Proposal for a New Academic Minor

College/School:

Department/Program:

Proposed title of New Minor:

1. Program Description

Proposed Classification of Instruction Programs (CIP) number (contact the Office of Institutional Research and Planning for this number).
Brief overview (approximately 1-2 paragraphs) of the proposed minor, including a description of the academic area and a rationale for offering this minor at the present time.
Course of Study – proposed curriculum, including courses numbers, titles, and credit hours.
Manner in which the program will be delivered, including program location (if offered outside of the main campus), course scheduling, and the use of technology (for both on-campus and off-campus delivery).
Ways in which the program will seek to assure quality, access, and diversity.
Anticipated fall term headcount and FTE enrollment over each of the next five years.
Expected number of graduates over the next five years.
Characteristics of students to be served (resident/nonresident/international; traditional/nontraditional; full-time/part-time; etc.)
Adequacy and quality of faculty delivering the program.
Faculty resources – full-time, part-time, adjunct.
Other staff.
Facilities, library, and other resources.
Anticipated start date.

2. Need

Evidence of market demand (market analysis)
Identify statewide and institutional service-area employment needs the proposed program would assist in filling.
Is there evidence of regional or national need for additional qualified individuals such as the proposed program would produce? If yes, please specify.
Are there any other compelling reasons for offering the program?
Identify any special interest in the program on the part of local or state groups (e.g., business, industry, agriculture, professional groups).

3. Outcomes, Quality Assessment and Student Experience

Expected learning outcomes of the program.
Methods by which the learning outcomes will be assessed and used to improve curriculum and instruction.
Program performance indicators, including prospects for success of program graduates (employment or graduate school) and consideration of licensure, if appropriate.
Methods by which the student experience will be assessed and used to improve curriculum and instruction.

4. Financial Sustainability

If the program will be implemented in such a way as to have little or minimal budgetary impact, please provide a narrative that outlines how resources are being allocated/reallocated in order that the resource demands of the new program are being met.
If the creation of the program has more than a minimal budgetary impact, negative or positive, the school/college fiscal officer must be consulted and budgetary information provided with this proposal (RCAT).