What's New

Academic programs introduced

• Area Certificate in Radiation Science
• B.A. in Earth, Geography, and the Environment (Majors: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; Geography)
• B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Majors: African American and African Diaspora Studies; Gender Studies; Individualized; Management and Human Organization)
• B.A. in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Majors: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian; Comparative Literature; Czech; French; Germanic Studies; Italian; Polish; Russian)
• B.A. in Regional and Comparative Studies (Majors: Central Eurasia; East Asia; Middle East)
• B.S. in Earth, Geography, and the Environment (Majors: Atmospheric Science; Earth Science; Environmental Geoscience; Geography)
• Bachelor of Science in Global Media
• Bachelor of Science in Media Advertising
• Bachelor of Science in Public Relations
• Bachelor of Science in Sports Media
• Concentration in Enterprise, Governance, and Sustainability (B.A. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies)
• Concentration in Law, Communication, and Writing (B.A. in English)
• Concentration in Science and Writing (B.A. in English)
• Concentration in Social Movements and Writing (B.A. in English)
• Minor in Design Studies
• Minor in Irish Studies
• Minor in Pre-Professional Clinical Health

Academic programs with changed names

• Concentration in Biodiversity and Sustainability (B.A. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies) is now Concentration in Biodiversity and Conservation (B.A. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies)
• Concentration in Sustainable Energy, Resources, and Climate (B.A. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies) is now Concentration in Climate Change and Natural Resource Management (B.A. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies)
• Concentration in Environmental Ethics and Justice (B.A. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies) is now Concentration in Environmental Ethics and Humanities (B.A. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies)
• Concentration in Sustainable Food Systems (B.A. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies) is now Concentration in Food Systems and Sustainability (B.A. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies)
• Concentration in Media Management, Law, and Policy (B.A. in Media) is now Concentration in Media Management and Law (B.A. in Media)
• Minor in Media and Creative Advertising is now Minor in Media Advertising
• Minor in Media Law and Ethics is now Minor in Media Management

Academic programs merged or consolidated

• B.A. in African American and African Diaspora Studies is now African American and African Diaspora Studies major (B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies)
• B.A. in Art History is now Art History major (B.A. in History)
• B.S. in Atmospheric Science is now Atmospheric Science major (B.S. in Earth, Geography, and the Environment)
• B.A. in Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures is now B.A. in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Majors: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian; Czech; Polish; Russian)
• B.A. in Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures is now Bosnian, Croation, Serbian major (B.A. in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)
• B.A. in Central Eurasian Studies is now Central Eurasia major (B.A. in Regional and Comparative Studies)
• B.A. in Classical Studies is now Classical Studies major (B.A. in History)
• B.A. in Cognitive Science is now Cognitive Science major (B.A. in Psychology)
• B.S. in Cognitive Science is now Cognitive Science major (B.S. in Psychology)
• B.A. in Comparative Literature is now Comparative Literature major (B.A. in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)
• B.A. in Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures is now Czech major (B.A. in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)
• B.A. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences is now Earth and Atmospheric Sciences major (B.A. in Earth, Geography, and the Environment)
• B.S. in Earth Science is now Earth Science major (B.S. in Earth, Geography, and the Environment)
• B.A. in East Asian Studies is now East Asia major (B.A. in Regional and Comparative Studies)
• B.S. in Environmental Geoscience is now Environmental Geoscience major (B.S. in Earth, Geography, and the Environment)
• B.A. in Folklore is now Folklore major (B.A. in Anthropology)
• B.A. in French is now French major (B.A. in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)
• B.A. in Gender Studies is now Gender Studies major (B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies)
• B.A. in Geography is now Geography major (B.A. in Earth, Geography, and the Environment)
• B.S. in Geography is now Geography major (B.S. in Earth, Geography, and the Environment)
• B.A. in Germanic Studies is now Germanic Studies major (B.A. in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)
• B.A. in Individualized Major Program is now Individualized Major (B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies)
• B.A. in Italian is now Italian major (B.A. in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)
• B.A. in Management and Human Organization is now Management and Human Organization major (B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies)
• B.A. in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures is now Middle East major (B.A. in Regional and Comparative Studies)
• B.A. in Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures is now Polish major (B.A. in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)
• B.A. in Religious Studies is now Religious Studies major (B.A. in History)
• B.S. in Statistics is now Statistics major (B.A. in Mathematics)

Academic programs ended

• B.A. in American Studies
• B.A. in India Studies
• B.S. in Computational Linguistics
• B.S. in Molecular Life Sciences
• Certificate in Clinical Psychological Science
• Concentration in Advertising Management and Planning (B.A. in Media)
• Concentration in Creative Advertising (B.A. in Media)
• Concentration in Cultural Studies (B.A. in English)
• Concentration in Human Environment and Ecology (B.A. in Human Biology)
• Concentration in Human Environment and Ecology (B.S. in Human Biology)
• Concentration in Human Growth and Development (B.A. in Human Biology)
• Concentration in Human Growth and Development (B.S. in Human Biology)
• Concentration in Human Health and Disease (B.A. in Human Biology)
• Concentration in Human Health and Disease (B.S. in Human Biology)
• Concentration in Human Origins and Survival (B.A. in Human Biology)
• Concentration in Human Origins and Survival (B.S. in Human Biology)
• Concentration in Human Reproduction and Sexuality (B.A. in Human Biology)
• Concentration in Human Reproduction and Sexuality (B.S. in Human Biology)
• Concentration in Interactive and Digital Media (B.A in Media)
• Concentration in Public Relations (B.A. in Journalism)
• Concentration in Sports Media (B.A. in Media)
• Minor in African Expressive Cultures

Policies introduced, changed, or repealed

• Academic Standing Policy (revised)
• Class Rank Calculation and Disclosure (new)
• Credential Hours and Minimum Grade Requirements (revised; consolidated as new policy)
• Double-Counting Courses (Unique Credit Hours) revised
• Earning Non-College Minors and Undergraduate Area Certificates (revised; consolidated as new policy)
• Grade Point Averages (GPAs) (revised)
• Pass/Fail Option (revised)
• Requirement (and Matriculation) Term (revised)
• Second Bachelor's Degree (revised)

Academic structures created, changed, or closed

• Department of American Studies is now American Studies Program
• Department of Comparative Literature is now Comparative Literature Program
• Department of Second Language Studies merged with the Department of Linguistics (retaining name Department of Linguistics)
• Integrated Program in the Environment is now Environment, Society, and Sustainability Institute
• New American Sign Language Program

Miscellaneous

• B.F.A. in Dance moved to the Jacobs School of Music
• Minor in Dance moved to the Jacobs School of Music