Request for Approval of Revision of a Concentration or Minor
Concentrations v.s. Minors
Concentrations
Minors
Process for Revising a Concentration
To make changes to an existing Concentration in your department, you will first need to discuss your plans with your Department Chair. If your they are in agreement, you will create a proposal by:
- Log into
- Select the New Proposal Icon,
- Select the "Programs" Tab
- Select "Program - Concentration - Revision" if you are revising an existing Concentration
- Select the "Start Proposal" icon to begin your proposal
- Department Chair (if not the originator)
- Consultation (Newly approved curriculum reviewed by all Department Chairs and Associate Deans. Colleges/Departments have five working days to review proposals and submit any comments within Curriculog.) If no consultation is requested, proposal proceeds as follows:
- Dean and/or Associate Dean
- College Curriculum Committee (proposal may require additional Dean/Associate Dean review if significant changes are made at this step)
- Academic Programs and Services (Technical and Articulation Officer Review and Director, Associate Dean or Dean approval depending on proposal). If a revision is objected to or if a concentration revision is *substantial the proposal proceeds as follows:
- Committee on Academic Planning and Resources (CAPR), only if additional resources involved
- Committee on Instruction and Curriculum (CIC), if revision is deemed substantial
- Executive Committee of the Academic Senate (ExCom), if revision is deemed substantial
- Academic Senate, if revision is deemed substantial
- University President, if revision is deemed substantial
- University Curriculum Coordinator facilitates the completion of the proposal and addition into the catalog
*Visit the for examples of substantial revisions under the February 1st Headline.
Process for Revising a Minor
To make changes to an existing Minor Program in your department, you will first need to discuss your plans with your Department Chair. If your they are in agreement, you will create a proposal by:
- Log into
- Select the New Proposal Icon,
- Select the "Programs" Tab
- Select "Program - Minor - Revision" if you are revising an existing Minor Program
- Select the "Start Proposal" icon to begin your proposal
- Department Chair (if not the originator)
- Consultation (Newly approved curriculum reviewed by all Department Chairs and Associate Deans. Colleges/Departments have five working days to review proposals and submit any comments within Curriculog.) If no consultation is requested, proposal proceeds as follows:
- Dean and/or Associate Dean
- College Curriculum Committee (proposal may require additional Dean/Associate Dean review if significant changes are made at this step)
- Academic Programs and Services (Technical and Articulation Officer Review and Director, Associate Dean or Dean approval depending on proposal).
*Visit the for examples of substantial revisions under the February 1st Headline.
Semester Catalog Curriculum Deadlines
Revised programs can only take effect in Fall Semester. Academic Programs and Services deadlines are outlined in the . However, college deadlines are set earlier, so please check with your College Curriculum Coordinator for college-specific curriculum submission deadlines.