Winthrop Trustees Adjust Some Academic Programs at Two-day Retreat (03/10/26)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Trustees voted to approve rename three degree programs and to add five new concentrations.
• They also approved a contract for the Alumni Drive oil tank demolition which is state funded with $1.2 million.

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROINA - The Winthrop University Board of Trustees finetuned some of the university's academic programs and concentrations during a Feb. 25-26 retreat in Columbia.

In board action, trustees voted to approve the following academic programs and concentrations:

Renaming Degree Programs

• B.A. in Art History to B.A. in Art History and Museum Professions

• B.A. in Integrated Marketing to B.A. in Public Relations and Advertising

• B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies to B.S. in Human Development and Family Sciences*

New Concentrations

• B.P.S. in Professional Studies, new concentration in Interdisciplinary Studies*

• B.A. in Music, new concentrations in Choral Music Education and Instrumental Music Education

• M.B.A., new concentration in Financial Technology

• B.S. in Business Administration, new concentrations in Accounting and Financial Management, General Business, and Business Analytics

• B.S. in Exercise Science, new concentrations in Exercise Science, Strength and Conditioning, and Pre-Allied Health

Trustees also approved a contract for the Alumni Drive oil tank demolition which is state funded with $1.2 million. Buckeye Elm Contracting was selected through the Office of State Engineers bidding process to handle the work. Additional project funds will be used in the future to demolish and backfill the tank containment structures.

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