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
| 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 |
| CUC | Late November/Early December meeting |
| Academic Council/Graduate Council | January meeting |
| Faculty Conference/Graduate Faculty Conference | Late January/ Early February meeting |
| Board of Trustees | First meeting of spring semester |
| Commission on Higher Education (CHE) — Final Program Proposal | August 1 |
| CHE Commission on Academic Affairs & Licensing | October |
| Full CHE approval | December |
| SACSCOC Prospectus | Submit by January 1 for approval to start in Fall |
| 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 |
| CUC | Late November/Early December meeting |
| Academic Council | January meeting |
| Notification to Faculty Conference | Late January/Early February |
| CHE - Proposal for Program Modification | February 1 |
| CHE - Advisory Committee on Academic Programs | March meeting |
| CHE Staff approval | May (within 2 months of ACAP approval) |
| 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 |
| CUC | 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 |
| CHE Staff Approval | Within two months of submission of notification |
| 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 |
