Revising an Existing Program/Course

The process by which programs and courses are revised includes:

  1. Submission of revisions into the university’s Course Inventory Management (CIM) system

  2. Reviews by departmental, college and university committees and the Provost

  3. Notification of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and/or SACSCOC if the revision is considered a substantial change.

The extent to which a revision 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 revisions.

Reviews (R) and approvals (A) required for common curricular revisions
Department Committee College Committee University Committee Provost Board of Trustees Alabama Commission
Revise Academic Program RA RA RA RA RA1 RA1
Revise Course RA RA RA RA
Revise Degree Nomenclature RA RA RA RA RA2 RA2

1 Board and ACHE review and approval may be necessary when degree program revisions (i.e., majors and options) are substantial in content and purpose.

2 Board and ACHE approval are necessary only for changes at the doctoral level. Changes at the undergraduate and master levels require notification only.

Last updated: February 27, 2020