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UT Austin proposes first major core curriculum overhaul in more than 20 years
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· August 13, 2026
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UT President Jim Davis unveiled the proposal Thursday during a University of Texas System Board of Regents meeting. Under the plan, the university’s current 42-credit-hour core curriculum would be reduced to 36 hours and reorganized into three broad pillars: Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences,...
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Key takeaway Under the plan, the university’s current 42-credit-hour core curriculum would be reduced to 36 hours and reorganized into three broad pillars: Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM.
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