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Proposing New Graduate Degree Programs |
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| Proposals for new graduate degree programs are initiated within a department and follow the format of the following two Alabama Commission on Higher Education documents: (1) Notification of Intent to Submit a Proposal (NISP) for a New Program of Instruction and (2) Proposal for a New Graduate Degree Program. The proposing department drafts a NISP when it receives approval to do so following discussions with the Dean of the College, Dean of the Graduate School, and Provost. If the NISP is approved by those three individuals, a proposal is written and must be approved at the divisional level. If it is approved at the divisional level, a recommendation for acceptance is made to the Dean of the Graduate School. The Dean of the Graduate School forwards the proposal to the Research and New Programs Committee of the Graduate Council; if that committee approves the proposal, it is recommended to the Graduate Council. The Graduate Council is responsible for ensuring that all graduate programs meet acceptable academic standards for quality graduate education; that the content, structure, and evaluation of student performance in graduate courses are significantly different from those of undergraduate courses; that all graduate courses are taught by members of the graduate faculty, and that appropriate program reviews will take place. If the new-program proposal is approved by the Graduate Council, the Graduate Dean forwards it as a recommendation to the Provost. If the Provost and President approve, the proposal must be approved by the University of Alabama System prior to transmission to the Alabama Council of Graduate Deans and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, which has final-approval authority. |
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