Program Changes

1. CIP Code Changes

Bachelors

• Sport Performance Science, BS  Reclassified from 31.0508 to 31.0505. (UNC SO: 9-24-2024)

Minors

• Alcohol and Drug Studies Minor  Reclassified from 51.2310 to 51.1501. (Does not go to UNC SO)

2. New or Revised Delivery Modes or Sites 

Bachelors

• Applied Sociology, BS  (EPPC: 10-11-2024) Program added a 100% online delivery option. Program will continue to offer the face-to-face (on-campus) option. 
• Criminal Justice, BS  (EPPC: 1-17-2025; Chancellor: 2-26-2025) Program added a 100% online delivery option (Project Kitty Hawk). Program will continue to offer the face-to-face (on-campus) option. 
• Foreign Languages and Literatures, BA  (UCC: 3-20-2025) Program added partial online delivery (80% on-campus and 20% online delivery). Program will continue to offer the face-to-face (on-campus) option. 

Certificates

• Global Understanding Certificate  (UCC: 10-10-2024) Program moved to 50-79% online delivery.
• Maternal and Child Health Certificate  (UCC: 11-14-2024) Program moved to 50-79% online delivery.

Minors

• Classical Studies Minor  (EPPC: 2-14-2025; Chancellor: 4-8-2025) Added online delivery (ECU Online)
• German Minor  (EPPC: 2-14-2025; Chancellor: 4-8-2025) Added online delivery (ECU Online)
• Security Studies Minor  (EPPC: 11-08-2024; Chancellor: 2-26-2025) Added online delivery (Project Kitty Hawk)
• Sociology Minor  (EPPC: 1-17-2025; Chancellor: 2-26-2025) Added online delivery (ECU Online) and online delivery (Project Kitty Hawk)

3.  Credit Hour Changes 

             Certificates

• Equity and Advocacy in Gifted and Talented Education Certificate  (UCC: 4-10-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025; FS: 4-23-2025; Provost: 6-06-2025) Program requires 12 s.h. Previously required 15 s.h.

             Degrees

• Nursing, BSN  (UCC: 3-27-2025) Program requires 122 s.h. Previously required 128 s.h. 

4. Discontinued Programs

Accelerated 

• Psychology, BA/Elementary Education, MAT (UCC: 2-13-2025; EPPC: 4-22-2025)

Certificates

• Global Understanding with Distinction Certificate (UCC: 3-27-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025; FS: 4-23-2025)

Concentrations

• French Education Concentration in the Foreign Languages and Literatures, BA  (UCC: 10-24-2024)
• German Education Concentration in the Foreign Languages and Literatures, BA  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Health Information Technologies Concentration in the Industrial Technology, BS  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Hispanic Studies Education Concentration in the Foreign Languages and Literatures, BA  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Interdisciplinary Human Studies Concentration in the Physical Education and Coaching Science, BS  (UCC: 10-24-2024)
• Media Studies Concentration in the Communication, BS  (UCC: 2-13-2025; UCC: 4-10-2025)

Minors

• Promoting Equity in Health and Human Services Minor (EPPC: 4-11-2025; FS: 4-22-2025)

            Structured Concentrations

• Environmental Studies Structured Concentration (Multidisciplinary Studies, BA)
• Neuroscience Studies Structured Concentration (Multidisciplinary Studies, BA and Multidisciplinary, BS)
• Security Studies Structured Concentration (Multidisciplinary Studies, BA and Multidisciplinary, BS)

5. New Programs

Bachelors

• Environmental Studies, BS  (UCC: 11-14-2024; EPPC: 10-11-2024; UNC Board of Governors: 2-27-2025)
• Neuroscience, BS  (UCC: 11-14-2024; EPPC: 10-11-2024; UNC Board of Governors: 2-27-2025)
• Security Studies, BS  (UCC: 11-14-2024; EPPC: 10-11-2024; UNC Board of Governors: 2-27-2025)

Certificates

• Artificial Intelligence Certificate  (UCC: 3-17-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025; FS: 4-23-2025)
• Teacher Licensure in Birth through Kindergarten Education Certificate  (UCC: 3-20-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025; FS: 4-23-2025)
• Teacher Licensure in Elementary Education Certificate  (UCC: 4-10-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025; FS: 4-23-2025)
• Teacher Licensure in Middle and High School Education Certificate  (UCC: 3-27-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025; FS: 4-23-2025)
• Teacher Licensure in Special Education Certificate  (UCC: 3-27-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025; FS: 4-23-2025)

Concentrations

• Coaching Science Concentration (Non-Licensure) See Physical Education and Coaching Science, BS . This concentration is offered by the Department of Kinesiology . (UCC: 2-13-2025; EPPC: 3-21-2025; FS: 3-25-2025: Chancellor: 6-06-2025)

Minors

• Foreign Language Education Minor  (UCC: 3-20-2025; EPPC: 4-11-2025; FS: 4-22-2025; Chancellor: 6-06-2025)
• Forensic Science for Crime Labs Minor  (UCC: 2-13-2025; EPPC: 3-21-2025; FS: 3-25-2025; Chancellor: 4-22-2025)

6. Program Title Revisions 

Bachelors

• Physical Education and Coaching Science, BS  Formerly titled Physical Education, BS. This program is offered by the Department of Kinesiology . (UCC: 2-13-2025; EPPC: 3-21-2025; FS: 3-25-2025; Provost: 4-22-2025; Chancellor: 4-22-2025; Title request submitted to UNCSO: 6-25-2025; API spreadsheet updated: 9-10-2025)
• Recreation, Park, and Sport Management, BS  Formerly titled Recreation and Park Management, BS. This program is offered by the Department of Recreation Sciences and Sport Management .(UCC:  3/17/2025; EPPC: 4/11/2025; FS: 4/23/2025; Chancellor: 6/6/2025)
• Sport Performance Science, BS  Formerly titled Sports Studies, BS. This program is offered by the Department of Kinesiology . (UCC: 10-24-2024; EPPC: 1-17-2025; FS: 1-28-2025; Chancellor: 2-26-2025)

Concentrations

• French Concentration retitled to French and Francophone Studies Concentration in the Foreign Languages and Literatures, BA  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Hispanic Studies Education Concentration retitled to Spanish and Hispanic Studies Concentration in the Foreign Languages and Literatures, BA  (UCC: 3-20-2025; UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Interpersonal/Organizational Communication retitled to Communication and Media Concentration in the Communication, BS  (UCC: 2-13-2025; UCC: 4-10-2025)

7. Revised Programs

Accelerated Bachelors/Masters

• Communication, BS/Communication, MA  (UCC: 2-13-2025)
• Community and Regional Planning, BS/Planning and Development, MS  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Computer Science, BS/Computer Science, MS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Computer Science, BS/Data Science, MS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Computer Science, BS/Software Engineering, MS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Information and Cybersecurity Technology, BS/Information and Cybersecurity Technology, MS  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Software Engineering, BS/Computer Science, MS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Software Engineering, BS/Data Science, MS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Software Engineering, BS/Software Engineering, MS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)

Bachelors

• Anthropology, BA  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Applied Atmospheric Science, BS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Applied Sociology, BS  (UCC: 2-13-2025)
• Art, BFA  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Biochemistry, BS  (UCC: 3-27-2025)
• Biology, BA  (UCC: 3-27-2025)
• Biology, BS  (UCC: 3-27-2025)
• Chemistry, BA  (UCC: 12-05-2024)
• Communication, BS  (UCC: 2-13-2025; UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Community and Regional Planning, BS  (UCC: 2-13-2025)
• Criminal Justice, BS  (UCC: 1-23-2025)
• Economics, BA  (UCC: 1-23-2025)
• Economics, BS  (UCC: 1-23-2025)
• Elementary Education (K-6), BS  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• English, BA  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• English, Secondary Education, BS  (UCC: 3-27-2025)
• Environmental Health, BS  (UCC: 10-10-2024) 
• Foreign Languages and Literatures, BA  (UCC: 3-20-2025; UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Geographic Information Science and Technology, BS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Geography, BS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Geology, BS  (UCC: 3-27-2025)
• History, BA  (UCC: 2-13-2025)
• Industrial Technology, BS  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Management Information Systems, BSBA  (UCC: 12-05-2024)
• Mathematics, Secondary Education, BS  (UCC: 3-27-2025)
• Multidisciplinary Studies, BA  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Multidisciplinary Studies, BS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Nursing, BSN  (UCC: 3-27-2025)
• Nursing, BSN (Accelerated Second Degree Option)  (UCC: 3-27-2025)
• Nursing, BSN (RN to BSN Option)  (UCC: 3-27-2025) 
• Nutrition and Dietetics, BS  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Political Science, BS  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Physical Education and Coaching Science, BS  (UCC: 2-13-2025)
• Physics, BS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Public Health, BS  (UCC: 2-13-2025)
• Social Work, BSW  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Sociology, BA  (UCC: 2-13-2025) 
• Special Education, Adapted Curriculum, BS  (UCC: 4-17-2025)
• Special Education, General Curriculum, BS  (UCC: 4-17-2025)
• Sport Performance Science, BS  (UCC: 10-24-2024) This program was formerly titled Sport Studies, BS. 

Certificates

• Business and Technical Communication Certificate  (UCC: 3-20-2025; UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Creative Writing Minor  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Equity and Advocacy in Gifted and Talented Education Certificate  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Forensic Anthropology Certificate  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Geographic Information Science Certificate  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Global Cross-Cultural Competency Certificate  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Global Understanding Certificate  (UCC: 4-17-2025)
• Maternal and Child Health Certificate  (UCC: 11-14-2024)
• Multicultural Literature Certificate  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate  (UCC: 3-20-2025)  

Concentrations

• Physical Education Concentration (Licensure - UCC: 2-13-2025; EPPC: 3-21-2025)

Minors

• Asian Studies Minor  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Classical Studies Minor  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Community and Regional Planning Minor  (UCC: 2-13-2025)
• French Minor  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• German Minor  (UCC: 3-20-2025; UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Hispanic Studies Minor  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Linguistics Minor  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Medical Humanities Minor  (UCC: 4-10-2025)
• Neuroscience Studies Minor  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Nutrition Minor  (UCC: 4-17-2025)
• Professional Writing and Information Design Minor  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Public Health Minor  (UCC: 2-13-2025)
• Russian Studies Minor  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Security Studies Minor  (UCC: 11-14-2024)
• Transformative Texts and Ideas Minor  (UCC: 3-20-2025)

Multidisciplinary Studies Concentrations

• Environmental Studies Concentration, Multidisciplinary Studies, BS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• International Studies Concentration, Multidisciplinary Studies, BA  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Neuroscience Concentration, Multidisciplinary Studies, BA  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Neuroscience Concentration, Multidisciplinary Studies, BS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Religious Studies Concentration, Multidisciplinary Studies, BA  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Security Studies Concentration, Multidisciplinary Studies, BA  (UCC: 3-20-2025)
• Security Studies Concentration, Multidisciplinary Studies, BS  (UCC: 3-20-2025)

7. Programs Moved to New Academic Homes

• The Geology, BS ; Geological Sciences Honors ; and Geology Minor  moved from the Department of Geological Sciences to the Department of Earth, Environment and Planning  (formerly Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment) in THCAS. 
• The Global Understanding Certificate  moved from Interdisciplinary Programs (THCAS) to the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures  (THCAS). 
• The Neuroscience Studies Minor  moved from Interdisciplinary Programs (THCAS) to the Department of Psychology  (THCAS).
• The Security Studies Minor  moved from Interdisciplinary Programs (THCAS) to the Department of Political Science  (THCAS).
• COE Undergraduate Programs Moved Due to Reorganization .