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Academics

New Academic Program Approvals 2023-2024

Between December 2023 and June 2024, the Commission approved 35 new
programs of study, which is lower than the previous year’s total of 47 largely due to a
change in reporting cycle. Whereas the previous reports have totaled programs
reviewed across four Commission meetings (December, March, June, and
September), this year’s report includes programs approved across three meetings
(December, March, and June). As ACHE seeks to shift the program reporting cycle to
align with other annual data reporting, the programs approved in September 2024
will be included in next year’s report for the 2024-25 academic year.

ACHE New Academic Program Proposals Total

2023-24 8 10 11 6 35

2022-23 9 15 14 8 47

2021-22 19 13 10 7 49

2020-21 10 19 15 6 53

Certificate Only Associate Bachelor's Master's Doctorate

Source: ACHE Program Inventory

New For-Credit Non-Degree Certificates

Between December 2023 and June 2024, Alabama’s 2- and 4-year public institutions
developed 41 new non-degree certificates, including 17 short-term certificates at the
community and technical college level and 24 undergraduate and graduate
certificates developed by universities. As with the new degree programs, this report
includes new non-degree certificates reviewed by the Commission over three
meetings (December 2023, March 2024, and June 2024). Next year’s report will align
with the 2024-25 academic year to include new certificates across four meetings.

17 2-Yr
41.5% 17 17 17
41.5% 4-Yr Undergraduate
7 7 4-Yr Graduate
17%
Source: ACHE Program Inventory

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