What’s New This Year?

New Programs

New graduate programs and catalog sections that appear for the first time in this Catalog include: 

Master’s with New Concentrations

• Architecture, M.S., Critical Heritage Studies Concentration   
• Business Administration, MBA, Digital Marketing Concentration   
• Respiratory Care, M.S., Advanced Respiratory Care Practice Concentration  

Certificates

• Applied Behavior Analysis, Graduate Certificate   
• Qualitative Research, Post-Master’s Certificate  

Doctorate

• Biology, Ph.D., Molecular Biophysics Concentration  

Program Changes

Major changes to existing graduate degrees and programs include:

Master’s

• Applied Energy and Electromechanical Systems, M.S. was renamed Applied Energy and Electromechanical Engineering, M.S.  
• Liberal Studies, M.A. was renamed to Interdisciplinary Studies, M.A.  

• Doctorate

• Health Services Research, Ph.D. was renamed to Epidemiology, Ph.D. 

   

Discontinued Programs

Master’s

• Africana Studies, Graduate Certificate
• Child and Family Studies, Early Education, M.Ed.
• Nursing: Nursing Anesthesia Across the Lifespan, M.S.N.

Additional Changes

• Transfer Credit and Advanced Academic Standing  - Transient Study Policy: Provision #4 updated to include College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students only.
• The Office of Adult Student and Evening Services has been renamed to The Office of Adult Student and Extended Services.
• The Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management was renamed to the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.