Buffalo State has identified 37 degree programs, certification titles, concentrations, minors and certificates to be deactivated and/or discontinued. The 34 students (0.6% of the student population) who are already enrolled in these offerings will be able to complete the programs.
To date, 27 programs have been vetted through our university processes and have either completed or are in review at the SUNY and State levels. Buffalo State will no longer be admitting students to these programs once the deactivation and discontinuance processes have been completed:
- Afro-American Studies, B.S.
(Buffalo State offers Africana Studies, B.A., a growing program that is interdisciplinary and extends to the culture, institutions, languages, history, and intellectual contributions made by peoples of African descent) - Biology Education, certificate (42 credit hours)
(Chemistry, Earth Science, Biology, and Physics Education certifications are now included in Science Education, M.S.Ed.) - Biology Education, certificate (36 credit hours)
(Chemistry, Earth Science, Biology, and Physics Education certifications are now included in Science Education, M.S.Ed.) - Chemistry, M.A.
(Buffalo State offers Chemistry, B.S., Forensic Chemistry, B.S., and Forensic Science, M.S. programs) - Chemistry Education, M.S.Ed.
(Chemistry, Earth Science, Biology, and Physics Education certifications are now included in Science Education, M.S.Ed.) - Chemistry Education, certificate (42 credit hours)
(Chemistry, Earth Science, Biology, and Physics Education certifications are now included in Science Education, M.S.Ed.) - Chemistry Education, certificate (36 credit hours)
(Chemistry, Earth Science, Biology, and Physics Education certifications are now included in Science Education, M.S.Ed.) - Dance, minor
- Design, B.S.
- Early Childhood Education, B.S.
(Early Childhood certification can still be achieved in four ways at Buffalo State: Early Childhood Education, Birth through Grade 2, B.S.; Early Childhood and Childhood, Birth through Grade 6, B.S.; Special Education, Early Childhood, M.S.Ed.; and Curriculum and Instruction, M.S.Ed.) - Early Childhood Education, M.S.Ed.
(Curriculum and Instruction, M.S.Ed., now includes option for Early Childhood certification) - Foreign Language Education, M.S.Ed.
(In a move responsive to the needs of our community, Buffalo State has refocused on bilingual and multilingual education, which is offered as an advanced certification beyond the bachelor's level with advanced certifications including Bilingual Inclusive Education) - French and Francophone Culture, minor
- French Education, B.S.
- French Education, certificate
- Italian, minor
- Literacy Specialist, 5-12, M.P.S.
(This certification has been replaced by the Literacy Specialist, All Grades certification program required by NYSED) - Physics, M.A.
(Buffalo State offers Physics, B.A. and B.S. programs) - Physics Education, certificate (42 credit hours)
(Chemistry, Earth Science, Biology, and Physics Education certifications are now included in Science Education, M.S.Ed.) - Physics Education, certificate (36 credit hours)
(Chemistry, Earth Science, Biology, and Physics Education certifications are now included in Science Education, M.S.Ed.) - Professional Applied and Computational Mathematics, M.S.
- Professional French, minor
- Spanish Education, B.S.
(In a move responsive to the needs of our community, Buffalo State has refocused on bilingual and multilingual education, which is offered as an advanced certification beyond the bachelor's level with advanced certifications including Bilingual Inclusive Education) - Spanish Education, certificate
- Special Studies, B.S.
- Urban Education, M.S.
(Urban Education courses are now offered at Buffalo State as a microcredential to add to any master’s level program) - Urban Studies, B.A.
An additional 10 programs are under review for deactivation by Spring 2025:
- Applied Math, B.S.
- Ethics, minor
- Gerontology, minor
- GIS, minor
- Mathematical Logic, certificate
- Non-Spanish and Chinese Concentrations, certificate
- Printmaking, minor
- Printmaking Concentration, concentrations in B.F.A. and B.A.
- Religious Studies, minor
- Statistics in Insurance, certificate