Revise an Existing Program

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Changes to Degrees and Certificates

Changes to existing degree programs and standalone certificates require approval through the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) via their Routine Staff Action process.

Note that for online programs (including hybrid), IU Online must be notified through their Initial Request Form (IRF) prior to proposal submission to the ALC.

This action is typically for an additional degree type or title designation within the same entry in the API. (Ex: adding a B.S. option to an existing B.A. degree.)

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.
Additional information may be required of certificates for which the campus is proposing financial aid eligibility.

APPEAR entry: Degree - Additional in same discipline
Approval pathway: ALC → UA → ICHE (Routine Staff Action)

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.

(If reinstating a program, only suspended programs may be reinstated. Eliminated programs must be proposed as a new certificate or degree program.)

APPEAR entry: Degree/Certificate/Major Termination
Approval pathway: ALC → UA → ICHE (Routine Staff Action)

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.
Additional information may be required of certificates for which the campus is proposing financial aid eligibility.

(Institutional Analytics should be consulted - or email approval@iu.edu - to ensure to appropriate CIP Code usage.)

APPEAR entry: Degree - Additional in same discipline
Approval pathway: ALC → UA → ICHE (Routine Staff Action)

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.
Additional information may be required of certificates for which the campus is proposing financial aid eligibility.

(Baccalaureate degrees may not exceed 120 credit hours without ICHE approval.)

APPEAR entry: Transcript Notation (due to current APPEAR limitations)
Approval pathway: ALC → UA → ICHE (Routine Staff Action)

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.
When changing the mode of delivery, IU Online must be notified through their Initial Request Form (IRF) prior to proposal submission to the ALC.

APPEAR entry: Transcript Notation (due to current APPEAR limitations)
Approval pathway: ALC → UA → ICHE (Routine Staff Action)

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.

(For the program that is being merged, a teach-out plan or documentation of current student accommodation must be included.)

APPEAR entry: Transcript Notation (due to current APPEAR limitations)
Approval pathway: ALC → UA → ICHE (Routine Staff Action)

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.

APPEAR entry: Degree Name Change or Certificate Name Change
Approval pathway: ALC → UA → ICHE (Routine Staff Action)

Curriculum and Transcript Changes

Curriculum changes to existing degree programs are approved through IU-internal processes.New majors and area certificates require university level approval, while others are received as notifications to the ALC, having been approved by the campus.

Note that for online programs (including hybrid), IU Online should be notified through their Initial Request Form (IRF) prior to proposal submission to the ALC.

Note: This action is often associated with the extension of an IU Indianapolis program to the Columbus or Fort Wayne locations. This may also include additional locations that must be reported to the Higher Learning Commission (consult your campus Accreditation Liaison Officer).

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.

APPEAR entry: Degree - Additional in Same Discipline
Approval pathway: ALC (notification)
Where required for listing in the API, certain actions may also require notification/approval at ICHE via Routine Staff Action.

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.

APPEAR entry: Transcript Notation (due to current APPEAR limitations)
Approval pathway: ALC (notification)

Also include Accelerated Master's Programs (AMP)

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.
May also use the Dual/Accelerated Degree/Certificate form or campus approving documentation with comparable curricular information.

APPEAR entry: Dual Degree - Both Existing
Approval pathway: ALC (notification)

Actions required for approval/notification:

New proposal
name change
Elimination, Suspension, or Reinstatement

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Certificate Proposal Form, or campus approving documentation with comparable information.

APPEAR entry:
New Certificate,
Certificate Name Change, or
Certificate/Degree/Major Termination
Approval pathway: ALC → UA

Actions required for approval/notification:

New proposal
name change
Elimination, Suspension, or Reinstatement

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.

APPEAR entry: Transcript Notation (due to current APPEAR limitations)
Approval pathway: ALC → UA

Actions required for approval/notification:

New proposal
name change
Elimination, Suspension, or Reinstatement

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.

APPEAR entry:
New Major (includes Tracks/Concentrations/Specializations),
Major Name Change (includes Tracks/Concentrations/Specializations), or
Certificate/Degree/Major Termination
Approval pathway: ALC → UA

This action is for negotiated articulation agreements (not the articulation plans associated with new degree proposals or TSAP plans.

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
Course Articulation Planning for New Baccalaureate Degrees form.

APPEAR entry: Transcript Notation (due to current APPEAR limitations)
Approval pathway: ALC (notification)

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
Alternative Credential Form, or campus approving documentation with comparable information.

APPEAR entry: New Minor (due to current APPEAR limitations)
Approval pathway: ALC (notification)

Required actions and documentation:

Notice of approval from the campus Chief Academic Officer must be included with all proposals.
IU Program Change Request Form (relevant sections only), or campus approving documentation with comparable information.
IU Registrars' Council, if deemed necessary.

APPEAR entry: Transcript Notation
Approval pathway: ALC (notification)

Contact

Contact approval@iu.edu if you have any questions.

Revise an Existing Program

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Changes to Degrees and Certificates

Additional degree in the same discipline

Elimination, Suspension, or Reinstatement of a program

CIP Code change

Credit hour change

Mode of delivery change

Merge or split program

Name Change

Curriculum and Transcript Changes

Existing degree or certificate at a new location

Existing degree or certificate to a new school or college

Dual Degree (both existing)

New or revised area certificate

New or revised major

New or revised minors/concentrations/tracks/specializations

New articulation agreements

New Alternative Credentials (assessed)

Transcript Notations

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