Committee approves CIP code change to reclassify FGCU geology program as PSE
Trustees unanimously recommended changing the geology program's CIP code from 40.0699 to 40.0601, making it a program of strategic emphasis and affecting institutional reporting and potential STEM designation benefits for students.
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Provost Debbie Thorne proposed changing the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code for FGCU's geology program from 40.0699 (Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other) to 40.0601 (Geology/Earth Sciences, General). She explained CIP codes affect how programs are reported in the university inventory and that the change would qualify the program as a Program of Strategic Emphasis (PSE).
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