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Approval Information (Requires IU login)
- Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) approval letters
- University Academic Affairs (UAA) Monthly Approval Reports
- Annual Approval Reports from the Academic Leadership Council (ALC) Technical Committee
- Indiana University Academic Program Development & Approval (APPEAR Handling Document) - 2023 (updated annually each August)
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- Required Approvals Matrix
- This document details the approval requirements for each type of programming.
- Required Approvals Matrix - Detail. For additional clarity, the Matrix is also available in expanded detail. This corresponds to the Approval Types information on the website.
- Table of Required Documentation
- APPEAR Initiator Checklist. This is a guidance for completing submissions into APPEAR and may be used online for reference or downloaded for local documentation.
- IU Academic Program Inventory (API)
- The API is the official record of all degree and certificate programs that are approved through the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE.
- (Requires IU login)
- IU Academic Term Definitions/Glossary
- This document provides a taxonomy of terms related to academic programming and approvals. (Latest update: July 1, 2023)
- Guidance on Academic Program Proposal Preparation
- Campus Academic Program Phases of Development
- Guidance on Preparing a Brief Market and Demand Analysis
- For additional information and resources on preparing a brief market and demand analysis, please visit this webpage on our site.
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- DEGREES: Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) Degree Program Proposal Form and Checklist. (NOTE: New Form required for all submissions after October, 2021)
- Use this document for all new degree programs.
Please ensure that the current form is being used, as it is subject to ICHE updating.
- Use this document for all new degree programs.
- HLC Substantive Change Proposal Supplement.
- Please include this form with all new degree proposals. It will be best completed in the context of the curriculum development process for the degree(s).
- DEGREES: Board of Trustees (BOT) Cover Sheet
(NOTE: Updated Form must accompany all submissions after October, 2021) - All new degree programs must be approved aat the Board of Trustees before advancing to ICHE. The BOT Cover Sheet is the sole document presented. Therefore, the proposing campus should prepare this document and include it with the program proposal at the time of submission within APPEAR.
- DEGREES: Course Articulation Planning for New Baccalaureate Degrees (Appendix 8)
- For all new baccalaureate programs, an articulation plan for students from Indiana's 2-year institutions (Ivy Tech Community College and Vincennes University) is required. Please complete the Appendix 9 document to be included with the proposal.
- Reference Documents for Articulation Planning:
- CERTIFICATES: IU Certificate Proposal Form
- Use this document for all new Stand-Alone or Area Certificates.
- For new certificates to be offered with financial aid eligibility, ALL sections of the IU Certificate Proposal Form must be completed for working with the campus Office of Student Financial Aid to add the certificate to the Program Participation Agreement with the Federal Student Aid division of the US Department of Education.
- Program Change Request
- This fillable-form PDF document should be used as the primary proposal document for items other than new degrees and certificates. When uploading into APPEAR, please also upload any required campus and contingent approval documents, as noted in the Required Approvals Matrix.
- Dual or Accelerated Degree/Certificate Programs
- This Microsoft Word form will expand to the entered content. Please include sufficient detail within each section, though not necessarily that which might accompany a new degree proposal. Curricular detail should highlight coordinating elements across programs and any savings to students. Please note that if either program is offered online, contingent approval from the Office of Online Education is required before the proposal may be submitted for consideration.
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Documents for Online and Collaborative Proposals
- Office of Online Education Online Academic Program Initial Request Form (Qualtrics)
- Required for all online programming prior to proposal development.
- Includes all online degrees and certificates, collaborative online programs, hybrid programming of 50% or more online delivery, and all majors (including tracks, concentrations, and specializations) being offered within online degrees.
- New Degree Cover Sheet
- May be used as brief summary information in a proposal. The content of this document comprises the data entry in the APPEAR submission
- Office of Collaborative Academic Programming