New in the Catalog

This page highlights approved changes included in the 2026-2027 academic catalog, including revised policies, academic program updates, and course additions, deletions, and revisions.

New & Revised Policies (3)

• Graduate Academic Standing  (New policy)
• Drops and Withdrawals  (Revised medical withdrawal process)
• Grading System  (Revised grade change timeframe)

New Programs (1)

• General Business-Agribusiness, B.B.A.  

Program Revisions (13)

• Adult & Higher Education-Higher Education, M.Ed.  (Revised Specialization Requirements) 
• Communication, B.A.  (Revised Communication Concentration/Specialization Requirements)
• Communication, B.S.  (Revised Communication Concentration/Specialization Requirements)
• Creative Writing, M.F.A.  (Added ENGL 6309 to Thesis Requirement)
• Criminal Justice Studies, B.S.  (Removed CRIJ 3312, added 3 s.h. to UD CRIJ electives)
• Finance, B.B.A.  (Revised the Finance Electives) 
• General Business, B.B.A.  (Revised General Business Concentration Requirements)
• Kinesiology-Exercise Science Strength and Conditioning, B.S.  (Revised Concentration Requirements)
• Kinesiology-PE EC-12, B.S.  (Revised Special Foundation II Requirements)
• Kinesiology-Pre-Allied Health, B.S.  (Revised Concentration Requirements)
• Management, B.B.A.  (Revised Management Electives)
• Marketing, B.B.A.  (Revised Marketing Electives)
• Special Education-Applied Behavior Analysis, M.E.d.  (Revised degree plan)

Program, Concentration, Minor, and Certificate Closures (23)

• Administration and Supervision-Emphasis on the Non-Public School Administration, M.Ed. (Closed concentration)
• Administration and Supervision-Emphasis on the Superintendency, M.Ed. (Closed concentration)
• Adult & Higher Education-Adult Education, M.Ed. (Closed Adult Education track)
• Business Administration-Business Analytics, M.B.A.  (Closed concentration)
• Curriculum and Instruction-Early Childhood, M.Ed. (Closed concentration)
• Curriculum and Instruction-Early Childhood (w/Teacher Certification), M.Ed. (Closed concentration)
• Curriculum and Instruction-Educational Technology, M.Ed. (with Teacher Certification) (Closed concentration)
• Curriculum and Instruction-Educational Technology (w/Teacher Certification), M.Ed. (with Teacher Certification) (Closed concentration)
• Curriculum and Instruction-Elementary Mathematics Education, M.Ed. (Closed concentration)
• Curriculum and Instruction-Elementary Science Education, M.Ed. (Closed concentration)
• Curriculum and Instruction-ESL/Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, M.Ed. (Closed concentration)
• Curriculum and Instruction-ESL/Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (w/Teacher Certification), M.Ed. (Closed concentration)
• Curriculum and Instruction-Literacy Studies, M.Ed. (Closed concentration)
• Dyslexia Graduate Certificate  (Closed certificate)
• Educational Technology, M.Ed.  (Closed program)
• Educational Technology (w/Teacher Certification), M.Ed.  (Closed program)
• Exercise Sports Science Minor  (Closed minor)
• Physical Education Minor  (Closed minor)
• Special Education-Autism Spectrum Disorders, M.Ed. (Closed concentration)
• Sport Management Minor  (Closed minor)
• STEM Education Graduate Certificate  (Closed certificate)
• Strength and Conditioning Minor  (Closed minor)
• Technology Education Graduate Certificate  (Closed certificate)

Course Additions (16)

13 Undergraduate Courses

• ACCT 4333 Agricultural Accounting and Financial Reporting  
• AIRP 1120 Private Pilot Flight Lab I  
• AIRP 1220 Private Pilot Ground Instruction  
• AIRP 1222 Private Pilot Flight Lab II  
• AIRP 2200 Commercial Pilot Flight SEL  
• AIRP 2202 Commercial Pilot Ground  
• AIRP 2204 Instrument Flight Laboratory  
• AIRP 2206 Instrument Ground Instruction  
• FINC 4370 Agricultural Finance  
• KINE 4322 Program Design for Strength and Conditioning  
• MGMT 4350 Applied Agribusiness  
• MKTG 4342 Agricultural Marketing  
• PSCI 3352 International Law  

3 Graduate Courses

• ELAS 6204 Internship-Certificate Principal Internship  
• ENGL 6309 MFA Thesis II  
• SPED 6348 Capstone I: Applications of ABA Research in School and Clinic  

Course Revisions (15)

9 Undergraduate Courses

• ANTH 3311 Anthropology of Diverse Populations  (Course description change)
• CUIN 4307 Professional Seminar: Capstone Course  (Prerequisite change)
• CUIN 4309 Professional Seminar II: Capstone Course  (Prerequisite change)
• CUIN 4324 Teaching Mathematics Methods  (Prerequisite change; revised course description)
• KINE 3318 Resistance Training and Conditioning Practical  (Course name change)
• KINE 4317 Essentials of Professional Fitness Training  (Course name change)
• SPAN 1411 Beginning Spanish I  (Revised course number, prerequisite, and description)
• SPAN 1412 Beginning Spanish II  (Revised course number, prerequisite, and description)
• STAT 1342 Introduction to Statistical Methods  (Prerequisite change)

6 Graduate Courses

• ELAS 6104 Principal Practicum I  (Revised course name)
• ELAS 6205 Principal Practicum II  (Revised name change)
• ELAS 6317 Meeting the Needs in 21st Century Schools  (Revised course description and name)
• ENGL 6308 MFA Thesis I  (Revised course name)
• SPED 6325 Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis  (Revised course name)
• SPED 6341 Capstone II: Applications of ABA Research in School and Clinic  (Revised course description and name)

Course Deletions (2)

• COMM 4330 New Media Theory
• CRIJ 3312 Statistics for Criminal Justice