Create New Course / Program

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

	Provost pre-approval	Department Committee	College Committee	University Committee	Provost	Board of Trustees	Alabama Commission
New Program or New Program Option	RA	RA	RA	RA	RA	RA	RA
New Online Version of Existing Program or New Certificate	RA	RA	RA	RA	RA	R	R
New Course or New Minor or New ABM		RA	RA	RA	RA