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Academic Action Types: Programs and Courses
The definitions below are a guide to the typical actions for establishing, terminating and changing an academic program.
Establish |
An action that establishes a new degree, program (major, track or concentration, minor, certificate) collegial requirements, course, or academic honors including its structure and contents. Such as: total number of credits, number of credits in the major, sequence of courses, location of the program , type of degree. This may also include offering an existing degree in an executive model. |
Terminate |
An action that eliminates an existing degree, program (major, track or concentration, minor, certificate), course, track or concentration, or academic honors. |
Types of Change |
Restructure |
An action that substantially alters the structure and content of an existing program (major, track or concentration, minor or certificate), or curriculum, such as: changing the scope or philosophy of a program, changing the number of credits required for the degree, changing a significant number of required courses, changing admission standards, or changing the size of the admitted class. |
Change in Array |
Changes to the structure or content of an academic program or collegial requirements, including the array of required or elective courses in the program that does not change the total number of required credits for the degree or the overall scope of the program. Upon review, a change of array proposal may be considered a restructuring. |
Rename |
An action that alters only the title of an existing program or course. [Note: When presented to the Board a renaming may be considered the termination of an existing program and the establishment of the program under the new name.] |
Revise |
Changes to a course that may include changes to course attributes such as: pre- or co-requisites, credit hours, course level or other course descriptors (honors, general education, writing intensive …). Routine updating of readings and materials are not considered to be a course revision, however, significant changes to the content or scope of the course or changes that will impact other courses or programs for which the revised course is a requirement, co-, or pre-requisite may require additional review. |
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