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Dwindling enrolment numbers may force the University of Alberta to suspend admissions to 14 arts major and honours programs in 2018.

Faculty of Arts dean Lesley Cormack warned in an internal memo that another eight programs could face the same fate if student numbers don’t increase.

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Cormack said the programs — such as bachelor of arts with a major in Latin American studies and a bachelor of music composition and theory — had 10 or fewer students enrolled in each of the eight fall terms between 2009 and 2016.

A total of 30 students are currently enrolled in the programs whose closures, once approved, will take effect in September 2018.

Students can continue their degrees to completion, Cormack said, and there would be no impact on staffing levels as a result of the decision.

“This is less about cost saving and more about good management so we can take finite resources and make decisions based on student demands and enrich their programs,” she said.