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2026-2027 Graduate Catalog > Summary of Curriculum and Policy Changes for AY 26-27

Summary of Curriculum and Policy Changes for AY 26-27

Program Changes

• Au.D. in Audiology (minor changes to program requirements)
• M.A. in Deaf Education (raising ASLPI requirement to 3 and changes to admission requirements)
• M.A. in Early Childhood Education and Deaf Education (raising ASLPI requirement to 3 and changes to admission requirements)
• M.A. in Elementary Education and Deaf Education (raising ASLPI requirement to 3 and changes to admission requirements)
• M.A. in Linguistics (minor changes to program requirements)
• M.A. in Sign Language Education (minor changes to program requirements)
• Master of Public Administration (change to 100% online and minor changes to program requirements)
• Master in Social Work (M.S.W.) (changes to program and admission requirements)
• Ph.D. in Critical Studies in the Education of Deaf Learners (minor changes to program requirements)
• Ph.D. in Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences (changes to program and admission requirements)
• Ph.D. in Linguistics (minor changes to program requirements)

Changes in Course Titles and/or Numbers

• HSL 888 Advanced Research Design I --> HSL 888 Advanced Quantitative Research Design I
• HSL 889 Advanced Research Design II --> HSL 889 Advanced Quantitative Research Design II
• INT 750 Research Methods in Interpretation --> INT 750 Introduction to Research in Translation and Interpreting Studies
• LIN 721 Cognitive Linguistics I --> LIN 721 Cognitive Linguistics: Multisemiotic Analysis
• LIN 732 Cognitive Lingusitics II --> LIN 732 Cognitive Linguistics: Construction Grammar
• MPA 711 Basics of Management --> MPA 711 Leadership & Management
• MPA 716 Quality Management in Public Sector and Non-Profit Organizations --> MPA 716 Program Evaluation for Public & Nonprofit Organizations
• MSW 783 Advanced Field Practicum with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations --> MSW 784 Advanced Practicum: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations I

New Programs

• Ph.D. in Accessible Human-Centered Computing and Policy

New Courses

• MSW 708 Expressive Arts in Therapy
• MSW 785 Advanced Practicum: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations II

Policy Changes

• Certificates and Degrees Completed Simultaneously
• Undergraduate Students in Graduate Courses
• Course Sharing in Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs or Bridge Programs (new policy)
• Academic Integrity Policy
• Graduate Leave of Absence (LOA)
• Graduate Withdrawals from the University