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Committee approves program changes, minutes and discontinuation; several items move to full board
Summary
The Board of Regents Committee on Academic and Student Affairs approved minutes and multiple program changes for system campuses, and forwarded several items to the full Board of Regents.
The Board of Regents Committee on Academic and Student Affairs approved the minutes from its March meeting and voted to advance several program changes and a program discontinuation to the full Board of Regents.
The committee approved the minutes from 03/07/2025 without recorded opposition. It voted to recommend forwarding Western Connecticut State University's modification to its Bachelor of Music performance (item 4B1) to the full board. The committee also approved a modification to the Master of Science in Biological Sciences (item 3B1) and recommended discontinuation of Southern Connecticut State University's Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (item 6B1). Additional program name changes and certificate modifications were approved or noted as below-threshold items that do not require committee votes.
The approvals were mostly procedural and carried with voice votes during the meeting. For items forwarded to the full Board of Regents, committees indicated staff and campus follow-up as needed before final adoption.
Votes and outcomes recorded during the meeting include: - Approval of minutes, 03/07/2025 — outcome: approved. - Western Connecticut State University: modification to Bachelor of Music performance (item 4B1) — outcome: approved; forwarded to full board. - Master of Science, Biological Sciences (item 3B1) — outcome: approved. - Southern Connecticut State University: discontinuation, Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (item 6B1) — outcome: approved; forwarded to full board. - Multiple below-threshold modifications and new certificates (including entrepreneurship minors and accelerated pathways) were discussed; by policy these did not require a committee vote and were recorded as below-threshold items.
Several regents voiced support for timely review and campus follow-up before full-board consideration. Committee discussion emphasized review of data and alignment with enrollment, program demand and accreditation reporting timelines.
