The Office of the Provost maintains the official Policies and Procedures Manual for the university. The following policies pertain to the development, modification, or termination of academic programs, courses, centers and administrative units.
- ACAF 2.00 Creation and Revision of Academic Programs
- ACAF 2.01 Establishment and Modification of Centers and Institutes
- ACAF 2.02 Establishment and Modification of Academic Administrative Units
- ACAF 2.03 Creation and Revision of Academic Courses
- ACAF 2.05 Consortial Academic Contracts and Agreements
- ACAF 2.06 International Academic Agreements
- ACAF 3.00 Assessment and Student Learning
- ACAF 3.50 Academic Bulletins and Planning Calendar
These resources provide information about developing, designing, and delivering high quality courses and programs.
Forms used in the curriculum approval process are provided below.
- Contract Approval Form (BOT) [pdf]
- Consortial Agreement Review Form
- International Agreement Request Form [pdf]
- CHE New Program Proposal Form [docx]
- CHE Program Modification Form [docx]
- CHE New Center Proposal Form [docx]
- CHE Notification of Change – New Certificate Form [docx]
- CHE Notification of Change Form [docx]
- CHE Notification of Program Termination Form [docx]
The following tutorials provide instruction about how to complete the following proposals in APPS.
- New course [pdf]
- Course change [pdf]
- Program change (APLs only) [pdf]
- New program (APLs only) [pdf]
- Course and Program Termination [pdf]
- Committee Reviewers [pdf]
- Approvers [pdf]
- Scheduling Special Topics Courses [pdf]
Online Certificate Course “Assessing Academic Programs” developed by OIRAA:
The University Advising Center developed the following training videos:
Additional training videos are available (Must enter USC credentials for access)