Fewer Courses
When the number of faculty members is slashed, so is the availability of classes. Budget cuts have forced some schools to
pare down even required courses, heightening competition to secure a spot in must-take classes and potentially threatening timely graduation. In some cases, schools have eliminated entire programs:
SUNY Albany, forced by budget cuts to eliminate some of its less-popular programs, has phased out French, Russian, and Italian; theater; and classics, which focuses on Greek and Roman civilizations.
