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Northwest Missouri State University President John Jasinski told the school’s Board of Regents Friday that six undergraduate degree programs and one master’s degree program will likely be eliminated from the catalog because they aren’t attracting enough students.
The so-called “low-completed” programs were identified as part of review of hundreds of academic offerings at state colleges and universities across Missouri ordered by David Russell, interim commissioner of the Department of Higher Education.
Targeted by the review are bachelor’s degree programs graduating fewer than 10 majors a year and master’s degree programs graduating fewer that five candidates a year.
Undergraduate programs targeted for elimination at Northwest include a comprehensive major in statistics (B.A., B.S.), humanities (B.A.), alternative energy (B.S.), physics (B.S., B.S.Ed.) sociology (B.S., B.A.) and a comprehensive major in foods and nutrition (B.S., restaurant and food service management option only).
The sole graduate program tagged for elimination is a master’s degree in quality management processes.
Of the seven programs listed in the memo, five currently have no students enrolled. Northwest officials said students currently majoring in low-completed programs will be given a chance to finish their degrees “in a timely fashion” before the majors are phased out...
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Northwest Missouri State University President John Jasinski told the school’s Board of Regents Friday that six undergraduate degree programs and one master’s degree program will likely be eliminated from the catalog because they aren’t attracting enough students.
The so-called “low-completed” programs were identified as part of review of hundreds of academic offerings at state colleges and universities across Missouri ordered by David Russell, interim commissioner of the Department of Higher Education.
Targeted by the review are bachelor’s degree programs graduating fewer than 10 majors a year and master’s degree programs graduating fewer that five candidates a year.
Undergraduate programs targeted for elimination at Northwest include a comprehensive major in statistics (B.A., B.S.), humanities (B.A.), alternative energy (B.S.), physics (B.S., B.S.Ed.) sociology (B.S., B.A.) and a comprehensive major in foods and nutrition (B.S., restaurant and food service management option only).
The sole graduate program tagged for elimination is a master’s degree in quality management processes.
Of the seven programs listed in the memo, five currently have no students enrolled. Northwest officials said students currently majoring in low-completed programs will be given a chance to finish their degrees “in a timely fashion” before the majors are phased out...
For the complete story, pick up a copy of today's Maryville Daily Forum, or subscribe to the Daily Forum's e-edition.
