Revisions to an Existing Degree or Major
REQUEST
Today’s Date:
Revision:
Date revised form submitted (if applicable):
Degree
Major
Current name of degree/major:
Name of person submitting this proposal:
email:
Name of department/program chair:
email:
INFORMATION
1. Request revision(s) to be effective in the following term: **CHOOSE**
2. Type of revisions. Check all that apply:
Change in name of program
Curriculum modification
Change in delivery mode (online/hybrid)
Change in the site(s) where the program is offered
Accelerated or flexible program delivery (includes courses that do not meet during the institution’s regular
academic term as well as courses offered in a substantially different manner than a fixed number of meeting times
per week for all of the weeks of the term)
3. Rationale for revision(s):
4. Revised General Bulletin description (if needed) (150 words maximum):
QUESTIONS FOR CHANGE IN PROGRAM NAME
1. Proposed new title for program:
2. Describe how the name change will affect students in the current program:
3. Are there any administrative, curricular, faculty or support service changes occurring along with the name
change? If “yes,” please describe.
4. Have the appropriate accreditation agencies been informed of the proposed change, if applicable?
QUESTIONS FOR CURRICULUM MODIFICATION
1. Indicate whether the program being modified leads to educator preparation licenses or endorsements.
2. Submit a comparison of the currently approved and proposed curriculum. Be sure to include in the comparison
the changes in total number of credit hours, time needed to complete the program, changes in courses required.
3. Submit term-by-term roadmap.
4. Describe how the change will affect students currently in the program.
5. Describe any faculty changes because of the request.
6. Describe any administrative or support services changes because of the request.
7. Describe how the effectiveness of the new curriculum will be monitored over time.
8. Have the appropriate accreditation agencies been notified of the proposed change (if applicable)?
QUESTIONS FOR CHANGE IN DELIVERY MODE
1. Are you proposing to deliver fifty percent or more of your program (excluding internships, clinical practicum, field
experiences, and student teaching) using an online or blended/hybrid delivery mode?
Yes
No
[If yes, then address the following. If no, thanks and no further info needed.]
2. Check the mode you are proposing to offer the program:
Blended/hybrid: courses blend online and on-ground delivery; substantial content is delivered online; has a
reduced number of face-to-face meetings
Online: courses where most (>80%) of the content is delivered online; typically has no face-to-face meetings
3. Indicate whether the program being modified leads to educator preparation licenses or endorsements
4. Indicate whether the program has been approved by the Higher Learning Commission for online or
blended/hybrid delivery.
5. Will the online or blended program be offered instead of or in addition to the onsite program?
6. Indicate whether the online or blended program is equivalent to the on-ground program (e.g., learning outcomes,
number of credits, course availability, etc.). If there are differences, please explain.
7. Explain how interaction (synchronous and asynchronous) between the instructor and the students and among the
students is reflected in the design of the program and its courses.
8. Explain how students are supported and counseled to ensure that they have the skills and competencies to
successfully complete the curriculum in an online learning environment.
9. Describe the evaluation systems used to measure the quality and effectiveness of the program delivered in an
online or blended format.
10. List the courses that make up the program and indicate whether they are delivered using an online, blended or
on-ground format.
11. List the faculty members, their rank, full or part-time and the courses that they will be teaching in the online or
blended program. List any new faculty needed to accommodate the proposed program.
12. Describe the mechanisms used to ensure that faculty members have the appropriate qualifications and support to
teach successfully in an online format.
QUESTIONS FOR CHANGE IN THE SITE OF PROGRAM
1. Do you plan to offer the program at an entirely new site for Miami University? Or do you plan to offer the program
at a new site which has been approved for other academic programs at Miami?
2. Name and address of off-site location; distance from traditional location.
3. Do you intend to deliver fifty percent or more of the requirements of the major or degree (excluding internships,
clinical practicum, field experiences, and student teaching) at the site?
[If yes to above—go to the following questions. If no, thank them—no further info is needed.]
4. Does the program to be delivered lead to an educator preparation license or endorsement?
5. Describe the changes in academic and administrative leadership (if any) that will be needed to accommodate the
new program.
6. Describe the site’s existing administrative services (e.g., admissions, financial aid, registrar, etc.). If such services
are not available, explain how students in the program with access such services.
7. Describe the site’s existing academic support services (e.g., advising, tutoring, counseling, career services) that
are available at the proposed site. If needed services are not available, explain how students in the program will
access such services.
8. Describe the resources and facilities of the off-site location as well as any new resources or facilities (e.g., library
personnel, library resources, classrooms, laboratories, technology) needed to accommodate the new program.
9. If a full-service library is not available on site, indicate how faculty, students, and staff will access such resources.
10. Indicate whether hybrid/blended, accelerated or online delivery options are available at this site?
11. List the faculty who will be delivering the program at the new site and whether they are full or part-time and which
courses they will teach. Indicate whether and how many new faculty will be needed.
12. Indicate whether a needs assessment/market analysis or consultation with experts, advisory groups, or industry
leaders was conducted to determine the need for the program at the new site. Briefly summarize the results of
those findings.
13. Indicate projected enrollment for the program over the next three years.
14. Indicate whether any other institution within a sixty mile radius currently offers the program(s). If so, list the
institutions.
QUESTIONS FOR THOSE WHO INDICATE CHANGE TO ACCELERATED/FLEXIBLE
PROGRAM DELIVERY
1. Does the program being modified lead to educator preparation licenses or endorsements?
Yes
No
2. Do you intend to deliver fifty percent or more of the requirements of a degree or major (excluding internships,
clinical practicum, field experiences, and student teaching) using the accelerated/flexible option?
Yes
No
[If yes to above, go to following questions. If no, thank them for completing the form and indicate that no further
information is needed.]
3. Will the program delivered using the accelerated or flexible delivery option be offered instead of or in addition to
the existing program?
4. Describe the difference between the standard program delivery and accelerated or flexible delivery option.
5. Indicate whether students will be assessed or evaluated to determine whether they can complete programs in the
accelerated or flexible format. If so, describe the processed to be used.
6. Have the appropriate accreditation agencies been informed of the proposed change?
7. Describe how students in the accelerated/flexible option will have access to administrative and academic support
services (e.g., registration, library resources, advising, counseling, tutoring, career services).
8. Indicate whether the program offered in the flexible/accelerated format is equivalent to the residential program
(e.g., learning outcomes, number of credits, course availability, etc.). If there are differences, please explain.
9. List the courses in the program that will be delivered in the new format.
10. Describe any differences in the assessment of student learning or other types of evaluation of the
accelerated/flexible program from the residential program.
11. List the faculty members who will be involved in the flexible/accelerated program. Note if any new faculty are
needed to deliver the new program.
Department Chair/Program Director Approval and Forwarding:
Name:
Email:
Phone:
Date:
Department Chair/Program Director approval indicates that the major and its student learning outcomes will
be assessed in accordance with the department's overall assessment plan.
Please submit completed approved forms (in Microsoft Word) via e-mail to: courseapproval@MiamiOH.edu
NOTE: Revised Degree: This form requires approval by the department/program, division, CUC or Graduate Council,
COAD, a vote by University Senate plus ten (10) class days for review, the President, the Miami University Board of
Trustees and the Ohio Board of Regents (see MUPIM, Section 11). Upon submission of this form, the Office of the
Registrar will verify the information and forward this request to the appropriate contact
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NOTE: Revised Major: This form requires approval by the department/program, division, Graduate Council (for graduate
programs being revised), COAD and University Senate Consent Calendar (see MUPIM, Section 11). Upon submission of
this form, the Office of the Registrar will verify the information and forward this request to the appropriate contact.
Revised10/2013