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Every documented change
Open the complete tracker →Core curriculum change
Full record →Undergraduate core curriculum
University of Houston · Houston, TXThe University of Houston System Board of Regents approved removing 97 courses from the main campus core curriculum. This changes which courses can satisfy general-education requirements; it is not the closure of 97 degree programs.
University service program closing
Full record →Early Care and Education program at the Krieger and University Village centers
University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CAUCLA says it will stop operating its Early Care and Education program after June 30, 2027, closing the Krieger and University Village centers. This is a university child-care service closure, not an academic degree or campus closure.
Program closed
Full record →Medical Nutrition Education
University of Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha, NEThe University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved eliminating UNMC's Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Medical Nutrition Education on August 13, 2026.
Program closed
Full record →Physical Education Exercise Science
University of Nebraska at Kearney · Kearney, NEThe University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved eliminating UNK's Master of Arts in Physical Education Exercise Science on August 13, 2026.
Programs closing to new students
Full record →Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
SUNY Buffalo State University · Buffalo, NYBuffalo State lists the Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration master's program as deactivated. It is no longer accepting new students while the university completes its governance and discontinuation process. Enrolled students can finish the program.
Programs closing to new students
Full record →Assessment in Higher Education
SUNY Buffalo State University · Buffalo, NYBuffalo State lists the Assessment in Higher Education graduate certificate as deactivated and no longer accepting new students. Enrolled students can finish it while the university completes its governance process.
Program terminated
Full record →Elementary Education
Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GAThe University System of Georgia reports that the Board of Regents approved terminating Specialist in Education in Elementary Education at Georgia Southern University. The requested effective term is fall 2026.
Program terminated
Full record →Special Education
Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GAThe University System of Georgia reports that the Board of Regents approved terminating Specialist in Education in Special Education at Georgia Southern University. The requested effective term is fall 2026.
Program terminated
Full record →Special Education
Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GAThe University System of Georgia reports that the Board of Regents approved terminating Specialist in Education in Special Education at Georgia Southern University. The requested effective term is fall 2026.
Program terminated
Full record →Teacher Leadership
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MIMichigan State University's official curriculum register lists the graduate certificate in Teacher Leadership for discontinuation effective fall 2026.
Admissions paused
Full record →Education Policy
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MIMichigan State University placed admissions to the Education Policy PhD in moratorium from fall 2026 through summer 2027. A moratorium is a temporary admissions pause, not a confirmed closure.
Program discontinued
Full record →Sociology, Social Studies High School Teaching Licensure
University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Greensboro, NCUNC Greensboro lists the Social Studies High School Teaching Licensure concentration in its Sociology bachelor's program as discontinued for 2026–27.
Program terminated
Full record →Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in K-8 Mathematics Teachers
Georgia Southwestern State University · Americus, GAThe University System of Georgia reports that termination of Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in K-8 Mathematics Teachers at Georgia Southwestern State University was approved. The requested effective term is fall 2026. This action applies to the named program, not to the institution.
Program teach-out
Full record →Master of Science in Education in Health and Physical Education
Columbus State University · Columbus, GAThe University System of Georgia approved a teach-out for Master of Science in Education in Health and Physical Education at Columbus State University before formal termination. The requested effective term is fall 2026. This action applies to the named program, not to the institution.
Program teach-out
Full record →Master of Education in Evaluation, Assessment, Research, and Learning
Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GAThe University System of Georgia approved a teach-out for Master of Education in Evaluation, Assessment, Research, and Learning at Georgia Southern University before formal termination. The requested effective term is fall 2026. This action applies to the named program, not to the institution.
Program teach-out
Full record →Bachelor of Science in Education in Teaching Field - English
Georgia Southwestern State University · Americus, GAThe University System of Georgia approved a teach-out for Bachelor of Science in Education in Teaching Field - English at Georgia Southwestern State University before formal termination. The requested effective term is fall 2026. This action applies to the named program, not to the institution.
Program teach-out
Full record →Bachelor of Science in Education in Teaching Filed - History
Georgia Southwestern State University · Americus, GAThe University System of Georgia approved a teach-out for Bachelor of Science in Education in Teaching Filed - History at Georgia Southwestern State University before formal termination. The requested effective term is fall 2026. This action applies to the named program, not to the institution.
Program teach-out
Full record →Bachelor of Science in Education in Teaching Field - Mathematics
Georgia Southwestern State University · Americus, GAThe University System of Georgia approved a teach-out for Bachelor of Science in Education in Teaching Field - Mathematics at Georgia Southwestern State University before formal termination. The requested effective term is fall 2026. This action applies to the named program, not to the institution.
Program teach-out
Full record →Master of Science in Educational Research
Georgia State University · Atlanta, GAThe University System of Georgia approved a teach-out for Master of Science in Educational Research at Georgia State University before formal termination. The requested effective term is fall 2026. This action applies to the named program, not to the institution.
Program teach-out
Full record →Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology
Georgia State University · Atlanta, GAThe University System of Georgia approved a teach-out for Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology at Georgia State University before formal termination. The requested effective term is fall 2026. This action applies to the named program, not to the institution.
Program teach-out
Full record →Doctor of Philosophy in Education of Students with Exceptionalities
Georgia State University · Atlanta, GAThe University System of Georgia approved a teach-out for Doctor of Philosophy in Education of Students with Exceptionalities at Georgia State University before formal termination. The requested effective term is fall 2026. This action applies to the named program, not to the institution.
Programs closing to new students
Full record →French
Roanoke College · Salem, VARoanoke College stopped new declarations in French in fall 2026 and will discontinue the program area in fall 2027. Current students may finish through a teach-out.
Programs closing to new students
Full record →German
Roanoke College · Salem, VARoanoke College stopped new declarations in German in fall 2026 and will discontinue the program area in fall 2027. Current students may finish through a teach-out.
Programs closing to new students
Full record →Physics
Roanoke College · Salem, VARoanoke College stopped new declarations in Physics in fall 2026 and will discontinue the program area in fall 2027. Physics courses will continue, and current students may finish through a teach-out.
Programs closing to new students
Full record →Health and Physical Education
Roanoke College · Salem, VARoanoke College stopped new declarations in Health and Physical Education in fall 2026 and will discontinue the program area in fall 2027. Current students may finish through a teach-out.
Campus-specific program closure
Full record →Judy Genshaft Honors College programming at Sarasota-Manatee
University of South Florida · Sarasota, FLUSF closed the Honors College office at Sarasota-Manatee in August 2026 and will end Honors courses and programming there after fall 2026. The Honors College continues at other USF locations, so this is not a university-wide program closure.
Program disestablished
Full record →Program Design & Evaluation
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZThe university registrar lists the Program Design & Evaluation MA as disestablished for the 2026–27 academic year. The last term admitting students was fall 2024.
Program disestablished
Full record →Program Design & Evaluation
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZThe university registrar lists the Program Design & Evaluation graduate certificate as disestablished for the 2026–27 academic year. The last term admitting students was fall 2024.
Program disestablished
Full record →Program Design & Evaluation
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZThe university registrar lists the Program Design & Evaluation graduate minor as disestablished for the 2026–27 academic year. The last term admitting students was fall 2024.
Program disestablished
Full record →Early Childhood Education: Teaching & Learning
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZThe university registrar lists the Early Childhood Education: Teaching & Learning MA as disestablished for the 2026–27 academic year. The last term admitting students was fall 2024.
Program closed
Full record →University Interdisciplinary Studies general education program
University of Hartford · West Hartford, CTThe University of Hartford is closing its University Interdisciplinary Studies general education program at the end of 2025-26. The courses are not disappearing; they are moving into academic departments under new course codes beginning in fall 2026.
Program discontinued
Full record →Music and Music Education, Pre-K to Grade 12
Hunter College · New York, NYCUNY discontinued Hunter College's combined bachelor's and master's pathway in music and Pre-K to grade 12 music education after an extended period without active enrollment.
Program discontinued
Full record →Italian Teacher
Lehman College · Bronx, NYCUNY discontinued Lehman College's Bachelor of Arts program for Italian teachers after an extended period without active enrollment.
Program discontinued
Full record →Childhood Education, Grades 1 to 6
Queens College · Queens, NYCUNY discontinued Queens College's post-baccalaureate certificate in Childhood Education for grades 1 to 6 after an extended period without active enrollment.
Program discontinued
Full record →Early Childhood Education, Birth to Grade 2
Queens College · Queens, NYCUNY discontinued Queens College's post-baccalaureate certificate in Early Childhood Education for birth through grade 2 after an extended period without active enrollment.
Program discontinued
Full record →Earth Science Teaching
Queens College · Queens, NYCUNY discontinued Queens College's post-baccalaureate certificate in Earth Science Teaching after an extended period without active enrollment.
Program discontinued
Full record →Additional Certification in Early Childhood Education, Birth to Grade 2
Queens College · Queens, NYCUNY discontinued Queens College's post-master's certificate for additional certification in Early Childhood Education, birth through grade 2, after an extended period without active enrollment.
Program discontinued
Full record →Additional Certification in Childhood Education, Grades 1 to 6
Queens College · Queens, NYCUNY discontinued Queens College's post-master's certificate for additional certification in Childhood Education, grades 1 to 6, after an extended period without active enrollment.
Program discontinued
Full record →Childhood Education: Bilingual Extension
Queens College · Queens, NYCUNY discontinued Queens College's Master of Arts in Teaching in Childhood Education with a bilingual extension after an extended period without active enrollment.
Program discontinued
Full record →Childhood Special Education
Queens College · Queens, NYCUNY discontinued Queens College's Master of Arts in Teaching in Childhood Special Education after an extended period without active enrollment.
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