Faculty & Staff Services:
Timetable for Approval of Programs
Contents:
New Programs
Program Modifications (more than 18 credit hours)
Program Modifications (less than 18 credit hours)
New Sites (off campus) or New Offerings at previously approved site
New Programs Timetable
| ACTION |
TIMEFRAME |
| Departmental development |
Early Fall semester |
| College Curriculum Committee |
Early Fall |
| College Faculty Assembly |
Mid Fall college meeting |
| Dean approval |
Immediately after College Faculty Assembly |
| Teacher Education (if necessary) |
November |
| CUI |
Late November/Early December meeting |
| Academic Council |
January meeting |
| Faculty Conference |
Late January/ Early February meeting |
| Board of Trustees |
February meeting |
| Commission on Higher Education (CHE) – Final Program Proposal |
February 15
|
| CHE Commission on Academic Affairs & Licensing |
April |
| Full CHE approval |
May |
Program Modifications (more than 18 credit hours in program)
| ACTION |
TIMEFRAME |
| Departmental development |
Early Fall semester |
| College Curriculum Committee |
Early Fall |
| College Faculty Assembly |
Mid Fall college meeting |
| Dean approval |
Immediately after College Faculty Assembly |
| Teacher Education (if necessary) |
November |
| CUI |
Late November/Early December meeting |
| Academic Council |
January meeting |
| Notification to Faculty Conference |
Late January/Early February |
| CHE - Proposal for Program Modification |
February 15 |
CHE - Advisory Committee on Academic Programs
|
March meeting |
| CHE Staff approval |
May (within 2 months of ACAP approval) |
Program Modifications (less than 18 credit hours in program)
| ACTION |
TIMEFRAME |
| Departmental development |
Early Fall semester |
| College Curriculum Committee |
Early Fall |
| College Faculty Assembly |
Mid Fall college meeting |
| Dean approval |
Immediately after College Faculty Assembly |
| Teacher Education (if necessary) |
November |
| CUI |
Late November/Early December meeting |
| Academic Council |
January meeting |
| Notification to Faculty Conference |
Late January/Early February |
| CHE – Notification of Change form |
Immediately after approval |
New Sites (off-campus locations) or
new offerings at a previously approved site
| ACTION |
MONTHS PRIOR TO
FIRST COURSE |
| Department develops proposal for location |
10 – 12 |
| Dean confers with VPAA/Office of Academic Affairs |
10 |
| Department/Dean develop CHE Program approval and SACS Substantive Change documentation |
9
|
| Draft of documents to Office of Academic Affairs |
8
|
| Office of Academic Affairs drafts letter for President for notification to SACS |
7 |
| Notification letter sent to SACS |
6 |
| Completed prospectus must be sent to SACS |
3 |
| Proposal forwarded to CHE |
3 |