University of Virginia – Curry School of Education

Program and Course Approval Processes

 

Action

 

Program Area  Fac.

& Chair

Approval

Program

& Curr. Comm.

Approval

Faculty Council Approval

Dean Approval

Library (FYI)

Comm. & Full Faculty Approval

Provost Approval

President Approval

BOV Approval

SCHEV Approval

SACS Approval

Changes to Existing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change CIP Code

NO

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

Change degree program length

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES IF SC

Change certificate program title

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

Change degree program title

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

Change delivery format (e.g., distance, executive)

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES IF SC

Change department name, degree-granting

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

FYI ONLY

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

Change department name, non-degree granting

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

FYI ONLY

NO

NO

Close center or institute (non-degree)

FYI ONLY

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

FYI ONLY

NO

NO

NO

NO

Close degree program

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

FYI ONLY

YES IF SC

Close department

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

FYI ONLY

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

Merge existing degree programs

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

Change course numbers

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Change credit hours

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Change online v. in-person

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Change off-grounds v. on-grounds

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Change degree program v. certificate

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Necessary for licensure

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

New Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Articulation agreement

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES IF SC

Center or Institute (non-degree)

FYI ONLY

NO

YES

YES

YES

NO

REVIEW

NO

NO

NO

NO

Certificate Program

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES IF SC

Concentration, minor, or track

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES IF SC

Course

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Degree program

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES IF SC

Degree program – spin off (meets SCHEV def.)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES (Staff)

NO

Degree-granting authority in a U.Va. School

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

No

NO

Department

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

FYI ONLY

YES

YES

YES

No

NO

Dual degrees – internal partner

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

FYI ONLY

YES

NO

FYI ONLY

No

NO

Dual degrees – external partner

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

FYI ONLY

YES

YES

FYI ONLY

No

YES

Interdisciplinary major (A&S)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

NO

NO

YES

YES IF SC

Join degree with another institution

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

School of U.Va.

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YES

YES

REVIEW

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Site: Offering existing degree at approved site

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES IF SC

Site: Offering existing degree at unapproved site

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key: No = No Review/Approval Required; Yes = Review/Approval Required; FYI = For Your (Their) Information; SC = Substantive Change*; Staff = Staff Review/Approval Only;

CIP = Classification of Instructional Programs (i.e., subject area); (Recommended: E = Expedited Review; F = Full Review)

* SACS Substantive Change Committee reviews member institutions seeking approval and continued accreditation following

the review of a change of a significant modification or expansion to the institution’s nature and scope.