What programs were at added at the University of South Carolina? Which were cut?

COLUMBIA, S.C. —The University of South Carolina in routinely evaluates its extensive program offerings, observing student demand and acting accordingly.

SC President Michael Amiridis told legislators in January that the school has both added and cut programs over the past several years.

“We pay attention to what is needed, what is needed at each institution and across the system,” Amiridis said at a January budget hearing.

As a whole, SC is down 10 programs overall in the last six years, with 44 program terminated and 34 programs added.

“Sometimes a program is not eliminated but is merged with another existing program to reduce duplication,” University spokesman Jeff Stensland said in a statement. “At the end of the day, our goal is to offer a wide array of degree programs from diverse fields — including the arts, sciences, and humanities — while ensuring we are responsive to the needs of our students and employers.”

The following programs were cut, consolidated or added at SC between 2019 and 2025, according to information provided by the University:

Programs cut

M.S., Information Security

M.S., Software Engineering

M.C.D., Communication Disorders

I.M.A., Art Education

M.P.H., General Public Health

B.S., Geophysics

B.A., Chinese Studies

B.A., Classics

B.A., Comparative Literature

B.A., French

B.A., German

B.A., Russian

B.A., Spanish

M.A., Comparative Literature

M.A., French

M.A., German

M.A., Spanish

Ph.D., Experimental Psychology

Ph.D., Clinical-Community Psychology

Ph.D., School Psychology

B.A.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies (HRSM)

M.A.T., English, Teacher Education

M.A.T., Mathematics, Teacher Education

M.A.T., Sciences5

M.A.T., Sciences with Biology concentration - Teacher Ed

M.A.T., Sciences with Chemistry concentration - Teacher Ed

M.A.T., Sciences with Earth Sciences concentration - Teacher Ed

M.A.T., Sciences with Natural Sciences concentration - Teach Ed

M.A.T., Sciences with Physics concentration - Teacher Ed

M.A.T., Social Studies, Teacher Education

M.A., Experimental Psychology

M.A., School Psychology

D.N.P., Nursing Practice

A.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences (Fort Jackson)

A.S., Liberal Arts and Sciences (Fort Jackson)

M.N.A., Nurse Anesthesia

M.P.H, Biostatistics

M.S., Physical Education

M.S., Advanced Athletic Training

SLIS, Library and Information Science

B.A.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

B.S.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

B.A., Film and Media Studies

M.M., Mathematics

Undergraduate degrees in Chinese studies, classics, comparative literature, French, German, Russian and Spanish were combined into a single degree program, a bachelor’s degree in languages, literatures and cultures.

A proposal for a master’s degree in languages, literatures and cultures consolidated existing programs in comparative literature, French, German and Spanish.

Doctorate degrees in experimental psychology, clinical-community psychology and school psychology were also combined into a single offering.

SC once offered four different teaching masters of arts degrees in teaching English, mathematics, social studies and sciences, and another five in teaching sciences with concentrations in biology, chemistry, earth science, natural science and physics. Those were terminated to “eliminate inefficiency,” but masters of teaching degrees are still available.

Two separate master’s degree programs, experimental psychology and school psychology, where consolidated into a single offering.

Programs added

M.S., Business Analytics

B.S., Cyber Intelligence

B.S., Music Industry Studies

B.A., Language, Literatures and Cultures

M.A., Language, Literatures and Cultures

M.S.N., Nursing Education

Ph.D., Psychology

Ph.D., Informatics

B.S., Neuroscience

M.S., Coaching Education

M.S., Data and Communications

B.A., Special Education

B.A.I.S, Services Management

M.S.N., Nurse Midwife

D.N.P., Nurse Midwife

B.S., Cyber Policy and Ethics

M.S., Information Security and Cyber Leadership

M.S., Information Technology

M.A., Dance Studies

D.N.P., Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

D.N.P., Clinical Expert

D.N.P., Executive Healthcare Leadership

D.N.P., Family Nurse Practitioner

D.N.P., Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

B.S., Data Science

B.S., Data Analytics

B.A., Sports Media

B.S., Industrial Engineering

B.S., Applied Sport Psychology and Counseling

M.S., Performance Nutrition and Dietetics

M.S., Quantitative Economics

D.N.P., Nursing Education

B.A., Communication

M.S.L, Public Safety Executive Leadership

The interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree in services management replaced the interdisciplinary degree in the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management.

A doctorate degree in nurse practice in the College of Nursing was previously one program with multiple concentrations. The concentrations were elevated to separate offerings focused on clinical expertise, executive healthcare leadership, family nursing and psychiatric mental health. This allowed for a smoother transition for graduates to pursue licensure and credentialing, and did not require additional university resources, according to information provided by the university.