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The contents of this addendum supersede the content specified in the 2025-2026 Edition where noted. Contents of the 2025-2026 Edition not revised in this addendum remain in effect. 

Addendum items are listed by College/School.

College of Communication

Item Change Description Date of Update or Effective Term
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College of Education

Item Change Description Date of Update or Effective Term
Middle School Mathematics Education (MS) Program Inactivation Winter 2026

College of Law

Item Change Description Date of Update or Effective Term
Law (MLS) and Law (MLS) Online Curriculum Change. For Required Foundational Courses, LAW 322 and LAW 556 have been replaced by MLAW 101 and MLAW 102. Spring 2026
Criminal Law Concentration, Law (MLS) Curriculum Change. Total credit hours decreased from 30 to 24. For Required Courses, LAW 506 has been replaced by MLAW 506. LAW 518 and LAW 562 have been replaced by MLAW 518, and MLAW 562. For Elective Courses, LAW 376, LAW 377 and LAW 410 have been replaced by MLAW 510 or LAW 410, MLAW 576 and MLAW 577. Spring 2026
Business Law Concentration, Law (MLS) Curriculum Change. Total credit hours decreased from 30 to 24. For Required Courses, LAW 102, LAW 400, LAW 631, LAW 632 and LAW 633 have been replaced by MLAW 120, MLAW 121, MLAW 122, MLAW 150, and MLAW 210. For Elective Courses, students take 3-9 credit hours from approved courses. For Approved Courses, LAW 634, LAW 924, and LAW 925 have been replaced by MLAW 200, MLAW 324, and MLAW 325. Spring 2026
Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Concentration, Law (MLS) Curriculum Change. There are now 6 semester hours of required MLS Courses. LAW 631, LAW 632, LAW 633, LAW 924, LAW 925 are replaced by MLAW 120, MLAW 121, MLAW 122, MLAW 324, and MLAW 325. For elective courses, LAW 341, LAW 713, LAW 634, LAW 920, and LAW 926 are replaced by MLAW 313, MLAW 326, MLAW 341, and MLAW 389. Spring 2026
General Legal Studies Concentration, Law (MLS) Curriculum Change. There are now 6 semester hours of Required MLS Courses. For the Required Concentration Courses, LAW 631, LAW 632 and LAW 633 are replaced by MLAW 120, MLAW 121, and MLAW 122. Students must complete 3-15 elective credits (previously 9-15). LAW 102, LAW 341, LAW 400, LAW 489, LAW 634, LAW 713, LAW 924,and LAW 925 are replaced by MLAW 150,MLAW 200, MLAW 210, MLAW 313, MLAW 324, MLAW 325, MLAW 341, and MLAW 389. Spring 2026

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Item Change Description Date of Update or Effective Term
German (Minor) GER 271E, GER 274E, GER278E, and GER 279E added to list of courses taught in English that do not count toward the Minor. GER 278E has been removed from this list. Winter 2026
German Language and Literature Concentration, German (BA) Curriculum Change. GER 271E, GER 279E added to the list of elective courses. CMNS 328, ECE 312, GER 301, GER 312, GER 315, GER 317 and WRD 330 removed from list of elective courses. Winter 2026
German Studies (Minor) Curriculum Change. GER 271E, GER 279E, added to the list of German Studies Allied Courses. ANT 220, GER 301, GER 312, GER 315, GER 317, INT 362, WRD 330 removed from the list of German Studies Allied Courses. Winter 2026
German Studies Concentration, German (BA) Curriculum Change. GER 271E and GER 279E added to the list of elective courses. ANT 220, GER 301, GER 312, GER 315, GER 317 and INT 362 removed from list of elective courses. Winter 2026
Linguistics (Minor) Curriculum Change. Footnote under "Choose Two Core Courses" updated to include the word "generally": *MOL 220 is generally cross-listed with CMNS 221, ENG 222, WRD 220, and ANT 390. Winter 2026
Public Policy and Journalism (MPP/MA) New program. Winter 2026
Public Service Management (MS) Online Program Inactivation. Winter 2026
Spanish Translation (Minor) Curriculum Change. SPN 243, SPN 325, SPN 334 removed from Required Courses and replaced with SPN 361, SPN 362, SPN 363. Winter 2026

College of Science and Health

Item Change Description Date of Update or Effective Term
Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology Concentration, Biological Sciences (BS) Concentration name has changed from Cell & Molecular Biology to Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology. Curriculum change: Students are required to take BIO 210, BIO 250, BIO 360. Students must also take four BIO electives from the approved list (16 units) - one must be a lab course and one must be a topics course. Lab courses include: BIO 220, BIO 313, BIO 320, BIO 321, BIO 330, BIO 362, BIO 370, CHE 340 & CHE 341. Topics courses include: BIO 347, BIO 349, BIO 361, BIO 381. Additional elective courses include: BIO 290, BIO 299, BIO 339, BIO 348, BIO 375, BIO 380, BIO 385, BIO 386, BIO 390, BIO 399. Students must also take two additional upper-level BIO courses (8 units). Winter 2026
Ecology and Evolution Concentration, Biological Sciences (BS) Curriculum change. Students will now choose four approved BIO electives (16 units). At least two of the four electives must be from the following lab courses: BIO 210, BIO 270, BIO 301, BIO 306, BIO 317, BIO 318, BIO 321, BIO 325, BIO 330, BIO 388. Additional elective courses include: BIO 290, BIO 299, BIO 315, BIO 319, BIO 331, BIO 332, BIO 335, BIO 345, BIO 350, BIO 352, BIO 389, BIO 390, BIO 399. Students must also take three additional upper-level BIO electives (12 units). Winter 2026
Medicine, Health and Physiology Concentration, Biological Sciences (BS) Concentration name has changed from Medicine and Health to Medicine, Health and Physiology. Curriculum change: Course Requirements now inlude BIO 250, BIO 307 or BIO 308. Students will choose one of the following courses: BIO 201, BIO 210, CHE 340 and CHE 341, CHE 342 and CHE 343. Students will choose four courses (16 units) from the list of approved BIO electives: BIO 312, BIO 319, BIO 339, BIO 341, BIO 342, BIO 347, BIO 348, BIO 349, BIO 352, BIO 375, BIO 380, BIO 381, BIO 385, BIO 386. At least one of these four courses must be one of the following lab courses: BIO 201,BIO 210, BIO 220, BIO 270, BIO 290, BIO 299, BIO 309, BIO 311, BIO 320, BIO 330, BIO 340, BIO 360, BIO 362, BIO 370, BIO 390 (BIO 307 and BIO 308 are no longer options for the lab course requirement). BIO Students must also take two additional upper-level BIO electives (8 units). Winter 2026
Accelerated Bioscience/Public Health Concentration, Health Sciences (BS) New Concentration Winter 2026
Neuroscience (BS) Curriculum change. NEU 361 added to the to the list of Major Electives. Credit hour distribution chart has been revised as follows: Liberal Studies Requirements = 60-64 quarter hours (previously 60-68); Major Core Requirements = 48-52 quarter hours (previoulsy 48-76); Concentrtion Requirements = 0-72 quarter hours (previously 8-48); Open Electives = 8-48 (previoulsy 0-28). Total hours required remains at 192 – 196 quarter hours. Winter 2026
Accelerated 3+ Pre-Physician Assistant Concentration, Neuroscience (BS) Curriculum change. NEU 330 and NEU 361 added to list of NEU Concentration Requirements/Neuroscience Required Courses. Winter 2026
Accelerated 3+ Pre-Physical Therapy Concentration, Neuroscience (BS) Curriculum change. NEU 330 and NEU 361 added to list of NEU Concentration Requirements/Neuroscience Required Courses. Winter 2026
Accelerated 3+ Pre-Health/Occupational Therapy Concentration, Neuroscience (BS) Curriculum change. ANT 102 and SOC 101 have been removed from the list of courses under Occupational Therapy Pre-requisites. These courses are also listed under the Neuroscience (BS) Liberal Studies Requirements under Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry (SCBI). Winter 2026
Pre-Health Concentration, Neuroscience (BS) Curriculum change. NEU 339 or BIO 339, NEU 342 or BIO 342, NEU 350, and NEU 351 added to list of courses to choose from for Required Neuroscience Course #1. NEU 256, NEU 310, NEU 330, NEU 360, NEU 361, NEU 380 added to list of courses to choose from for Required Neuroscience Course #2. NEU 330, NEU or BIO 342, NEU 361 added to list of Pre-Health Electives. BIO 342 or PSY 379 removed from list of Pre-Health Electives. Winter 2026
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate New Certificate Spring 2026
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Track, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) New Concentration Spring 2026
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Track, MSN Specialty (MSN) New Concentration Spring 2026
Psychology (BA) Community Concentration + Community Psychology (MS) Curriculum change. Course requirements have been simplified to the following: The combined Bachelor's + Master's degree program allows students to complete 12 graduate credit hours during their senior year by taking PSY 410, PSY 411, and PSY 421.These three courses will count toward both the undergraduate and graduate programs. No other courses may count more than once. After completing the BA degree, an additional nine courses (36 credit hours) are required to complete the Community Psychology MS degree. Winter 2026
Healthcare Concentration, Psychology (BS) Curriculum change. BIO 342 can be substituted for PSY 379 to meet the Psychology Course Requirements. Winter 2026

Driehaus College of Business

Item Change Description Date of Update or Effective Term
Driehaus College of Business College Core Requirements Curriculum change. ECO 337 added to the list of courses for the Global Business Perspective requirement. Winter 2026
Driehaus College of Business College Core Requirements (Actuarial Science BSB Only) Curriculum change. ECO 337 added to the list of courses for the Global Business Perspective requirement. Winter 2026
Accountancy (Minor) Curriculum change. ACC 301 has been removed from the non-business ACC major list of Course Requirements. Winter 206
Economic Data Analytics (BSB) Curriculum change. MAT 160 and MAT 170 removed from list of required courses. ECO 337 added to the elective list. Winter 2026
Economics (BSB) Curriculum change. ECO 337 added to the list of elective courses. Winter 2026
Economics Honors (BSB) Curriculum change. MAT 160 and MAT 170 removed from list of required courses. ECO 337 added to the elective list. Winter 2026
Human Resources (MS)​, Combined Bachelor's + Master's Degree Curriculum change. MGT 535 and MGT 552 added to list of available courses. Students in the MSHR combined degree program should pick three courses from this list during their senior year. From this list, students are encouraged to select MGT 523, 526, and 555, but should work with their advisors to find the courses that are the best fit. Winter 2026
Marketing (MS), Combined Bachelor's + Master's Degree Program Inactivation Winter 2026
Business Strategy Specialization, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Name of the specialization updated from "Business Strategy" to "Business Strategy and Decision-Making". Winter 2026
Management Supply Chain Specialization , Master of Business Administration (MBA) Curriculum change. MGT 508 and MGT 509 added to list of course options. Winter 2026
Supply Chain Management (MS), Combined Bachelor's + Master's Degree Curriculum change. MGT 507, MGT 509, MGT 511,MGT 518, MGT 537, and MGT 598 added to list of course options. Winter 2026

Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media

Item Change Description Date of Update or Effective Term
Game Design (BS) Curriculum change. Twelve (12) credit hours of Major Electives can now be taken from any 200 or 300-level CDM course. Open Elective credit hours are now required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 192 hours. Winter 2026
User Experience Design (BS) Curriculum change. UXD 251 has been moved from the list of courses for Second Year Major Requirements to the list of courses for First Year Major Requirements. Winter 2026
User Experience Design (Minor) Curriculum Change. INTD 251 and UXD 251 added to list of Course Requirements. Winter 2026

School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Item Change Description Date of Update or Effective Term
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School of Music

Item Change Description Date of Update or Effective Term
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The Theatre School

Item Change Description Date of Update or Effective Term
Theatre Management (BFA) Curriculum Change. Total Credit Hours now 207 from 210. for the BFA Theatre Management degree and includes cutting these classes: THE 142, THE 292, THE 303, THE 412, THE 435 (2), THE 490 (1 four-credit course), TEC 107 (1), MAT 242, ACC 102, MGT 228, and MGT 370. It also includes the addition of: ART 101, THE 214, THE 401, THE 460, TEC 457, MGT 270, MGT 303, MGT 355, MGT 360, and MGT 373. Winter 2026