Approvals for New and Substantively Modified Academic Programs

Working closely with divisional academic program directors, associate deans for academic affairs and the university’s Council of Deans, as well as with the Maryland Independent Colleges and Universities Association (MICUA), the  education team provides university-wide oversight and coordination of substantive academic program change policies, proposals and notifications as required by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), Washington D.C. Education Licensure Commission (DC/ELC), and other state and regional accrediting agencies. Programs requiring assistance in this area are encouraged to contact Westley Forsythe, Academic Compliance Officer, for guidance regarding process and documentation.

Academic Program Proposal Work Flow