curriculum strategy change program form
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Instructions
1. Select Change Program Form – Select the change program form. The change program form is for all
programs in Academic and Health Affairs including programs in the School of Medicine with the
exception of the MD program. The MD program uses the SOM forms.
2. Find a program to change - Begin by selecting whether the program is in the undergraduate or
graduate catalog, select the college, select the department, and select the program. Click on the
program name to enter the Change Program form.
3. Proposal Year/Committee and Program Administration Information - Using the dropdown options,
select the proposal year, Undergraduate or Graduate Committee, College/School and
School/Department/Program.
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Curriculum Strategy – Change Program Form
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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4. Content at the Top of the Program Catalog Page- This text box is used to provide a program overview
(purpose and learning objectives/skills), list program admission, progression, and graduation and/or
any other program requirements. The populated content has been retrieved from the published web-
based catalog. Contact [email protected] if you have questions. [Note: This is a rich text field. You
may type your narrative directly in the form or you may copy from a MSWord or other text file]
5. Major/Minor Requirements/Description - The major/minor requirements/description is the details of
the course requirements for the program. These program requirements are prepopulated from
information derived from the undergraduate or graduate catalog. This section will be completed by the
staff in the Office of Curriculum and Institutional Assessment based on the degree plan attached.
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6. Program Roadmap or Carousel – The Office of Curriculum and Institutional Assessment will use the
text field to build the program roadmap or carousel based on the attachment below.
7. Total Credits - Identify the total credits for the degree.
8. Justification for Program Revision - Provide a summary of the program revision and detailed
justification. [Note: This is a rich text field. You may type your narrative directly in the form or you may
copy from MSWord or other text file]
9. Impact on Other Programs/Departments and Governance - Please describe the impact to other
programs to departments and how the proposal was routed through the college’s governance process.
[Note: This is a rich text field.]
10. Proposed Implementation Date - Identify the proposed implemented date by semester and year or
MM/DD/YYYY format.
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11. Significant Departure - Answer each of the significant departure questions. The questions will be used
to evaluate whether the program represents a significant departure as defined by SACSCOC. Any
program meeting the definition of significant departure must be approved or reported by to SACSCOC
in addition to other UT System and THECB requirements. [Note: These are rich text fields. You may
type
12. Supporting Documentation: Revised Catalog Page and Roadmap/Carousel - Attach the current and
proposed degree plan and the program roadmap/carousel. For a text file of the degree plan contact
your associate dean or contact [email protected].
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13. Supporting Documentation: Revised Catalog Page and Roadmap/Carousel – Attach the program
catalog page with track changes and roadmap/carousel. Contact your associate dean for the text file of
your catalog page.
14. Supporting Documentation: Communication with Impacted Departments and Approval by the
School/Department Committee and/or College Committee (all applicable) - Please attach evidence of
communication with impacted departments and evidence that the proposal has been routed through
college’s governance process.
Office of Curriculum and Institutional Assessment • Edinburg: MASS 1.102 • Brownsville: LHSB 2.420
Email: [email protected] • (956) 665-4062 • utrgv.edu/curriculum-assessment
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