Academic Planning & New Program Proposals

Each year, institutions must submit an updated three-year academic plan that includes a comprehensive list of intended degree program and academic unit additions, terminations, reconfigurations, and consolidations, with relevant details for each. Intended new degree programs must be designed to support the wellbeing of the state by meeting the needs of students, industry, and academia and must fall within the existing role, scope, and mission of the institution. Academic plans shall be submitted to Regents after appropriate review and approval at the system level.

Each September, the Board of Regents will approve the academic plans of the institutions. Once approved, full program proposals for planned programs approved for Year 1 may be submitted to the Board of Regents. The new degree program tracking page provides information on the programs from each institution proposed for the upcoming academic year and where these programs stand currently in the routing process.