Linguistics, Slavic languages and literatures, animal health science and technology education are among the academic programs that may see their last year as academic programs in the UNC system.
A proposal from Alan Mabe, senior vice president for academic affairs for the UNC General Administration, plans to discontinue underperforming majors — or turn them into concentrations.
In all, 60 academic degree programs are slated for possible removal or reduction.
Twelve of those programs are currently offered at N.C. Central University.
According to a Feb. 1 memorandum from Mabe sent to the Committee on Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs "…of the 60, 36 are baccalaureate, 22 are master's degrees, and two are doctoral programs…"
The 60 programs are being reviewed as a result of a two-year process that has identified low productivity and low enrollment, defined as any bachelor's degree program that has awarded fewer than 19 degrees in the last two years.
Under the proposal, NCCU's secondary education major will be offered as a concentration.
"There will be very little impact because there have been only a handful of students who have taken advantage of these degree programs over the last several years," Chancellor Nelms wrote in an e-mail.
"This is just one measure among many that we're taking to streamline our operations in response to budget constraints."
Some believe this change will have no effect on NCCU. Some NCCU students disagree.
"I can understand the money and economics behind the situation, but this is one major they should have left alone," said Donavon Harbison, a math secondary education junior.
"It's a confusing thing when the state of the nation calls for math and science teachers," said Harbison.
Fayetteville State University, N.C. State University and UNC Greensboro will have several bachelor's and master's programs discontinued.
These will include health and physical education, middle grade education and English education.
The proposal also suggests adding two degree programs.
UNC-Chapel Hill will seek to establish a bachelor of arts in business journalism.
N.C. A&T State University plans a master's of science in Nanoengineering.
NCCU Programs affected
- Art education
- English, secondary ed
- Math secondary ed
- Physical education
- Biology secondary ed
- Chemistry, secondary ed
- Theatre arts education
- French secondary ed
- History secondary ed
- Physics secondary ed
- Spanish secondary ed
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