2026-2027 Graduate Catalog Notices and Updates

Below you will find a summary of what has changed from the previous edition of the Graduate Catalog.

Please note that minor changes to academic programs (i.e. additions to the list of courses accepted in a program requirement) are not listed in this section, but these changes can be found on the program pages.

Courses that have been inactivated have also been removed from the Course Descriptions section and the academic program pages. Previous editions of the catalog can be used to find information on these courses and they will still count toward academic program requirements they were previously listed in.

Notices

Program Additions

• K-12 Instructional Technology (Certificate) 
• Business Administration (MBA) - Accounting Track  
• Business Administration (MBA) - Business Analytics Track  
• Business Administration (MBA) - Digital Marketing Specialization  
• Business Administration (MBA) - Finance Track  
• Business Administration (MBA) - Leadership and Organizational Change Track 
• Nursing (MS) - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Track  
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Post-Master’s Certificate)     

Program Changes

Apply to students with program catalog terms of Fall 2026, Spring 2027, and Summer 2027 only

• Public History (Certificate)  (Program Requirements)
• School Psychology (MEd)  (Program Requirements)

Course Additions

• APLING 706 - Sociolinguistic Research Methods 
• BIOL 662 - Ecological Genomics  
• CONRES 641 - Nonviolent Action  
• CONRES 642 - Third Party Interventions in Conflict   
• CSP 781 - Internal Practicum in Counseling Psychology  
• ECHD 655 - Focus on Preschool Curriculum  
• ENVSCI 632 - Groundwater Hydrology  
• ENVSCI 664 - Geological Oceanography  
• ENVSCI 672 - Ocean Biogeochemical Cycles  
• HIGHED 895 - Dissertation Support Seminar  
• REHAB 618 - Transition of Youth with Disabilities  
• VISN 670 - Overview of Deafblindness, Including Psychosocial and Multicultural Perspectives  
• VISN 671 - Communication for Deafblind Learners, Including Personalized Literacy  
• VISN 672 - Application of Assessment Findings Using High Quality Practices  
• VISN 673 - High-Quality Instructional Practices for Learners with  Deafblindness  
• VISN 674 - Assistive Technology for People who are Deafblind: Barriers and Solutions   

Renumbered Courses

Renamed Courses

• APLING 670 - Language Assessment in the Multilingual Classroom  
• CONRES 603 - Topics in Conflict Resolution  
• CONRES 626 - Issues in Conflict Resolution Practice  
• SOCIOL 650 - Introduction to Research Methods