ProgramChangeReport
(GAACorUAAChere)
Pleasesubmitthisform,alongwiththeproposalthatwassubmittedandapprovedbythe
appropriateCollege,SchoolorCentertotheAVPfor(GraduateorUndergraduate)Education.A
(GAACorUAAC)subcommitteewillmakethefinaldeterminationastowhetherthechanges
constitutesubstantialchangeandrequireaformalproceduralreviewby(GAACorUAAC).
College,SchoolorCenter
Department
Program
PrimaryContactPerson
1.Pleasesummarizethenatureofthechangesbeingmade(e.g.namechangeforprogram;
changesinthenumberofhoursrequired;newconcentration,emphasisortrackbasedon
existingcourses;changesinadmissionrequirements;newprocessfordegreecompletion;new
concentrationrequiringadditionalresources;etc.;etc.).
2.Forcurricularchanges,pleaselistthecurrentandproposedcourse(s),insequentialorder.In
otherwords,ifstudentsmusttakecoursesinapredefinedorder,listthecoursesinthat
manner.Addadditionallineswhereneeded.
CurrentCourses ProposedCourses
3.Doestheabovedescribedprogramchangerequireanyneworadditionalresourcesinorderto
implementthechange?
No
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Yes
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Ifyes,pleaseidentifyanddescribethesourcefortheseresources.
4.Havetheabovedescribedprogramchangesbeenapproved,viaestablishedprocedures,atthe
College,SchoolorCenterlevel?Pleaseattachacompletecopyoftheproposalthatwas
approvedbytheCollege,SchoolorCenter
No
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IfNo,pleaseexplainwhynot:
Yes
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IfYes,pleaseprovidedate:
5.Dotheabovedescribedprogramchangesconstitutesubstantialchange,basedonthefollowing
definition,asexemplifiedinthelistprovidedbelow:
No
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IfNO,pleaseproviderationale.
Yes
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Date Date
DepartmentChairorProgramDirector DeanorDirector
Dispositionby(GAACorUAAC)Committee.
Requiresfullreviewandvotebycommittee
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Presenttocommitteeasinformation
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RationaleforProposedForm
ThisformfollowstheIRBmodelforprotocolsubmissions.Inthismodel,therearetwoformsfor
theprotocolsubmissionbasedoncriteriaofperceivedlevelofrisk.IRBthenreviewsthe
submissioninordertodeterminewhethertheprotocoldoes,infact,fititscategoriesfor
expeditedorfullIRBboardreview.WhiletheIRBhassetstandardsforeachtypeofproposal,
thereisa“fudge”factorcenteringonthequestionofwhetherthereistrulyminimalrisk.
Theexampleherecentersontheconceptof“substantialchange.”Aprogramordepartment
wouldsubmittheirproposal,answeringthequestionsregardingthenatureofthechanges,and
theOfficeof(GraduateorUndergraduate)Educationwouldmakethefinaldeterminationasto
whethertheproposalisjustforinformationalpurposesorrequiredafullcommitteereviewand
vote.Thesignatureswouldonlybeontheinitialsubmission.Suchproposalswouldnothaveto
besentbacktocollegesordepartmentsforreapproval.TheAVPfor(Graduateor
Undergraduate)Educationcanmakeadeterminationbasedonpresentedinformationaboutthe
natureoftheproposedchanges.
EXAMPLESofCHANGE
SubstantialChange
x
Morethan30%ofmajorcoursesorcredithoursinaprogramarechanged
x
Anewconcentrationthatrequiresadditionalcoursesand/orresources(faculty,
assistantships,labs,etc.)
x
Newrequirementsfordegreecompletion
x
Creatinganonlineorhybriddegreeoption
x
Etc.
NonSubstantialChange
x
Programnamechange
x
Newconcentrationfromexistingcourses
x
Lessthan30%ofchangesinthecurriculum,coursesorcredithours
x
Resequencingofexistingcourses
x
Minorchangesinadmissionrequirements
x
Eliminationofaconcentrationormajor.
x
Etc.
AddlinksforFederalEducationGuidelines
Suchaprocesscan,infact,workbothways.Programmightsubmitaprogramchangethatthey
feelisminimal,butthereviewprocessindicatesthatitismorethanminimal(thusrequiringfull
reviewandvote).Aprogrammightsubmitachangethattheyviewassubstantialandthereview
processfindsittobeonlyminimal(thusrequiringitbesubmittedforinformationalpurposes
only–withinformationgoingtotheappropriatesourceslikecatalog,registrar,etc.).
Bycreatingthisformandhavingitavailabletwoweeksbeforeanymeeting,thecommitteecan
haveastandardizedmannerinwhichinformationispresented.