Minutes: October 23, 2025

Attendees: Katie Birger, Mia Blackston, Carmen Cain, Chesne Coombs, Erik Crow, Elizabeth Feeser, Gavin Gilliland, Lydia Jackson-Fryer, Richard Sponaugle, Susanne Sutton, Gary Williams, Jae Yang, Jennifer Volpe

Approved Course and Program Proposals

The Undergraduate Council has approved the course and program changes listed below. Log into Curriculog to view course descriptions.

Tabled

  • PHYS – 121 – Introductory Physics I: Mechanics
  • PHYS – 122 – Introductory Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism
  • PHYS – 211 – Introductory Physics III: Waves and Relativity
  • PHYS – 311 – Statistical Mechanics
  • PHYS – 312 – Quantum Mechanics I
  • PHYS – 351 – Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere
  • PHYS – 411 – Classical Mechanics
  • PHYS – 412 – Electromagnetism
  • PHYS – 433L – Experimental Physics III
  • PHYS – 435 – Computational Physics II
  • PHYS – 471 – Solid State Physics I
  • PHYS – 190 – Becoming a Physicist
  • PHYS – 333L – Experimental Physics II
  • PHYS – 473 – Computational & AI Methods in Materials Science

Sent Back

  • PHYS – 131L – Experimental Physics: Fundamentals
  • PHYS – 131L – Experimental Physics: Fundamentals
  • PHYS – 133L – Experimental Physics I for Physicists
  • PHYS – 233L – Computational Physics I
  • PHYS – 212 – Introductory Physics IV: Thermal and Quantum Physics
  • PHYS – 333L – Experimental Physics III
  • PHYS – 361 – Introduction to Quantum Computing
  • PHYS – 451 – Atmospheric Physics I
  • PHYS – 452 – Atmospheric Physics II
  • PHYS – 453 – Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation
  • PHYS – 461 – Quantum Information Physics
  • PHYS – 472 – Solid State Physics II
  • Modern Languages and Linguistics, B.A.

Approved APRs

  • GEO
  • THTR