As a member institution, Coastal Carolina University is required to comply with SACSCOC's Substantive Change Policy and Procedures (SACSCOC, Revised March 2023) (PDF)
ACAD-487 Substantive Change Policy - This University policy establishes institutional procedures for recognizing and approving the substantive change and ensuring timely notification to SACSCOC.
Substantive Change Tracking
| Program | Substantive Change | Effective Date | SACSCOC Notification Date | SACSCOC Response Date |
| American Studies (Undergraduate Certificate) | Program closure | Fall 2024 | 12/15/23 | 1/26/24 |
| Nursing (B.S.N.) | New program | Fall 2024 | 2/9/24 | 2/20/24 |
| Spanish for Healthcare & Social Service Profession (Graduate Certificate) | New program | Fall 2024 | 12/22/23 | TBD |
| STEM Education (M.Ed.) | New program | Summer 2024 | 12/29/23 | TBD |
| Accountancy (M.Acc.) | Program closure - face-to-face instruction | Spring 2024 | 6/23/23 | 7/21/23 |
| Accountancy (M.Acc.) | New method of delivery - distance education | Fall 2023 | 6/1/23 | 7/17/23 |
| Health Sciences (B.S.) | New program | Fall 2023 | 6/15/23 | 7/17/23 |
| Higher Education and Community Engagement (B.A.) | New program | Fall 2023 | 1/11/23 | 7/17/23 |
| Marine and Coastal Environmental Science (B.S.) | New program | Fall 2023 | 1/11/23 | 7/17/23 |
| Special Education Multi-categorical (B.A.) | New method of delivery - distance education | Fall 2023 | 1/11/23 | 6/28/23 |
| Applied Ethics (Undergraduate Certificate) | Program closure | Fall 2023 | 11/22/22 | 7/21/23 |
| Gerontology (Undergraduate Certificate) | Program closure | Summer 2022 | 5/19/2022 | 12/9/2022 |
| Educational Leadership (Ed.S.) | Program closure | Spring 2022 | 3/2/2022 | 8/19/2022 |
| Liberal Studies (M.A.) | New method of delivery - distance education | Fall 2021 | 5/26/2021 | 12/13/2021 |
| Music, K-12 (M.A.T.) | Program closure | Spring 2021 | 5/16/2022 | 8/19/2022 |
| All programs | Move to online instruction (COVID-19) | Spring 2020 | 3/16/2020 | --- |
| Global Achievement Program (GAP) | English as a Second Language Pathway program | Spring 2020 | --- | 03/05/2020 |
| English for Speakers of Other Languages (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) | Program closure | Fall 2019 | 10/21/2019 | 2/14/2020 |
| Communication (M.A.) | New program | Fall 2019 | 12/4/2018 | 3/1/2019 |