University Council moves to cut programs, add engineering

The University Council Executive Committee approved proposals yesterday to implement civil, electrical and mechanical engineering majors. This puts UGA one step closer to actually receiving permission to add these majors. The next step in the process is for the University Council to OK the requests, and then they will go to the Georgia Board of Regents.

I reported Jan. 15 the response from Georgia Tech about the prospect of UGA gaining these majors, which will duplicate some of the course offerings available at Tech. This is a big move for UGA and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Arnett Mace said during the meeting yesterday that the university needs this program to enhance opportunities of being accepted into the Association of American Universities. Click here to read more about items the Executive Committee approved.