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P.O. Box 2008, New Britain, Connecticut 06050Phone: (203) 827-7700

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DISCONTINUANCE OF DEGREE PROGRAMSin the

CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

January 10, 1992

WHEREAS, A systematic review of low enrollment degree programs is being conductedduring 1991-92 in the Connecticut State University institutions, and

WHEREAS, Under the terms of Sections lOa-6 and lOa-89 of the Connecticut GeneralStatutes, the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University must approveplans for development and redirection of the institutions under its jurisdiction,therefore, be it

RESOLVED: That the following degree programs, having been reviewed in accordance withappropriate University procedures, are hereby closed to new admissions and shallbe proposed for elimination to the Board of Governors for Higher Education uponcertification by the relevant campus president that all currently enrolled studentshave had appropriate opportunity to graduate:

At Southern Connecticut State University

CIENQ..

131399400101400703450701500799180103131201131307260201

PROGRAM NAME

School Nurse TeacherPhysical Sciences GeneralEarth Sciences GeneralGeographyArtCommunications DisordersAdult EducationHealth EducationBiochemistry

DEGREE

MastersMastersMastersMastersMasters6th Yr. Cert.MastersBachelorsBachelors

At Western Connecticut State University

430104

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Police, Law Enforcement,Corrections Associates

•RESOLVED: That the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University approves

proposing to the Board of Governors for Higher Education elimination of thefollowing degree programs subject to completion of appropriate Universityreview procedures at the campus level and certification by the relevant campuspresident that all currently enrolled students have had appropriate opportunity tograduate:

An EqualOpportunity

Employer

• At Western Connecticut State University

450101131315

Social Sciences GeneralReading

Masters6th Year Cert.

At Central Connecticut State University

400501400703400801420101131310131310131303239999050104

and be it

ChemistryEarth SciencePhysicsPsychologyMarketing EducationMarketing EducationBusiness EducationLanguage ArtsEast Asian Studies

MastersMastersMastersM.S.BachelorsMastersBachelorsMastersBachelors

RESOLVED: That the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State Universities recognizes thatall Connecticut State University institutions continue to be in the process ofreviewing low-enrollment degree programs in addition to the degree programslisted above and urges that such reviews proceed as quickly as possible while

• fully observing appropriate University review procedures.

A~4~K.BealPresident

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O ConnecticutStateUniversity

.lral • Eastern • Southern • Western

May 5, 1992

Dr. Andrew DeRoccocarmissioner of Higher Education61 Woodland StreetHartford, cr 06105

Dear carmissioner DeRocco:

In my letter to you of March 2, 1992, regarding low enrol1neltdegree programs in the COnnecticut State University system, I requesteddeferral of action on a number of programs on the grounds that theywere under active consideration for discontinuance or IOOdification inour faculty governance processes.

All of us in the CSU system appreciate very l1Ulch your willingnessand that of the Board to pennit us to work through our internalprocesses on these matters.

•A number of these internal reviews have nr:M been canpleted.

Enclosed is a resolution approved by the csu Board of Trustees onMay 1, 1992, approving the closure to new admissions and ultimatediscontinuance of three M. S. programs at Eastern COnnecticut StateUniversity: English Education (131305), History/Social SCiencesEducation (131317), and Marine Environnv:mta1 Education (131399).

Also, the Faculty senate at western has signed off on two of theprograms under review at that campus. These are the Masters in SocialSCiences General (450101) and the Sixth Year certificate in Reading(131315) • The closure of these programs to new admissions and theirultimate discontinuance was approved in our Trustees Resolution ofJanuary 10, 1992, pending canpletion of canp1S review. A copy of thisresolution is enclosed. western's canp1S administration has nr:Mcertified that the local review process is canpleted and that there wasconcurrence in the discontinuance of these two programs.

we still have a number of programs under internal review, and Iwill be giving you an up-date on these shortly. Again, many thanks foryour patience in this matter.

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/c c---~.~c..Thanas A. PorterProvost

cc: Dr. Bea1University PresidentsAcademic Vice Presidents

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• IIf!! IEASTERN CONN~CTlCUT STATE UNIVERSITYA campus of the Connecticut State University

To: Dr. Thomas PorterProvost . .;Connecticut state Un~vers~t~

From: Dimitrios Pachis -::{j)S{> 1

Interim Vice President for ~cademic Affairs

Date: December 2, 1991

Re: Progress Report on Review o~ Academic pro9rams with LowDegree Production

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Eastern Conhecticut state univers~'!ty has completed its internalreview of the three academic pro· rams which the Department ofHigher Education has included on 1. s revised list of IILow DegreeProduction Programs." The inter~al review has shown that theadvantages to the University from: retaining these programs faroutweigh any possible shortcomings !associated with the low degreeproduction of each program. East~rn then wishes to retain allthree graduate programs. The reviewed programs are:

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2. M.S. History/Social scienc4s Education

3. M.S. Marine Environmental Il:ducation

Following is a summary analysis of the appropriate review factors.

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.EASTERN CONNECTlCUT'STATE UNIVERSITY

Program: M.S. En~lish Education

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English courses provide progrc\nunatic diversity at the graduatelevel. All eleven graduate teacher education programs sharea common core of five graduat~ courses--15 credit hours. TheEnglish Education concentratf,on, requires 1:5 credit hours itf":"",English. Fifteen credit hour:s are common to all e 1 eve ngraduate programs in teacher (education. The fifteen credithour common core provides fo~ a strong interdependenceamong all eleven graduate pr~grams.

III. Quality::

Courses are taught in rea.onably small groups by wellqualified English faculty. : English fac~lty prepare andadminister the comprehensive examinations and supervise thegraduate theses in the field.; .

IV. Enrollment:

Courses are normally offered pn a combined graduate/undergraduate format. Enroll~ent figures for years 1986-1991are attached.

V. Resources:

The cost of offering the En91ish curriCUlum itself is notparticularly unfavorable. Tpe elimination of this programwill reduce enrollments in common core course and raise thecost of all graduate program~. Eastern plans to expand itseffort to increase its enroll~ent in graduate Englishenrollments.

Eastern wishes to retain its ~nglish Education program.

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ENG 561, Seminar: Cukure of Multiculturalism FALL '91 6 0 6

ENG 562, Seminar: Nature in Classic Amer. Literature SPR '91 6 1 7

ENG 4()2/562, Seminar: Humor in Children's Literature SPR '91 1 16 17

ENG 4()2/562, Seminar: Faulkner, Hemingway, Morrison: SPR '91 1 13 14

ENG 561. Seminar: Shakespeare and the Family FALL '90 4 0 4

ENG 463/563. Seminar: Modern American Drama SPR '90 4 7 11

ENG 464/564, Seminar: English Novel SPR '90 6 17 23

ENG 461/561, Seminar: Tragedy FALL '89 6 9 15

ENG 462/562, Seminar: Romantic Period in England FALL '89 6 8 14

ENG 476/576, Seminar: ? FALL '88 6 5 11

ENG 475/575, Seminar: Satire SUM '88 3 10 13

ENG 574, Seminar: Adolescent Literature SUM '88 12 0 12

• ENG 472/572, Seminar: Modern American Drama SPR '88 7 10 17

ENG 314/514, Literature to 1798 SUM '87 2 11 13

ENG 588, Seminar: ? SUM '87 6 8 14

ENG 460/560, Advanced Creative Writing SPR '87 3 10 13

ENG 486/586, Seminar: Milton SPR '87 2 3 5

ENG 487/587, Seminar: Contemp. World Poetry SPR '87 2 U 14

ENG 483/583. Seminar: Eugene O'Neill FALL '86 5 10 15

ENG 484/584, Seminar: Victorian Literature FALL '86 4 10 14

ENG 335/535, Shakespeare's Comedies SUM '86 4 12 16

ENG 360/560, Topics/Literary Genres SPR '86 5 10 15

ENG 48O/5so. Seminar: ? SPR '86 7 6 13

ENG 481/581, Seminar: ? SPR '86 5 11 16

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EASTERN CONNECTlCUT:STATE UNIVERStTY

Program: M.S. Marine Environmental Education

x. centr.li~y to Mission:

Eastern's historical co~itm~t to its teac~er educationprograms has been reaffirmed ~y the recently adopted AcademicMaster Plan. These programs are receiving special attentionand support. The Marine EJivironmental Science curriculumprovides options for graduat~ students who wish to receive adegree in the field and those, who wish cross endorsement.

Maintaining a graduate scienpe program will strengthen theUniversity's preparation of science teachers during a timewhen the national education agenda is calling for thepreparation of math and scie~ce teachers.

II. Heed an4 Dyplication:

Marine environmental curricuI~m provides a unique approach toscience education. Program: has a high visibility throughProject Oceanology (IIProject :0") within the public educationand scientific communities.

III. Quality:

Well qualified science ed~cators, with strong academicreputations, service this ~urriculum. Science educationfaculty prepare and administet the comprehensive examinationsand supervise the graduate t~eses in the field.

IV. Eprollment:

The program serves graduate ~tudents who are both officiallyenrolled in master's degree programs and who are seeking crossendorsement. Curriculum fs offered on a graduate orgraduate/undergraduate format. Enrollment "figures for years1986-1991 are attached. '

V. Resources:

A healthy enrollment in th~ marine environmental coursesjustifies the continuation of the program. Discontinuationof this graduate program will adversely affect the cost andquality of the graduate and tindergraduate science programs.

VI. otber:

Marine environmental educatioh courses are, in part, borne byour partnership with Project~Oceanology. Eastern maintainsits membership with "Projeqt 0" because of the special

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Eastern wishes to retain its: Marine Enviro~mental Educationprogram.

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Program: M.S. History/Sodial Sciences Education

x. centrality to Mission:

Eastern I s historical commit$ent to its teacher educationprograms has been reaffirmed ~y the recently adoptedAcademic Master Plan. These;programs are receiving specialattention and support. The H~story/Social Sciences Educationcurriculum provides options for graduate students who wish toreceive a degree in the f~eld and those who wish crossendorsement.

xx. Need an4 Duplication:i

History courses provide progrclmmatic diversity at the graduatelevel. All eleven graduate ~eacher education programs sharethe following common core of five graduate courses--15 credithours. The History/Social sqiences Education concentration,requires 15 credit hours in ~he field. Fifteen credit hoursare common to all eleven :qraduate programs in teachereducation. The fifteen cred~t hour common core provides fora strong interdependence among all eleven teacher educationgraduate programs. .

IIX. oualityl

Courses are taught in rea$onably small groups by wellqualified History faculty. : History faculty prepare andadminister the comprehensive;examinations and supervise thegraduate theses in the field.~

IV. Enrollment:

Courses are normally offered jon a combined graduate/undergraduate format. Enroll.ent figures for years 1986-1991are attached.

v. Resources:

The cost of offering the Hi~tory curriculum itself is notparticularly unfavorable. The elimination of this programwill reduce enrollments in common core courses and raise thecost of all graduate program$. Eastern plans to expand itseffort to increase its enrollment in graduate History courses.

Eastern wishes to retain its History/social Sciences Educationprogram.

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12-05-91 09:08AM FROM SCSU ACADEM AFFAIRS P02I

• A unit of The Connecticut State University

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

501 Crescent Street • New Haven, Connecticut 06515

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Office of the Vice PresidentFor Acadenlic AffairsTelephone: (203) 397-4320

December 4,1991

Dr. Thomas PorterProvos~

Connecticut state UniversityNew Britain, connecticut

Dear Tom:

As per your request, please find below the decisionon those proqrams identified by the Department otHiqher Education as havinq a "Low Degree Production ll

average over the last five years.

After ~he appropriate consultation and review withthe affected departments, the following deqree proqrausshould be removed from the Institutional ProgramInventory effective as of this date:

ClP Proqram Name Degree

260201 Biochemistry B.A.

131399 School Nurse Teacher M. S.400101 Physical Sciences-Gen'l. M.S.400103 Earth Sciences-Gen/l. M.S.450101 Geoqraphy M.S.

50D799~ ART M.A.

The fol1owinq proqrams will not be admitting newstudents for the academic year, 1992-93. However,these programs should not be removed from theInatitutional Program Inventory so that presentlyenrolled degree candidates may complete theirdegrees. The projected ti.etable will be providedafte~ a review of the file of each student in theserespective programs:

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CIP180103131201131307

Program NameCommunioation DisordersAdult EducationHealth Education

DegreeS'iCM.S.B.S.

I am requesting that the following Foreign LanguageDegree Proqrams be continued at this time to allowfo~ further study of their disposition:

CIP Program Name Degree

160501160901160902160905160101160901160905

GermanFrenchItalianSpanishForeignFrenchSpaniSh

BBBB

Languages -Gen'I MM111

I am requesting that the following degree programs beretained on the Institutional Program Inventory :• CIP Program Name Degree

250401

3901015007034501014510012701011J1316

Library Science/Library BInformat.ionPhilosophy BArt History&Appreciation BSocial Sciences-Gen'l. MPolitical Science&Gov. MMathematics~Gen'l. MScience Education M

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I will provide at your request any additional informationthat you need for your presentaion to the Board of Trusteesand the Department of Higher Education.

S7ereIY yours,

Arith~. PinciaroVicewp~~ident for Academic Affairs

cc: President M. AdantiAcademic Deans

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Philip J. Steinkrauss, Ph.D.Vice President for Academic Affairs

203 /797-1230Fax ·203 / 731·~837

Danbury, Connecticut 06810

DEC 1 3 1991

ECEI\/ED

STATE UN!'!ERSITY

To: Dr. Thomas A. PorterProvost, CSU

From: Philip J. SteinkraussVice President Academic Affairs,

Date: December 9, 1991

.0 Western Connecticut State UniversityA Campus of the Connecticut State University•

Subj : REVIEll OF LOll DEGREE PROGRAlIS AT llCSU

In accordance with the DHE/BGHE "review Process for Low DegreePrograms (May, 1991)," I am submitting this report for considerationas appropriate by the CSU Board of Trustees. It is my understandingthat this report will be forwarded to the DHE along with CSU ExecutiveOffice & BOT recommendations.

BACKGROUND

August 14, 1991 - VCSU notifies DHE of current status of the 16programs &requests that 8 programs be eitherdropped from the DHE's official programs inventoryor removed from the list of programs requiringfurther review. (see Appendix 2)

Sept. 20, 1991 - DHE complies with VCSU's request; 8 programs remainrequiring further review. (see Appendix 3)

•June 4, 1991 - Commissioner Glasgow informs VCSU that the DHE has

identified 16 academic programs at VCSU with lowdegree production. (see Appendix 1)

Oct. 22, 1991 - DHE issues a Staff Report identifying 8 programs atVCSU requiring further review. (see Appendix 4)

Dec. 9, 1991 - VCSU reports to CSU Board of Trustees regarding 8programs reviews. (this report)

PROGRAlIS TO BE DISCONTINUED

VCSU reports that the following 3 programs (of the 8 requ1r1ng furtherreview) will be discontinued in accordance with local governance andcollective bargaining procedures:

•1. AS Degree Program in Police, Law Enforcement, Corrections

(DHE #00201, CIP #430104) effective Fall, 1992

2. MS Degree Program in Social Sciences, General(DHE #00206, CIP #450101) effective Fall, 1992

3. SYC Program in Reading(DHE #00185, CIP 131315) effective Fall, 1992

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PROGRAMS TO BE RETAINED

1. BS Degree Program in Music Education(DHE #00182, CIP #131312)

2. BM Degree Program in Music (Performance, Comp., &Theory)(DHE #00216, CIP #500904)

RATIONALE: Centrality to Mission, Need, Quality and IncreasingEnrollment (See Program Review, Appendix 5)

3. BS Degree Program in Medical Laboratory Technologies(DHE #00187, CIP #180901)

RATIONALE: Centrality to Mission, Need, (the BGHE has identifiedmedical technology as a "shortage area") Lack ofDuplication, Quality, and Sharp Increases Recently inEnrollment (see Program Review, Appendix 6)

4. BA/BS Degree Program in Spanish(DHE #00186, CIP #160905)

RATIONALE: The members of the Foreign Language Departments ateach of the 4 CSU campuses are actively workingtogether, collaborating, and moving toward jointactivities so as to promote enrollments in Spanish aswell as other foreign languages. (see Appendix 7)This active experimentation aimed at improvingforeign language performance, creating sensitivity tothe way language functions in the cultures in whichit is spoken, preparing foreign language teachers forsecondary and elementary schools, and tying foreignlanguage to other areas of the curriculum ("languageacross the curriculum"), requires time and resources.

VCSU requests that no action be taken by the CSUBoard of Trustees or by the DHE/BGHE until thecollaboration cited above is allowed to mature andhave an effect. In the meantime, it is important topoint out that Vestern's only language major iscentral to the mission and role of the School of Arts&Sciences; the opportunity to study a language andculture in depth ought not to be denied a student.Furthermore, the program, while under-enrolled, isneeded in the State and Region.

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PROGRAH(s) TO BE HODIFIED

The last of the 8 programs to be addressed is the

MA Degree Program in Oceanography(DHE #00196, CIP #400702)

VCSU proposes, through the DHE Program Modification route, to reviseits MA Degree Program in Oceanography/Limnology to an MA DegreeProgram in Biological and Environmental Sciences. The proposed degreeprogram would permit three options: Environmental Sciences, AquaticSciences, and Cell and Molecular Biology. (see Appendix 8) This'decision and recommendation follows a two-tier (internal reviewfollowed by a review and visit from 2 external consultants) programevaluation conducted 2 years ago. The Program Modification Proposalwill contain excerpts from this review. Analysis of the need for andpotential enrollments in such a program, leads Vestern to believe thatthis will be a highly successful direction which capitalizes onregional need and resources, student interest, and faculty expertise,while significantly contributing to the economic health of the Stateof Connecticut. Vestern strongly recommends that the BOT and DHEallow this approach.

SUHHARY

In sum, of the original list of 16 programs with low degreeproduction, Vestern Connecticut State University

• has or will discontinue 7 programs;· has increased degree production in 4 programs;• recommends retaining 4 programs; and,• seeks a program modification in 1 program.

c: President FeldmanAppropriate Deans &ChairpersonsUniv. Senate & local AAUP President

Attachments: (8 Appendices)

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