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James Madison University

Public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

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Nov 21, 2025

Were medical, engineering, or STEM fields targeted differently than humanities in the reclassification?

Universities and immigration programs have been reclassifying certain majors — notably economics and some business degrees — into STEM categories, which changes scholarship eligibility and immigration...

Nov 20, 2025

Which specific degrees were reclassified and when did the change take effect?

James Madison University reported that Economics degrees (B.A. and B.S.) were reclassified as STEM in an announcement dated January 24, 2025, a change the university frames as enabling international s...

Nov 19, 2025

Were the reclassified degrees at undergraduate or graduate level, and which fields were affected (e.g., law, medicine, education)?

Available reporting in the supplied set does not describe a single, definitive “reclassification” event across higher‑education degrees that specifies whether changes applied at undergraduate or gradu...