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 or activated in the 2024–2025 academic year are listed here. Changes made during previous academic years are linked at the bottom of this page.
Academic Year 2024-2025, New Academic Programs (majors, minors, emphases, certificates)
Academic Year 2024-2025, Changes to Academic Programs (majors, minors, emphases, certificates)
Memorandum and Details | Date Issued | Term Effective | Notes |
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Physician Assistant: MPAP | Aug 2024 | Fall 2026 | First term valid updated |
Landscape Architecture: BLA | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | CIP Code updated |
Landscape Architecture: MLA | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | CIP Code updated |
Landscape Architecture: Undergraduate Minor | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | CIP Code updated |
Business Management: BSBA | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | CIP Code updated |
Immunobiology: MS | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham location of Arizona International campus added |
Global Studies: BA | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated to 0477 (School of Global Studies) |
Global Studies: BS | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated to 0477 (School of Global Studies) |
Human Rights Practice: BA | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated to 0477 (School of Global Studies) |
Human Rights Practice: MA | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated to 0477 (School of Global Studies) |
Human Rights Practice: Undergraduate Minor | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated to 0477 (School of Global Studies) |
Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Undergraduate Minor | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated to 0477 (School of Global Studies) |
Southwest Studies: Undergraduate Minor | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated to 0477 (School of Global Studies) |
Documentary Media and Human Rights: Graduate Certificate | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated to 0477 (School of Global Studies) |
Gender-Based Violence: Graduate Certificate | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated to 0477 (School of Global Studies) |
Human Rights Practice: Graduate Certificate | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated to 0477 (School of Global Studies) |
Human Rights and Technology: Graduate Certificate | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated to 0477 (School of Global Studies) |
Human Rights Practice: Undergraduate Certificate | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated to 0477 (School of Global Studies) |
Film & Television: Undergraduate Minor | Aug 2024 | Fall 2024 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Thematic: Undergraduate Minor | Aug 2024 | Fall 2024 | Capital University of Economics & Business, Jakarta-Sampoerna University, and Northern Kazakhstan University locations of Arizona International campus added |
Human Services: BAS | Aug 2024 | Fall 2025 | Tucson location of Main campus added |
Justice & Global Security: BAS | Aug 2024 | Fall 2025 | Tucson location of Main campus added |
Justice & Global Security: Undergraduate Minor | Aug 2024 | Fall 2024 | Tucson location of Main campus added |
Interdisciplinary Studies: BA | Sept 2024 | Summer 2024 | Chandler, Douglas, Nogales, and Yuma locations of Distance campus removed |
Interdisciplinary Studies: BIS | Sept 2024 | Summer 2024 | Chandler, Douglas, Nogales, and Yuma locations of Distance campus removed |
Emergency Medical Services: Undergraduate Minor | Sept 2024 | Fall 2024 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Nursing: PhD | Sept 2024 | Summer 2024 | Online location of Arizona Online campus removed |
Software Engineering: Accelerated Master's Program | Sept 2024 | Fall 2024 | Yuma location of Distance campus added |
Materials Science & Engineering: BSMSE | Sept 2024 | Spring 2024 | Arizona Online and Arizona International Direct campuses removed |
Military Science & Leadership: Undergraduate Minor | Sept 2024 | Fall 2024 | Gilbert location of Distance campus added |
Chemical Engineering: BSCHE | Sept 2024 | Spring 2024 | Online location of Arizona Online and Arizona International Direct campuses removed |
Engineering Management: MS | Oct 2024 | Fall 2024 | Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University location of Arizona International campus added |
Mexican American Studies: Undergraduate Minor | Nov 2024 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Graduate Non-Degree Seeking | Nov 2024 | Fall 2024 | Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University location of Arizona International campus added |
Geospatial Data Science: Geographic Information Systems Technology MS | Nov 2024 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
General: Geographic Information Systems Technology MS | Nov 2024 | Fall 2024 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Rhetoric, Composition and Teaching of English: MA | Jan 2025 | Fall 2025 | Distance location of Distance campus added |
Epidemiology: Graduate Minor | Jan 2025 | Spring 2025 | Phoenix location of Phoenix campus added |
Organizational Leadership & Regional Commerce: BAS | Jan 2025 | Fall 2025 | Tucson location of Main campus added |
Organizational Leadership: Organizational Leadership & Regional Commerce BAS | Jan 2025 | Fall 2025 | Tucson location of Main campus added |
Regional Commerce: Organizational Leadership & Regional Commerce BAS | Jan 2025 | Fall 2025 | Tucson location of Main campus added |
Enterprise Leadership: Graduate Minor | Jan 2025 | Fall 2025 | Tucson location of Main campus added |
Enterprise Leadership: Graduate Certificate | Jan 2025 | Fall 2025 | Tucson location of Main campus added |
Molecular & Cellular Biology: BA | Jan 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Music: BA | Jan 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Sport & Recreation Leadership: MA | Jan 2025 | Summer 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Sport & Recreation Management: Graduate Certificate | Jan 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Inclusive Leadership in Sport & Recreation: Graduate Certificate | Jan 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Human Development & Family Science: BS | Feb 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Zoo & Aquarium Conservation: Undergraduate Certificate | Feb 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Marketing: MS | Feb 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Global Culture: Global Studies BA | Feb 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Public Administration: MPA | Feb 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Materials Science & Engineering Fundamentals: Graduate Certificate | Feb 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Microelectronics Packaging: Graduate Certificate | Feb 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Semiconductor Processing: Graduate Certificate | Feb 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Mining Engineering: BSMNE | Feb 2025 | Fall 2025 | Chandler location of Distance campus added |
Sociology: BA | Feb 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Economics: MS | Feb 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Early Childhood Education: Teaching & Learning MA | Feb 2025 | Fall 2025 | Chandler, Distance, & Yuma location of Distance campus added |
Communication: BA | Mar 2025 | Fall 2025 | Phnom Penh location of Arizona International campus added |
Cyber and Information Operations: MS | Mar 2025 | Summer 2025 | Tucson location of Main campus removed |
Urban & Regional Development: Undergraduate Minor | Mar 2025 | Spring 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Design for Health Innovation: Graduate Certificate | Mar 2025 | Fall 2024 | Ownership updated from College of Public Health to College of Health Sciences |
Legal Studies: MSL and Library & Information Science: MA | Mar 2025 | Fall 2024 | New dual degree |
French: MA and Bilingual Journalism: MA | Mar 2025 | Fall 2024 | New dual degree |
Game Design & Development: BS | Apr 2025 | Fall 2025 | Online location of Arizona Online campus added |
Biomedical Engineering: BSBME | May 2025 | Spring 2025 | Phoenix location of Phoenix campus removed |
Sport & Recreation Leadership: Accelerated Master's Program | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Added association to Public Affairs: BS |
Systems & Industrial Engineering: PhD | June 2025 | Fall 2026 | Added Online location of Arizona Online campus |
Genetic Counseling: MS | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from College of Health Sciences to School of Health Professions (4216) |
Midwifery: MS | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from College of Health Sciences to School of Health Professions (4216) |
Physician Assistant: MPAP | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from College of Health Sciences to School of Health Professions (4216) |
Physical Therapy: DPT | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from College of Health Sciences to School of Health Professions (4216) |
Clinical Translational Sciences: MS | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from College of Health Sciences to School of Health Professions (4216) |
Clinical Translational Sciences: PhD | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from College of Health Sciences to School of Health Professions (4216) |
Clinical Translational Sciences: graduate minor | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from College of Health Sciences to School of Health Professions (4216) |
Design for Health Innovation: graduate certificate | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from College of Health Sciences to School of Health Professions (4216) |
Human Services: BAS | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from College of Applied Science and Technology to Norton School of Human Ecology (1236) |
Human Services: Undergraduate Minor | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from College of Applied Science and Technology to Norton School of Human Ecology (1236) |
Software Engineering: BSSFE | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from Systems & Industrial Engineering to Electrical & Computer Engineering (2303) |
Software Engineering: MS | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from Systems & Industrial Engineering to Electrical & Computer Engineering (2303) |
Software Engineering: PhD | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from Systems & Industrial Engineering to Electrical & Computer Engineering (2303) |
Software Engineering: graduate minor | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from Systems & Industrial Engineering to Electrical & Computer Engineering (2303) |
Software Engineering: undergraduate minor | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from Systems & Industrial Engineering to Electrical & Computer Engineering (2303) |
Government & Public Service: BA | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
Instructional Design & Technology: graduate certificate | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
Applied Computing BAS | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
Commerce BS | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
Cyber Operations: BAS | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
Early Childhood: BAS | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
Academic Year 2024-2025, Disestablishment of Academic Programs (majors, minors, emphases, certificates)
Academic Year 2024-2025, Other Academic Structure Updates
Memorandum and Details | Date Issued | Term Effective | Notes |
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School of Global Studies | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | New school within College of Social & Behavioral Sciences created |
Arizona Center for Judaic Studies | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated from College of Social & Behavioral Sciences to School of Global Studies |
Center for Latin-American Studies | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated from College of Social & Behavioral Sciences to School of Global Studies |
Gender and Women's Studies | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated from College of Social & Behavioral Sciences to School of Global Studies |
School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies | Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 | Ownership updated from College of Social & Behavioral Sciences to School of Global Studies |
HSLopez School of Business Analytics | Oct 2024 | Fall 2024 | Renamed from School of Business Analytics |
Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University location | Oct 2024 | Fall 2024 | Created under Arizona International campus |
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences | May 2025 | Fall 2025 | Renamed from Department of Radiology |
DRMP: Subject Code | May 2025 | Fall 2025 | Dermatology (College of Medicine-Phoenix) |
Dermatology | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | New academic unit within College of Medicine - Tucson |
Reserve Officer Training Corps (1304) | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Renamed from Military Science Tactics; absorbs Military Aerospace Studies (1303) and Naval Science (1305) |
MLA: Subject Code | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from 1303 (Military Aerospace Studies) to 1304 (Reserve Officer Training Corps) |
NS: Subject Code | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from 1303 (Military Aerospace Studies) to 1304 (Reserve Officer Training Corps) |
Military Aerospace Studies (1303) | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Academic unit disestablished |
Naval Science (1305) | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Academic unit disestablished |
School of Health Professions (4216) | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | New academic unit within Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health |
DPT: Doctor of Physical Therapy | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Subject ownership updated from College of Health Sciences to School of Health Professions (4216) |
PAP: Physician Assistant Program | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Subject ownership updated from College of Health Sciences to School of Health Professions (4216) |
HSC: Health Sciences | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Subject ownership updated from College of Health Sciences to School of Health Professions (4216) |
HSD: Health Sciences Design | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Subject ownership updated from College of Health Sciences to School of Health Professions (4216) |
RESI: Resilience Practice | June 2025 | Spring 2026 | New subject area created |
HP: Health Professions | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | New subject area created |
HUSV: Human Services | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Subject ownership updated from College of Applied Science and Technology to Norton School of Human Ecology (1236) |
SFWE: Software Engineering | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated from Systems & Industrial Engineering to Electrical & Computer Engineering (2303) |
Applied Science (2910) | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Renamed from Applied Sci & Tech, Col of |
Information Science (0481) | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Renamed from College of Information Science |
BASV: Bachelor of Applied Science Core | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
FSHV: Fam Studies Human Dev UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
LDRV: Leadership | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
NETV: Network Operations | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
RNCV: Regional Nonmetro Commerce | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
ETCV: Educational Technology | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
LCEV: Lang. & Cult. In Educ. UASouth | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
LRCV: Language Reading Cult. UASouth | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
TEDV: Teacher Education UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
TTEV: Teaching & Teacher Ed. UASouth | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
AEDV: Agricultural Educ UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
AISV: American Indian St. UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
ANTV: Anthropology UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
CSCV: Computer Science UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
ENGV: English UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
GPSV: Government and Public Service | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
HSTV: History UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
LASV: Latin American Studies UASouth | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
MASV: Mex. Am. Studies UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
MATV: Mathematics UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
NESV: Near Eastern Studies UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
PADV: Public Administration UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
PHIV: Philosophy UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
PSYV: Psychology UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
RELV: Religious Studies UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |
SPNV: Spanish UA South | June 2025 | Fall 2025 | Ownership updated to Applied Science (2910) |