November 2026

College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee

Tuesday -  November  3  -  10:30 AM  - in person - TExas western hall rm 303 

MEETING AGENDA

*CALL TO ORDER 

*ATTENDANCE

*APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 2026 MINUTES PDF

*APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

*DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY - WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM 

Change WS 3375 Women’s Health to Block Elective PDF 

*DEAN'S OFFICE 

Declaration and Approval of Optional Minors, Additional Concentrations, and Undergraduate Certificates PDF 

*DEPARTMENT OF ART

Access Improvement: Undergraduate Certificate in Exhibition Practice PDF 

*DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE & SECURITY STUDIES 

On-campus CJ BA Degree Change (Amended File) PDF 

 *DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH 

BA in English and American Literature Change of course titles and descriptions PDF 

New Course: ENGL 3326 - Literatures of the Americas PDF 

*DEPARTMENT OF CHICANO STUDIES, LANGUAGES, AND LINGUISTICS

Creation of Bachelor of Arts in Translation and Interpreting PDF 

Update to Minor in Translation and Interpreting to Include Recently Developed Courses PDF

Addition of TRAN 3387 Intermediate Interpreting PDF 

Changes to TRAN Courses Related to Pre-Requisites PDF 

*DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION 

Various Changes to Prerequisites and Restrictions (Amended File) PDF 

*NEW BUSINESS

*ADJOURN

October 2026 

*CALL TO ORDER 

*ATTENDANCE

*APPROVAL OF September 2026 MINUTES PDF

*APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

*NEW BUSINESS

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY 

Updates to the Neuroscience Major Degree Plan PDF 

DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE 

Course Title Change for DANC 4301 PDF

Course Title and Description Change for DANC 4311 (Proposal tabled from September Meeting) PDF

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH 

BA ENGL Course Title and Description Updates PDF 

DEPARTMENT OF CHICANO STUDIES, LANGUAGE, AND LINGUISTICS

Paris and the Making of the Modern World PDF

Creation of LING/CRIJ 4324 “Forensic Linguistics for Criminal Justice” PDF

Remove Departmental Approval from LING 4371 (Studies in Linguistics) PDF

Addition of Undergraduate Program Eligible for Fast-Track in Bilingualism and Applied Linguistics PDF

SPAN 33XX – Public Speaking in Spanish PDF

SPAN 43XX – Archival Literature and Digital Memory PDF

Spanish in the Community Internship PDF

Redesigning the Spanish Language Program PDF

SPAN 3349: Spanish Grammar in Real-World Contexts PDF

Spanish Writing for Professional Purposes PDF

SPAN 4350 - Literacy and Language in Latine/x Communities PDF

SPAN 4397 - Senior Seminar in Spanish Language Studies PDF

Changes to Spanish Major PDF

Addition of Undergraduate Programs Eligible for Spanish Fast-Track PDF

Creation of Bachelor of Arts in Translation and Interpreting PDF

Creation of TRAN 3360 “Intermediate Translation” PDF

Changes to TRAN Courses Related to Pre-Requisites (Proposal withdrawn and will be included in November Agenda) PDF

*ADJOURN

sEPTEMBER 2026

College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee

Tuesday -  sEP 1 -  10:30 AM  - in person - TExas western hall rm 303 

MEETING AGENDA

*CALL TO ORDER 

*ATTENDANCE

*APPROVAL OF MAY 2026 MINUTES PDF

*APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

*NEW BUSINESS

WOMEN'S &GENDER STUDIES PROGRAM 

Block Electives Update WS 4362 PDF

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SECURITY STUDIES (Intelligence and National Security Studies)

Requiring a Grade of C or Better in INSS 3302 PDF

DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE 

THEA 3314 - Prerequisite Removal and Block Elective - Ammended  PDF

Listing DANC 3349 – Hip Hop I correctly in both BA and BFA degree - Ammended PDF

Listing DANC 3350 - Latine Dances correctly in both BA and BFA degree plans in dance - Ammended PDF 

Changing course requirements from DANC 3350 - Latiné Dances to DANC 4340 - Ammended PDF 

Course Title and Description Change for DANC 4311(Proposal Tabled for October Meeting) PDF

BACHELOR OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES PROGRAM  

BMS 4370 - Block Elective PDF

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY 

PSYC UG: Same menu of electives for BA and BS degree plans PDF 

CEL DESIGNATIONS PDF

*ADJOURN

mAY 2026

College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee

Tuesday -  May 5  -  10:30 AM  - in person - TExas western hall rm 303 

MEETING AGENDA

*CALL TO ORDER 

*ATTENDANCE

*APPROVAL OF MARCH 2026 MINUTES PDF

*APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

*NEW BUSINESS

PROGRAM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 

Block Elective Change Fine Performing Arts PDF 

Block Elective Change Humanities PDF 

Block Elective Change Social Behavioral PDF 

DEPARTMENT OF ART 

Replace ART3306 Professional Practices in Art in both the BA and BFA (ITEM REMOVED) 

Removal of Prerequisite for Graphic Design 4 PDF

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs. (Ammended)  PDF

PROGRAM OF ASIAN STUDIES 

Asian Studies Minor Update PDF 

CEL DESIGNATIONS PDF

*ADJOURN

MARCH 2026

*CALL TO ORDER 

*ATTENDANCE

*APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 2025 MINUTES PDF

*APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

*NEW BUSINESS

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE & SECURITY STUDIES 

INSS Minor Courses (Add and Drop) PDF 

*ADJOURN