CSU
CALIFORNIA
STATE
UNIVERSITY
,
DOMINGUEZ
HILLS
Office of Academic Programs • WH 440 • creview@csudh.edu
REQUEST FOR A NEW DEGREE PROGRAM
3.
Student Demand
a) Provide compelling evidence of student interest in enrolling in the proposed program. Types of
evidence vary and may include (for example), national, statewide, and professional employment
forecasts and surveys; petitions; lists of related associate degree programs at feeder community
colleges; reports from community college transfer centers; and enrollments from feeder baccalaureate
programs.
b) Identify how equity and access to the university were considered when planning this program.
Describe what steps the program will take to insure ALL prospective candidates have equitable access
to the program. This description may include recruitment strategies and any other techniques to insure
a diverse and qualified candidate pool.
c) For master’s degree proposals, cite the number of declared undergraduate majors and the number of
degrees awarded over the preceding three years for the corresponding baccalaureate.
d) Describe professional uses of the proposed degree program.
e) Specify the expected number of majors in the initial year, and three years, and five years thereafter.
Specify the expected number of graduates in the initial year, three years, and five years thereafter.
IV.
Resources
Note: Sections 1 & 2 (below) should be prepared in consultation with the appropriate campus administrators
responsible for faculty staffing, instructional facilities and planning. Attach statements from the individual
designated as the consultant for each unit/body to the proposal assuring that such consultation has taken
place.
1.
Existing Support Resources for the Proposed Degree Major Program
a) List faculty who will teach in the program, indicating rank, appointment status, highest degree earned,
date and field of highest degree, professional experience, and affiliations with other campus programs.
Note: For all proposed graduate degree programs, there must be a minimum of five full-time faculty
members with the appropriate terminal degree. (Coded Memo EP&R 85-20). Please have current CVs
available for review upon request.
b) Describe facilities used in support of the proposed program.
c) Provide evidence that the institution provides adequate access to both electronic and physical
library and learning resources.
d) Describe available academic technology, equipment, and other specialized materials.
2.
Additional Support Resources Required
Note: If additional support resources are needed to implement and maintain the program, attach a statement
from the responsible administrator(s) to the proposal assuring that such resources will be provided.
a) Describe additional faculty or staff support positions needed to implement the proposed program.
b) Describe the amount of additional lecture and/or laboratory space required to initiate and to sustain the
program over the next five years. Indicate any additional special facilities that will be required. If the
space is under construction, what is the projected occupancy date? If the space is planned, indicate
campus-wide priority of the facility, capital outlay program priority, and projected date of occupancy.
Major capital outlay construction projects are those projects whose total cost is $610,000 or more (as
adjusted pursuant to Cal. Pub. Cont. Code
§§ 10705(a); 10105 and 10108).
Academic Programs (Rev. 1/2020
