Procedures for Graduate and Undergraduate Degree Planning
- UNC Charlotte - Procedures for Planning and Establishing New Degree Programs
- University of North Carolina System Office - Planning New Degree Programs
New Degree Requests Submitted to UNC System Office, 2002-Present
This list dates back only to 2002. For a comprehensive list of all active and discontinued UNC Charlotte programs, including their dates established and/or discontinued, please visit the UNC Academic Program Inventory online at https://prep.northcarolina.edu, log in (top right of screen), and then click the API tab (top left) after logging in.
| Degree | Request for Preliminary Authorization |
Request to Establish |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africana Studies, M.A. | Dec 2022 | ||
| Anthropology, M.A. | Apr 2008 | Authorized [Aug 2010] | |
| Applied Energy and Electromechanical Systems, M.S. | Aug 2012 | Jul 2013 | Authorized [Sep 2013] |
| Architecture, M.S. | Dec 2016 | May 2017 | Authorized [Sep 2017] |
| Art History, B.A. | May 2006 | Authorized [Jun 2006] | |
| Arts Administration, M.A. | May 2002 | Discontinued [Mar 2009] | |
| Athletic Training, M.S. | Jan 2017 | Sep 2017 | Authorized [Nov 2017] |
| Bioinformatics, P.S.M. | Mar 2007 | Authorized [May 2007] | |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Ph.D. | Apr 2008 | Jun 2010 | Authorized [Jan 2011] |
| Business Administration, B.S.B.A | Nov 2022 | ||
| Business Administration, D.B.A. | May 2014 | Feb 2015 | Authorized [Sep 2015] |
| Business Administration, Ph.D. | Apr 2004 | Apr 2005 | Authorized [Jan 2006] |
| Civil Engineering, Ph.D. | Jan 2017 | Dec 2017 | Authorized [Jul 2018] |
| Clinical Exercise Physiology, M.S. [renamed Kinesiology, M.S.] | May 2004 | Authorized [Sep 2004] | |
| Computer Engineering, M.S. | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Authorized [Mar 2020] |
| Community-Centered Practices, MFA | July 2022 | Pending | |
| Construction and Facilities Management, MSCFM | Dec 2009 | Authorized [Jun 2010] | |
| Construction Management, B.S. | May 2006 | Authorized [Jun 2006] | |
| Curriculum and Instruction, Ph.D. | Sep 2002 | Authorized [May 2003] | |
| Cybersecurity, M.S. | Sep 2015 | Jun 2016 | Authorized [July 2016] |
| Data Science, B.S. | Aug 2018 | Dec 2019 | Authorized [Mar 2020] |
| Data Science and Business Analytics, M.S., P.S.M. | Feb 2013 | Aug 2013 | Authorized [Feb 2014] |
| Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation, Ph.D. | Jan 2015 | Aug 2015 | Authorized [May 2016] |
| Environmental Engineering, B.S. | Feb 2022 | Dec 2022 | Pending |
| Ethics and Applied Philosophy, M.A. | Apr 2006 | Authorized [Jun 2006] | |
| Fire Protection and Administration, M.F.P.A. [renamed Fire Protection and Safety Management, M.S.] | Dec 2009 | Authorized [Jun 2010] | |
| Geography and Urban Regional Analysis, Ph.D. | Sep 2004 | Sep 2005 | Authorized [May 2006] |
| Gerontology, M.A. | Discontinued [Jan 2020] | ||
| Graphic Design, B.F.A. | Feb 2019 | Jan 2020 | Authorized [May 2020] |
| Health Informatics, M.S. [renamed Health Informatics and Analytics, M.S.] | Mar 2011 | Authorized [Sep 2011] | |
| Health Psychology, Ph.D. | Sep 2003 | Dec 2004 | Authorized [May 2005] |
| Health Services Research, Ph.D. | Sep 2003 | Sep 2004 | Authorized [May 2005] |
| Health Systems Management, B.S. | Oct 2015 | Jun 2016 | Authorized [Dec 2016] |
| Infrastructure and Environmental Systems, Ph.D. | Apr 2003 | Authorized [Nov 2003] | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A. | Jan 2018 | May 2021 | Authorized [Apr 2022] |
| Japanese Studies, B.A. | Aug 2008 | Authorized [Apr 2010] | |
| Latin American Studies, B.A. | Nov 2003 | Authorized [Jan 2004] | |
| Latin American Studies, M.A. | Nov 2006 | Authorized [Feb 2007] | |
| Management, M.S. | May 2016 | Sep 2016 | Authorized [May 2017] |
| Mathematical Finance, M.S. | Mar 2003 | Authorized [May 2003] | |
| Meteorology, B.S. | May 2004 | Authorized [Sep 2004] | |
| Nanoscale Science, Ph.D. | Apr 2005 | Apr 2006 | Authorized [Jan 2007] |
| Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science, B.S. | Jun 2011 | Authorized [Apr 2012] | |
| Nursing, Ph.D. | Nov 2021 | Pending | |
| Nursing Practice, D.N.P. | Dec 2010 | Sep 2012 | Authorized [Feb 2013] |
| Optics, M.S. [renamed Optical Science and Engineering, M.S.] | Apr 2002 | Authorized [Sep 2002] | |
| Organizational Science, Ph.D. | Apr 2004 | Apr 2005 | Authorized [Jan 2006] |
| Professional Studies, B.S. | Oct 2019 | May 2021 | Authorized [Nov 2021] |
| Public Health, B.S.P.H. | Jan 2007 | Authorized [Mar 2007] | |
| Public Health Sciences, Ph.D. | Mar 2009 | Jan 2013 | Authorized [Aug 2013] |
| Real Estate, M.S.R.E. | May 2010 | Authorized [Nov 2011] | |
| Religious Studies, M.A. | May 2002 | Authorized [Sep 2002] | |
| Respiratory Care, M.S. | Dec 2015 | Apr 2016 | Authorized [Oct 2016] |
| Respiratory Therapy, B.S.R.T. | Apr 2007 | Authorized [May 2007] | |
| Sports Marketing and Management, M.B.A. | May 2006 | Discontinued | |
| Systems Engineering, B.S.S.E. | May 2007 | Authorized [Sep 2007] | |
| Urban Design, M.U.D. | Mar 2008 | Authorized [Jun 2008] | |
| Urban Education, M.Ed. | Feb 2018 | May 2018 | Authorized [Oct 2018] |
| Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies, B.A. | May 2018 | Jan 2019 | Authorized [Sep 2019] |