Curriculum, Course and Program Changes
The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President is responsible for obtaining appropriate approval and/or providing notification for academic actions to the Idaho State Board of Education, the Idaho State Department of Education, and the University’s regional accrediting body, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. In conjunction, the Registrar’s Office is responsible for curricular requirements and reporting and for overseeing the University Curriculum Committee. Together these two offices manage the internal process for curricular and program changes and required external reporting.
The University goes through an annual planning process with the Idaho State Board of Education to update and list new proposed programs or changes to programs. The list is approved each year in August and is a road map for processing requests. Click here to view the current 3-year plan. For more information about the 3-year plan please confer with your Associate Dean.
To identify the group a request belongs to, please review the PDF list or expand each group below for the list. Deadlines associated for each group can be found on the University Curriculum Committee website.
The following list of items are considered Group A changes and the Registrar’s office has oversight. These items are due October 9 of any given year for implementation in the following year’s catalog.
To begin an action for an item in this list go to Course Inventory Management.
- Add/Drop a course
- Change a course (credits, description, number, prereqs/coreqs, subject prefix, title, etc.)
- Move a course to or from dormant or inactive status
To begin an action for an item in this list go to Program Management.
- Change the degree type
- Change the curricular requirements for a major
- Change the curricular requirements for a minor
- Change the curricular requirements for a teaching endorsement (teaching major/teaching minor)
To begin an action for an item in this list go to Miscellaneous Request Management.
- Add/Drop a subject prefix
- Change of subject prefix ownership
- Approval of USAC specialty programs
The following list of items are considered Group B changes and the Provost’s office has oversight. These items are due October 9 of any given year for implementation in the following year’s catalog.
To begin an action for an item in this list go to Program Management.
- Add/Drop an option or emphasis within a major
- Add/Drop a minor
- Add/Drop a certificate (under 30 credits)
- Add/Drop a teaching endorsement (teaching major/teaching minor)
- Change the name of a degree
- Change the name of a major or minor
- Change the name of an option or emphasis
- Change the name of an academic certificate (regardless of credit)
- Change the name of a teaching endorsement (teaching major/teaching minor)
- Change an existing program (major) from face to face to online delivery
To begin an action for an item in this list go to Miscellaneous Request Management.
- Change the name of an administrative unit
- Move an academic program(s) UG or G between existing administrative units
- Expand a program into a UI designated Region
- Add/Drop/Change an academic regulation
The following list of items are considered Group C changes and the Provost’s office has oversight. The deadline and approval process for these items vary due to the 3-year plan and additional factors. Please contact the Office of the Provost for additional information.
To begin an action for a Group C item you will need to complete the appropriate Idaho State Board of Education form(s) described below and upload it into the U of I online CIM form as well as complete the required entry fields in CIM.
If you need assistance, contact the Office of the Provost.
- The Academic Degree and Certificate Proposal Form is to request a new certificate, associate, Bachelor’s, or graduate program, and to expand or consolidate an existing program.
- The Academic Short Proposal Form is a condensed form for specific modification or change to existing programs. Please review the form to see if your changes may fit into this category.
- The Discontinuance Proposal Form is to discontinue any academic or career-technical education program and administrative/instructional unit.
- The Instructional/Administrative Unit Proposal Form is to request a new instructional or administrative unit.
To begin an action for an Item in this list go to Program Management.
- Add/Drop a degree/major/or certificate (30 credits or greater)
- Convert an existing option or emphasis into its own program (major) use the SBOE short form
- Consolidate an existing UG or G program to create one or more new programs use the SBOE short form
- Expand an academic program into a geographical area outside of a U of I designation
To begin an action for an Item in this list go to Miscellaneous Request Management.
- Create or Discontinue a Department/School/College
- Add/Drop an Off-Campus Instructional Program or Branch Campus
- Offer academic credit outside of NWCCU’s region
- Enter into a contractual agreement with a regionally or non-regionally accredited organization to provide courses or programs on behalf of the University of Idaho