- 2025-2026 Academic Curriculum Proposals
Inactivation
Art Education - BSEd (5/27/2026)
Digital Media - BFA (5/27/2026)
New Program
Health Education and Promotion – BS (3/17/2026) | Curriculum Summary
Analytics - BS (2/19/2026) | Spreadsheets
New Certificate (Undergraduate)
Gateway to Essential Workforce Skills - Systemwide (2/19/2026)
New Specialization
Educational Studies: Secondary Education Specialization - MSEd (5/27/2026)
Education Studies: Career and Technical Education - MSEd (5/27/2026)
Health Education and Promotion: Health Education Specialization - BS (5/27/2026)
Health Education and Promotion: Health Promotions Specialization - BS (5/27/2026)
Art: Art Education Specialization - BFA (2/19/2026)
Art: Digital Media Specialization - BFA (2/19/2026)
Art: Studio Art Specialization - BFA (2/19/2026)
Authority to Offer
CJUS/SOC 325, Domestic and Intimate Violence (5/27/2026)
CJUS/SOC 416, Drugs and Society (5/27/2026)
SOC 353, Sociology of Work (5/27/2026)
SOC 480, Sociology of Education (5/27/2026)
HLTH 300, Foundations of Health Education (3/17/2026)
HLTH 421, Sex Education: Curriculum/Teaching (3/17/2026)
HSC 320, Introduction to Epidemiology (3/17/2026)
HSC 445, Epidemiology (3/17/2026)
BADM 761, Leadership Development (2/5/2026)
READ 145, Reading Strategies (2/5/2026)
Intent to Plan
Interdisciplinary Studies - MS (5/27/2026)
Adaptive Leadership in Education – EDS (5/27/2026)
Radiologic Technology - AS (2/19/2026)
Respiratory Therapy - AS (2/19/2026)
Health Education and Promotion – BS (2/5/2026)
Music Business - AA (11/6/2025)
Substantive Program Modification
Educational Studies - MSEd (5/27/2026)
Sports Sciences - Strength/Conditioning Specialization MS (3/17/2026)
Special Education - BSEd (11/6/2025)
Management Information Systems - BS (10/9/2025)
Elementary Education and Special Education (double major) - BSEd (10/9/2025)
Science Education - BSEd (10/9/2025)
Social Science Education - BSEd (10/9/2025)
New Site
Management Information Systems - BS (11/6/2025)
Communication Studies - BA (11/6/2025)
Elementary Education - BSEd (9/16/2025)
Special Education - BSEd (9/16/025)
Elementary Education/Special Education - BSEd [double major] (9/16/2025)
New Certificate (Graduate)
Visual Impairments - Graduate Certificate (9/11/2025)
Revised Course Modification
IDL 201, Advanced Academic Skills (9/5/2025)
New Course
CJUS 445/545, Crimmigration (5/27/2026)
CJUS 446/546, Crime and Emergent Technology (5/27/2026)
SOC 375, Non Profit Organizations and Social Services (5/27/2026)
SOC 405/505, Community Needs Assessments (5/27/2026)
EDFN 455L/555L, Reading Clinic Lab (4/16/2026)
ELED 330L, Math Clinic Lab (4/16/2026)
CTE 488, 7-12 Student Teaching (11/6/2025)
BADM 486/586, Analytics II (11/6/2025)
CTE 400/500, Principles, Issues, and Trends in Career and Technical Education (10/9/2025)
CTE 450/550, Work-Based Learning (WBL) Programs (10/9/2025)
CJUS 443, American Extremism & Domestic Terrorism (9/5/2025)
CJUS 444, Criminalizing Mental Illness (9/5/2025)
Substantive Program Modification - Requiring BOR Approval
Secondary Education - BSEd (10/9/2025)
Criminal Justice - AA (9/5/2025)
Criminal Justice - BA (9/5/2025)
Criminal Justice Minor (9/5/2025)
Elementary Education/Special Education (double major) - BSEd (6/2/2025)
General Education Revision
PE 250/250L - addition to GE #6 (12/30/2025)
AIS 110 & AIS 112 - addition to GE#4 (9/5/2025)
Accelerated Graduate Program (under 13 credits)
Art Education - MSEd (5/27/2026)
- 2024-2025 Academic Curriculum Proposals
Intent to Plan
Career and Technical Education BSEd (4/17/2025)
Request to Seek Accreditation
CASCE - Sports Sciences: Strength & Conditioning Specialization MS (2/19/2025)
Department Banner Coding
NSU Department Codes (1/2/2025)
Revised Common Course Request
CSC/MIS 150, Computer Science I (7/31/2025)
PE 330, PK-8 Health, First Aid, Safety and Physical Education Methods (12/31/24)
New Site
Environmental Science - BS (11/24/2024)
New Program
Career and Technical Education - BSEd (5/2/2025)
Career Pathways - AA or AS [system-wide] (3/3/2025)
Sports Sciences - MS (2/19/2025)
Science Education - BSEd (11/22/2024)
Agricultural Business - BS (11/7/2024)
New Minor
New Course
ARTD 450, Digital Illustration III (6/2/2025)
CGPS 740, Foundations of Clinical Mental Health (6/2/2025)
CGPS 766, Research and Program Evaluation in Counseling (6/2/2025)
AIS 110, Dakota Language I (3/18/2025)
AIS 112, Dakota Language II (3/18/2025)
ARTD 228, Documentary Production (3/18/2025)
CJUS 312, Criminal Case Processing (3/18/2025)
CIV 100, American Civics [system-wide] (3/3/2025)
ARTD 446, Graphic Design IV (12/31/24)
ELED 341, K-8 Integrated Art and Music Methods (12/31/24)
BIOL 212, Environmental Policy (10/24/24)
ARTD 238, Video News, Advertising, and Sportscasting (10/24/24)
ARTD 448, Animations/VFX Experimentations (10/24/24)
CMST 360, Introduction to Hospitality Communication (9/16/24)
ENGL 285, Professional Development in the Major (9/16/24)
NURS 238, Clinical Practicum: Foundations (9/16/24)
NURS 239/239L, Foundation in Nursing/Foundation in Nursing Lab (9/16/24)
NURS 269/269L, Health Assessment and Application/Health Assessment and Application Lab (9/16/24)
NURS 327, Pathophysiology (9/16/24)
NURS 328, Clinical Practicum I (9/16/24)
NURS 329/329L, Health and Illness I/Health and Illness I Lab (9/16/24)
NURS 333, Quality, Safety, and Scholarship in Nursing (9/16/24)
NURS 355, Pharmacology (9/16/24)
NURS 369, Professional Principles in Nursing (9/16/24)
NURS 378, Clinical Practicum II (9/16/24)
NURS 379/379L, Health and Illness II/Health and Illness II Lab (9/16/24)
NURS 458, Clinical Practicum III (9/16/24)
NURS 459, Health and Illness III (9/16/24)
NURS 467, Leadership in Principles in Nursing (9/16/24)
NURS 479/479L, Population-Based Healthcare/Population-Based Health Care Lab (9/16/24)
NURS 489, Transition to Professional Nursing (9/16/24)
New Certificate
Gateway to Architecture and Construction - systemwide (3/18/2025)
Gateway to Digital Technology - systemwide (3/18/2025)
Gateway to Health Sciences - systemwide (3/18/2025)
Gifted Education - Graduate (2/5/2025)
Alternative Certification for General Education Teacher - Graduate (2/5/2025)
Alternative Certification for Special Education Teacher - Graduate (2/5/2025)
New Prefix
CTE - Career and Technical Education (6/2/2025)
CIV - Civics [system-wide] (3/3/2025)
Authority to Offer
DAD (ARTD) 345, Documentary Filmmaking (7/29/2025)
BIOL 103/103L, Biology Survey II/Biology Survey II Lab (3/18/2025)
CSC 101, Digital Humanities (3/18/2025)
CSC 147, Artificial Intelligence Survey (3/18/2025)
CSC150L, Computer Science I Lab (3/18/2025)
DSGN 100, Survey of Built Environment Professions (3/18/2025)
HSC 262, Health Careers Exploration (3/18/2025)
PHIL 102, Data Ethics (3/18/2025)
PHIL 220, Introduction to Ethics (3/18/2025)
SEED 502, Methods in Career/Tech Ed (3/18/2025)
CJUS 204, Introduction to Corrections (2/19/2025)
INED 211, SD American Indian Culture/Ed (12/31/24)
ENGL 303, Foundations in English: New Media (10/24/24)
ENGL 330, Shakespeare (10/24/24)
ENGL 333, Period Study (10/24/24)
ENGL 386, New Media: Genre (10/24/24)
KMS (PE) 781, Sports Analytics (9/16/24)
SEED 420, 5-12 Teaching Methods (9/16/24)
Substantive Program Modification
Elementary Education/Special Education - BSEd (6/2/2025)
Sports Performance and Leadership - MSEd (2/19/2025)
Physical Education - BSEd (2/19/2025)
Elementary Education - BSEd (12/31/24)
Special Education - BSEd (12/31/24)
General Studies – BGS (11/7/24)
Professional Writing and Rhetoric Minor (10/24/24)
Revised Unique Course Request
BADM 312, Introduction to Banking (6/2/2025)
BADM 341, Non-traditional Banking Products (6/2/2025)
BADM 449, Commercial and Ag Lending (6/2/2025)
BFS 771, Financial Planning (6/2/2025)
BFS 772, Investment Management (6/2/2025)
CGPS 765, Group and Family Dynamics (6/2/2025)
ARTE 722, Art Education and the Community (11/7/2024)
ARTH 715, Topics in Art History (11/7/2024)
ARTH 716, Contemporary Art, Theory and Criticism (11/7/2024)
Accelerated Graduate Program (under 13 credits)
Sports Administration and Leadership: Coaching and Leadership - MS (6/2/2025)
Sports Administration and Leadership: Sports Management - MS (6/2/2025)
Sports Science: Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology - MS (6/2/2025)
- 2023-2024 Academic Curriculum Proposals
Accelerated Graduate Program
Strategic Innovation and Leadership – Management, Business Administration, Marketing (11/27/2023)
Authority to Offer
MATH 421, Complex Analysis (3/18/2024)
PE 350L, Exercise Physiology Lab (3/18/2024)
BIOL 315, Human Nutrition (3/18/2024)
BADM 501, Business Essentials I (11/27/2023)
MATH 411, Theory of Numbers (11/27/2023)
MATH 414, Abstract Algebra II (11/27/2023)
New Certificate
Basic French Language Proficiency Certificate (11/27/2023)
Basic German Language Proficiency Certificate (11/27/2023)
Accounting - Undergraduate (8/22/2023)
Inactivation
Global Language and Culture - BA (11/27/2023)
New Course
SEED 388, Apprenticeship Experiential Learning (5/1/2024)
SEED 435/535, Middle and Secondary Philosophy and Pedagogy (5/1/2024)
SEED 460/560, Amplified Content Literacy in Innovative Classrooms (5/1/2024)
FYS 101, First Year Seminar (3/18/2024)
CMST 160, Intro to Hospitality Communication Principles (3/18/2024)
GEOL 360/360L, Earth & Space Sciences/Earth & Space Sciences Lab (3/18/2024)
EDFN 240, The Responsive Early Childhood Setting (3/18/2024)
PE 372, Fitness Coaching & Administration (3/18/2024)
PE 415/515, Esports Management (3/18/2024)
PE 463/563, Neuromuscular Exercise Physiology (3/18/2024)
PE 464/564, Advanced Biomechanics Lab Techniques (3/18/2024)
PE 465, Athletic Injury and Sports Retirement (3/18/2024)
PE 732, Introduction to Sport Analytics (3/18/2024)
PSYC 330, Introduction to Counseling (3/18/2024)
BADM 741, Dynamics of Innovation (11/27/2023)
BADM 742, Creative Thinking and Design (11/27/2023)
BADM 785, Capstone: Strategic Innovation and Leadership (11/27/2023)
POLS 208, Politics of Science and Technology (11/27/2023)
POLS 308, Citizenship and Democracy (11/27/2023)
SPAN 215, Second Language Acquisition and Culture Exchange (11/27/2023)
SPAN 446, Translation and Interpretation (11/27/2023)
SPAN 488, Professional Development (11/27/2023)
BIOL 315, Human Nutrition (10/17/2023)
New Minor
Movie, Animation, and Stage Acting (4/26/2024)
Marketing Digital Design (11/7/2023)
New Program
Strategic Innovation and Leadership – MS (11/7/2023)
Revised Common Course
EDFN 338, Foundations of American Education (11/27/2023)
Substantive Modification – Unique Course
PE 208, Professional Preparation: Camping (3/18/2024)
ENGL 488, Literary Studies Review (3/18/2024)
MUS 332, History of Music I (3/18/2024)
MUS 333, History of Music II (3/18/2024)
MUS 432, History of Music III (3/18/2024)
MUS 434 History of Music IV (3/18/2024)
CGPS 739, Psychopharmacology (10/17/2023)
Substantive Program Modification
Secondary Education BSEd (5/1/2024)
Special Education - BSEd (4/8/2024)
Special Education - MSEd Accelerated (4/8/2024)
Human Performance - BS (3/18/2024)
Sport Performance Leadership - MSEd (3/18/2024)
Sport Marketing & Administration - BS (3/18/2024)
Termination
Chemistry - Forensic Science Specialization - BS (11/27/2023)
International Studies Minor (10/17/2023)
Intent to Plan
Sports Sciences - MS (4/8/2024)
Agricultural Business - BS (3/18/2024)
Innovative Pedagogical Leadership - EDS (3/18/2024)
New Prefix
New Site
Elementary Education - BSEd (3/18/2024)
Special Education - BSEd (3/18/2024)
Seeking Accreditation
- 2022-2023 Academic Curriculum Proposals
Accelerated Graduate Programs
Special Education (MSEd) - Education (5/3/2023)
Authority to Offer
EXS (PE) 400L, Exercise Test & Prescription Lab (4/12/2023)
EXS (PE) 450/550, Clinical Exercise Physiology (4/12/2023)
MUS 204, Introduction to Digital Sound Design (1/4/2023)
INACTIVATION
Medical Laboratory Science - BS (10/14/2022)
INTENT TO PLAN
Science Education - BSEd (5/3/2023)
Strategic Innovation and Leadership - MSEd (5/3/2023)
Secondary Education – BSEd (3/14/2023)
Teaching English as a New Language – MSEd (2/2/2023)
Global Health - BS (8/17/2022)
New Certificate
Marketing and Digital Design - Undergraduate (5/3/2023)
Principal and Building Leadership – Graduate (5/3/2023)
Basic Spanish Language Proficiency (4/12/2023)
Remote Workforce Management (2/2/2023)
NEW COURSES
ELED 420/520, Social Science Content and Curricular Knowledge for Teachers (3/13/23)
BIOL 220/220L, Human Anatomy/Physiology I-Human Anatomy/Physiology I Lab (9/19/2022)
BIOL 230/230L, Human Anatomy/Physiology II-Human Anatomy/Physiology II Lab (9/19/2022)
REVISED COURSE REQUEST UNIQUE COURSE (SUBSTANTIVE MODIFICATION)
ARTD 333, Web Design I (2/1/2023)
ARTD 337, Interface Design I (2/1/2023)
ARTD 433, Web Design II (2/1/2023)
ARTD 437, Interface Design II (2/1/2023)
New Programs
Secondary Education - BSEd (5/4/2023)
Early Childhood Education - AS (5/3/2023)
New Site
Business Administration - AS [online] (6/5/2023)
Counseling - MSEd [online/HyFlex/digital delivery] (5/4/2023)
Seeking Accreditation
CoAES - Human Performance-BS (4/12/2023)
COSMA: Sport Marketing and Administration - BS (1/4/2023)
Substantive Program Modification
Elementary Education - BSEd (3/13/23)
Business Administration - AS (1/4/2023)
Music Minor General (10/14/2022)
TERMINATION
Business Administration: Business Administration Specialization - AS (2/9/2023)
Business Administration: MIS Specialization - AS (1/4/2023)
Music Education K-12 Instrumental - BME (9/19/2022)
Music Education K-12 Vocal - BME (9/19/2022)
- 2021-2022 Academic Curriculum Proposals
Accelerated Graduate Programs
Sport Performance and Leadership - Human Performance (1/31/2022)
Sport Performance and Leadership - Sport Marketing and Administration (1/31/2022)
Agreements
NSU-USD Accelerated Master of Social Work (5/4/2022)
Authority to Offer
MUAP Applied Music Composition – multiple courses (12/30/2021)
Department Name Change
Language, Literature, and Communications Studies (10/5/2021)
Intent to Plan
Digital Entrepreneurship AS (2/2/2022)
New Certificate
American Civic Traditions - Undergraduate (5/4/2022)
HyFlex Pedagogy - Graduate (3/14/2022)
English as a New Language - Graduate (2/2/2022)
New Courses
GLC 100, Introduction to Global Health (5/04/2022)
ELRN 740, HyFlex Principles (3/9/2022)
SPED 718, Assessment and Planning for Diverse Learners with Visual Impairments (1/31/2022)
MATH 341L, Math Concepts for Teachers I Lab (12/30/2021)
MATH 342L, Math Concepts for Teachers II Lab (12/30/2021)
SPED 440/540, Early Childhood Special Education (12/30/2021)
New Site
Educational Studies - MSEd (7/26/2022)
Criminal Justice – BA and Minor (5/4/22)
New Undergraduate Degree
Digital Entrepreneurship – AS (5/5/2022)
Revised Common Course
MIS 210, Web Authoring (5/4/2022)
Substantive Program Modification
Elementary Education - BSEd (5/4/2022)
Music Education - BME (5/4/2022)
Secondary Education [English, History, Social Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Math) - BSEd (5/4/2022)
Special Education - BSEd (5/4/2022)
Management Information Systems - BS (3/15/2022)
Leadership and Administration - MSEd (3/9/2022)
Sport Performance and Leadership (1/31/2022)
Termination
Art – Fine Arts Specialization BA (12/30/2021)
Art – Graphic Design Specialization BA (12/30/2021)