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After careful review, UNT has made the difficult decision to begin the process of closing or consolidating certain academic programs. Students already enrolled in these programs will be able to complete their degrees as planned. However, new students will not be able to enroll in these majors or minors. We are committed to fully supporting faculty and advisors to ensure these changes do not disrupt our students’ academic progress. Students who are directly impacted will receive more information from their programs. 

The most substantial change is the merger of the Department of Linguistics and the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and the phasing out of all degrees offered by the Department of Linguistics. This department has experienced a consistent decline in enrollment in its undergraduate and master’s program since 2021, as well as relatively lower time to value and higher costs of instruction. In addition to the linguistics degrees, the university is moving forward with phasing out:

  • 3 master’s programs due to low enrollment (an average of 15 or fewer students per year over the past five years) 
  • 1 undergraduate major due to low enrollment as well as relatively lower time to value and higher cost of instruction
  • 25 undergraduate minors that have average enrollments of 20 students or fewer since 2021
  • 21 graduate and 21 undergraduate certificates that have average enrollments below two students per year

The following academic programs are impacted: 

Master’s Programs

Close and teach out the following master’s programs: 

College Department Primary Major
CLASS Media Arts Media Industry and Critical Studies: MICS-MA 
CLASS School of Applied Liberal Arts Women’s and Gender Studies: WGST-MA 
COI Linguistics Linguistics: LING-MA/MS
COE Teacher Education and Administration Early Childhood Education

Merge the following master’s degree programs: 

College Department Merge this major... ...with this major
CLASS English Creative Writing: ENCW-MA  English: ENGL-MA 
COS Biological Sciences Biology: BIOL-MA Biology: BIOL-MS 
COI COI Interdisciplinary Studies: INSD-MA  Interdisciplinary Studies: INSD-MS

Undergraduate Majors

Close and teach out the following baccalaureate degrees: 

College Department Degree
COI Linguistics Linguistics: LING-BA 
CLASS Political Science Latino and Latin American Studies: LLAS-BA

Merge the following baccalaureate degrees: 

College Department Merge this major... ...with this major
CLASS Geography and the Environment Geography: GEOG-BA  Geography: GEOG-BS 
CLASS Sociology Sociology: SOCI-BA  Sociology: SOCI-BS 
COS Physics Physics: PHYS-BA  Physics: PHYS-BSPHY 

Undergraduate Minors

Close and teach out the following undergraduate minors: 

College Department Minor
CENG Mechanical Engineering  General Engineering Technology 
CLASS School of Applied Liberal Arts Applied Heritage Management 
CLASS Dance and Theatre Dance
CLASS English American Studies
CLASS Geography and the Environment Geology
CLASS History Africana Studies
CLASS History Classical Studies
CLASS Political Science Mexican American Studies
CLASS Political Science Peace Studies
CLASS School of Applied Liberal Arts Asian Studies
CLASS School of Applied Liberal Arts LGBTQ Studies
CLASS School of Applied Liberal Arts Women's and Gender Studies
CLASS World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Arabic
CLASS World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Italian
CLASS World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Latin
COE Educational Psychology Special Education
COI Information Science Digital Content and Information Systems
COI Information Science Project and Knowledge Management
COI Learning Technologies Computer Education
COI Learning Technologies Team Science
COI Linguistics Human Language Technology
COM COM Music Business and Entrepreneurship
CPAHS Rehabilitation and Health Services Applied Gerontology 
CVAD Studio Art New Media Art
RCOB Supply Chain Management Aviation Logistics

Consolidate the following minors into concentrations within the major: 

College Department Consolidate these minors
CVAD Studio Art Sculpture
CVAD Studio Art Printmaking
CVAD Studio Art Ceramics
CVAD Studio Art Metalsmithing/Jewelry
CVAD Studio Art Photography
CVAD Studio Art Drawing and Painting

Graduate Academic Certificates

Close and teach out the following graduate academic certificates: 

College Department Graduate Certificate
CENG Mechanical Engineering Energy: GACT-ENER 
COI Information Science  Storytelling: GACT-STRY
COI Linguistics  Computational Linguistics: GACT-CMLG 
CLASS Sociology Digital Sociology: GACT-DSOC
COI Learning Technologies Interactive and Virtual Digital Communication: GACT-IVDC 
CLASS Mayborn School of Journalism Narrative Journalism: GACT-NAJO
CLASS Mayborn School of Journalism Public Relations: GACT-PUBR 
CLASS Technical Communication Proposal Writing: GACT-PRWR 
CMHT Hospitality Management Hospitality Management: GACT-HMGT
CPAHS Rehabilitation and Health Services  Health Services Administration: GACT-HLSA 
CMHT Hospitality Management  Event Management: GACT-EVNT
CENG Computer Science and Engineering Data Engineering: GACT-DTEN 
COI Information Science Digital Content Management: GACT-DCMT
COE Educational Psychology  Autism Intervention: GACT-AUTI 
CLASS Geography and the Environment Geographic Information Systems: GACT-GGIS
COE Counseling and Higher Education Community College Leadership: GACT-CCL
CLASS Mayborn School of Journalism Digital Communication Analytics: GACT-DCAN
COI Linguistics Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: GACT-TESL 
COI Information Science Advanced Management in Libraries and Information Agencies: GACT-AMLA 
COI Information Science Children’s and Young Adult Library Community Services: GACT-CYAL

Undergraduate Academic Certificates

Close and teach out the following undergraduate academic certificates: 

College Department Undergraduate Certificate
CPAHS Rehabilitation and Health Services  Drug and Alcohol Studies: UACT-DRUG
CVAD Studio Art GeoPhoto: Imaging Technology and Visualization: UACT-GPHO
RCOB Marketing Retailing: UACT-RETL
RCOB RCOB International Business: UACT-INBU
CLASS Political Science Arab and Islamic Studies: UACT-AIST
RCOB Supply Chain Management Logistics and Supply Chain Management: UACT-LSCM
VPAA International Affairs Global Perspectives: UACT-GLBP
CLASS Dance and Theatre Theatre Technologies: UACT-TTEC
CLASS Geography and the Environment Health and Medical Geography: UACT-HGEO
CPAHS Rehabilitation and Health Services Applied Gerontology: UACT-AGER
RCOB Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, and Law Risk Management and Insurance: UACT-RMIN
CLASS Philosophy and Religion Jain and India Studies: UACT-JAIN
CMHT Hospitality Management Green Leadership: UACT-GRLP
CMHT Merchandising and Digital Retailing Omnichannel Strategy: UACT-OCST
CLASS Media Arts Spanish Language Media: UACT-SPMD
CMHT Merchandising and Digital Retailing Fashion Entrepreneurship: UACT-FENT
COS COS Health Professions Student Development: UACT-HPSD
CLASS Sociology Applied Sociology and Career Readiness: UACT-ASOC
COS Mathematics Mathematics of Scientific Computation: UACT-MASC
CLASS Anthropology/Geography and the Environment Urban Studies: UACT-UBNS
CLASS History Food Studies: UACT-FDST

Merge the following undergraduate certificates:

College Merge this certificate... ...with this certificate
CMHT Integrated Resort Management: UACT-INRM Hotel Operations: UACT-HOOP