BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Bowling Green State University will suspend six degree programs next spring and reconfigure 20 more to still be offered while remaining in compliance with a state law passed last year that restricts diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education.
Students already in these programs and incoming freshmen in fall 2026 will be allowed to finish out their degrees in the targeted programs, but all new enrollment in them will end in spring 2027, according to the university.
The university says the changes are in response to Senate Bill 1. Six programs will be fully suspended without alternative options offered through reconfiguration:
- Associate of Applied Science in Human Service
- Bachelor of Arts in Geography
- Bachelor of Musical Arts
- Bachelor of Musical Composition
- Bachelor of Science in Individualized Planned Program
- Bachelor of Science in Physics
The following 20 programs will be reconfigured to still be offered through alternative options that comply with SB 1, according to a university spokesperson.
- Bachelor of Arts in Art History
- Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a specialization in media production and studies
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication – Theatre
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics
- Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in French
- Bachelor of Arts in Geology
- Bachelor of Arts in Classical Civilization
- Bachelor of Arts in German
- Bachelor of Arts in Latin
- Bachelor of Arts in Russian
- Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
- Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
- Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies
- Bachelor of Science in Gerontology
- Bachelor of Science in Gerontology with a specialization in long term care administration
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in Public Health
- Bachelor of Science in Statistics
There are four more programs BGSU is seeking the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s permission to consolidate:
- Bachelor of Arts in American Culture Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in Popular Culture
- Bachelor of Arts in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
“Bowling Green State University has long adjusted its academic portfolio – adding, reconfiguring and evolving, and removing – to meet the continuously changing needs of our students, industry and community. This established internal practice has allowed the University to grow strategically by reallocating resources to areas of increased demand, leading to unprecedented levels of enrollment growth and student success.…