Undergraduate and graduate program changes are submitted through the Curriculog system found at the Curriculum Management website. Log in and follow the instructions to complete and submit the proposal. Training videos are available on the Curriculog webpage here.
Note that program changes may need further review and approval by the SCCHE and SACS, as well as discipline-specific approvals, depending on the changes to required coursework, as counted by the number of credits added or deleted. This can add 6 to 18 months to the time required for changes to appear in the catalog. Currently, program changes to required courses of 18 credits or less for an undergraduate program, or 12 credits or less for a graduate program, require a notification of change form to be submitted the SCCHE. Program changes to required courses of 19 credits or more for an undergraduate program, or 13 credits or more for a graduate program require a program modification form be submitted to the SCCHE. Program changes of greater than 50% of the program's total credits require submission of a new program proposal to the SCCHE. The SCCHE reserves the right to elevate a notification to a modification, and a modification to a new program proposal at its discretion.
For program changes to required courses of 18 credits or less for an undergraduate program, or 12 credits or less for a graduate program, program change proposals should be initiated no later than February 1 in order to secure approval at the April Faculty Senate meeting, depending on college curriculum committee schedule. Required SCCHE Notification of Change paperwork must be submitted three months in advance of the start date of the change, typically early April for the next academic year. SCCHE approval must be received before a change will be made to the catalog. See SCCHE Regulations and Forms for more information. Note that program changes requiring SACS approval will extend this timeframe.
For program changes to required courses of 19 credits or more for an undergraduate program, or 13 credits or more for a graduate program, program change proposals should be initiated by mid-September, depending on the college curriculum committee schedule, for changes to be in place by the next academic year. Required SCCHE Program Modification paperwork is due according to the schedule found under SCCHE Regulations and Forms Details; however, program changes must be approved by the December Faculty Senate meeting to allow time for form preparation, and the SCCHE approval process. SCCHE approval must be received before a change will be made to the catalog. Note that changes can be initiated at any time, but this will affect when the changes will appear in the catalog.
For program changes to over 50% of the total number of credits in the degree program, the SCCHE requires a New Program Proposal to approve the changes. Program change proposals should be initiated by mid-September, depending on the college curriculum committee schedule, for changes to be in place by the next academic year. Required SCCHE New Program Proposal paperwork is due according to the schedule found under the SCCHE Schedule of Meetings; however, program changes must be approved by the December Faculty Senate meeting to allow time for form preparation, and the SCCHE approval process. See SCCHE Regulations and Forms for more information. SCCHE approval must be received before a change will be made to the catalog.
Note that changes can be initiated at any time, but this will affect when the changes will appear in the catalog. Please contact Teresa Burns (x2225, tburns@coastal.edu) with questions concerning program changes and SCCHE paperwork.
All deadlines and meeting dates for the Core Curriculum Committee, the Academic Affairs Committee, Graduate Council, and Faculty Senate are available at the Curriculum Management website.
