Major Minor Or Program Change

Major, Minor or Program CHANGE

Proposal for Change to Existing Major

Documents Needed:

1) Academic Program Change Form

2) Rationale for the proposal

-How does the proposed change improve upon the existing program?

-How will it impact students?

3) List of both existing requirements and new requirements. Please see guidelines for requirements here.

4) Effective date of change (semester in which the changes will apply to newly declared majors)

[The MHSP does not review One Forms.]

Instructions:

Proposals should be submitted by Department Chairs to CLA.Senate@umb.edu

Process:

NOTE: If your change involves developing a new track or concentration, prior to drafting a formal proposal the Department Chair should notify the Dean, who will notify the Provost and take the proposal to the Deans’ Council. The Deans’ Council will discuss the offering under consideration to identify opportunities for cross-unit collaborations and to avert program redundancies. After the program has been discussed by the Deans’ Council, the Program Director or Department Chair may develop a formal proposal.

Submitted documents will be sent to the Chair(s) of the MHSP who will review them and contact the department chair regarding any necessary additions or changes. Revised documents should be sent to the MHSP Chair(s) who will then bring the proposal to next meeting of the committee for consideration. The MHSP may approve, approve with provisions/changes or table the proposal pending resubmission of revised documents. Approved proposals move forward to the Executive Committee of the CLA Senate and then to the next Senate meeting. Proposals approved by the CLA Senate go to the CLA Dean for his approval and then on to the Provost and Chancellor. For questions please contact Yun Kim (Yun.Kim@umb.edu) or Vivian Ciaramitaro (vivian.ciaramitaro@umb.edu).

Proposal for Change to Existing Minor