Excerpts from Section 300 of the Board of Regents Policy Manual

The University System of Georgia

 

306 CREATION AND ELIMINATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

306.01 CREATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

New degree programs or new major programs of academic work shall not be added to curricula of an institution unless recommended by the president of the institution concerned, the Chancellor, and the Committee on Academic Affairs and approved by the Board. Ph.D. programs shall be limited to research universities (BR Minutes, 1954-55, pp. 102-03; July, 1996, p. 17).

Programs that provide academic credit but award certificates rather than degrees must be approved based on guidelines issued by the Chancellor. These guidelines will be provided to the presidents and chief academic officers by the Chancellor (BR Minutes, May 2004).

306.02 TERMINATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

The termination of educational programs, degrees, or majors shall be submitted to the Chancellor for review and recommendation for action by the Board of Regents. Subsequent reinstatement of a program must be submitted as a proposal for a new program (see Section 306.01).

A temporary suspension of an educational program, degree, or major may be approved by a president for a period not to exceed two academic years to allow for program review, to consider enrollment problems, to deal with faculty shortages, or for other similar reasons. The imposition and removal of a temporary suspension shall be reported to the Chancellor.