Closing Programs
Terminology
Per USRR 8.1.2., an active program is a program which has accepted students within the last three years and in which students are currently pursing a degree.
Per USRR 8.1.3., an inactive program is a program which no students have been admitted for three or more years and to which the academic unit has no intent to admit students in the future. No faculty member will be adversely affected by the discontinuance of an inactive academic program.
Discontinuance is the process that is used for closing a plan or subplan that is curricular.
Deactivation is the process that is used for closing a non-curricular subplan, typically a location or modality.
Program closures can happen for a variety of reasons. If the time comes to close a program, the process that needs to occur is based upon a few factors.
- Is the entire curriculum being closed?
- Is a location that the curriculum is taught at being closed, but the program will still exist?
- Is the modality that the curriculum is being taught in being closed, but the program will still exist in another format?
- Is the program actively accepting applications/students?
Approvals Required:
- The discontinuance of a major or certificate requires governance review, as well as Provost and Chancellor approval.
- The discontinuance of a concentration or minor requires Provost review and approval.