Subject: Academic Affairs
Board Policy
The Board reviews for approval all new academic program proposals to assess their quality and sustainability, taking into account the role and mission of each institution, unnecessary duplication, bona fide needs, and availability of resources. Each campus maintains a robust academic planning process to assure well-vetted proposals for the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, including new programs, major revisions, moratoria, and discontinuances. To facilitate the work of the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, the campuses identify annually in September any proposals under development or in planning.
Procedures
The proposing campus submits the proposal at least two weeks prior to preliminary consideration by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee. Supporting materials include:
- For new or revised degree programs: Brief statement of “Program Details” and completed Table (Addendum for the Program Details and the Table).
- For regional collaborative programs (WICHE, WUE, etc.): Relevant details concerning program capacity, anticipated enrollments, budget plan, and rationale.
- For delivery of approved programs and courses off campus: Relevant details include program, delivery site, delivery mode, budget plan, and the like.
- For moratoria and discontinuances: Brief history of program; reasons for moratorium or discontinuance; for moratoria, proposed length and accommodations for currently enrolled students; for discontinuances, provisions for accommodating currently enrolled students, either by “teaching out,” transfer, or change of major.
- For proposed academic organizational changes (formation, elimination, consolidation of Colleges, Schools, Divisions, and/or Departments): Description and budget plan, if needed.
History
- Effective Oct. 4, 2013, by Board Resolution
- Amended Aug. 2, 2017, by Board Resolution