This raises a fundamental issue of curricular control. Drake students benefit through scholarships and grants. While these funds help individual students, the fundamental issue is curricular integrity. Demand is low and the program is not cost effective. Further, becoming cost effective will be difficult since enrollment probably cannot be increased without the addition of significant new resources.
Enrollment is low and the degree relies on too many undergraduate courses.
Retain the courses and explore connections with other programs. It is not clear that the programs are tightly integrated with the primary mission of the School of Education, the preparation, licensure, and continuing education of teachers. The writing major and minor are not significantly different from the English major and the program will not be cost effective.