TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Several universities in the Sunshine State have ended some of their degree programs following reviews by state officials, according to a spokeswoman for the State University System of Florida.
In a message to News 6 this week, SUSF Director of Public Affairs Marnie Marrero said that the decision came after productivity reviews showed that many programs were underperforming.
These reviews are considered collaborative efforts between the Board of Governors’ office and individual universities to help determine that programs are operating efficiently.
“While the Board office identifies a list of programs performing below set thresholds, the institutions themselves review the programs and may either develop improvement plans or consolidate, suspend, or terminate them,” Marrero wrote.
According to Marrero, universities are moving forward with improvement action plans for 151 programs, though 37 others will be consolidated, and another eight are being suspended.
Furthermore, Marrero explained that 18 programs are being terminated across universities including FAMU, FIU, FSU, UCF, UF, UNF, USF, and UWF. They are as follows:
- Bachelor’s Degree programs
- Studio/fine art
- International and comparative education
- African American studies
- Middle Eastern studies
- Long-term care administration
- Physical education and coaching
- Visual art
- Gerontology
- Interdisciplinary biological and physical sciences
- Master’s Degree programs
- German language and literature
- Practical philosophy and applied ethics
- Advertising
- Gerontology
- Latin American studies
- Doctoral Degree programs
- Adult and continuing education
- Geophysical fluid dynamics
However, not all 18 programs are being cut from all of the listed universities, according to Marrero.
For more details on which programs are being cut or modified from specific schools, Marrero urges students to contact the institutions directly.