College of St. Benedict and St. John's University to Phase Out 8 Majors, 9 Minors

The College of St. Benedict and St. John's University (MN) will phase out eight academic majors and nine minors over the next few years to reallocate resources into programs with higher demand, according to leaders at the private Catholic liberal arts schools. The changes, approved by the boards of trustees at the end of February, were made after a two-year comprehensive review of programming that found a significant disparity among the 70-plus areas of study, with several majors having fewer than 10 students enrolled.