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 NISP in Courseleaf

X

Registrar approval

X

X

X

X

X

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

NISP submitted to ACHE as required

X

X

X

X

X

Department Chair 

X

X

X

X

X

Submit to Faculty Digest for 15-day comment period

X

College Curriculum Committee (includes comments from 15-day comment period if required)

X

X

X

X

X

Dean

X

X

X

X

Council of Academic Deans (COAD)

X

X

X

X

X

University Curriculum Committee (Undergraduate programs) or Graduate Council (Graduate programs)

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

X

ACHE notification

X

X

SACSCOC notification