Degree Profile Inventory November 2015

STATUS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS

Degrees and Majors Authorized DMA 118 programs Degree programs UWG-awarded certificates (no PSC certificates) Status Active Deactivated https://bi123.usg.edu/apex/f?p=118:1:0:::::

54 Bachelor’s Programs Degree Number Active Deactivated Termination Status* Low Producing BA 15 10 5 (33%) 4 BBA 7 2 BFA 1 BM 3 BS 20 16 4 (20%) (1) BSED 5 1 (20%) BSES 1 (100%) BSN BSNC Totals 54 43 11 (20%) 12

37 Master’s Programs Degree Number Active Deactivated Termination Status* Low Producing MA 6 5 1 (16%) 1 MACC MAT MATC 1 (100%) MBA MED 19 9 10 (52%) 3 (1) MMUS 2 MPA MS 3 MSN MURP Totals 37 24 13 (35%)

17 Ed.S. and Doctoral Programs Degree Number Active Deactivated Termination Status* Low Producing EDS 13 5 8 (61%) EDD 3 PHD 1 Totals 17 9 8 (47%)

10 ‘Stand-Alone’ UWG Certificates Program Number Active Deactivated Termination Status CERG (Post-Bac) 8 (Post-Master’s) 2 Totals 10

Planned Deactivations/Terminations (Submitted on Academic Programs Forecast, October 1, 2015) Degree Deactivation or Termination Proposed Implementation Date BA - Geography Termination Fall 2016 BA - Mathematics Fall 2019 BA – Psychology Deactivation BSES – Earth Science/Secondary Education Spring 2017 BS – Environmental Science BS – Environmental Studies BS – Physics/Secondary Education Fall 2015 EDS – Teaching Field/English EDS – Teaching Field/Mathematics EDS – Teaching Field/Science EDS – Teaching Field/Social Studies MED – Secondary Education

DMA Deactivated Programs NOT Included on the Most Recent Academic Programs Forecast Degree Major Proposed Termination Date? BA Chemistry ? Chemistry/Secondary Education Sociology MA Gerontology MED Biology Teacher Education Physical Education Teaching Field - English Teaching Field - Mathematics Teaching Field - Science Teaching Field – Social Studies MURP (Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning) EDS Reading Education Secondary Education Mental Retardation

Existing Program Status Summary (as of November 2015) 118 programs (UG, Graduate, Certificates) 86 programs are active Note: Of our 86 active programs, 18 have been flagged as low-producing 12 bachelor’s 6 master’s

LOW-PRODUCING PROGRAMS 3 Year USG Project (August 12, 2015 BOR Minutes)

LOW-PRODUCING PROGRAMS BOR Minimal Criteria Degree Minimum Number of Graduates per Year (3 Year Completion Average) Bachelor’s 10 Master’s 5 Specialist Doctoral 3

LOW-PRODUCING PROGRAMS ( July 2015 BOR Calculations) PROGRAMS ARE NOT FLAGGED AS LOW-PRODUCING IF THEY ARE… Deactivated Terminated, in-progress or BOR-approved, but not yet reflected on the DMA Approved since 2010 Certificates Core programs that serve as disciplinary foundations for other majors (e.g., Physics)

LOW-PRODUCING PROGRAMS Undergraduate (as of July 2015) BA (4) Art, International Economic Affairs, Global Studies, Theatre BBA (2) Economics, Real Estate BM (3) Music Teacher Education, Composition, Performance BS (3) Economics/Secondary Education, Geography, Geology

LOW-PRODUCING PROGRAMS Graduate (as of July 2015) MA (1) Sociology MED (1) Educational Leadership MMUS (2) Music Teacher Education, Performance MS (2) Computer Science, Mathematics

LOW-PRODUCING PROGRAMS Comparison - UWG and Sector Peers

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FORECAST (Submitted October 1, 2015)

PROPOSED NEW PROGRAMS (Academic Programs Forecast submitted to BOR on October 1, 2015) BS Multidisciplinary Medical Systems BBA Health Care Informatics Psychology MS Media Theory and Research (Mass Communications)

CONCLUSIONS Degree Profile Inventory – The Take-Aways Do what’s necessary to remove your low-producing programs from the BOR’s list Monitor deactivated programs and submit for termination when no students remain Create new programs – or revise existing programs – to grow healthy enrollments (think ‘high demand’ programs)