ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio University announced it is suspending 11 degrees in response to a new Ohio law affecting higher education.
Senate Bill 1 went into effect on June 27. Although it was best known for barring DEI programming on Ohio's public college campuses, the law also requires universities to end programs with fewer than five graduates per year. Ohio University announced Wednesday that it identified 36 programs that fall below the new threshold and plans to end 11 of them:
Most of the 11 programs ending have another relevant degree that students can still earn, such as a minor in interdisciplinary arts or a Bachelor of early childhood and elementary education.
Columbus LGBTQ+ nonprofit expands to rural Ohio communityStudents who are enrolled in these programs will be able to complete their program requirements. Ohio University said it does not anticipate any immediate impacts to full-time faculty with the programs that are ending.
Senate Bill 1 directs universities to eliminate any degrees that confer fewer than five degrees every year over any three-year period. Ohio said it found 36 that qualify. See previous coverage of S.B. 1 in the video player above.
Ohio said seven of the programs will hopefully continue, as the university has submitted waivers to the state asking for exceptions because the programs offer something unique or cater to workforce or curricular needs.
It hopes to continue its Bachelors of Science in economics and in nutrition science, its Bachelor of Arts in dance, its Bachelor of Music in music therapy, its Bachelor of Applied Science in hospitality management and its Associates of technical studies and of applied science in engineering.
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Bachelor of Arts in African American studies Bachelor of Arts in religious studies Bachelor of Arts in geography Bachelor of Science in geography Bachelor of Science in geography in environmental pre-law Bachelor of Science in geography in geographic information science Bachelor of Science in geography in meteorology Bachelor of Science in Education in Spanish education Bachelor of Arts in art history Bachelor of Arts in studio art Bachelor of Music in instrumental performance Bachelor of Music in instrumental performance in contemporary music and digital instruments Bachelor of Music in music composition Bachelor of Music in organ Bachelor of Music in piano Bachelor of Music in voice Bachelor of Arts in theater Bachelor of Arts in FrenchAlthough Senate Bill 1 went into effect over the summer, the law allows universities more time to identify and end low-enrollment degrees. All public universities will need to complete their degree changes by Sept. 25.
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