宾州州立大学建议关闭47个本科专业：403个专业完成复评，784名在读生受影响
宾夕法尼亚州立大学（Penn State）10月12日公布学术项目与组合复评（APPR）的最终建议：在全校403个本科与副学士专业中，47个被建议在未来几年内关闭，理由包括学生需求偏低、就业机会与项目整合等因素。受影响专业目前共有784名在读生，约占该校68,390名本科生的1.1%。
这47个专业中，9个目前没有任何在读学生，15个已经提交正式的收尾教学方案或暂停招生；另有24个专业在关闭后仍会通过校内其他学院继续开设。名单涵盖主校区 University Park 与各分校的教育、人文、社会科学等领域的多个专业，包括小学与幼儿园教育、中学教育、美国研究、环境研究、刑事司法、历史等。
这些建议还须经教职工评议会审议，再由执行副校长兼教务长 Fotis Sotiropoulos 作出最终决定。校方表示，将与受影响学生密切配合、制定跨学期的收尾教学计划，确保他们按时完成学位；并称定期复评有助于学校应对人口结构变化、州政府支持停滞与成本上升等现实。
Penn State Recommends Closing 47 Undergraduate Programs After Review of All 403; 784 Students Affected
Pennsylvania State University on October 12 released the final recommendations of its Academic Program and Portfolio Review (APPR): of all 403 baccalaureate and associate degree programs reviewed, 47 are recommended for closure in the coming years, citing low student demand, employment opportunity, program realignment and other factors. A total of 784 students are enrolled in the affected programs, about 1.1 percent of Penn State's 68,390 undergraduates.
Of the 47 programs, nine currently have no enrolled students, and 15 have already submitted formal teach-out proposals and/or enrollment holds; 24 of the 47 would continue to be offered through another college within the university. The list spans the University Park campus and the Commonwealth Campuses and includes fields in education, the humanities and the social sciences, such as elementary and kindergarten education, middle-level education, American studies, environmental studies, criminal justice and history.
The recommendations next go to the Faculty Senate for review before Executive Vice President and Provost Fotis Sotiropoulos makes final decisions. The university said it will work closely with affected students on multi-semester teach-out plans so they can complete their degrees on time, and that regular program reviews help it respond to changing demographics, stagnant state support and rising costs.
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