Delaware State University has formally listed degree programs it will drop as part of an initiative that got under way in 2014. News of the dropped programs created a stir in and around the university.
Under President Harry Williams, a task force examined all academic and administrative programs and services.
Since the task force has been at work, enrollment has been increasing at the university, which has its main campus in Dover and a satellite site in suburban Wilmington.
The task force’s recommendations were submitted to Dr. Alton Thompson, who served as provost and executive vice president of Academic Affairs from August 2010 until his retirement in March 2016.
The provost developed the final recommendations and submitted them to the DSU Board of Trustees, which during its January 21, 2016 public meeting approved the final list.
The 21 degree programs below have been identified as low priority and have been deactivated. Deans have been charged with development of plans for all deactivated programs to enable all students currently enrolled in the programs opportunities to complete degrees in their currently enrolled discipline.
However, no new students will be accepted into these programs.
The 21 are:
Baccalaureate
Art Management
Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Elementary Special Education – Grades 1-8
English Education
Forensic Chemistry
French
Physics Education
Secondary Special Education – Grades 7-12
Spanish
World Language Education
- French
- Spanish
Graduate (all the below are master’s degree programs and their concentrations)
MA Applied Chemistry
MS Art Education
MA Biological Sciences
- General Biology
- Biology Education
MA Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Adult Basic Education
- Special Education
MS Family and Consumer Science Education
MA Historic Preservation
MS Mathematics Education
MS Physics Teaching
MA Science Education
MA Teaching
