91风流 Programs Affected by HB 265

Some majors, minors, and certificates offered at Weber State University are being discontinued and various restructuring is taking place due to the university's HB265 reallocation process. 

Weber State is committed to supporting students currently pursuing degrees and certificates in these disciplines to ensure they will be able to complete their studies. More information can be found on the legal counsel website.

Restructuring Information
Majors and Credentials to be Eliminated
Majors and Departments to be Consolidated
Secondary Teaching Majors

Restructuring Information

From the Jerry & Vickie Moyes College of Education to the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences (to be renamed College of Social Sciences & Education)

  • Moyes School of Education, which includes: 
    • Department of Teacher Education
    • Department of Child & Family Studies
    • Graduate Studies in Education
    • Melba S. Lehner Children’s School
    • 91风流 Charter Academy
    • Care about Childcare (CAC)
    • Packer Center
    • Academic advisors associated with the Teacher Education and Child & Family Studies departments
  • College of Education Marketing & Outreach

From the Moyes College of Education to the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions

  • Department of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences (ENS)
  • Department of Health, Physical Education & Recreation (HPER)
  • Academic advisors for HPER and ENS, and the College of Education retention advisor

Facility management for the Stromberg Complex, Swenson Gym, Swenson Pool, and Wildcat Center

  • Transition to the manager for event and sports facilities in Administrative Services. 
  • Classrooms and labs will continue to be managed by the academic departments.
  • Shared spaces will prioritize academic classes.

Programs currently under the Vice Provost, High Impact Educational Experiences & Faculty Excellence, International and Graduate Studies

  • High Impact Educational Experiences (including SPARC, OUR, Mentoring, Wildcat Advantage) and the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) will report to the Vice Provost (Roy Kwon).
  • Community Engagement, including the Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL), will report to the Executive Director of Sponsored Projects and Technology Commercialization (James Taylor).
  • International Programs & Services will report to the Interim Provost.
  • Graduate Programs will report to the Provost.

Academic Support Centers & Nursing

  • Academic Support Centers (e.g., Tutoring, Testing, Student Support Services) will report to the Dean of the Stewart Library (Wendy Holliday).
  • Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing
    • Establish a new Associate Dean position within the Dumke College of Health Professions, specifically focused on nursing.
    • Restructure the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing into three distinct departments that will continue to be known as the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing:
      • Associate Degree Nursing
      • Bachelor’s Degree Nursing
      • Graduate Nursing

Major and Credentials to be Eliminated

Majors 

  • Applied Environmental Geosciences

  • Applied Physics (BS)

  • Art Education (BA)

  • Computer Science Teaching

  • Construction Management (BS) - Facilities Management Emphasis

  • Electronic Engineering Technology

  • English (BA) - Professional and Technical Writing Emphasis

  • French for the Professions (BA)

  • French Translation in Business and Industry

  • Geography (BA)

  • German (BA)

  • German for the Professions (BA)

  • Mathematics (to be combined with Applied Mathematics)

  • MSRT (Respiratory Therapy Master’s Program)

  • Physical Education (non-teaching major)

  • Physical Science (AAS)

  • Workplace Communication & Writing (AA & AS)

Certificates 

  • Biotechnician

  • Ethics

  • Facilities Management

  • Field Botany

  • Jazz Studies

  • Music Entrepreneurship

Minors

  • Ethnic Studies

  • French for the Professions

  • German for the Professions

  • Linguistics

  • Public Administration

  • Queer Studies

  • Spanish for the Professions

  • Women & Gender Studies

Majors and Departments to be Consolidated

  • Combine Dance and Theatre into one program instead of two separate programs.

  • Combine emphases in Bachelor of Music to create a Bachelor of Music Pedagogy and Performance.

  • Reduce Geography (BS) from seven tracks to four.

  • Consolidate six economics majors into four.

  • Create a combined Department of Anthropology, Geography, and Sociology.

  • Combine the Elementary Education and Special Education programs.

  • Transition the Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MSE) program degrees to the Mechanical or Manufacturing program.

  • Reduce communication emphases.

Secondary Teaching Majors
Previously 31 separate majors

Create Secondary Science Education major by combining:

  • Physics Teaching

  • Chemistry Teaching

  • Physical Science Teaching

  • Biology Composite Teaching

  • Earth Science Teaching

Add the following to the Social Science Composite Education major:

  • Political Science Teaching

  • Sociology Teaching

  • Geography Teaching

  • Psychology Teaching

Combine into World Languages Education
Major:

  • French Teaching

  • German Teaching

  • Spanish Teaching

Most programs will be eliminated for the 2026-2027 academic year, with a few exceptions that will occur later. Four programs have been eliminated for the 2025-2026 academic year. Advisors will work with individual students declared in each program to ensure that they can complete their existing program of study or change their major. Majors will be removed from admissions and “Change My Major” applications for the spring 2026 admissions cycle.