Approvals Required for New Courses/Programs

Academic units can propose new courses, programs, certificates, micro-credentials or minors. Academic units can also propose new elements to existing programs, such as new options or concentrations. The table below provides links to instructions for these different types of curricular additions. This information includes the general approvals required and an approximate timeline for the approval process. Once proposals are submitted in Courseleaf, progress through the approval process can be monitored through Courseleaf workflow.

Course

Degree Program

Certificate

Micro-credential

Minor

Enter information in Courseleaf

X

X

X

X

X

Upload ACHE non-degree certificate form

 

 X X

Registrar approval

X

X

X

X

X

SACSCOC Liaison review to determine if ACHE/SACSCOC approvals needed;

X

X

X

X

X

Department Chair 

X

X

X

X

X

College Curriculum Committee 

X

X

X

X

X

Dean

X

X

X

X

Council of Academic Deans (COAD)

X

X

X

X

X

Submit to Faculty Digest for 15-day comment period

X

University Curriculum Committee (Undergraduate programs) or Graduate Council (Graduate programs)
(includes comments from 15-day comment period if required)

X

X

X

X

X

Board of Trustees

Approval

X

X

Board of Trustees notification/information item

X

X

X

ACHE approval

X

X

X

SACSCOC approval
Depends on % of new content

X

 X X

ACHE notification

X

X

SACSCOC notification
Depends on % of new content

 X X X

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