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This is a developing list that will be updated as The Bulletin confirms suspended programs.
If you or your professor receive an email letting you know that your program has been suspended, please reach out to The Bulletin.
Department chairs and academic advisers began communicating via email which programs will be suspended at Emporia State on Tuesday.
The emails sent to students assured them that they will be able to complete affected programs as planned and that “this change only affects future enrollments for this program.” Future students will not be allowed to enroll in suspended programs, according to interim provost Brent Thomas.
All suspended programs would be informed by their department chairs by Friday, said Gwen Larson, director of media relations. The university does not plan to share a full list of the affected departments in one communication, Larson said.
On Sept. 14, the Kansas Board of Regents approved a justification from ESU that allowed the university to dismiss 33 faculty and staff, including tenured faculty. Now ESU is continuing its plan for restructuring, which includes program and course suspension.
“What campus is going to see is announcements from the specific departments and programs as they roll out information about reinvestment and realignment of those programs,” Larson said.
Academic advisors will work with students to help them complete their courses needed to graduate, Larson said. Department chairs are also developing continuation and completion plans for students already enrolled in affected programs, according to Thomas.
The Bulletin has confirmed that the following programs and courses have been suspended:
The Business School
Business program
B.A. of Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship
B.S. of Marketing
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Biological sciences department
Biology program
B.S. with a Botany concentration*
B.S. with a Physiology concentration
Communication department
Debate program
Relational communication program
B.S.
English, modern languages and journalism department
English program
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Graduate certificate
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Modern languages program
All non-Spanish language courses
French minor
German minor
Latin American studies minor
Journalism program
Journalism minor
Bachelor of Science in Education (BSE)
Graduate licensure in journalism education
Interdisciplinary Studies department
Interdisciplinary studies program
M.S in informatics with a geospatial concentration
M.S. in informatics with a political science concentration
Mathematics and economics department
Mathematics program
Dual degree – Engineering ESU bachelor of science mathematics
Physical sciences department
Chemistry program
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Earth science program
B.A.
B.S.
Physical sciences program
Paleontology minor
Geospatial Analysis certification
M.S. with a chemistry concentration
M.S. with a physics concentration
M.S. with an earth science concentration
M.S. with a physical sciences concentration
4+1 Chemistry MS FS*
Physics program
Physics minor
B.A.
B.S.
Pre-engineering professional program
Intent to transfer to Kansas State University
Intent to transfer to University of Kansas
Intent to transfer to Wichita State University
Social sciences, sociology and criminology department
History program
B.A.
B.S.
M.A.
Philosophy program
minor
Political Science program
B.A.M.S.
Geography program
minor
Anthropology program
minor
Counselor education department
Rehabilitation & Disability Studies
B.S.
*a previous version of this story erroneously included biology M.S. with a concentration in botany and a Master of Science (M.S.), Forensic Science – Chemistry Concentration
Sam Bailey and Cameron Burnett contributed to reporting.
Sarah Spicer advises The Bulletin on stories about Emporia State’s framework to dismiss employees.