Administrators still determined for new degrees despite budget cuts
Rachel Tanner
Issue date: 11/2/09 Section: DSC News
Dillingham-Evans said the theater arts, theater arts education and psychology degrees are all at the PRC level waiting to be forwarded, which means they have to be approved by that committee, submitted to the board of regents for final approval. Once that happens, then they will become reality.
"We thought [the psychology degree] was going to be a slam dunk, and it turned out to be more like a three-point shot," Nadauld said. "Part of the reason for that is the regents' assessment is that we need more faculty. We'll have to add a faculty member or two, and again that's a resource issue."
Nadauld said he thinks the psychology degree will be put in place by spring because he plans to make a good faith effort to put in place the faculty members needed.
Dillingham-Evans said another degree on it's way to DSC is the clinical lab sciences degree, which is a degree for those wanting to become medical technicians. It will have an associate of applied science degree as well as a bachelor's degree, and is currently being reviewed by all the chief academic officers.
Nadauld said the clinical lab sciences degree is moving ahead quickly because of some funding received in cooperation with Dixie Regional Medical Center. He said this degree may be available in the first part of the year or toward spring.
Other degrees currently being reviewed by the officers include the music education degree and the management and operations degree, which also carries an AAS degree and a bachelor degree emphasis area for integrated studies majors. The management and operations degree is for those who have manufacturing and construction jobs.
"The [management and operations] degree is a partnership with the DXATC," Dillingham-Evans said.
Nadauld said because a grant was received, the management and operations degree was able to be submitted sooner than they anticipated. He said the degree is being well-received by the PRC, and he hopes to see it also available to students at the first of the year or in the spring.
"We thought [the psychology degree] was going to be a slam dunk, and it turned out to be more like a three-point shot," Nadauld said. "Part of the reason for that is the regents' assessment is that we need more faculty. We'll have to add a faculty member or two, and again that's a resource issue."
Nadauld said he thinks the psychology degree will be put in place by spring because he plans to make a good faith effort to put in place the faculty members needed.
Dillingham-Evans said another degree on it's way to DSC is the clinical lab sciences degree, which is a degree for those wanting to become medical technicians. It will have an associate of applied science degree as well as a bachelor's degree, and is currently being reviewed by all the chief academic officers.
Nadauld said the clinical lab sciences degree is moving ahead quickly because of some funding received in cooperation with Dixie Regional Medical Center. He said this degree may be available in the first part of the year or toward spring.
Other degrees currently being reviewed by the officers include the music education degree and the management and operations degree, which also carries an AAS degree and a bachelor degree emphasis area for integrated studies majors. The management and operations degree is for those who have manufacturing and construction jobs.
"The [management and operations] degree is a partnership with the DXATC," Dillingham-Evans said.
Nadauld said because a grant was received, the management and operations degree was able to be submitted sooner than they anticipated. He said the degree is being well-received by the PRC, and he hopes to see it also available to students at the first of the year or in the spring.
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