ASU’s proposed response to state budget cuts

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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Polytechnic:

  • The College of Technology and Innovation will become the only college.
  • The School of Applied Arts and Sciences will be disbanded.
  • The nutrition and exercise and wellness programs will become part of the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation on the Downtown campus.
  • Arts classes on the campus will be administered by the Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts (Tempe campus), humanities will be administered by the School of Letters and Sciences (Downtown campus) and social science and science programs will be administered by the College of Technology and Innovation.
  • The Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness will merge with and operate as part of the W. P. Carey School of Business, though faculty and staff will remain in their positions at the Polytechnic campus.
  • The fire service management program will close.
  • The nursing program will be moved to the Downtown campus.

West:

  • No graduate degree programs will be offered.
  • The New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences will be the only college, and the campus’ name will be changed.
  • The nursing program will be moved to the Downtown campus.
  • The College of Teacher Education and Leadership will move Downtown, although undergraduate courses will continue to be taught on the West campus.
  • The School of Social Work will move to the Downtown campus and merge with the program there.

Tempe:

- The Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering will reorganize and consolidate its programs.

Old Units:

  • Harrington Department of Bioengineering
  • Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Department of Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering
  • School of Computing & Informatics: Department of Biomedical Informatics
  • School of Computing & Informatics: Department of Computer Science & Engineering
  • Del E. Webb School of Construction
  • Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Department of Industrial, Systems, and Operations Engineering
  • School of Materials
  • Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

New Units:

  • School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, which includes the Harrington program in bioengineering
  • School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, which includes the Del E. Webb School of Construction
  • School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
  • School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
  • School of Materials
  • School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
  • The Clinical Laboratory Sciences program will be closed
  • The W. P. Carey School's MBA sports business specialization will close

The following have stopped accepting applications and begun the process to close their programs:

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • M.S. Kinesiology
  • Master of Natural Sciences concentrations in natural science, life sciences geology and speech and hearing
  • MA Anthropology concentrations in archaeology, physical anthropology and sociocultural anthropology

Herberger College of the Arts

  • Ph.D. in History and Theory of Art
  • M.A. Music and Music Theory Concentration
  • M.M. Music concentrations in
  • Performance (Music Theatre/Opera Directing)
  • Music (Performance)
  • Performance (Music Theatre Performance)
  • Performance (Music Theatre Musical Director)
  • Music Ed (Jazz Studies)
  • Music Artist Diploma
  • MFA Theatre concentration in Scenography

Mary Lou Fulton College of Education

  • Ed. D. in Curriculum and Instruction
  • Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction concentration in Physical Education
  • Ed. D. in Adult Education
  • M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
  • Communication Art
  • Professional Studies

College of Teacher Education and Leadership

  • M. Ed. Education Administration & Supervision concentration in Education Entrepreneurship

College of Technology & Innovation

  • M.S. Tech. concentration in Computer Systems
  • Electronic Systems
  • M.S. Tech. Electrical Engineering Technology concentrations in:
  • Instrument and Measurement Technology
  • Microelectronics
  • Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Tech
  • M.S, Tech Mechanical and Manufacturing Tech concentrations in:
  • Aeronautical Engineering Technology
  • Security Engineering Technology
  • Information Management Technology
  • M.S. Technology
  • Technology Management
  • M.S. Tech. in Fire Service Administration
  • Undergraduate Certificate in Fire Service Management
  • BS in industrial technology
  • BAS concentration in materials joining manufacturing technology
  • BAS concentration in fire service management
  • BAS concentration in aviation maintenance management technology
  • BAS concentration in digital media management
  • BAS concentration in digital publishing
  • BAS concentration in municipal operations management
  • BAS concentration in law enforcement management
  • BAS concentration in technical graphics
  • BAS concentration in computer systems administration
  • BAS concentration in cyber security applications
  • BAS concentration in software technology applications
  • BAS concentration in microcomputer systems
  • BAS concentration in alternative energy technologies
  • BAS concentration in instrumentation
  • BAS concentration in semiconductor technology

Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness

  • B.S. in agribusiness with concentrations in golf and facilities management and professional golf management

New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

  • Masters of arts in interdisciplinary studies
  • M.A. in communication studies
  • M.A. in social justice and human rights