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New Program Proposal Guidelines & Approval Processes

New Program Proposal Guidelines

Administrative Policy & Timeline

Within university guidelines, department and schools will determine the number, type, and level of courses that constitute an undergraduate major, graduate major, academic minor, academic concentration, or graduate certificate. Descriptions of majors and major requirements, minors and minor requirements, concentrations, and graduate certificates will be published in the UIS Catalog.

Key Priorities of the Directional Pillars

World-Class Teaching

The Division of Academic Affairs is committed to hiring an increasingly diverse faculty with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching, improving teaching assessment and feedback systems, recognizing and rewarding high quality teaching, and investing in ongoing development of faculty efforts to integrate teaching, scholarship, outreach, and service activities. The following general goals have been developed in support of this priority:

Academic HR

We provide leadership and guidance in the development, implementation, and administration of academic employment policies and procedures to support UIS units, academic employees, and the University community.