Guidelines for Program Updates in CIM

Program Change Proposals

All program changes, excluding degree type changes, must be submitted in CIM for Programs. Different approval processes and timelines will result depending on the change being made to the program.

Curriculum changes resulting in less than 50% of the program requirements changing must be submitted into the CIM for Programs workflow no later than February 1^st for such changes to be implemented for the upcoming academic year, which begins in the fall term.

Curriculum changes resulting in more than 50% of the program requirements changing must be submitted into CIM for Programs as a new program in consultation with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE).

For information on submitting curriculum edits to a program, please review this instructional guide.

Degree type changes cannot be submitted in CIM. Please contact OIE to initiate this process.

 Program Name Changes vs. New Programs

• Name changes for concentrations, minors, and certificates cannot be submitted in CIM for Programs. Therefore, a separate new proposal listing the new name of the concentration, minor, or certificate must instead be submitted in CIM for Programs, along with the deactivation of the concentration or minor with the old name.
• Name changes for majors can be submitted into CIM for Programs under the following conditions:
  • There are no curriculum changes to the existing program
  • The major has existed for a minimum of seven years
  • The major has not had a name change in the last seven years
• If any of the conditions above accompany the name change request, a new program proposal must be submitted in CIM for Programs, in consultation with OIE, and the old program must be deactivated in CIM for Programs.