The University of Maine System is launching six new, fully online degree programs.
According to the university system, the programs are meant to be accessible for working adults and aim to address the state’s workforce needs.
At their regular meeting at the start of this week, the UMS Board of Trustees approved the following degree programs:
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education (University of Maine at Presque Isle)
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science (University of Maine at Augusta and UMPI)
Master of Science in Homeland Security (University of Maine at Fort Kent)
Master of Arts in American Studies (UMPI)
Associate of Arts in Human Services (UMPI)
Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education (UMPI)
According to UMS, “UMPI’s new associate and bachelor’s degree programs in early childhood education will launch later this fall.”
According to UMS, the new programs are part of a larger effort to double its fully online programs by 2028.
“These new online programs reflect our collective commitment to advancing Mainers’ upward mobility and our state’s workforce and economy through affordable, flexible pathways to in-demand degrees,” UMS Chancellor Dannel Malloy said in part in an announcement of the new programs.
To learn more, visit maine.edu.