The following describes the approval process for revising the program title, CIP Code, or degree nomenclature (BA to BS) of an existing degree program.

1. Request Provost Approval to Commence Planning

   The originating academic unit should submit to the Provost a request to commence the process of changing the program nomenclature using the following template.

   • Nomenclature Change Request Memorandum

   The Provost reviews requests throughout the year.

2. Submit for Faculty Reviews and Approvals

   Upon Provost approval, the originating academic unit should input the revised nomenclature into the Curriculum Inventory Management System (CIM) for review and approval by appropriate unit, college and university committees. A CIM training guide is available for assistance.

   University committees (graduate and undergraduate) meet once a month and usually review all proposals received by the first of that month. The undergraduate committee does not meet in the summer months.

3. Request Provost and Board Approval

   Upon university committee approval, the originating academic unit should submit to the Provost a request for Provost approval and Board review and/or approval using the following template.

   • Nomenclature Change Approval Memorandum

   The Provost reviews approval requests throughout the year. However, the Board of Trustees meets only five times per year. The approved memorandum request should be attached to the CIM proposal.

4. Request Alabama Commission on Higher Education Review/Approval

   Upon Board approval, the university’s will submit the requested revision to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education on either Form A (non-doctoral) or Form D (doctoral). Revisions at the doctoral level require ACHE approval. Revisions at the undergraduate or masters level require review only.

   The Commission receives nomenclature revisions throughout the year; however, it approves doctoral-level nomenclature only four times a year.

5. Input into University Systems

   Once Commission acknowledges notification or provides its approval (if necessary), the Provost Office and the Registrar will ensure that the new program nomenclature is entered into university systems. Revisions that complete the full approval process prior to May will appear in the fall semester Auburn University Bulletin.