SUMMARY OF PROGRAM DECISIONS

The following programs are based on the recommendations of the Commission

ENHANCE:

• Elementary Education: Continue with support and modifications
• Special Education: Continue with support and modifications
• Master's in Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences: Continue with modifications
• Master's in Environmental Studies: Continue with modifications
• Mathematics: Continue with modifications
• English: Continue with support and modifications
• Liberal Studies: Continue with support and modifications
• Social Sciences: Continue with support and modifications
• Interdisciplinary Behavioral Sciences: Continue with support and modifications
• Music: Continue with support and modifications
• Music Education: Continue with support and modifications

CONSOLIDATE:

ACADEMIC COMMITTEE WORK AND SUB GROUPS

• Issue identified by recent data December – February
• 2017-2018
• Committee discussion
• Leaders assignments
• Leaders presentation of requested data
• Committee discussion
• Consensus (vote) on committee recommendations
• Second review of committee recommendations to confirm
• Committee recommendations forwarded to full committee - April 30, 2018

37 degree-conferring programs reviewed

• Chairs were invited to provide additional data for sub-committee's consideration, particularly if it appeared suspension or elimination might be recommended.
• Programs categorized
• –Enhance (12)
• –Suspend (1)
• –Eliminate (4)
• IECE: Consolidate with Child Development
• –Consolidate (4)
• Chemistry: Consolidate with Biological Sciences
• Review seems to indicate an ongoing need for more institutional discipline.
• Political Science: Consolidate with (BPA)
• Business Administration: Consolidate

SUSPEND:

• Applied Information Technology

ELIMINATE:

• Fine/Studio Arts
• African Studies
• Public Administration (Baccalaureate)
• Spanish