Education Committee approves new degree programs, extends test-optional policy

Apr 20, 2026

The Education Committee authorized two standalone Doctor of Audiology programs, a Ph.D. in educational leadership, a BFA in graphic design, policy revisions at UW–Stout, and extended the test-optional freshman admissions policy through 2027–28 for further data analysis.

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The system's Education Committee reported approval of several academic program requests and policy changes. Regents approved UW–Madison and UW–Stevens Point each to offer independent Doctor of Audiology programs (replacing a prior collaborative model), a Ph.D. in Wisconsin IDEA Executive Educational Leadership at UW–Madison, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design at UW–Superior.

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