Wednesday, the Board of Regents announced more than 450 academic programs across the state are at risk of being terminated because of low enrollment and course completion. That equates to about one third of the total degrees offered statewide, now deemed "low-completers"
At the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 27 degrees have been categorized in that category, including 17 in the College of Education.
"The numbers are alarming, but not really as alarming," said UL-Lafayette Vice President for Academic Affairs Ellen Cook.
When it comes to the education degrees, Cook says they probably seem like "low-completers" because of the variety of degrees offered, which she says disperses enrollment.
"Rather than one degree in secondary education, we have 20 degrees in secondary education," she said.
In the case of education degrees, the university will likely put them all under an umbrella degree, which Cook says should not affect enrollment or employment.
Nonetheless, all the degrees listed by the Board of Regents will be reviewed by the University, which will issue it's own recommendations to the board. The board will then vote on UL's recommendations sometime in April.
For a look at the degree's impacted, click on the following link: ASA001.PDF

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