The process by which new programs and courses are created includes:

  1. Provost approval to begin development (for programs only)
  2. Submission of materials into the university’s Course Inventory Management (CIM) system
  3. 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