Bethune-CookmanUniversity
Proposalforthe
New Program Name or Title of Substantive Change
Month or Term20XXImplementation
Submitted by:
(New) Department Name
Name of College or School
Presentedto:
Bethune-Cookman University Office of the Provost
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TableofContents
Relation to Institutional Mission
Related Certificate, Diploma and Degree Programs
Institutional Strengths
Rationale for the Change
Program DETails
Program Goals
Student Learning Outcomes
Program Curriculum
Admissions Requirements
Resources
Faculty
Budget
Infrastructure
Contingency
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Relation to Institutional Mission(Limited to one Page)
[Provide a high-level description of the program and a discussion of how it relates to the mission, goals and core values of Bethune-Cookman University.] ~ One paragraph
Related Certificate, Diploma and Degree Programs
[List existing programs, including majors, minors and certificate programs, related to the new program.]
Institutional Strengths
[Identify any strengths of the Institution that demonstrate the University’s preparedness to implement the new program.] This should be a bulleted list.
RationalefortheChange (~1½ pages)
[Describe the scope and methodology of the feasibility study and provide key findings from the study. Describe the educational landscape that informed the need for the program and explain how the program meets this need. Identify the primary target student population and indicate the projected number of students.]
ProgramDETails(~1½ pages)
Program Goals
[Provide specific programmatic goals (objectives).]
StudentLearningOutcomes
[Provide the specific student learning outcomes for the program and describe how the program student learning outcomes align with the Institutional Student Learning Outcomes.Note: This may be provided in the form of a table that aligns the PSLOs with the ISLOs similar to the grid used for program assessment.]
ProgramCurriculum
[Provide the vertical curriculum for the program and notate the instructional delivery mode.]
Admissions Requirements
[Describe admission and graduation requirements for the program in one paragraph.]
Resources(~1½ pages)
Faculty
[Describe administrative oversight to ensure the quality of the program. Identify existing and additional projected faculty resources for program delivery. NOTE: For a new program, the institution must demonstrate that it has at least one qualified faculty member to develop and/or teach discipline courses in the new program.]
Budget
[Provide a description of financial resources available to support the new program, including a budget (in table format) for the first year; projected revenues and expenditures and cash flow; the amount of resources going to institutions or organizations for contractual or support services. NOTE: If the program is approved institutionally, the submission to SACSCOC must include a complete business plan.]
Infrastructure
[Describe the operational, management, and physical resources available for the new program as well as any additional operational, management and physical resources required for the new program. Include in this description how any existing resources might be leveraged and the institutional and/or external partnerships required to facilitate the new program.]
Contingency
[Describe the contingency plans in the event that required resources do not materialize.]
Note: The entire document is limited to five pages.
Revised:10/4/2016Bethune-Cookman University