SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE APPLICATION FORM
Date of Application __________________________________
From: _____________________________________________ Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO)
Cc: _______________________________________________ NWCCU Staff Liaison Contacted
Name of Institution: ______________________________________________________________________________
ALO Phone/Email: ______________________________________________________________________________
Other Contact Person: ____________________________________________________________________________
Name of Proposed Program or Change: _______________________________________________________________
Date of Institutional Governing Board Approval: (if applicable) _____________________________________________
TYPE OF CHANGE (Examples): (check all that apply)
Substantive Change – Substantive Change Review Panel:
Minor Change – Staff Review:
□ Curriculum revisions which do not significantly affect
□ Any change in institutional mission, legal status, form of
program outcomes
control, ownership, or sponsorship
□ Pilot study or a limited time offering
□ Addition of a new degree level or branch campus
□ Addition of offerings less than a year in length to an
□ Acquisition of, or merger with, another
existing site or location not significantly different from
institution/organization
existing offerings
□ Teach-out agreement with another institution
□ Addition of degree program (undergraduate or graduate) or
□ Contractual agreements with non-accredited
a certificate program of 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in
entities/institutions
length and related to existing offerings
□ Initial education offering as competency-based (or direct
□
Placement in moratorium, suspension, or elimination of a
assessment) learning
degree program (undergraduate or graduate) or a certificate
□ Initial course or program offerings through distance
program of 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in length
education delivery
□ Addition of courses in distance education delivery and less
□ Program offerings outside of NWCCU region including
than 50% of total required credits for a program
international locations
completion but not previously evaluated for delivery
□ Contractual agreements with accredited organizations
modality
□ Substantial increase or decrease in program length, or clock
□ Addition of a site or location in geographic proximity to the
hours to credit hours (or vice versa)
institution’s main campus (within 20 miles)
□ Addition of courses or a program significantly different
□ 50% or more of a degree (undergraduate or graduate) or
from existing offerings since the last NWCCU evaluation
certificate program’s requirements completed through
□ Additional site or location geographically apart from main
distance education or competency-based learning with
campus (more than 20 miles)
previous evaluation of delivery modality
□ Other (please specify: ________________________________________________________________________________
Anticipated Date of Implementation of Proposed Change: _________________________________
Request of NWCCU:
□ Please have my Institutional Staff Liaison contact me to discuss the nature of the program or change.
Please refer to the NWCCU website at www.nwccu.org for the Substantive Change Policy.
Submit the application form one month prior to the anticipated date of submission of the proposal for minor or substantive
changes.
___________________________________ ALO Signature
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ALO of Partnering Institution Signature, if applicable
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President or Provost Signature
Mail to: NWCCU, Attn: Substantive Change, 8060 165th Ave NE, Suite 100, Redmond, WA 98052.
Or, E-Mail: pgoad@nwccu.org or ebuckley@nwccu.org. You will receive confirmation of the appropriate change category.
For Internal NWCCU Processing Only (follow-up):
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