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Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 – What’s New

All newly approved undergraduate curriculum items for the academic year 2019-2020 are listed below. The curriculum items were approved during the current curriculum cycle (March 2, 2020, and Feb. 10, 2021)

NOTE: Curriculum items approved after March 1, 2020, will be published in the 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog.

Last Updated: April 6, 2021

Report Errors and/or Omissions
Was your program or course fully approved between the March 2, 2020, and Feb. 10, 2021, cycle but it is not listed below? Report errors or omissions at ualr.edu/catalogs/facultyresources/errors.

Note: In the Fall of 2020, we updated our log numbers to better be able to distinguish between undergraduate and graduate courses. The letter following the log number denotes the following: U = Undergraduate Course; G = Graduate Course; B = Both Undergraduate and Graduate (or Dual-listed Course).


Course Changes

To view a copy of a specific CCF or PCF, Go to the Undergraduate Council Archives and search by the Log Number.

Log Number Subject Code Course Number Change Type Title Program Department
20-1166 ANTH 4301/5301 Course Suspension Computer Use:Packaged Programs BA-Anthropology Sociology and Anthropology
20-1164 ANTH 4313/5313 Dual-List Race and Human Variation BA-Anthropology Sociology and Anthropology
20-6039U ARAD 3310 Multiple Changes Intro to Woodworking BA-Art Art
20-6039U ARAD 3310 Multiple Changes Intro to Woodworking BA-Art Art
20-6035U ARAD 4310 Multiple Changes Advanced Woodworking I BA-Art Art
20-6035U ARAD 4310 Multiple Changes Advanced Woodworking I BA-Art Art
20-6034U ARAD 4311 Multiple Changes Advanced Woodworking II BA-Art Art
20-6034U ARAD 4311 Multiple Changes Advanced Woodworking II BA-Art Art
20-6036U ARAD 4312 Course Suspension Plywood & Composites BA-Art Art
20-6036U ARAD 4312 Suspension Plywood & Composites BA-Art Art
20-6036U ARAD 4312 Suspension Plywood & Composites BA-Art Art
20-6037U ARAD 4313 Course Suspension Lighting & Small Objects BA-Art Art
20-6037U ARAD 4313 Suspension Lighting & Small Objects BA-Art Art
20-6037U ARAD 4313 Suspension Lighting & Small Objects BA-Art Art
20-6038U ARAD 4314 Course Suspension Alternative Furniture Media BA-Art Art
20-6038U ARAD 4314 Suspension Alternative Furniture Media BA-Art Art
20-6038U ARAD 4314 Suspension Alternative Furniture Media BA-Art Art
20-6041U ARAD 4350 Multiple Changes Advanced Ceramics I BA-Art Art
20-6041U ARAD 4350 Multiple Changes Advanced Ceramics I BA-Art Art
20-6044U ARAD 4351 Multiple Changes Advanced Handbuilding BA-Art Art
20-6044U ARAD 4351 Multiple Changes Advanced Handbuilding BA-Art Art
20-6055U ARAD 4352 Course Suspension Production Ceramics BA-Art Art
20-6055U ARAD 4352 Suspension Production Ceramics BA-Art Art
20-6055U ARAD 4352 Suspension Production Ceramics BA-Art Art
20-6056U ARAD 4353 Course Suspension Kiln Construction BA-Art Art
20-6056U ARAD 4353 Suspension Kiln Construction BA-Art Art
20-6056U ARAD 4353 Suspension Kiln Construction BA-Art Art
20-6057U ARAD 4354 Course Suspension Ceramics Sculpture BA-Art Art
20-6057U ARAD 4354 Suspension Ceramics Sculpture BA-Art Art
20-6057U ARAD 4354 Suspension Ceramics Sculpture BA-Art Art
20-6058U ARAD 4355 Course Suspension Mold Making BA-Art Art
20-6058U ARAD 4355 Suspension Mold Making BA-Art Art
20-6058U ARAD 4355 Suspension Mold Making BA-Art Art
20-6043U ARST 2199 New Course Portfolio BA-Art Art
20-6043U ARST 2199 New Course Portfolio BA-Art Art
20-6092U BIOL 2401 Prerequisite Change Microbiology BS-Biology Biology
20-6092U BIOL 2401 Prerequisite Change Microbiology BS-Biology Biology
20-6094U BIOL 2402 Prerequisite Change Botany BS-Biology Biology
20-6094U BIOL 2402 Prerequisite Change Botany BS-Biology Biology
20-6093U BIOL 2403 Prerequisite Change Zoology BS-Biology Biology
20-6093U BIOL 2403 Prerequisite Change Zoology BS-Biology Biology
20-6081U CPSC 3387 Description Change Simulation Methods BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6081U CPSC 3387 Description Change Simulation Methods BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6082U CPSC 3399 Description Change Special Topics BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6082U CPSC 3399 Description Change Special Topics BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6083U CPSC 4360 Description Change Computer Security BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6083U CPSC 4360 Description Change Computer Security BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6090U CPSC 4382 Description Change Compiler Construction and Theo BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6090U CPSC 4382 Description Change Compiler Construction and Theo BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6089U CPSC 4395 Description Change Independent Study BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6089U CPSC 4395 Description Change Independent Study BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6088U CPSC 4400 Description Change Independent Study BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6088U CPSC 4400 Description Change Independent Study BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6087U CPSC 4495 Description Change Internship BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6087U CPSC 4495 Description Change Internship BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6086U CPSC 4500 Description Change Independent Study BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6086U CPSC 4500 Description Change Independent Study BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6084U CPSC 4595 Description Change Internship BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-6084U CPSC 4595 Description Change Internship BS-Computer Science Computer Science
20-1195 CSEC 1310 Multiple Changes Intro to Cyber Security BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1196 CSEC 2310 New Course System Security BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1197 CSEC 2320 New Course Access Control BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1198 CSEC 2324 New Course Network Security BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1199 CSEC 3300 Multiple Changes Digital Forensics BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1200 CSEC 3312 Multiple Changes Applied Cryptography BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1201 CSEC 3314 New Course Incident Response BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1202 CSEC 3316 New Course Threat Analytics BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1203 CSEC 3320 New Course IoT Security BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1204 CSEC 3322 New Course Software Security BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1205 CSEC 3324 New Course Data Security BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1206 CSEC 4310 New Course Risk Management BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1207 CSEC 4312 New Course Cloud Security BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1208 CSEC 4314 New Course Human Behavior and Privacy BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1209 CSEC 4318 New Course Vulnerability Management BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1210 CSEC 4320 New Course Cybersecurity Legal and Compliance BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1211 CSEC 4322 New Course Malware Analysis BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1212 CSEC 4395 New Course CSEC 4395 – Cyber Security Capstone I BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
20-1213 CSEC 4396 New Course CSEC 4396 – Cyber Security Capstone II BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
19-6096 HHPS 3210 Course Suspension Teaching Ind Sports I BS-K-12 Health and Physical Education Counseling/Human Performance & Rehabilitation
19-6093 HHPS 3211 Course Suspension Health & Safety Early Childhood BS-K-12 Health and Physical Education Counseling/Human Performance & Rehabilitation
19-6097 HHPS 3212 Course Suspension Teaching IndSports II BS-K-12 Health and Physical Education Counseling/Human Performance & Rehabilitation
19-6100 HHPS 3222 Course Suspension Teaching Team Sports II BS-K-12 Health and Physical Education Counseling/Human Performance & Rehabilitation
19-6094 HHPS 3311 New Course Health and Safey in Early Childhood BS-K-12 Health and Physical Education Counseling/Human Performance & Rehabilitation
19-6099 HHPS 3320 Course Suspension Teaching Team Sports BS-K-12 Health and Physical Education Counseling/Human Performance & Rehabilitation
19-6095 HHPS 3410 Course Suspension Biomechanics BS-K-12 Health and Physical Education Counseling/Human Performance & Rehabilitation
19-6098 HHPS 3440 New Course Teaching Individual Sports BS-K-12 Health and Physical Education Counseling/Human Performance & Rehabilitation
19-6101 HHPS 3441 New Course Teaching Team Sports BS-K-12 Health and Physical Education Counseling/Human Performance & Rehabilitation
20-1160 IFSC 4301/5301 Course Change Information, Computing and the Future MS-Information Science Information Science
20-1230 MATH 0121 Prerequisite Change QMR Lab BA-Mathematics Mathematics and Statistics
20-1229 MATH 0330 Course Suspension Fndmtls of QMR BA-Mathematics Mathematics and Statistics
20-6054U MSCI 1300 New Course Boots to Books Military Science Computer Science
20-6054U MSCI 1300 New Course Boots to Books Military Science Computer Science
20-6009U NURS 1205 Course Deletion Health Promotion Across the Li BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6009U NURS 1205 Course Deletion Health Promotion Across the Li BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6008U NURS 1300 Deletion Essential Nursing Skills BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6008U NURS 1300 Deletion Essential Nursing Skills BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6095U NURS 1310 New Course Nursing Nursing Nursing
20-6095U NURS 1310 New Course Nursing Nursing Nursing
20-6096U NURS 1320 New Course Nursing Nursing Nursing
20-6096U NURS 1320 New Course Nursing Nursing Nursing
20-6007U NURS 1410 Prerequiste Change Adult Nursing 2 BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6007U NURS 1410 Prerequiste Change Adult Nursing 2 BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6006U NURS 1420 Prerequiste Change Mental Health Nursing BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6006U NURS 1420 Prerequiste Change Mental Health Nursing BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6005U NURS 1505 Prerequiste Change Adult Nursing I BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6005U NURS 1505 Prerequiste Change Adult Nursing I BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6097U NURS 1505 Course Suspension Nursing Nursing Nursing
20-6097U NURS 1505 Suspension Nursing Nursing Nursing
20-6097U NURS 1505 Suspension Nursing Nursing Nursing
20-6098U NURS 2250 Credit Hour Change Nursing Nursing
20-6098U NURS 2250 Credit Hour Change Nursing Nursing
20-6004U NURS 2350 Prerequiste Change Competency for Entry into Prac BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6004U NURS 2350 Prerequiste Change Competency for Entry into Prac BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6003U NURS 2410 Prerequiste Change OB/Reproductive Health Nursing BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6003U NURS 2410 Prerequiste Change OB/Reproductive Health Nursing BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6002U NURS 2420 Prerequiste Change Pediatric Nursing BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6002U NURS 2420 Prerequiste Change Pediatric Nursing BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6001U NURS 2550 Prerequiste Change Adult Nursing III BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6001U NURS 2550 Prerequiste Change Adult Nursing III BSN-Nursing Nursing
20-6099U NURS 3220 Prerequisite Change Nursing Nursing Nursing
20-6099U NURS 3220 Prerequisite Change Nursing Nursing Nursing
20-6067U PHIL 4355 New Course Const. Law: Govt. Powers BA-Philosophy Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Studies
20-6067U PHIL 4355 New Course Const. Law: Govt. Powers BA-Philosophy Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Studies
20-6066U PHIL 4356 New Course Const. Law: Civil Liberties BA-Philosophy Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Studies
20-6066U PHIL 4356 New Course Const. Law: Civil Liberties BA-Philosophy Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Studies
20-6068U POLS 2304 New Course Intro to Political Science BA-Political Science Public Affairs
20-6068U POLS 2304 New Course Intro to Political Science BA-Political Science Public Affairs
20-6070U POLS 4361 New Course Parties BA-Political Science Public Affairs
20-6070U POLS 4361 New Course Parties BA-Political Science Public Affairs
20-1216 POLS 3307 New Course Violence, Peace, and Justice BA-Political Science School of Public Affairs
20-1217 POLS 3308 New Course International Human Rights BA-Political Science School of Public Affairs
20-1218 POLS 3311 New Course International Law BA-Political Science School of Public Affairs
20-1165 RHET 4319/5319 New Course Digital Nonfiction MA-Professional and Technical Writing Rhetoric and Writing
20-1168 RHET 4370/5370 New Course Writing for Social Media MA-Professional and Technical Writing Rhetoric and Writing
20-6078U STAT 3352 Prerequiste Change Applied Statistics I BS-Mathematics CSTEM
20-6078U STAT 3352 Prerequiste Change Applied Statistics I BS-Mathematics CSTEM
20-6016U SYEN 3364 Prerequiste Change Intro Control Sys Eng BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-6016U SYEN 3364 Prerequiste Change Intro Control Sys Eng BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1219 SYEN 1207 Number Change BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1185 SYEN 1301 Number Change Intro to Computer Sys BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1186 SYEN 1304 Number Change Intro to Electrical Eng BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1187 SYEN 2110 Number Change Comput Eng Lab BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1188 SYEN 2115 Number Change Circuits and Systems Lab BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1220 SYEN 2117 Number Change BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1221 SYEN 2233 Number Change BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1189 SYEN 2315 Number Change Circuits and Systems BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1222 SYEN 2370 Number Change BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1177 SYEN 3130 Number Change Digital Sys Lab BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1182 SYEN 3134 Number Change Adv Microprocessor Sys Lab BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1170 SYEN 3152 Number Change Analog and Digital Electronics Lab BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1172 SYEN 3154 Number Change Digital Analog Comm Lab BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1175 SYEN 3158 Number Change Power Systems Lab BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1178 SYEN 3330 Number Change Digital Systems BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1179 SYEN 3332 Number Change Communication Networks BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1180 SYEN 3334 Number Change Adv Microprofessors Sys BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1181 SYEN 3336 Number Change Computer Architecture BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1183 SYEN 3350 Number Change Signals and Systems BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1184 SYEN 3351 Number Change Network Analysis BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1169 SYEN 3352 Number Change Analog and Digital Electronics BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1171 SYEN 3354 Number Change Digital and Analog Comm BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1173 SYEN 3356 Number Change Electromagnetic Field Waves BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1174 SYEN 3358 Number Change Fundamentals of Power Sys BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1176 SYEN 3364 Number Change Intro Control Sys Eng BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1223 SYEN 3370 Number Change BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1224 SYEN 3371 Number Change BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1225 SYEN 3374 Number Change BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1226 SYEN 3378 Number Change BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1227 SYEN 3379 Number Change BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1228 SYEN 4379 Number Change BS-Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1157 TINV 4303/5303 Course Suspension Applied Innovation Project MS-Information Science Information Science

Program Changes

To view a copy of a specific CCF or PCF, go to the Undergraduate Council Archives and search by the Log Number.

ADHE or ADE Approval Required ✔ Log Number Change Type Title Program Department
20-6040U Program Change Art BFA-Art Art
20-6040U Program Change Art BFA-Art Art
20-6042U Program Change Art BA-Art Art
20-6042U Program Change Art BA-Art Art
✔ October 2020 ADE Letter (Cyber) 20-1194 Program Change Cybersecurity BS-Cybersecurity Computer Science
✔ May 2020 ADHE Letter 19-6091 Program Change K-12 Health & PE licensure BS-K-12 Health and Physical Education Counseling/Human Performance & Rehabilitation
✔ ADE approved 19-6092 Program Change Coaching endorsement Program BS-K-12 Health and Physical Education Counseling/Human Performance & Rehabilitation
✔ August 2020 ADE Letter 20-1110 Program Change Health Education and Promotion BS/MS-Health Education Promotion Counseling/Human Performance & Rehabilitation
20-6063U Program Change Elementary Education BSE-Elementary Education Education
✔ May 2020 ADHE Letter 19-6068 Program Change Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology AET-Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology Engineering Technology
✔ May 2020 ADHE Letter 19-6069 Program Change Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology BS-Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology Engineering Technology
✔ May 2020 ADHE Letter 19-6080 Program Change General Finance BBA-Finance Finance
✔ October 2020 ADE Letter 20-1231 Program Change History BA-History History
20-1232 Program Change History-Education Track BA-History History
20-6031U Program Change International Business BBA-International Business International Business
20-6031U Program Change International Business BBA-International Business International Business
✔ May 2020 ADHE Letter 19-6008 Program Change Early Entry MA Mass Communication MA-Mass Communication Mass Communication
✔ ADHE approval 20-1086 Program Change Music Education BM-Music Education Music
20-6033U Program Change Music BA-Music Music
20-6033U Program Change Music BA-Music Music
20-6010U Program Change Nursing
20-6010U Program Change Nursing
20-6025U Program Change Interdisciplinary Studies BA-Interdisciplinary Studies Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Studies
20-6025U Program Change Interdisciplinary Studies BA-Interdisciplinary Studies Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Studies
20-6065U Program Change Philosophy-Law BA-Philosophy Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Studies
20-6065U Program Change Philosophy-Law BA-Philosophy Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Studies
20-6104U Program Change Developmental Psychology Minor-Developmental Psychology Psychology
20-6104U Program Change Developmental Psychology Minor-Developmental Psychology Psychology
20-6105U Program Change Industrial Psychology Minor-Industrial Psychology Psychology
20-6105U Program Change Industrial Psychology Minor-Industrial Psychology Psychology
20-6069U Program Change Political Science BA-Political Science Public Affairs
20-6069U Program Change Political Science BA-Political Science Public Affairs
✔ August 2020 ADE Letter 20-1040 Program Change Management CP-Management School of Business
✔ August 2020 ADE Letter 20-1041 Program Change Innovation and Entrepreneurship CP-Innovation and Entrepreneurship School of Business
✔ August 2020 ADE Letter 20-1051 Program Change Marketing BBA-Marketing School of Business
✔ August 2020 ADE Letter 20-1061 Program Change Business Analytics CP-Business Analytics School of Business
✔ August 2020 ADE Letter 20-1062 Program Change Business Analytics BBA-Business Analytics School of Business
✔ May 2020 ADHE Letter 19-6103 Program Change Electrical and Computer Engineering BS-Electrical and Computer Engineering Systems Engineering
✔ October 2020 ADE Letter 20-1022 Program Change Systems Engineering – Mechanical – Early Entry BS-Mechanical Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
✔ October 2020 ADE Letter 20-1023 Program Change Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering – Early Entry BS-Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
✔ August 2020 ADE Letter 20-1124 Title Program Change Mechanical Engineering BS-Mechanical Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
20-1190 Program Change Electrical and Computer Engineering BS-Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Systems Engineering
✔ August 2020 ADE Letter NA Program Change Department Name Changes (Multiple) University-wide University-wide

Prior Learning Assessment Programs

At UA Little Rock, we value the life experiences of our students and are committed to helping working and adult learners achieve their higher education goals. We are proud to offer pathways for certain experiences to be counted toward graduation requirements through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA).PLA is the evaluation and assessment of an individual’s life learning for college credit, certification, or advanced standing toward further education or training. Learn more about PLA’s at
https://ualr.edu/records/prior-learning-assessment-information-pla

Previous Catalog Years

What to see curriculum changes from previous catalog years? See the links below:

Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 – What’s New

Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2020 – What’s New