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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Sneha Dey

Texas A&M System removes courses on LGBTQ, ethnic studies and climate change from core offerings

Students at 11 Texas A&M University System schools will see fewer classes related to LGBTQ literature, climate change and women writers meet graduation requirements as more than 200 classes are cut from general-education course lists.

System regents voted Thursday to scale back the classes that qualify after a review prompted by a new state law that requires public university boards to examine what classes undergraduates must take regardless of their majors. At the flagship campus in College Station, 78 of the classes will no longer count for toward core requirements.

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