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

 

 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