Program Changes

1. CIP Code Revisions

Security Studies Certificate (Does not go to UNC SO) Current CIP Code 30.0501 was revised to 45.0902.

2. Credit Hour Changes to Programs

Certificate

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate (GCC: 3-19-2025) Increased the total hours from 19 s.h. to 20 s.h.
Equity, Advocacy, and Leadership in Gifted and Talented Education Certificate (GCC: 3-05-2025) Decreased the total hours from 15 s.h. to 12 s.h.
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate (GCC: 3-19-2025; GC: 4-10-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025) Decreased the total hours from 26 s.h. to 23-35 s.h.
Public Health Foundations and Practice Certificate (GCC: 1-15-2025; EPPC: 3-25-2025) Decreased the total hours from 15 s.h. to 12 s.h.

Concentrations

Psychology, MA (GCC: 11-20-2024) Industrial and Organizational Psychology Concentration increased semester hours from 45 s.h. to 48 s.h.

Degree

Accounting, MSA (GCC: 4-09-2025) Increased the total number of semester hours to earn the degree from 30 s.h. to 45 s.h.
Human Development and Family Science, MS (GCC: 3-05-2025) Increased the total number of semester hours to earn the degree from 36 s.h. to 37 s.h.
Integrated Coastal Sciences, PhD (GCC: 12-04-2024) Decreased the total number of semester hours to earn the degree from 68 s.h. to 57 s.h.
Library Science, MLS (GCC: 2-19-2025) Decreased the total number of semester hours to earn the degree from 39 s.h. to 36 s.h.
Master of Arts in Teaching, MAT (GCC: 4-02-2025) Decreased the total number of semester hours to earn the degree from 30-42 s.h. to 30 s.h.
Medical Family Therapy, PhD (GCC: 2-19-2025) Increased the total number of semester hours to earn the degree from 59 s.h. to 60 s.h.
Music, MM (GCC: 2-19-2025) Increased the total number of semester hours to earn the degree from 30-38 s.h. to 34-37 s.h.
Nursing Practice, DNP (GCC: 3-19-2025) Decreased the total number of semester hours to earn the degree from 63-90 s.h. to 61-90 s.h.
Planning and Development, MS (GCC: 2-05-2025) Increased the total number of semester hours to earn the degree from 30 s.h. to 36 s.h.
Psychology, MA (GCC: 11-20-2024) Increased the total number of semester hours to earn the degree from 34-45 s.h. to 34-48 s.h.
Public Health, DrPH (GCC: 4-02-2025) Decreased the total number of semester hours to earn the degree from 50-74 s.h. to 50-68 s.h.
Public Health, MPH (GCC: 1-15-2025) Decreased the total number of semester hours to earn the degree from 45 s.h. to 42 s.h.

3. Discontinued Programs

Accelerated

Psychology, BA/Elementary Education, MAT (GCC: 1-15-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025)

Certificates

Educational Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics (GCC: 4-02-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025)
Health Information Management Certificate (GCC: 2-05-2025; EPPC: 3-21-2025)
Physical Education Clinical Supervision Certificate (GCC: 3-05-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025)
Statistics Certificate (GCC: 1-15-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025)
Suzuki Pedagogy Certificate (GCC: 2-19-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025)

Concentrations or Teaching Areas

Art, MFA Concentrations discontinued: Ceramics; Graphic Design; Metal Design; Painting and Drawing; Photography; Printmaking; Sculpture; and Textiles (GCC: 9-18-2024)
Biology, MS Concentrations discontinued: Cell Biology; and Environmental and Organismic Biology (GCC: 3-05-2025)
Bioenergetics and Exercise Science, PhD Concentration discontinued: Nutritional Exercise Physiology (GCC: 3-05-2025)
English, MA Concentrations discontinued: Linguistics; Literature; Rhetoric and Composition; and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Health Education, MA
Kinesiology, MS Concentration discontinued: Adapted Physical Activity (both thesis and nonthesis options) (GCC: 3-05-2025)
Master of Arts in Teaching, MAT (GCC: 4-02-2025) Elementary Education; English Education; Hispanic Studies Education; History Education; Middle Grades Education; Music Education; Physical Education; Science Education; and Special Education (GCC: 4-02-2025)
Music, MM Concentration discontinued: Woodwind Specialist (GCC: 2-19-2025)

Master’s

International Studies, MA (EPPC: 2-14-2025; FS: 2-26-2025; Provost & Chancellor: 4-08-2025; UNC-SO Response Received: 9-19-2025)
Physical Education, MAEd (EPPC: 3-21-2025; FS: 3-26-2025; Provost & Chancellor: 4-22-2025; UNC-SO Response Received: 9-19-2025)

4. New Programs

Certificates

Child Life Certificate (GCC: 3-05-2025) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: Department of Human Development and Family Science, College of Health and Human Performance.
Clinical Ethics Certificate (GCC: 2-19-2025) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: Department of Bioethics and Interdisciplinary Professions, Brody School of Medicine
Data Science Certificate (GCC: 9-18-2024) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Technology
Family Life Education Certificate (GCC: 3-05-2025) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: Department of Human Development and Family Science, College of Health and Human Performance.
Teacher Licensure in Elementary Education: Advanced Certificate (GCC: 3-05-2025) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: Department of Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Education (formerly Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education), College of Education
Teacher Licensure in Middle and High School Education: Advanced Certificate (GCC: 3-05-2025) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: Department of Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Education (formerly Mathematics Education, Science Education, and Instructional Technology), College of Education
Teacher Licensure in Special Education: Advanced Certificate (GCC: 3-05-2025) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations (formerly Special Education, Foundations, and Research), College of Education
Workplace Training and Development Certificate (GCC: 2-19-2025) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: Department of Interdisciplinary Professions, College of Education

Concentrations, Options, Pathways, or Specialty Areas

Biomedical Sciences, MS Rural Medicine Pathway (GCC: 2-19-2025) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: Office of Research and Graduate Studies, BSOM
Kinesiology, MS Licensure Option (GCC: 3-05-2025) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Performance - Note: This new licensure option is only for physical education pedagogy students.
Library Science, MLS Archives and Cultural Heritage Informatics (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Master of Arts in Teaching, MAT Rural Education Middle Grades Education Teaching Area (GCC: 4-02-2025) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: College of Education
Nursing Practice, DNP Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) Specialty Area (GCC: 3-19-2025) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: College of Nursing

Dual Degrees

Biomedical Sciences, PhD/Business Administration, MBA (GCC: 3-19-2025; GC: 4-10-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025) Start Date: Fall, 2025. Academic Home: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, BSOM; Contributing Academic Unit: College of Business.

5. Online Delivery Changes

Certificates

Integrated Behavioral Health with Rural Youth Certificate (GCC: 2-05-2025) Added online delivery (80% or more coursework).
Physical Activity and Public Health Certificate (GCC: 3-05-2025) Added partially online delivery (1-49% of coursework offered online).
Sport and Coaching Leadership Certificate (GCC: 10-16-2024) Added on-campus delivery to existing online delivery. Program Title Changes

6. Program Title Revisions

Certificates

Business Analytics and AI Applications Certificate (GCC: 12-04-2024) Previous title: Business Analytics Certificate
Cybersecurity Management Certificate (GCC: 12-04-2024) Previous title: Management Information Systems Certificate

Concentrations or Teaching Areas

Biomedical Sciences, PhD (GCC: 4-02-2025) Integrative Physiology and Metabolism Concentration retitled to Physiology Concentration
Integrated Coastal Sciences, PhD (GCC: 12-04-2024) Coastal Natural Sciences Concentration retitled to Coastal Sciences and Engineering Concentration; Coastal Health and Social Sciences Concentration retitled to Coastal Social and Health Sciences Concentration
Master of Arts in Teaching, MAT (GCC: 4-02-2025) Rural Education Justice Elementary Education Teaching Area retitled to Rural Education Elementary Education

Degrees

Recreation Sciences and Sport Management, MS (GCC: 2-05-2025; EPPC: 3-25-2025) Previous title: Recreation Sciences, MS

7. Revised Programs

Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s Programs

Computer Science, BS/Computer Science, MS (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Computer Science, BS/Data Science, MS (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Computer Science, BS/Software Engineering, MS (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Economics, BS/Quantitative Economics and Econometrics, MS (GCC: 1-15-2025)
Information and Cybersecurity Technology, BS/Information and Cybersecurity Technology, MS (GCC: 4-02-2025)
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate (GCC: 3-19-2025)
Software Engineering, BS/Computer Science, MS (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Software Engineering, BS/Data Science, MS (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Software Engineering, BS/Software Engineering, MS (GCC: 2-19-2025)

Certificates

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate (GCC: 3-19-2025)
Criminal Justice Education Certificate (GCC: 1-15-2025)
Equity, Advocacy, and Leadership in Gifted and Talented Education Certificate (GCC: 3-19-2025)
Geographic Information Science and Technology Certificate (GCC: 4-02-2025)
Higher and Adult Education in Criminal Justice Certificate (GCC: 1-15-2025)
Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology Certificate (GCC: 4-02-2025)
Instructional Design in Adult Education Certificate (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Integrated Behavioral Health with Rural Youth Certificate (GCC: 2-05-2025)
Physical Activity and Public Health Certificate (GCC: 3-05-2025)
Public Health Foundations and Practice Certificate (GCC: 1-15-25; EPPC: 2-14-2025 )
Student Affairs in Higher Education Certificate (GCC: 2-19-2025)

Dual Degree Program

Nursing Practice, DNP/Business Administration, MBA (GCC: 4-02-2025)

Master’s

Accounting, MSA (GCC: 4-09-2025; GC: 4-22-2025; EPPC: 4-23-2025; FS: 4-23-2025)
Art, MFA (GCC: 9-18-2024)
Biomedical Sciences, MS (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Communication, MA (GCC: 1-15-2025)
Computer Science, MS (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Data Science, MS (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Elementary Education, MAEd (GCC: 3-05-2025; 3-19-2025)
English, MA (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Kinesiology, MS (GCC: 3-05-2025)
Library Science, MLS (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Master of Arts in Teaching, MAT (GCC: 4-02-2025)
Mathematics Education, MAEd (GCC: 3-05-2025)
Medical Family Therapy, PhD (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, MS (GCC: 3-05-2025) New non-thesis option.
Music, MM (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Psychology, MA (GCC: 11-20-2024)
Public Health, MPH (GCC: 1-15-2025)
Quantitative Economics and Econometrics, MS (GCC: 1-15-2025)
Rehabilitation Counseling, MS (GCC: 3-19-2025)
Security Studies, MS (GCC: 12-04-2024)
Software Engineering, MS (GCC: 2-19-2025)
Technology Management, MS (GCC: 10-16-2024)

Doctoral

Bioenergetics and Exercise Science, PhD (GCC: 3-05-2025)
Biomedical Sciences, PhD (GCC: 2-19-2025; GCC: 4-02-2025)
Integrated Coastal Sciences, PhD (GCC: 12-04-2024)
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine, and Chemistry, PhD (GCC: 4-02-2025)
Medical Family Therapy, PhD (GCC: 11-06-2024)
Public Health, DrPH (GCC: 4-02-2025)

8. Programs Moved to New Academic Homes

Certificates

Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology Certificate (GCC: 4-02-2025) The certificate moved from the Department of Geology to the Department of Earth, Environment and Planning (formerly the Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment).
Sport and Coaching Leadership Certificate (GCC: 10-16-2024) The certificate moved from the Department of Kinesiology (CHHP) to the Department of Recreation Sciences and Sport Management (CHHP).

Master’s

Geology, MS (EPPC: 3-21-2025; FS: 3-25-2025; Chancellor: 4-14-2025) The degree moved from the Department of Geology to the Department of Earth, Environment and Planning (formerly the Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment).

COE GR Programs Moved Due to Reorganization

9. Programs Currently Not Accepting New Students

Art, MFA (Only applies to the Ceramics Concentration.)
Higher Education Athletics Leadership Certificate
International Management Certificate
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, MS
Occupational Safety, MS