Click the button "Get Started" button to fill out a brief form about the new program you want to propose. A program manager will reach out to you within 1-2 days to set up an initial conversation and guide you through the review process, timelines, tools, and resources. The program manager will be your primary point of contact and will assist through most of the approval process. Materials you will begin to work on include: 

• Pre-approval form
• Market/demand analysis
• Degree plan
• Budget

Once the above items are completed, the final versions should be sent to the program manager, who will arrange for your dean to discuss them with a representative in the Office of the Provost. Upon agreement between the dean and the Office of the Provost representative, a request will be sumitted to have the program get on the agenda for an upcoming Dean's Council meeting. 

Unless the proposal raises any concerns at the meeting, the program manager will reach out to get the next steps moving.

The program manager will ensure proposers have access to Courseleaf, where information from the pre-approval items will be entered along with some additional information. 

• The program materials should follow the predetermined workflow for approvals within courseleaf, including dean approval.
• The proposal should follow any internal school/college goverance channels.
• Graduate programs should conduct their external review process during this time.

Upon completion of the Courseleaf workflow, the program proposal will be submitted to the Undergraduate Council or the Graduate Council for approval.

Upon approval by the Undergraduate Council or the Graduate Council, the program proposal will be submitted to the UO Senate for approval.

Upon approval by the UO Senate, the sponsoring Dean and the Provost will meet with the Chair of the Board of Trustees Academic and Student Affairs Committee. The program manager will prepare a briefing document for the chair and assist with schedule coordination. Upon conclusion of that conversation, the program will be submitted to be placed on the agenda of an upcoming Board of Trustees meeting.