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KALAMAZOO—Three new programs were approved by the Western ¾ÅÒ»Â鶹ÖÆƬ³§ University Board of Trustees during its April 18 meeting.

Trustees also signed off on name changes for five existing academic programs.

New academic programs

• The Master of Arts in Biological Sciences is a course-only degree that complements the existing research-oriented Master of Science in Biological Sciences.
• The Master of Business Administration—Health Care Concentration is a response to the demand for health care leaders with a strong business background.
• The M.A. in Teaching allows students to complete state certification requirements for initial certification. There is a secondary sciences teacher education concentration and, for Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows only, a secondary mathematics teacher education concentration.

Program name changes

• The Doctor of Philosophy in Paper and Imaging Science and Engineering is now the Ph.D. in Paper and Printing Science.
• The M.S. in Paper and Imaging Science and Engineering is now the M.S. in Paper and Printing Science.
• The Accelerated M.S. in Paper and Imaging Science and Engineering is now the Accelerated M.S. in Paper and Printing Science.
• The M.A. in Educational Leadership—Curriculum and Instructional Leadership concentration is now the M.A. in Educational Leadership—K-12 Teacher Leadership concentration.
• The M.A. in the Practice of Teaching is now the M.A. in the Practice of Teaching—Early Childhood Education concentration.