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Updates to Academic Structure: Majors, Minors & Certificates

Academic Structure and its elements are the policy and principles from which an academic institution is built. From the structure of the colleges to the degrees that are offered, the University's Academic Structure is a representation of academic actions approved through University governance for the academic operation of the institution. Components of the structure include things such as academic careers, academic departments, majors, minors, etc. Please visit Curricular Affairs for more information on the process of academic structure approvals.
Additions, updates, and other changes to the academic structure that were approved in the current academic year are listed here. Changes made during previous academic years are linked at the bottom of this page. 

Academic Year 2026-2027, New Academic Programs (majors, minors, emphases, certificates)

Academic Year 2026-2027, Changes to Academic Programs (majors, minors, emphases, certificates)

Memorandum and Details Date IssuedTerm EffectiveNotes 
Health Promotion: Public Health BSJuly 2026Fall 2026Added Online location of Arizona Online campus
Public Administration: Accelerated Master's ProgramJuly 2026Fall 2026Added Online location of Arizona Online campus
Special Education: Accelerated Master's ProgramJuly 2026Fall 2026Added Online location of Arizona Online campus
Clinical Translational Sciences: PhDJuly 2026Fall 2026Ownership updated to College of Medicine-Phoenix & College of Medicine-Tucson
Clinical Translational Sciences: MSJuly 2026Fall 2026Ownership updated to College of Medicine-Phoenix & College of Medicine-Tucson
Clinical Translational Sciences: graduate minorJuly 2026Fall 2026Ownership updated to College of Medicine-Phoenix & College of Medicine-Tucson
Public Health: Accelerated Master's ProgramJuly 2026Fall 2026

Added association to Medicine: BS and its subplans:

  • Basic Medical Sciences
  • Integrative & Practice-Focused Medicine
  • Medicine and Society
  • Medical Technology
Public Health: Accelerated Master's ProgramJuly 2026Fall 2026

Added association to Public Health: BS and its subplans:

  • AI Innovation in Population Health
  • Environmental & Occupational Health
  • Global Health
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Systems Theory & Practice
  • One Health
  • Quantitative Methods in Public Health
International Security Studies: Accelerated Master's ProgramJuly 2026Fall 2026Added Tucson location of Main campus
International Security Studies: graduate certificateJuly 2026Fall 2026Added Tucson location of Main campus
Teaching, Learning, & Sociocultural Studies: Ed.SJuly 2026Fall 2026Renamed from Language, Reading & Culture Ed.S

 

Academic Year 2026-2027, Disestablishment of Academic Programs (majors, minors, emphases, certificates)

Academic Year 2026-2027, Other Academic Structure Updates

Memorandum and Details Date IssuedTerm EffectiveNotes 
School of Electrical, Computing, & Software Engineering (2303)July 2026Fall 2026Renamed from Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Applied Population Health & Policy (4212)July 2026Fall 2026Renamed from Public Health Practice, Policy, & Translational Research

 

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