What’s New for 2026-2027

Items approved for the 2026-2027 academic year are listed below.

New Academic Programs

New Programs

• Biochemistry (M.S.)  
• Physics (M.S.)  
• Physics (Ph.D.)   

New Specializations

• Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.) - Career and Technical Education Specialization  
• Operations Management (M.S.) - Business Analytics Specialization  
• Operations Management (M.S.) - Supply Chain Management Specialization  
• Social Science (Ph.D.) - Environment and Rural Development Specialization  
• Social Science (Ph.D.) - Rural Well-being Specialization  

New Certificates

• Chemistry Education Certificate  
• Power Systems Engineering Certificate   

Academic Programs with Title Changes

• Analytical Business Management Certificate  was Professional Management Certificate
• Foundations of Operations Management Certificate  was Management Foundations Certificate

Accelerated Graduate Programs

• Biochemistry (M.S.)   
• Operations Management (M.S.) - Business Analytics Specialization  
• Operations Management (M.S.) - Supply Chain Management Specialization  
• Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.S.)  
• Physics (M.S.)  

Discontinued Programs

• Environmental Policy Certificate
• Food Technology Certificate
• Professional Science (M.S.)

New Courses

Department and School Updates

• The School of Education, Counseling and Human Development has been reorganized into two separate schools: the School of Counseling, Human Development and Family Science  and the School of Education .