The Office of the Provost is responsible for coordination and support of academic programming, including the management of approval procedures for new programs and modifications to current curriculum. All proposals for new academic programs and requests for revisions are subject to review by multiple governing bodies. The nature of the proposal determines which stages of review are required, including but not limited to: college-level, external review, university-level, Board of Trustees and state-level, regional accreditor (NWCCU). 

The program approval process will frequently receive minor updates as part of continuous improvement activity. Substantial updates will be noted here. Contact Program Manager Denita Strietelmeier with questions about the changes.

• PIM form updates - the program form in Courseleaf has undergone changes that will go live in Spring 2026. Goals of the changes were to streamline questions, remove areas that are no longer used or dealt with in other parts of the process, and improve curriculum development practices.

To find out more and get started with your proposal, choose your proposal type below.