Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to clarify expectations for notifying the provost and appropriate personnel working with accreditation when institutional and/or program changes are proposed by academic units.

Policy Statement

The provost must be notified whenever a program change is being considered so that the provost and other personnel involved with accreditation (e.g., SACSCOC accreditation liaison officer, specialized accreditation contact persons, director of financial assistance, etc.) can review accreditation, state, federal and institutional requirements and ensure compliance. Program changes include the following:

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Program directors are further expected to notify the provost any time the program's accreditation status with its specialized accreditor changes, including the imposition of public sanctions by the specialized accreditor. The university's SACSCOC accreditation liaison will relay these changes in accreditation status to SACSCOC and other agencies/entities as appropriate.

Resources

See the following attachments for forms/templates relevant to the program/curriculum change process.

• 201920 UG Curriculum Change Proposal Form.pdf
• Grad Curric Chng to Existing Grad Prog template.docx
• Grad Course Approval Form.docx

Responsible Party

Responsibility for this policy lies with the Provost.

Policy Review

This policy is to be reviewed every five years.

Distribution

Faculty/Staff Handbook

Approved by President’s Cabinet, August 5, 2008
Revised and approved by President’s Cabinet, April 10, 2013
Revised and approved by Provost's Council, January 23, 2020