Post-Professional, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. Admission will be suspended effective Summer 2022 and the program will be discontinued effective Summer 2024. (UAPC January 2022)

MS-Engineering Mechanics, Opt: Fundamentals of Applied Mechanics, Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering. Admission will be suspended effective Summer 2022 and the program will be discontinued effective Summer 2024. (UAPC February 2022)

MS-Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Opt: Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Opt: Engineering Management Specialization, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2023. (UAPC March 2022)

MS-Human Ecology, Opt: Consumer Behavior and Family Economics, Opt: Design Studies, Opt: Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Ecology, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC April 2022)

BS-Kinesiology, Opt: Exercise and Movement Science, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. Admission will be suspended effective Summer 2022 with discontinuation effective Summer 2025. (UAPC April 2022)

Suspend admission to and discontinue a named option, MS-Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, Opt: Real Estate, Department of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, School of Business. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2023 with discontinuation effective Fall 2024. (UAPC May 2022)

RENAMED/RESTRUCTURED

MS-Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Opt: Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation (substantially redirect: move to distance education [100% online], change to online/distance per-credit tuition of $800), Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC November 2021)

MS-Statistics, Opt: Data Science name changed to Opt: Statistics and Data Science (name change), Department of Statistics, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC January 2022)

MS-Materials Science and Engineering, Opt: Nanomaterials and Nanoengineering name changed to Opt: Materials Engineering (name change), Department of Material Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC January 2022)

MA-Library and Information Studies, Opt: Campus Delivered Program to Campus Program, Opt: Distance Delivered Program to Online Program, Information School, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC April 2022)

CERTIFICATES

ESTABLISHED

Certificate in Bilingual Psychological Services: Esperanza, Department of Counseling Psychology, School of Education, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC September 2021)

Certificate in Global Cultures, Languages, and Education, Department of Educational Policy Studies, School of Education, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC October 2021)

Capstone Certificate in Spanish-English Bilingual-Bicultural Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education, effective Summer 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

Certificate in International Development and Education, Department of Educational Policy Studies, School of Education, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC February 2022)

Certificate in Social Justice and Education, Department of Educational Policy Studies, School of Education, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC February 2022)

Certificate in Political Science, Department of Political Science, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC March 2022)

Certificate in Consulting, School of Business, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC March 2022)

Certificate in Science Communication, Department of Life Sciences Communications, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC March 2022)

Capstone Certificate in Applied Engineering Management, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC April 2022)

Certificate in International Business, School of Business, effective Fall 2023. (UAPC June 2022)

ADMISSION SUSPENDED

Capstone Certificate of French Studies for Teachers, Department of French and Italian, College of Letters & Science; admission will be suspended effective Summer 2022. (UAPC January 2022)

Certificate in Global Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC May 2022)

DISCONTINUED

Capstone Certificate in Clinical Nutrition-Dietetic Internship, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences; admission will be suspended and the program discontinued effective Fall 2022. (UAPC November 2021)

Certificate in Science of Fermented Food and Beverages, Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences; admission will be suspended effective Fall 2022 with the discontinuation effective Summer 2025. (UAPC November 2021)

Certificates Associated with the Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) program, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2022 with discontinuation effective Fall 2023. Certificate in Foundations of Farm & Agribusiness Management, Certificate in Dairy Farm Management, Certificate in Management of Crops and Soils, Certificate in Meat Animal Farm Managements, Certificate in Diversified Agricultural Operations, Certificate in Farm and Equipment Operations, Certificate in Turfgrass Management. (UAPC April 2022)

Certificate in Public Humanities, Center for the Humanities, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2023. (UAPC May 2022)

RENAMED/RESTRUCTURED

Redirect a capstone certificate program (reduce total credits, expand curriculum, update Program Learning Outcomes, update assessment plan), Capstone Certificate in Clinical Nutrition, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

Rename two certificate programs, Capstone Certificate in Clinical and Community Outcomes Research to Capstone Certificate in Implementation Science and Community Health Outcomes, Certificate in Clinical and Community Outcomes Research (graduate/professional) to Certificate in Implementation Science and Community Health Outcomes, Clinical and Translational Research, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC February 2022)

Change academic/administrative home of an undergraduate certificate program, Certificate in Global Health, change from Department of Nutritional Sciences to Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, effective Fall 2022.

MINORS

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

RENAMED

Department of Afro-American Studies to Department of African American Studies, College of Letters & Science, effective Summer 2022. (UAPC April 2022)

SUBJECT LISTINGS

ESTABLISHED

Genetic Counselor Studies, Office of Academic Affairs, School of Medicine and Public Health, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC November 2021)

DISCONTINUED

East Asian Area Studies (E A STDS), Institute for Regional and International Studies, College of Letters & Science, effective Summer 2022. (UAPC March 2022)

RENAMED/RESTRUCTURED

Rename a course subject listing, La Follette School of Public Affairs to Public Affairs and Public Policy, La Follette School of Public Affairs, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC November 2021)

CENTERS AND INSTITUTES

ESTABLISHED

Marketing Leadership Institute, Department of Marketing, School of Business, effective Summer 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

Center for Traumatic Brain Injury, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC January 2022)

Center for Innovation in Engineering Education, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC April 2022)

Lachman Institute for Pharmaceutical Development, School of Pharmacy, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC April 2022)

Center for Teaching and Research on Writing, Department of English, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC May 2022)

DISCONTINUED

A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Analytics and Insights, Department of Marketing, School of Business. effective Summer 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

Center for Brand and Product Management, Department of Marketing, School of Business, effective Summer 2022. (UAPC December 2021)

RENAMED

Change name to “Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances” from “Center for Transdisciplinary Research in Psychoactive Substances”. Correction of June 2021 UAPC action. (UAPC September 2021)

POLICY

Approve new policy, Ninth Week of Instruction Deadlines. (UAPC September 2021)

Approve new policy, Policy on Badges. (UAPC March 2022)

Approve updated policy, Policy on Academic Program Review. (UAPC May 2022)

MISCELLANEOUS

Establish a new joint degree code, College of Engineering, joint PhD in Soil Science and Environmental Chemistry and Technology, add second major EC&T with joint degree code DMAJ411, effective Spring 2022. (UAPC September 2021)

Revise systemwide articulation agreement, Wisconsin Technical College System Associate Degree in Nursing Program and the UW System Collaborative Nursing Program/BSN@Home, School of Nursing, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC November 2021)

Discontinue Honors in the Major, BA/BS-Social Welfare, Department of Social Work, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC March 2022)

Discontinue Honors in the Major, BSW-Social Work CSWE Accredited, Department of Social Work, College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC March 2022)

Change admission suspension term for a named option, BS-Civil Engineering, Opt: Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering. Changing term for admission suspension from Summer 2022 to Summer 2023. (UAPC April 2022)

Discontinue an intended major code, BS-Rehabilitation Psychology, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education, effective Fall 2022. (UAPC April 2022)

Change a Classification of Instruction Program (CIP) code, Second Language Acquisition, Language Institute, College of Letters & Science, effective Summer 2022. Change from 13.0201 Bilingual and Multilingual Education to 16.0105 Applied Linguistics. Impacted programs include the PhD (PHD 908L&S), double major (DMAJ908), and graduate minor (GMIN908). (UAPC May 2022)

UAPC Academic Actions, September 2020 to June 2021

MAJORS AND DEGREES

NOTICE OF INTENT

BS-Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering. Planned implementation Fall 2021. (UAPC September 2020)

MS-Sports Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education. Planned implementation Fall 2021. (UAPC December 2020)

Bachelor of Liberal Studies-Applied Social Science, College of Letters & Science. Planned implementation TBD. (UAPC December 2020)

BA/BS-Information Science, Information School, College of Letters & Science. Planned implementation TBD. (UAPC January 2021)

BA/BS-Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies Program, College of Letters & Science. Planned implementation TBD. (UAPC June 2021)

Convert named options (i.e., submajors) to degree/major, UW System Fast Track Approval, School of Business. Convert BBA in Business: Management and Human Resources, Option: Human Resources Online to BBA in Business Administration-Human Resources. Planned implementation Fall 2022.

Convert named options (i.e., submajors) to degree/major, UW System Fast Track Approval, School of Business. Convert BBA in Business: Management and Human Resources, Option: Management Online to BBA in Business Administration-Management. Planned implementation Fall 2022.

Convert named options (i.e., submajors) to degree/major, UW System Fast Track Approval, School of Business. Convert BBA in Business: Marketing, Option: Marketing Online to BBA in Business Administration-Marketing. Planned implementation Fall 2022.

Convert named options (i.e., submajors) to degree/major, UW System Fast Track Approval, School of Human Ecology. Convert BS-Personal Finance, Option: Personal Finance Online to BS-Consumer Finance and Financial Planning. Planned implementation Fall 2022.

Convert named options (i.e., submajors) to degree/major, UW System Fast Track Approval, School of Human Ecology. Convert BS-Retailing and Consumer Behavior, Option: Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies Online to BS-Consumer Marketplace Studies. Planned implementation Fall 2022.

Convert named options (i.e., submajors) to degree/major, UW System Fast Track Approval, School of Human Ecology. Convert BS-Human Development and Family Studies, Option: Human Development and Family Studies Online to BS-Human Development and Family Systems. Planned implementation Fall 2022.

AUTHORIZATION TO IMPLEMENT

PhD-Information, Information School, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC December 2020)

MS-Environmental Remediation and Management, Department of Soil Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC December 2020)

BS-Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC January 2021)

MS-Sports Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2021, first enrollment Summer 2022. (UAPC March 2021)

Bachelor of Liberal Studies-Applied Social Science (BLS-MASS), College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2022. (UAPC June 2021)

DISCONTINUED

PhD-Development, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The last term for enrollment/award will be Summer 2025. (UAPC December 2020)

MS-Biometry, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2021 with the discontinuation effective Fall 2023.  (UAPC March 2021)

BSE-Chinese, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2023. (UAPC March 2021)

BSE-French, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2023. (UAPC March 2021)

BSE-German, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2023. (UAPC March 2021)

BSE-Italian, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2023. (UAPC March 2021)

BSE-Japanese, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2023. (UAPC March 2021)

BSE-Latin, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2023. (UAPC March 2021)

BSE-Portuguese, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2023. (UAPC March 2021)

BSE-Spanish, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2023. (UAPC March 2021)

MBA-Business: Arts Administration, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2022 with the discontinuation effective Fall 2024. (UAPC April 2021)

RENAMED/RESTRUCTURED

Substantially Redirect: BS-Nursing, Nursing Collaborative Program (BSN@Home), School of Nursing. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC December 2020)

Rename: MS-Zoology to MS-Integrative Biology, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC March 2021)

Rename: PhD-Zoology to PhD-Integrative Biology, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC March 2021)

Substantially Redirect (remove Comm-B General Education Requirement): BSN-Nursing Accelerated Program, School of Nursing. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC March 2021)

Revise undergraduate school-level degree requirements, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), School of Business. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2021)

Revise undergraduate school-level degree requirements, including changes to the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) requirements, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2021)

Substantially Redirect (change in curriculum): MBA-Business: Marketing, Department of Marketing, School of Business. Action effective Fall 2022. (UAPC June 2021)

Substantially Redirect (add Honors in the Major): BA/BS-Asian Languages and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC June 2021)

OPTIONS

ESTABLISHED

Two new options in the MS-Psychology. Active effective Fall 2022. (UAPC November 2020)
Data Science in Human Behavior
Research

Human Development and Family Studies Online associated with the BS-Human Development and Family Studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Ecology. Action effective Fall 2022. (UAPC November 2020)

English Language and Linguistics associated with the BA/BS-English, Department of English, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC November 2020)

Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation associated with the MS-Pharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC January 2021)

Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) at UW-Platteville associated with MPA-Physician Assistant, School of Medicine and Public Health Academic Affairs. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC March 2021)

Machine Learning and Data Science associated with the BS-Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2021)

Machine Learning and Data Science associated with the BS-Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2021)

Technology Strategy and Product Management associated with the MBA-Business: Operations and Technology Management, Department of Operations and Technology Management, School of Business. Action effective Fall 2022. (UAPC June 2021)

Applied Security Analysis associated with the MSB-Business: Finance, Investment, and Banking, Department of Finance, School of Business. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC June 2021)

Kindergarten – 9^th Grade/Special Education Kindergarten – 12^th Grade Dual Certification associated with the BSE-Elementary Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2022. (UAPC June 2021)

Kindergarten – 9^th Grade associated with the BSE-Elementary Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2022. (UAPC June 2021)

Kindergarten – 9^th Grade/Special Education Kindergarten – 12^th Grade Dual Certification associated with the BSE-Special Education, Department of Rehab Psychology and Special Education, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2022. (UAPC June 2021)

Early Childhood Special Education Birth-Grade 3 associated with the BSE-Special Education, Department of Rehab Psychology and Special Education, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2022. (UAPC June 2021)

Early Childhood Special Education/Special Education Dual Certification Birth-Grade 12 associated with the BSE-Special Education, Department of Rehab Psychology and Special Education, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2022. (UAPC June 2021)

Special Education Cross Categorical K-12 associated with the BSE-Special Education, Department of Rehab Psychology and Special Education, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2022. (UAPC June 2021)

ADMISSION SUSPENDED

Evening MBA associated with MBA-Business: General Management, Wisconsin School of Business. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC October 2020)

Environmental Engineering associated with the BS-Civil Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering. Last term to declare Summer 2022. (UAPC January 2021)

DISCONTINUED

Business Analytics associated with MS-Business: Operations and Technology Management, Department of Operations and Information Management, Wisconsin School of Business. Action to suspend admission effective Fall 2022. Action to discontinue effective Fall 2023. (UAPC October 2020)

Resource and Energy Demand Analysis associated with MS-Agricultural and Applied Economics, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Action to discontinue effective Fall 2021. (UAPC March 2021)

Hebrew Bible associated with MA-Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Department of Classic and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, College of Letters & Science. Action to discontinue effective Fall 2021. (UAPC March 2021)

Hebrew Bible associated with PhD-Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Department of Classic and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, College of Letters & Science. Action to discontinue effective Fall 2022. (UAPC March 2021)

Plant Biology associated with the BA/BS-Biology (L&S) / BS-Biology (ALS), Department of Integrative Biology / Department of Bacteriology, College of Letters and Science / College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2021 with the discontinuation effective Fall 2024. (UAPC April 2021)

Marketing Analytics and Insights associated with the MBA-Business: Marketing, Department of Marketing, School of Business. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2022 with the discontinuation effective Fall 2023. (UAPC June 2021)

Product Management associated with the MBA-Business: Marketing, Department of Marketing, School of Business. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2022 with the discontinuation effective Fall 2023. (UAPC June 2021)

CERTIFICATES

ESTABLISHED

Capstone Certificate in Clinical and Health Informatics, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, School of Medicine and Public Health. Action effective Summer 2021. (UAPC October 2020)

Capstone Certificate of French Studies for Teachers, Department of French and Italian, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Summer 2021. (UAPC November 2020)

Capstone Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics, Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, School of Medicine and Public Health. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC December 2020)

Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics (graduate/professional), Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, School of Medicine and Public Health. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC December 2020)

Certificate in Economic Analytics (undergraduate), Department of Economics, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC December 2020)

Certificate in Dance Studies (undergraduate), Dance Department, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC December 2020)

Capstone Certificate in Global Health Online, School of Medicine and Public Health Academic Affairs, School of Medicine and Public Health. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC January 2021)

Certificate in Global Health Online (graduate/professional), School of Medicine and Public Health Academic Affairs, School of Medicine and Public Health. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC January 2021)

Capstone Certificate in Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation, School of Pharmacy. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC January 2021)

Certificate in Science Communication (graduate/professional), Department of Life Sciences Communication, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC March 2021)

Certificate in Organic Agriculture (undergraduate), Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC March 2021)

Certificate in Health Policy (undergraduate), LaFollette School of Public Affairs, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC March 2021)

Certificate in Data Science (undergraduate), Department of Statistics, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC March 2021)

Certificate in Arts and Teaching (undergraduate), Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC March 2021)

Certificate in Accounting (undergraduate), Department of Accounting and Information Systems, School of Business. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2021)

ADMISSION SUSPENDED

Capstone Certificate in Global Health, School of Medicine and Public Health Academic Affairs, School of Medicine and Public Health. Admission suspended effective Fall 2021 with the discontinuation effective Summer 2024. (UAPC January 2021)

Certificate in Public Humanities (graduate/professional), Center for Humanities, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2021)

DISCONTINUED

Capstone Certificate in Clinical Nurse Specialist–Adult/Gerontology, School of Nursing. Action effective Spring 2021. (UAPC September 2020)

Nurse Educator Capstone Certificate, School of Nursing. Action effective Spring 2021. (UAPC September 2020)

Capstone Certificate in Global Health, School of Medicine and Public Health Academic Affairs, School of Medicine and Public Health. Admission suspended effective Fall 2021 with the discontinuation effective Summer 2024. (UAPC January 2021)

RENAMED/RESTRUCTURED

Capstone Certificate in Engine Design (change mode of delivery from >50-99% online to 100% online), College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2021)

Capstone Certificate in Powertrain Electrification (change mode of delivery from >50-99% online to 100% online), College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2021)

Certificate in Medieval Studies (undergraduate) (change audience to prohibit University Special Student enrollment), Department of History, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2021)

MINORS

DISCONTINUED

Development, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The last term for enrollment/award will be Summer 2021. (UAPC December 2020)

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

ELIMINATED

Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Summer 2021. (UAPC November 2020)

SUBJECT LISTINGS

RENAMED/RESTRUCTURED

Change Academic/Administrative Home: Animal Sciences (AN SCI, 604) from Department of Animal Sciences to the new Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Action effective Summer 2021. (UAPC September 2020)

Change Academic/Administrative Home: Dairy Science (DY SCI, 292) from Department of Dairy Science to the new Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Action effective Summer 2021. (UAPC September 2020)

CENTERS AND INSTITUTES

ESTABLISHED

University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Biomedical Swine Research and Innovation, School of Medicine and Public Health. Action effective Spring 2021. (UAPC November 2020)

Center for Ecology and the Environment, Institute for Environmental Studies, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Action effective Spring 2021. (UAPC December 2020)

Center for Health Disparities Research, School of Medicine and Public Health. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2021)

Center for Healthcare Safety and Applied Research in Antimicrobial Resistance, School of Medicine and Public Health. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC June 2021)

Center for Transdisciplinary Psychoactive Substances, School of Pharmacy. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC June 2021)

DISCONTINUED

Pediatric Pulmonary Center, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Public Health. Action effective Spring 2021. (UAPC October 2020)

POLICY

Revised Policy: Policy on Credit by Departmental Exam. (UAPC December 2020)

Revised Policy: Policy on the Credit Hour.  (UAPC December 2020)

New Policy: Policy on Tuition Surcharge for Undergraduate Excess Credits. (UAPC April 2021)

MISCENLANEOUS

Discontinue an Intended Major Code: BS-Agricultural Business Management, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC March 2021)

Request to edit University General Education Requirement language regarding the Communication requirement in Guide. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2021)

UAPC Academic Actions, September 2019 to June 2020

Majors and Degrees

Notice of Intent

MS-Environmental Remediation and Management, Department of Soil Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. (UAPC September 2019)

BBA-Business: Supply Chain Management, Department of Operations and Information Management, School of Business. (UAPC October 2019)

PhD-Gender and Women’s Studies, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, College of Letters & Science. (UAPC November 2019)

EdS-School Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education. (UAPC December 2019)

MS-Financial Economics, Department of Economics, College of Letters & Science. (UAPC December 2019)

Authorization to Implement

MS-Clinical and Health Informatics, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, School of Medicine and Public Health. Planned implementation Fall 2020. (UAPC November 2019)

BBA-Business Supply Chain Management, Department of Operations and Information Management, School of Business. Planned implementation Fall 2020. (UAPC November 2019)

MS-Athletic Training, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. Planned implementation Summer 2021. (UAPC December 2019)

BS-Global Health, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Planned implementation Fall 2020. (UAPC January 2020)

MS-Business Analytics, School of Business. Planned implementation Summer 2021. (UAPC March 2020)

MS-Information, Information School, College of Letters & Science. Planned implementation Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2020)

MS-Financial Economics, Department of Economics, College of Letters & Science. Planned implementation Fall 2021. (UAPC May 2020)

Educational Specialist-School Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education. Planned implementation Summer 2021. (UAPC May 2020)

Renamed/Restructured

Rename: MA-Business-Business: Arts Administration to MA-Business-Business: Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC November 2019)

Admission Suspended

MS-Occupational Therapy, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. Action effective Summer 2020. (UAPC September 2019)

MS-Health Services Research in Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC April 2020)

MA-Physics, Department of Physics, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC April 2020)

MA-Art, Department of Art, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC May 2020)

Admission Reinstated

BA/BS-Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC March 2020)

Discontinued

MA-Psychology, Department of Psychology, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC October 2019)

MA-Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC February 2020)

PhD-Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC February 2020)

BA/BS-Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC February 2020)

M.Eng.-Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC March 2020)

BS-Athletic Training, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. Action effective Summer 2022. (UAPC May 2020)

Options

Established

Research associated with the MS-Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC September 2019)

Professional associated with the MS-Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC September 2019)

Twenty-one new options to facilitate the Graduate School’s administrative restructuring of graduate programs with named options. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC November 2019):
Biomedical Engineering MS – Research
Business: Accounting, M.Acc – Accounting, Assurance, Advisory
Cartography and Geographical Info. Sys. MS – Thesis
Civil and Environmental Engineering MS – Research
Computer Sciences MS – Computer Sciences
Curriculum and Instruction MS – Research
Economics MS – Economics
Educational Psychology MS – Research
Engineering Mechanics MS – Research
French Studies MFS – Full-Time Academic
Human Ecology MS – Human Ecology
Industrial Engineering MS – Research
Manufacturing Systems Engineering MS – Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering MS – Research
Mathematics MA – Foundations for Research
Physics MS – Research
Population Health MS – Population Health
Population Health PhD – Population Health
Social Work MSW – Full Time MSW
Statistics MS – Statistics
Statistics PhD – Statistics

Five new options in the BA/BS-Mathematics. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC March 2020)
Mathematics for Data and Risk Analysis
Mathematics for Economics and Finance
Mathematics for Programming and Computing
Mathematics for Secondary Education
Mathematics for the Physical and Biological Sciences

Two new options in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD). Active effective Summer 2021. (UAPC April 2020)
Entry Level
Post-Professional

Two new options in the MS-Information, Information School, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2020)
Online Program
Campus Program

Two new options in the BBA-Business: Management and Human Resources, Department of Management and Human Resources, Wisconsin School of Business. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC June 2020)
Human Resources Online
Management Online

Six new named options in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), School of Nursing. (UAPC May 2020)
Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, effective Fall 2020
Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist, effective Fall 2020
Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, effective Fall 2020
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, effective Fall 2020
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, effective Fall 2020
Population Health Nursing, effective Fall 2021
Systems Leadership and Innovation, effective Fall 2021

Applied Drug Development associated with the MS-Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC December 2019)

Research associated with the MS-Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC December 2019)

Graphic Design associated with the BS-Art, Department of Art, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC December 2019)

Graphic Design associated with the BFA-Art, Department of Art, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC December 2019)

Aerospace Engineering associated with BS-Engineering Mechanics, Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC February 2020)

Polymer Engineering associated with the Engineering M.Eng., Engineering Professional Development, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC March 2020)

Professional associated with the MS-Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC April 2020)

Aerospace Engineering associated with the MS-Engineering Mechanics, Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC May 2020)

Learning Analytics associated with the MS-Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education. Action effective Summer 2021. (UAPC May 2020)

Professional MBA associated with the MBA-General Management, School of Business. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC May 2020)

Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies Online associated with the BS-Retail and Consumer Behavior, Department of Consumer Science, School of Human Ecology. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC June 2020)

Marketing Online associated with the BBA-Business: Marketing, Department of Marketing, Wisconsin School of Business. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC June 2020)

Renamed/Restructured

Rename: Market Research to Marketing Analytics and Insights associated with the MBA-Business: Marketing, School of Business. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC September 2019)

Rename: Signal Processing and Machine Learning to Machine Learning and Signal Processing associated with the MS-Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC February 2020)

Admission Suspended

Astronautics associated with BS-Engineering Mechanics, Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC February 2020)

Discontinued

Technical Japanese associated with Master of Engineering-Engineering, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC November 2019)

Architectural History associated with PhD-Art History, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC February 2020)

Comparative Literature associated with MA-Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC February 2020)

Folklore Studies associated with MA-Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC February 2020)

Comparative Literature associated with PhD-Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC February 2020)

Folklore Studies associated with PhD-Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC February 2020)

Radio-Television-Film/Communication Science and Rhetorical Studies associated with the BA-Communication Arts, Communication Arts Department, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC February 2020)

Polymer Science associated with the Mechanical Engineering M.Eng., Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC March 2020)

Jewish Studies and Education associated with the BA/BS-Jewish Studies, Department of Jewish Studies, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC April 2020)

Controls associated with the MS-Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC May 2020)

Six options in MS-Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2022. (UAPC April 2020)
Construction Engineering and Management
Environmental Science and Engineering
Geological/Geotechnical Engineering
Structural Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Water Resources Engineering

Doctoral Minors

Established

Energy Analysis and Policy, Institute of Environmental Studies, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC June 2020)

Animal Sciences, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC June 2020)

Dairy Science, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC June 2020)

Admission Suspended/Reinstated

Reinstate Admission: Folklore; Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic; College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC June 2020)

Discontinued

Freshwater and Marine Science, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Spring 2021. (UAPC June 2020)

Air Resources Management, Department of Environmental Studies, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC June 2020)

Comparative Literature, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2021. (UAPC June 2020)

Certificates

Established

Summer Certificate in Business Fundamentals, undergraduate, School of Business. Action effective Summer 2020. (UAPC November 2019)

Certificate in Design Strategy, undergraduate, School of Human Ecology. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC January 2020)

Capstone Certificate in Powertrain Electrification, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC February 2020)

Capstone Certificate in Engine Design, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC February 2020)

Capstone Certificate in Polymer Processing and Manufacturing, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC March 2020)

Certificate in Athletic Healthcare, undergraduate, School of Education. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC March 2020)

Certificate in History, undergraduate, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC March 2020)

Capstone Certificate in Applied Drug Development, School of Pharmacy. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC April 2020)

Renamed/Restructured

Rename: Certificate in Transdisciplinary Study of Visual Cultures to Certificate in Visual Cultures, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC May 2020)

Admission Suspended/Reinstated

Reinstate Admission: Certificate in Folklore, undergraduate, Department of German, Nordic, Slavic; College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC November 2019)

Suspend Admission: Supply Chain Management Certificate, undergraduate, School of Business. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC April 2020)

Discontinued

Transportation Management and Policy, graduate, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC December 2019)

Capstone Certificate in Foundations of Professional Development, College of Engineering. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC April 2020)

Academic Departments

Established

Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Action effective Summer 2020. (UAPC January 2020)

Renamed/Restructured

Rename: School of Social Work to the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Summer 2020. (UAPC December 2019)

Discontinued

Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Action effective Summer 2020. (UAPC January 2020)

Department of Dairy Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Action effective Summer 2020. (UAPC January 2020)

Subject Listings

Renamed/Restructured

Change Academic/Administrative Home: Comparative Literature (260) from the Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies (A4819) to the College of Letters & Science (A48), College of Letters & Science. Action effective Summer 2021. (UAPC December 2019)

Rename: Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics (EMA 346) to Engineering Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering. Action effective Summer 2021. (UAPC February 2020)

Discontinued

University Forum (943), Department of Communication Arts, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Summer 2020. (UAPC December 2019)

Centers and Institutes

Established

Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC February 2020)

UW-Madison Comprehensive Diabetes Center, School of Medicine and Public Health. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC February 2020)

Renamed/Restructured

Rename: A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Research to A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Analytics and Insights, School of Business. Action effective 1 November 2019. (UAPC October 2019)

Rename: Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology to Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC May 2020)

Discontinued

Biotron Center, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. Action effective Spring 2021. (UAPC May 2020)

Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE), School of Education. Action effective Summer 2020. (UAPC June 2020)

Miscellaneous

CIP Code Change: MS and PhD in Psychology, from 42.0101 (Psychology, General) to 42.2799 (Research and Experimental Psychology), Department of Psychology, College of Letters & Science. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC November 2019)

CIP Code Change: MS and PhD in Health Services Research in Pharmacy, from 51.2002 (Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs) to 51.2007 (Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics), School of Pharmacy. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC May 2020)

Change Academic/Administrative Home: Genetic Counselor Studies (MGCS461MED) from the Department of Pediatrics (A5367) to School of Medicine and Public Health Academic Affairs (A5303), School of Medicine and Public Health. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC January 2020)

Establish an Honors in the Major Subplan: BS-Life Sciences Communication, Department of Life Sciences Communication, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC April 2020)

Establish a New Degree Level: Specialist, to allow for the Educational Specialist-School Psychology. (UAPC May 2020)

Change Academic/Administrative Home: From the Departments of Dairy Science and Animal Sciences to the new Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Action effective Fall 2020. (UAPC April 2020)
BS-Animal Sciences
MS-Animal Sciences
PhD-Animal Sciences
BS-Dairy Science
MS-Dairy Science
PhD-Dairy Science

UAPC Academic Actions, September 2018 to June 2019

Majors and Degrees

Notice of Intent

M.S. Applied Biotechnology, Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, School of Medicine and Public Health. (UAPC November 2018)

Undergraduate major in Data Science, Department of Statistics, College of Letters & Science. (UAPC November 2018)

M.S. Athletic Training, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. (UAPC December 2018)

M.S. Information, Information (I) School, College of Letters & Science. (UAPC December 2018)

M.S. Design + Innovation, College of Engineering. (UAPC December 2018)

M.S. Clinical and Health Informatics, UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, School of Medicine and Public Health. (UAPC April 2019)

M.S. Business Analytics, School of Business. (UAPC May 2019)

Bachelor of Science in Global Health, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. (UAPC June 2019)

Authorization to Implement

B.S.-Health Promotion and Health Equity, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. Planned implementation Fall 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

M.S.- Applied Biotechnology, Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, School of Medicine and Public Health. Planned implementation Fall 2019. (UAPC December 2018)

M.S.- Design + Innovation, College of Engineering. Planned implementation Summer 2020. (UAPC April 2019)

Data Science major, Department of Statistics, College of Letters & Science. Planned implementation Fall 2020. (UAPC June 2019)

Renamed/Restructured

Rename the M.S. Rehabilitation Counseling to M.S. Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education. This action is effective Spring 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

Restructure the curriculum and re-open the quiescent M.S.-Business: Supply Chain Management, Department of Operations & Information Management, School of Business. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC December 2018)

Reopen and rename, Landscape and Urban Studies, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2019.  (UAPC December 2018)

Reopen the quiescent M.S. Business: Operations and Technology Management, Department of Operations & Information Management, School of Business. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC January 2019)

Rename the degree Bachelor of Science-Dietetics to Bachelor of Science-Nutrition and Dietetics, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC February 2019)

Rename MS/PhD Social and Administrative Sciences to MS/PhD Health Services Research in Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

Admissions Suspended

PhD Development, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Spring 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

Part Time Masters in Social Work, Eau Claire, School of Social Work, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2021. (UAPC November 2018)

Poultry Science major associated with the B.S. (CALS) degree, Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC February 2019)

Suspend admissions to world language programs, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education:
Bachelor of Science-Education: Chinese
Bachelor of Science-Education: French
Bachelor of Science-Education: German
Bachelor of Science-Education: Italian
Bachelor of Science-Education: Japanese
Bachelor of Science-Education: Latin
Bachelor of Science-Education: Portuguese
Bachelor of Science-Education: Spanish
These actions are effective Fall 2020. (UAPC April 2019)

Suspend admissions to the MS and PhD in Physiology, School of Medicine and Public Health. Suspension of admissions is effective Summer 2019. (UAPC May 2019)

Discontinued

Part Time Masters in Social Work, Eau Claire, School of Social Work, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2022. (UAPC November 2018)

B.A./B.S. History and History of Science, Medicine and Technology, Department of History, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2020. (UAPC November 2018)

B.A./B.S. History of Science, Medicine and Technology, Department of History, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2020. (UAPC November 2018)

Poultry Science major associated with the B.S. (CALS) degree, Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC February 2019)

MS and PhD in Physiology, School of Medicine and Public Health. Discontinuation is effective Fall 2024. (UAPC May 2019)

MA in Art Education, Department of Art, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC May 2019)

Asian Studies BA/BS, Institute for Regional and International Studies, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2021. (UAPC May 2019)

Options

Established

Professional associated with the M.S. Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC September 2018)

Research associated with the M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC September 2018)

Educational Specialist in School Psychology associated with the M.S. Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC September 2018)

Professional Option associated with the M.S.-Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAE), Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

Biomedical Engineering Accelerated Program associated with the M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

Biomedical Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship associated with the M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

French Studies Summer Institute associated with the Master of French Studies, Department of French and Italian, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Summer 2019. (UAPC December 2018)

Business Analytics, associated with the M.S. Business: Operations and Technology Management, Department of Operations & Information Management, School of Business. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC January 2019)

Real Estate, associated with the M.S. Business Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics, School of Business. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC January 2019)

Research, associated with the M.S. Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC January 2019)

Research and Theory, associated with the M.S. Special Education, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC February 2019)

Teacher Certification associated with the M.S. Sepcial Education, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC February 2019)

Establish the named options associated with the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis MS/PhD, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education. These actions are effective Fall 2020. (UAPC May 2019)

• “Educational Policy Analysis & Evaluation” in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
• “Educational Policy Analysis & Evaluation” in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
• “Higher Education” in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
• “Higher Education” in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
• “K-12 Leadership” in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
• “K-12 Leadership” in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

Rural Pharmacy Practice associated with Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC May 2019)

Personal Finance Online associated with the Personal Finance, BS, Department of Consumer Science. This action is effective Fall 2020. (UAPC June 2019)

Renamed/Restructured

Rename the named option Undergraduate Specialist in Acting to Acting, associated with the Theatre and Drama, BS, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC May 2019)

Admissions Suspended

Hebrew Bible associated with the M.A. Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Spring 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

Hebrew Bible associated with the PhD Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Spring 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

History associated with the BA/BS Music, School of Music, College of Letters & Science. Suspended admission is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC May 2019)

Theory associated with the BA/BS Music, School of Music, College of Letters & Science. Suspended admission is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC May 2019)

Discontinued

History associated with BA/BS Music, School of Music, College of Letters & Science. Discontinuation is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC May 2019)

Theory associated with BA/BS Music, School of Music, College of Letters & Science. Discontinuation is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC May 2019)

Minors

Established

Doctoral Minor in Community-Engaged Scholarship from the Department of Civil Society and Community Studies, School of Human Ecology.

Renamed/Restructured

Change of academic home for the Doctoral Minor in Folklore from the Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies to the Department of German, Nordic and Slavic within the College of Letters & Science, effective Fall 2019.

Admissions Suspended

World Language minors associated with the Bachelor of Science in Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. These actions are effective Fall 2020:

SED 445MIN French

SED 477MIN German

SED 580MIN Italian

SED 598MIN Latin

SED 810MIN Portuguese

SED 936MIN Spanish

Discontinued

Doctoral Minor in Medical Physics, effective Spring 2019, School of Medicine and  Public Health.

Doctoral minor in Physiology, effective Spring 2019, School of Medicine and Public Health.

Certificates

Established

Undergraduate Certificate in Disability Rights and Services, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

Graduate Certificate in Community-Engaged Scholarship, Department of Civil Society and Community Studies, School of Human Ecology. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC December 2018)

Undergraduate Certificate in Promoting Activity for Diverse Abilities, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC December 2018)

Undergraduate Certificate in Sports Communication, School of Journalism & Mass Communication, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

Undergraduate Certificate in Theatre, Department of Theatre and Drama, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC May 2019)

Undergraduate Certificate in Turfgrass Management, Farm and Industry Short Course, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2020. (UAPC May 2019)

Capstone Certificate in Community and Nonprofit Leadership, Department of Civil Sociology & Community Studies, School of Human Ecology. (UAPC June 2019)

Certificate in Graphic Design, Art Department, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2020. (UAPC June 2019)

Renamed/Restructured

Change the academic home of the Capstone Certificate in Power Conversion and Control from the Department of Engineering Professional Development to the College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

Change the academic home of the Capstone Certificate in Foundations of Professional Development from the Department of Engineering Professional Development to the College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

Change the academic home of the undergraduate Certificate in Technical Communication from the Department of Engineering Professional Development to the College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2019. The certificate will be discontinued for availability to Special students and the corresponding plan code SCRT706 will be discontinued effective Fall 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

Change the academic home of the undergraduate Certificate in Technical Japanese Studies for Undergraduates from the Department of Engineering Professional Development to the College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2019.

Change the academic home for the undergraduate Certificate in Folklore, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters & Science to department of German, Nordic, and Slavic College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

Rename the Certificate in Foundations of Farm Management to Certificate in Foundations of Farm & Agribusiness Management, Farm and Industry Short Course, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC May 2019)

Rename the Certificate in Studio Art to Certificate in Art Studio, Art Department, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2020. (UAPC June 2019)

Admissions Suspended

Certificate in Bioinformatics at the Graduate Level, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, School of Medicine and Public Health. This action is effective Spring 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

Discontinued

Certificate in Bioinformatics at the Graduate Level, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, School of Medicine and Public Health. This action is effective Spring 2022. (UAPC November 2018)

Capstone Certificate in Bioinformatics, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, School of Medicine and Public Health. This action is effective Spring 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

Graduate/professional-level Certificate in Material Culture Studies, Department of Art History, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2020. (UAPC November 2018)

Capstone Certificate in French Studies at the Graduate Level, Department of French and Italian, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

Certificate in European Studies at the Graduate Level, Institute for Regional and International Studies, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

Certificate in Southeast Asian Studies at the Graduate Level, Institute for Regional and International Studies, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

Capstone Certificate in International Politics and Practice, Department of Political Science, College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2021. (UAPC February 2019)

Undergraduate Certificate in Technical Japanese Studies for Undergraduates, College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

Academic Departments

Established

Department of Labor Education as a tenure home in the Division of Continuing Studies. This action is effective July 1, 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

Department of Extension Faculty as a tenure home in the Division of Extension. This action is effective July 1, 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

Renamed/Restructured

Change of UDDS for School of Business tenure home to A120000 from A122000. This is a change in the tenure home department code (UDDS) only, the tenure home remains the School of Business. This action is effective July 1 2019. (UAPC February 2019)

Discontinued

Department of Engineering Professional Development, College of Engineering. This action is effective Summer 2020. Pending Faculty Senate reading in Fall 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

Subject Listings

Established

Applied Biotechnology, Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, School of Medicine and Public Health. The subject listing will first be available for course enrollment in Fall 2019. (UAPC November 2018)

Renamed/Restructured

Move the administrative home for the course subject listing Engineering Professional Development (348) from UDDS A1995 (Department of Engineering Professional Development) to UDDS A19 (College of Engineering). This action is effective Summer 2020. (UAPC April 2019)

Move the administrative home for the course subject listing, FOLKLORE (380) from the Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies (CLFS, UDDS A4819) to the Department of German, Nordic and Slavic (GNS, UDDS A4870). This action is effective Summer 2020. (UAPC April 2019)

Discontinued

East Asian Languages and Literature (295-E ASIAN), Languages and Cultures of Asia (521-LCA), Languages and Cultures of Asia- Languages (522- LCA LANG), College of Letters & Science. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC May 2019)

Centers and Institutes

Established

Data Science Institute, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. This action is effective May 1, 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

University of Wisconsin-Madison Prevention Research Center, School of Medicine and Public Health. This action is effective July 1, 2019. (UAPC May 2019)

University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Genomic Science Innovation, Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. This action is effective August 1, 2019. (UAPC June 2019)

Renamed/Restructured

Discontinued

Wisconsin Center for Sustainable Agriculture, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective January 1, 2019. (UAPC December 2018)

General Clinical Research Center, School of Medicine and Public Health. This action is effective February 1, 2019. (UAPC January 2019)

Environmental Resources Center, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective December 31, 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

Schools/Colleges/Divisions

Established

The Division of Extension. Effective July 1, 2019. (UAPC April 2019)

Miscellaneous

Additional location in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to deliver a 30-credit MS in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (named option: Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation Program (WIPP). This action requires HLC approval after UAPC approval. (UAPC September 2018)

Digital Education Principles. (UAPC May 2019)

Change the admitting status of the Sociology MS to non-admitting, Department of Sociology, College of Letters & Science. (UAPC June 2019)

Create a new TCH (teach) code for mathematics, Certified to Teach Mathematics (Grades 4-12), Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2019.

Create a new TCH (teach) code for social studies, Certified to Teach Social Studies (Grades 4-12), Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2019.

UAPC Academic Actions, September 2017 to June 2018

Majors and Degrees

Notice of Intent

B.S. Health Promotion and Health Equity, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. (UAPC June 2018)

Authorization to Implement

Renamed/Restructured

Rename the M.S. in Rehabilitation Psychology to Rehabilitation Counseling, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

Change the CIP code for the MS/PhD Agricultural and Applied Economics, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences from 01.0103 Agricultural Economics to 45.0603 Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Rename the undergraduate major in Genetics to Genetics and Genomics, Department of Genetics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC January 2018)

Change the academic home of the BS-Landscape Architecture (ALA 594) from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC January 2018)

Rename the BS-Landscape Architecture to the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC January 2018)

Change the academic home of the Landscape Architecture major (ALS 594) from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC January 2018)

Change the academic home of the Master of Public Health from the Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health (A5385) to School of Medicine and Public Health, Academic Affairs (A5303/M1111). This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC February 2018)

Change the admitting status of the MA-Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, College of Letters and Science, from admitting to non-admitting. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC March 2018)

Add an additional major (BMAJ) in Theatre and Drama, Department of Theatre and Drama, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC March 2018)

Add an additional major (BMAJ) in Educational Studies, Department of Educational Policy Studies, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC March 2018)

Admissions Suspended

BA/BS, MA, PhD Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Pre-Landscape Architecture plan code (PLA 594), College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Spring 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

BS-Landscape Architecture (ALA 594), College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Spring 2019. (UAPC January 2018)

Undergraduate major in Molecular Biology, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC March 2018)

B.S. Athletic Training, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education.This action is effective Spring 2020. (UAPC June 2018)

Discontinued

MA-Agricultural and Applied Economics, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Pre-Landscape Architecture plan code (PLA 594), College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Spring 2019. (UAPC December 2017)

MA-Zoology, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC January 2018)

BS-Landscape Architecture (ALA 594), College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2021. (UAPC January 2018)

Options

Established

Accelerated/Non-Thesis associated with the MS-Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, Department of Geography, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

Fundamentals of Applied Mechanics associated with the MS-Engineering Mechanics, Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering. This action is effective Summer 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

Nanomaterials and Nanoengineering associated with the MS-Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering. This action is effective Summer 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

Modeling and Simulation in Mechanical Engineering associated with the MS-Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

Physical Geography: Earth Systems and Environmental Processes associated with the undergraduate Geography major, Department of Geography, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

People‐Environment Geography associated with the undergraduate Geography major, Department of Geography, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

Human Geography associated with the undergraduate Geography major, Department of Geography, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) associated with the BS-Textiles and Fashion Design, School of Human Ecology. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

MS-Agricultural and Applied Economics associated with the MS-Agricultural and Applied Economics, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Financial Planning associated with the BS-Personal Finance, Department of Consumer Science, School of Human Ecology. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC March 2018)

Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation associated with the M.S. Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC April 2018)

Pharmacy Operations and Technology Management associated with the Doctor of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC April 2018)

Accelerated Program associated with the M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC May 2018)

Quantum Computing associated with the M.S. Physics, Department of Physics, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC June 2018)

Renamed/Restructured

Move the named option Resource and Energy Demand Analysis from the MA-Agricultural and Applied Economics to the MS-Agricultural and Applied Economics, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Admissions Suspended

Rhetorical Studies / Radio-TV-Film associated with the BA/BS Communication Arts, Department of Communication Arts, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC March 2018)

Controls associated with the M.S. Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering.  This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC May 2018)

Discontinued

Agricultural Business and Industry Named Option associated with the BS-Agricultural Business Management, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC February 2018)

Honors in the Major associated with the Bachelor of Science-Dietetics, Department of Nutritional Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC April 2018)

Fluid Systems Engineering associated with the B.S. Civil Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC May 2018)

Minors

Established

Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies doctoral minor, Department of English, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (GFEC February 2018)

Renamed/Restructured

Admissions Suspended

Discontinued

Biometry doctoral minor, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Spring 2018. (GFEC February 2018)

Manufacturing Systems Engineering doctoral minor, College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2018. (GFEC March 2018)

Certificates

Established

Capstone Certificate in GIS Fundamentals, Department of Geography, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

Capstone Certificate in Advanced GIS, Department of Geography, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

Undergraduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management, School of Business. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Capstone Certificate in Data Analytics and Decision Making, Information School, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Spring 2019. (UAPC January 2018)

Undergraduate Certificate in Food Systems, Department of Community and Environmental Sociology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC February 2018)

Undergraduate Certificate in Art History, Department of Art History, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC April 2018)

Graduate/professional Certificate in Business Analytics, School of Business. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC May 2018)

Undergraduate Certificate in Game Design, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC May 2018)

Undergraduate Certificate in Textiles and Design, Department of Design Studies, School of Human Ecology. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC May 2018)

Undergraduate Certificate in Public Policy, LaFollette School of Public Affairs, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC June 2018)

Undergraduate Certificate in Digital Cinema Production, Department of Communication Arts, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC June 2018)

Renamed/Restructured

Change the academic home of the Certificate for Biology in Engineering for Engineering Majors from the College of Engineering (A19) to the Department of Biomedical Engineering (A1942).  This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Changes to curriculum and learning outcomes for the undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Change the CIP for the Capstone Certificate in User Experience Design, Information School, College of Letters and Science from 25.9999 Library Science, Other to 11.0401 Information Science/Studies. This change is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC February 2018)

Admissions Suspended

Capstone Certificate in International Politics and Practice, Department of Political Science, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Spring 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

Undergraduate Certificate in Folklore, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Healthcare Management Specialization, School of Business. This action is effective Summer 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Supply Chain Management Specialization, School of Business. This action is effective Summer 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Capstone Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, Department of Geography, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC January 2018)

Capstone Certificate in Leadership for Population Health Improvement, Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC January 2018)

Discontinued

Undergraduate-level Certificate in Celtic Studies, Department of History, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

Healthcare Management Specialization, School of Business. This action is effective Summer 2019. (UAPC December 2017)

Supply Chain Management Specialization, School of Business. This action is effective Summer 2019. (UAPC December 2017)

Capstone Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, Department of Geography, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Summer 2020. (UAPC January 2018)

Capstone Certificate in Leadership for Population Health Improvement, Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health. This action is effective Fall 2019. (UAPC January 2018)

Capstone Certificate in Geodesign, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective Fall 2018. (March 2018)

Academic Departments

Established

Renamed/Restructured

Change the name and UDDS for Accounting & Info Systems (A122031) to Accounting and Information Systems (A1231), School of Business. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Change the name and UDDS for Actuarial Science and Risk Management (A122032) to Risk and Insurance (A1232), School of Business. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Change the UDDS for Finance from A122036 to A1236, School of Business. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Change the name and UDDS for International Studies – China Scholars Program (A122015) to International Business (A1215), School of Business. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Change the name and UDDS for Management & Human Resources (A122038) to Management and Human Resources (A1238), School of Business. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Change the UDDS for Marketing from A122039 to A1239, School of Business. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Change the name and UDDS for Operations & Information (A122040) to Operations and Information Management (A1240), School of Business. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Change the name and UDDS for Real Estate (A122041) to Real Estate and Urban Land Economics (A1241), School of Business. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Rename and restructure the Department of Linguistics to Language Sciences Program. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC April 2018)

Discontinued

Subject Listings

Established

Anatomy & Physiology, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. The subject listing will first be available for enrollment in Fall 2018. (UAPC December 2017)

Public Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, Academic Affairs. Fall 2018 will be the first term for enrollment in the new subject listing. (UAPC February 2018)

Renamed/Restructured

Change of academic home for the subject listing American Indian Studies from A4825 to A4810 in the College of Letters & Science. (UAPC September 2017)

Change of academic home for the subject listing Asian American Studies from A4825 to A4836  in the College of Letters & Science. (UAPC September 2017)

Change of academic home for the subject listing Chicano/a Latino/a Studies from A4825 to A4816  in the College of Letters & Science. (UAPC September 2017)

Change the academic home for the subject listing Anatomy from the Department of Neuroscience (A5362) to SMPH Academic Affairs (A5303/M1111). (UAPC January 2018)

Change the academic home for the subject listing Molecular and Environmental Toxicology from the Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center (A0763) to the School of Medicine and Public Health dean’s office (A53/M0000). (UAPC January 2018)

Change the academic home for the subject listing Neuroscience Training Program from the Neuroscience Training Program (A5356) to the School of Medicine and Public Health dean’s office (A53/M0000). (UAPC January 2018)

Discontinued

Professional Orientation, Department of Engineering Professional Development, College of Engineering. This action is effective Fall 2017. (UAPC September 2017)

Therapeutic Science, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. This action is effective Fall 2018. (UAPC April 2018)

Centers and Institutes

Established

Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership, College of Letters and Science. This action is effective September 21, 2017. (UAPC November 2017)

Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective July 1, 2017. (UAPC November 2017)

Renamed/Restructured

Rename the Materials Science Center to the Nanoscale Imaging Analysis Center, College of Engineering. This action is effective January 1, 2018. (UAPC September 2017)

Rename the Wisconsin Center for Applied Microelectronics to the Nanoscale Fabrication Center, College of Engineering. This action is effective January 1, 2018. (UAPC September 2017)

Rename the Soft Materials Laboratory to the Soft Materials Characterization Laboratory, College of Engineering. This action is effective January 1, 2018. (UAPC September 2017)

Move the administrative home of the Wisconsin Energy Institute from the College of Engineering to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC June 2018)

Discontinued

Children’s Diabetes Center, School of Medicine and Public Health. This action is effective June 30, 2018. (UAPC September 2017)

McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, School of Medicine and Public Health. This action is effective June 30, 2018. (UAPC September 2017)

Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility, Department of Soil Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective June 30, 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

Wisconsin Psychiatric Research Institute, School of Medicine and Public Health. This action is effective January 1, 2018.(UAPC January 2018)

International Center for Accelerated Medical Imaging, School of Medicine and Public Health. This action is effective January 1, 2018. (UAPC January 2018)

Knapp Center, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. This action is effective January 1, 2018. (UAPC March 2018)

Program on Agricultural Technology Studies (a center-like unit), Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC May 2018)

Research Animal Resources Center, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC June 2018)

Schools/Colleges/Divisions

Established

Renamed/Restructured

Restructure the Arts Institute and change its name to Division of the Arts. This action is effective July 1, 2018. (UAPC November 2017)

Discontinued

Miscellaneous

Recognize the Religious Studies Program as a tenure home. (UAPC January 2018)

Majors and Degrees

Notice of Intent

Authorization to Implement

Undergraduate major in Neurobiology, Department of Zoology, College of Letters & Science

Phased-out/Discontinued

MA-Kinesiology, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. Discontinued Summer 2015.

MS-Business: Actuarial Science, School of Business. Discontinued Spring 2015.

BS-Family, Consumer, and Community Education, School of Human Ecology.  The last semester this program will be available to enrollment and degrees is Fall 2014.

BS-Consumer Affairs, School of Human Ecology.  The last semester this program will be available to enrollment and degrees will be Summer 2016.

BS-Chemistry Course, Department of Chemistry. The last semester this program will be available to enrollment and degrees is Spring 2015.

Discontinue the association of the undergraduate major Theatre and Drama with the Bachelor of Science in Education (BSE) in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education.  This action does not affect the BS-Theatre and Drama that is housed in the Department of Theatre and Drama. This action is effective Summer 2015.

MS, MEng, PhD in Materials Science, College of Engineering. The last semester this program will be available to enrollment and degrees is Summer 2019.

Discontinue the association of the undergraduate major Polish with the Bachelor of Science in Education (BSE) in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. This action does not affect the BA/BS-Polish that is housed in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature. This action is effective Summer 2015.

Discontinue the association of the undergraduate major Russian with the Bachelor of Science in Education (BSE) in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education. This action does not affect the BA/BS-Russian that is housed in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature. This action is effective Summer 2015.

MA-Greek, Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, College of Letters and Science. Discontinued Fall 2015.

MA-Latin, Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, College of Letters and Science. Discontinued Fall 2015.

Renamed/Restructured

Undergraduate major in Theatre and Drama moved from College of Letters and Science to School of Education, with the move of the Department of Theatre and Drama.  Restructured as degree BS-Theatre and Drama, major Theatre and Drama. The named option “Acting Specialist” moves with the major to the School of Education. School of Education major becomes available Spring 2015. Letters & Science major has no new admissions as of Summer 2015; ends for all enrollment and degrees Summer 2017.

MFA in Theatre and Drama  moved from College of Letters and Science to School of Education, with the move of the Department of Theatre and Drama.  Effective Fall 2015 for all students.

MA and PhD in Theatre and Drama renamed to MA and PhD in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies. Also moved from the Department of Theatre and Drama to the Department of English, College of Letters & Science.  Renaming is effective Fall 2015; MA/PhD Theatre and Drama will have no new admissions but will be available to students who want to finish under the old name until Summer 2017.

Undergraduate major in Biological Aspects of Conservation renamed to Conservation Biology, Department of Botany, College of Letters & Science. Effective Fall 2015 for all students.

MS, MEng, PhD in Materials Engineering renamed to MS, MEng, PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering. The MS, MEng, PhD Materials Engineering name will remain available to students enrolled as of Fall 2015. Summer 2019 will be the last term for students to be enrolled or graduate under the old program name.

MA and PhD in Comparative Literature renamed to MA and PhD in Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters and Science. Effective Fall 2016 for all students.

BS-Retailing renamed to BS-Retailing and Consumer Behavior, Department of Consumer Science, School of Human Ecology. Effective Fall 2015 for all students.

Undergraduate major in Comparative Literature to Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters and Science. Effective Fall 2016 for all students.

MA and PhD in Classics renamed to MA and PhD in Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, College of Letters and Science. Effective Fall 2016 for all students.

MS/PhD in Environment and Resources, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code changed from 03.0206 Land Use Planning and Management to 03.0103 Environmental Studies. Effective Fall 2015.

BA/BS Asian Studies relocated to A4827 administered by the Institute for Regional and International Studies

BA/BS major – International Studies relocated to A4827 administered by the Institute for Regional and International Studies

BA/BS major – Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies relocated to A4827 administered by the Institute for Regional and International Studies

MA – Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies relocated to A4827 administered by the Institute for Regional and International Studies

MA – Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies relocated to A4827 administered by the Institute for Regional and International Studies

MA – Southeast Asian Studies relocated to A4827 administered by the Institute for Regional and International Studies

Admissions Suspended

Options

Established

Degree/major: Master of Engineering, option: Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Department of Engineering Professional Development. Available Fall 2016. Distance education, non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

Degree/major: Master of Engineering, option: Applied Computing and Engineering Data Analytics, Department of Engineering Professional Development. Available Summer 2016. Distance education, non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

MA-Agricultural and Applied Economics, option: Resource Energy Demand Analysis (REDA), Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Letters & Science. Available Fall 2015.  Non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

Doctor of Medicine, major Medicine, new option: Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine (WARM), School of Medicine and Public Health.  Available Fall 2014.  Non-pooled tuition.

MS-Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, option: GIS Development, Department of Geography, College of Letters and Science. Available Fall 2016. Distance education, non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

MA/PhD-Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, option: Comparative Literature, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters and Science. Available Fall 2016.

MA/PhD-Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, option: Folklore Studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters and Science. Available Fall 2016.

Renamed/Restructured

Admissions Suspended

Discontinued

Degree/major Kinesiology, option: Athletic Training, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. Discontinued Spring 2015.

Degree/major Kinesiology, option: Exercise Science, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. Discontinued Spring 2015.

Degree/major Kinesiology, option: Motor Behavior, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education. Discontinued Spring 2015.

Degree/major Dance, option: Dance Education (including the “Cert: Ed” designation”), Dance Department, School of Education. Discontinued Spring 2015.

Degree/major Dance, option: Performance and Choreography, Dance Department, School of Education. Discontinued Spring 2015.

BS-Human Development and Family Studies, option Child Development, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Ecology. Discontinued Summer 2015.

BS-Human Development and Family Studies, option Family Studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Ecology. Discontinued Summer 2015.

Certificates

Established

Renamed/Restructured

Phased-out

Admissions Suspended

Academic Departments

Established

Renamed/Restructured

Discontinued

Subject Listings (Timetable Departments)

Established

Renamed/Restructured

Discontinued

English (code 350), effective Fall 2015

Industrial Relations (code 492), effective Fall 2015

Centers and Institutes

Established

Renamed/Restructured

Phased Out

Institute for Enzyme Research, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Schools/Colleges/Divisions

Renamed/Restructured

Most recent update date:  June 22, 2015

Majors and Degrees

Notice of Intent

BS-Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

BS-Physical Education, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education

Authorization to Implement

BS-Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

Phased-out

MA-Economics, Department of Economics, College of Letters and Science

Major: Business:Accounting (code 004), Master of Business Administration degree, School of Business

Major: Business: Information Systems (code 571), Master of Business Administration and Master of Science – Business degree, School of Business

BS- Agricultural Education, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

MS-Family and Consumer Journalism, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

MA-Rehabilitation Psychology, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education

MA-Special Education, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education

Major: Theatre and Drama, Bachelor of Science-Education degree, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education

Renamed/Restructured

MS/PhD in Physiology moved from the Department of Neuroscience to the SMPH Office of Basic Research, Biotechnology and Graduate Studies, School of Medicine and Public Health.

MS/PhD in Material Science and the Material Science Program moved from the Department of Material Science and Engineering to the College of Engineering Dean’s Office.

Undergraduate major in Biological Aspects of Conservation moved from the Institute for Biology Education to the Department of Botany

MS/PhD in Limnology and Marine Science renamed to Freshwater and Marine Sciences, College of Engineering

Moved the administrative home of the Biology Major from the Institute for Biology Education to the Department of Bacteriology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the Department of Zoology in the College of Letters and Science

Moved the administrative home of the PhD in Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to the Office of Basic Research, Biotechnology, and Graduate Studies in the SMPH Dean’s Office

Moved the administrative home of the undergraduate Molecular Biology major from the Institute for Biology Education to the Department of Zoology, College of Letters and Science

Converted to No Admissions Status

MS-Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Public Health.

MS-Nursing, School of Nursing

Options

New

Master of Science – Economics, Major: Economics, Option: Graduate Foundations, Department of Economics, College of Letters and Science. Non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

Master of Science – Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Major: Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Option: Global Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education. Non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

Doctor of Philosophy – Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Major: Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Option: Wisconsin Idea Executive PhD Cohort, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education

Master of Arts – Mathematics, Major: Mathematics, Option: Foundations of Advanced Studies, Department of Mathematics, College of Letters and Science. Non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

Master of Science – Computer Science, Major: Computer Science, Option: Professional Program, Department of Computer Science, College of Letters and Science. Non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

Renamed/Restructured

Converted Master of Science – Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Major: Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Engineering Management specialization to a named Option: Engineering Management Specialization

Admissions Suspended

Master of Business Administration, Major: Business: Finance, Investment, and Banking, Option: Quantitative Finance, School of Business.

Discontinued

Master of Business Administration, Major: Business: Management and Human Resources (code 623), Option: Strategic Management in Life and Engineering Sciences, School of Business.

Master of Science – Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Major: Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Option: Cooperative Program with UW-Oshkosh, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education.

Education Certification, Major: Classical Humanities, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education

Certificates

Established

Certificate in Education and Educational Services (for undergraduates), Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education

Certificate in Studio Art (for undergraduates), Department of Art, School of Education

Capstone Certificate in Nursing Care of Children with Chronic Conditions in Schools, School of Nursing

Capstone Certificate in Computer Sciences for Professionals, Department of Computer Science, College of Letters and Science. Non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

Capstone Certificate in International Politics and Practice, Department of Political Science, College of Letters and Science. Distance education, non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

Capstone Certificate in Clinical Nutrition, Department of Nutritional Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Distance education, non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

Capstone Certificate in Clinical Nutrition – Dietetic Internship, Department of Nutritional Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Distance education, non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

Certificate in Pilates (for undergraduates), Dance Department, School of Education

Renamed/Restructured

Certificate of Specialist in Gerontology, no longer available to special students; moved from the College of Letters and Science to the School of Medicine and Public Health

Capstone Certificate in Consumer Health Advocacy, converted from traditional to distance-delivery, Law School. Distance education, non-pooled tuition, EI program, Advance Your Career.

Converted to No-Admissions Status

Certificate of Specialist of Library and Information Studies, School of Library and Information Studies, College of Letters and Science

Phased-out

Graduate-level Certificate in Air Resources Management, Nelson Institute

Capstone Certificate in Laboratory Quality Management, School of Medicine and Public Health

Academic Departments

Established

…

Renamed/Restructured

Merger of the Department of Comparative Literature and the Folklore Program into the Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, College of Letters and Science.

Center for Jewish Studies approved to be a department-like unit and a tenure home, College of Letters & Science (This action approved by the University Committee and the provost  and not considered by the UAPC.)

Discontinued

…

Subject Listings (Timetable Departments)

Established

Subject Listing ENGL, Department of English, College of Letters and Science

Renamed/Restructured

Renamed the Subject Listing: English (Subject code 350) to English as a Second Language, Department of English, College of Letters and Science.

Discontinued

Family and Consumer Communications, School of Human Ecology

Clinical Laboratory Science, School of Medicine and Public Health

Centers and Institutes

New

Native American Center for Health Professions, School of Medicine and Public Health

Wisconsin Applied Computing Center, College of Engineering

Renamed/Restructured

The Cardiovascular Research Center was moved from the Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology to the SMPH Office of Basic Research, Biotechnology and Graduate Studies, School of Medicine and Public Health

Renamed the Waisman Center on Mental Retardation and Human Development to the Waisman Center, Graduate School.

Renamed the Center for Excellence in Family Studies to the Center for Family and Child Well-Being, School of Human Ecology

The administrative home of the Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE) and the Center for Demography, Health, and Aging was moved from the Department of Sociology to the Dean’s Office (Associate Dean for Social Sciences), College of Letters and Science

Phased Out

Center for Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health

The following annual reports of the UAPC are provided to the Faculty Senate each year:

2022-23
2021-22
2020-21
2019-20
2018-19
2017-18
2016-17
2015-16
2014-15
2013-14
2012-13
2011-12
2010-11
2009-10
2008-09
2007-08
2006-07
2005-06
2004-05, Ethnic Studies Implementation Committee Final Report (2005)
2003-04
2002-03, Ethnic Studies Review Committee Final Report, with UAPC modifications (2003)
2001-02
2000-01
1999-00
1998-99
1997-98
1996-97

Summary of Implementations and Discontinuations, 1994 to 2019