2025-2026 Curriculum REQUESTS

 

2025-2026 Curriculum and Instruction requests at USD.

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Institutional Curriculum Request Summary

Summary/Date of Submission Date Posted AAC Status Regent VPAA Status
July 9 AAC Program Summary 6/25/2025 7/9/2025  Approved
Approved
June 17-18 AAC Program Summary 6/3/2025
6/17-18/2025 Approved partial 1 item requires AAC review again July 9 and SDBOR approval, reposted 6/25/2025  

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USD Programs Under Review with SDBOR

Program Name Site Request Date
Technology Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Certificate (pending amended documents from USD) On-campus, Online
 2/5/2020
Sustainable Agricultural Systems (B.S.)
   4/2020
Sustainable Agricultural Systems minor
   4/2020
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Undergraduate Certificate
   4/2020
Master of Laws, LLM
   3/10/2023
Global Citizenship minor
5/19/2023
Quantum Computing, M.S.
8/23/2023
Digital Humanities Undergraduate and Graduate Certificates
   11/13/2023
Human Resource Management minor
  9/6/2024
Human Computer UX & UI Design, M.Des. (Intent to Plan approved 7/17/2025 SDBOR)   4/15/2025
Organology, Ph.D.   5/14/2025

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Agreements with other Universities (Articulation and Accelerated Agreements/Joint Programs/MOU)

Program Name Date Posted AAC Status SDBOR Status

 



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Accelerated Graduate Program Requests (12+ credits)

Program Name Changes Requested Date Posted AAC Status SDBOR Status
   



 

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Existing Program Substantive Program Modifications

Program Name Changes Requested Date Posted AAC Status SDBOR
 Status
Addiction Counseling and Prevention, B.S.
 Total credits required within the discipline, supportive course work, and existing specializations [Requires SDBOR approval] 6/3/2025
Resubmitted 6/25/2025 

6/17-18/2025
Resubmitted 7/9/2025

 Approved 7/16-17/2025 Approved
Addiction Counseling and Prevention, M.A. advanced and standard tracks
 Total credits required within the discipline, supportive course work, and total credits required for program; existing specialization
 6/3/2025 6/17-18/2025

N/A
 N/A 
Biomedical Engineering, B.S. Remove required lab course that increased in credit hours during zero credit hour clean-up 6/3/2025 6/17-18/2025   N/A  N/A 
Dental Hygiene, B.S. Total credits of elective course work with Civics addition to SGR #3 6/3/2025
6/17-18/2025
  N/A  N/A 
Nursing, B.S.N. Total credits required within the discipline, supportive course work, and elective course work with Civics addition to SGR #3 6/3/2025
6/17-18/2025
  N/A  N/A 
Nursing, L.P.N. to B.S.N. Total credits required within the discipline, supportive course work, and elective course work with Civics addition to SGR #3 6/3/2025
6/17-18/2025
  N/A  N/A 
Nursing, R.N. to B.S.N. Total credits required within the discipline and supportive course work with Civics addition to SGR #3 6/3/2025
6/17-18/2025
  N/A  N/A 
Special Education, B.S.Ed. and Double major with SEED with specialization
 Total credits required within the discipline, fix adding mistake
 6/3/2025
6/17-18/2025
  N/A  N/A 
Accounting Analytics specialization (Accounting, M.Acc.) CIP Code 2/20/2025 3/6/2025 HELD N/A
 N/A 
Finance specialization (Accounting, M.Acc.)
 CIP Code 2/20/2025
 3/6/2025 HELD N/A
 N/A
Business Management specialization (Accounting, M.Acc.) CIP Code 2/20/2025
 3/6/2025 HELD N/A
 N/A

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New Certificate Program Request

Program Name Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status
Trust Law (Knudson School of Law, Certificate) 3/18/2025 4/1/2025
Approved 5/19-21/2025
Approved

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New Site Requests

Program Title Site Requested Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status
 
 
     

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Site Termination

Program Title Site Termination Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status
             

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New Specialization

Program Name New Specialization Name Date Post AAC Status BOR Status




 

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Intent to Plan

Program Title Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status
Human Computer UX & UI Design, M.Des.
 6/3/2025 6/17-18/2025 Approved 7/17/2025 Approved 

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Request to Seek Program Accreditation Requests

Program Title Accrediting Body Date Posted
 ACC  Status SDBOR Review Status


         

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New Baccalaureate Degree Minor Requests

Program Name Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status






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New Undergraduate Degree Program Request

Program Name Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status
       
 

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New Graduate Degree Program Requests

Program Name Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status
           

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Program Placement on Inactive Status or Termination

Program Title Change Requested Effective Dates Date Posted AAC Status  BOR Status
Prevention and Treatment Specializations in the B.S. Addiction Counseling & Prevention

 Termination of specializations no enroll Summer 2026/term Summer 2029 6/3/2025
6/17-18/2025
     
Co-Occurring Specialization in the MA Addiction Counseling and Prevention
 Termination of specialization no enroll Spring 2026/term Summer 2027 6/3/2025
6/17-18/2025
     
Innovation and Entrepreneurship minor Termination no enroll SP25- term date SU28 4/17/2025 5/1/2025 Approved
5/17-19/2025 Approved

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New Course Requests

Course Number and Title Date Posted AAC Status Regent VPAA Status
           

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Revised Course Requests

Course Number and Title Changes to the course
 Date Posted AAC Status Regent VPAA Status
             

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Authority to Offer Common Course Requests

Course Number and Title Universities
Currently Offering 		Date Posted AAC Status Regent VPAA Status
             

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Revisions to General Education Requirements

Goal/Course Number and Title Changes Requested Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status
             

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Prefix Request

Prefix Requested Changes Requested Date Posted AAC Status
         

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120 Credit Exceptions

Program Title New exception or Update to existing Changes Requested Date Posted AAC Status BOR Status
N/A






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Collaborative/Cooperative Program Curriculum

Shared Program University Posted Form Type or Course Number-Title AAC Status Final Approver (SDBOR/VPAA Regents) Status
             

Approved Department/College/School Name Changes

Current Title New Title BOR Approval Date
     

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