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Committee approves CIP code change to reclassify FGCU geology program as PSE

Academic/Student/Faculty Affairs Committee, Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees · January 6, 2026
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Summary

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.

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).

Trustees asked whether the change would affect current students' degree titles or post-graduation reporting. Thorne said degree titles depend on the catalog under which a student enrolled and that the CIP change primarily affects institutional reporting to the State; she also noted that certain CIP codes carry STEM designations that can benefit students with specific immigration statuses. After discussion Trustee Joseph Fogg moved and Trustee Gianna Ihuoma seconded; the Committee voted unanimously to recommend the CIP code change to the full Board.

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