Check out the programs being cut below. There are some surprising choices.
From FOX News via MSN:
Virginia’s Marymount University eliminates 10 degree programs, including theology, after low interestDespite significant pushback from current and former students, Marymount University in northern Virginia announced Friday it voted to get rid of 10 of its degree programs.The Board of Trustees at the Catholic university, located in Arlington, voted 20-0 in favor of removing nine undergraduate majors and one graduate program due to low interest. Those eliminated are as follows: B.A. Art, B.A. Economics, B.A. English, B.A. History, B.S. Mathematics, B.A. Philosophy, B.A. Secondary Education, B.A. Sociology, B.A. Theology & Religious Studies, and M.A. English & Humanities.The university said the programs taken away were “no longer serving Marymount students” in a letter obtained by FOX 5 DC Friday.”The impacted majors are rarely selected by Marymount students and, in fact, have only graduated a handful of students in the past decade. This decision reflects not only our students’ needs, but our responsibility to prepare them for the fulfilling, in-demand careers of the future,” the letter read.As of Friday, there are 74 total students seeking degrees in the 10 programs – 22 of whom will graduate in May. The remaining 52 students will be able to complete their degrees, but no other students will be admitted into the programs going forward.The university said students will still be required to study the subjects as part of Marymount’s core liberal arts curriculum, and faculty in the eliminated programs will continue to teach the courses.Earlier in the week, a spokesperson for Marymount told Fox News Digital that the university “will reallocate resources from those programs to others that better serve our students and reflect their interests,” adding that the elimination of the majors are supported by “definitive research and a Faculty Advisory Committee, the Academic Policy, Budget and Planning (APBP) Committee.”The school said the plan is not “not financially driven,” and “will provide the University the opportunity to redeploy resources to better serve students and areas of growth.”
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