University Curriculum Committee

A. Membership

Faculty:

One voting member of the Curriculum Committee shall be elected from the faculty of each School or College, except for the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, which shall have two faculty members, one representing the Sciences and the other the Arts and Humanities. Faculty must hold a terminal degree for their discipline. Faculty may be elected from within or outside the University Council and shall serve three-year terms. When necessary, members of the Curriculum Committee may be represented by substitutes. The member must notify the chair before a meeting if they are sending a substitute. No person can represent more than one member at a meeting. Substitutes to the Curriculum Committee must be a member of the same group (faculty, student, or administrator) and be members of the same school or college as the members for whom they are substituting.

Students:

One undergraduate and one graduate / professional student shall be elected as Committee members by the student members of the University Council. The student members of the Curriculum Committee may be elected from within or outside the University Council. They shall serve a one-year term as voting members.

Administration:

The Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, or an appointed representative, shall be a non-voting member.

Curriculum Committee Chair:

The Chair of the Curriculum Committee shall be elected at the last meeting of each year from among the faculty members with academic rank on the Committee by those with voting privileges. The Chair of the Curriculum Committee shall vote on committee matters only in the case of a tie. Upon election of the Chair, a replacement faculty representative shall be elected from the Chair’s School or College.

B. Duties

1. To review all changes in course offerings, although the primary responsibility for initiating the modification, addition, and deletion of courses shall reside with the various schools and colleges.
2. To review recommendations from the various schools and colleges regarding the establishment, major modification, including the change of the name of a course, section, division or department, or discontinuance of any degree program and to recommend action to the University Council.
3. To advise the Council and the President on establishing or discontinuing schools or colleges in the University.
4. To consider and recommend to the Council action on other curricula matters which may affect the University as a whole or relations between two or more schools or colleges.

Source: https://apps.reg.uga.edu/UniversityCouncil/bylaws

Meeting Dates and Deadlines

February 13, 2026

• Minutes (available March 2026)
• Agenda
  • Approval of the January 16, 2026, University Curriculum Committee minutes
  • Proposal for an Area of Emphasis in Elementary Education under the major in Education (M.A.)
  • Proposal to change the name of the existing Area of Emphasis in Quantitative Methodology under the graduate majors in Educational Psychology (M.A., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ph.D.) to the Area of Emphasis in Measurement, Data Science, and Statistics
  • Proposal to change the name of the existing Area of Emphasis in Sculpture under the major in Art (B.F.A.) to the Area of Emphasis in Sculpture and Technology
  • Proposal to terminate the Area of Emphasis in Tier I Leadership Certification under the major in Educational Administration and Policy (M.Ed.) on the Athens campus only
  • Proposal for a Minor in Communication in Healthcare *
  • Proposal for a Minor in Communication, Leadership, and Advocacy *
  • Proposal for a Minor in Geospatial Applications in Natural Resources *
  • Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence – Pharmaceutical Sciences *
  • Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Ecological Restoration and Nature-Based Engineering *
  • Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Religion and Politics *
  • Proposal to terminate the Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership Tier I on the Athens campus only *

* Indicates Proposal was Approved and Forwarded to University Council

January 16, 2026

• Minutes
• Agenda
  • • Approval of the October 17, 2025, University Curriculum Committee minutes
    • Proposal to establish AP Credit for Precalculus
    • Proposal to deactivate the Minor in Biomedical Physiology *
    • Proposal for the following new areas of emphasis under the major in Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication (B.S.A.):
      • Area of Emphasis in Digital Communication Strategies
      • Area of Emphasis in Policy Communication
      • Area of Emphasis in Strategic and Organizational Communication
    • Proposal for a new Area of Emphasis in Theoretical Mathematics under the major in Mathematics (B.S.)
    • Proposal for a new Area of Emphasis in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences under the major in Forestry and Natural Resources (M.S., Ph.D.)
    • Proposal for a new Area of Emphasis in Speech-Language Pathology under the major in Education (Ed.S.) online
    • Proposal to revise the High-Demand Selection Criteria of the Area of Emphasis in Music Therapy under the major in Music (B.Mus.)
    • Proposal for a Minor in Forensic Science *
    • Proposal for a Minor in Scientific Diving *
    • Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence – Language, Minds, and Machines *
    • Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Health Humanities: Health, Arts, and Society *
    • Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Industrial Bioscience Skills *
    • Proposal to change the degree designation for the following majors in the Mary Frances Early College of Education from Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.) to Bachelor of Science (B.S.): *
      • Communication Sciences and Disorders
      • Exercise and Sport Science
      • Sport Management

* Indicates Proposal was Approved and Forwarded to University Council

October 17, 2025

• Minutes
• Agenda
  • Approval of the August 15, 2025, University Curriculum Committee minutes
  • Proposal for a new Area of Emphasis in Diagnostic Medicine under the Graduate Certificate
    in Clinical Internship
  • Proposal to terminate the following areas of emphasis under the major in Reading Education
    (M.Ed.) online:

• • • Area of Emphasis in 6-12 Secondary Teaching
    • Area of Emphasis in P-5 Elementary Teaching

• • Proposal for a new Minor in Behavioral Health *
  • Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in Cultural Landscape Conservation *
  • Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in Land Design and Development *
  • Proposal to change the name of the existing online Master of Business and Technology
    (M.B.T.) to Business and Artificial Intelligence (M.S.) *
  • Proposal to offer the existing Master of Natural Resources (M.N.R.) online *
  • Proposal to terminate the major in Dance (B.F.A.) *
  • Proposal to terminate the Professional Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) on the Gwinnett campus only *
  • Proposal for a new major in Museum Studies (M.A.) *
  • Proposal to establish AP credit guidelines for Italian
  • Proposal to revise IB credit guidelines for Mathematics

* Indicates Proposal was Approved and Forwarded to University Council

August 15, 2025

• Minutes
• Agenda
  • Approval of the April 18, 2025, University Curriculum Committee minutes
  • Proposal for the following institute name change: *
    • From: Institute on Human Development and Disability
    • To: David Ralston Institute for Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
  • Proposal to offer the existing major in English Education (M.A.T.) online *
  • Proposal to deactivate the major in Water and Soil Resources (B.S.E.S.) *

* Indicates Proposal was Approved and Forwarded to University Council

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