OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s State Regents for Higher Education on Thursday approved nine proposed degree programs, declined to approve one and deleted four.
The State Regents approved degree programs for Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Connors State College and Redlands Community College.
A proposed degree program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University was denied and four graduate degree programs were deleted from the curriculum at University of Oklahoma.
All the newly approved programs must demonstrate adequate student demand by a deadline, varying from 2026 to 2031 depending on the program, to continue.
Oklahoma State University will offer three new bachelor’s degree programs and one new doctorate program.
Students will be offered a new Doctor of Philosophy in Learning, Design and Technology program. The other new programs include Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Real Estate and Property Management, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting Systems, and Bachelor of Professional Studies in Entertainment Media.
OU was approved to offer a Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Engineering Analytics.
Oklahoma Panhandle State University will offer an Associate in Science in Education.
An Associate in Applied Science in Speech Language Pathology Assistant degree program was approved for Connors State College.
Redlands Community College will offer an Associate in Science in Uncrewed and Autonomous Aircraft Systems.
The regents voted down a proposed Master of Arts in Theatre degree at Southeastern Oklahoma State University after discussing whether or not there is a need for the program, with a reported 9% decline in other institutions offering it. The regents also discussed the effectiveness of program as it would only be offered online.
The deleted programs at University of Oklahoma were part of an update to the curriculum for a Master of Science in Criminal Justice. No courses will be deleted from the school’s curriculum. Regent Jeffrey Hickman said there is no foreseen negative impact on students.
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