The process by which new programs and courses are created includes:
- Provost approval to begin development (for programs only)
- Submission of materials into the university’s Course Inventory Management (CIM) system
- Reviews/approvals by departmental, college and university committees, the Provost, and (if applicable) the university’s Board of Trustees and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
The extent to which a proposal is reviewed/approved depends on the type of proposal. The table below shows the reviews (R) and approvals (A) required for the most common curricular proposals.
| Reviews (R) and approvals (A) required for common curricular proposals | |||||||
| Dept | Coll | Univ | Prov | BOT | ACHE | SACSCOC | |
| New Course New Minor New ABM | RA | RA | RA | RA | |||
| New Certificate New Online Version of Existing Program | RA | RA | RA | RA | R | R | |
| New Program New Program Option | RA | RA | RA | RA | RA | RA | |
				Last updated:  September 20, 2019			
		 
        