Approval Chart
Most curricular proposals start at the department, school or regional campus level and then progress through the various offices until they reach the normal level of final approval for that type of curricular proposal. However, any hierarchically higher level may request to review, initiate and/or approve or disapprove any proposal. The normal level of final approval for curricular proposals is shown in the following table outline of the approval sequence.
Changes to Academic Units | Dept | College | Grad | Provost | EPC | Senate | Trustees | ODHE | HLC |
Establish or revise substantially a college that affects the region or other institutions (e.g., College of Medicine) | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||
Establish, revise or inactivate/consolidate a college, department or school | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||
Establish, revise or inactivate/consolidate an academic center or institute | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||
Revise name of a college, department or school | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||
Revise name of an academic center or institute | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||
Changes to Degrees, Majors and Major Concentrations | Dept | College | Grad | Provost | EPC | Senate | Trustees | ODHE | HLC |
Establish a graduate major or degree | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ |
Establish an undergraduate major or degree | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |
Establish a graduate concentration | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Establish an undergraduate concentration | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Establish, revise or inactivate contractual or consortia agreement to deliver courses (content or platform) or outsource aspects of a major | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||
Establish, revise or inactivate a combined (e.g., B.A./M.A.) or dual degree (e.g., M.B.A./M.Ed.) of existing programs | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||
Revise name of a graduate major or degree | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |
Revise name of an undergraduate major or degree | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||
Revise name of a graduate concentration | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Revise name of an undergraduate concentration | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Revise requirements of a graduate major or concentration | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Revise requirements of an undergraduate major or concentration | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Revise admission criteria of a graduate major | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Revise admission criteria of an undergraduate major | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Revise online/location (50%+) of a graduate major | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||
Revise online/location (50%+) of an undergraduate major | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Revise unit โownershipโ of a graduate major | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||
Revise unit โownershipโ of an undergraduate major | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||
Suspend admission (temporary) of a major or concentration | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Inactivate a graduate major or degree | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |
Inactivate an undergraduate major or degree | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||
Inactivate a graduate concentration | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Inactivate an undergraduate concentration | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Changes to Minors | Dept | College | Grad | Provost | EPC | Senate | Trustees | ODHE | HLC |
Establish, revise or inactivate a graduate minor | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Establish, revise or inactivate an undergraduate minor | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Revise online/location (50%+) of a graduate minor | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Revise online/location (50%+) of an undergraduate minor | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Suspend admission or inactivate a graduate minor | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Suspend admission or inactivate an undergraduate minor | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Changes to Certificates | Dept | College | Grad | Provost | EPC | Senate | Trustees | ODHE | HLC |
Establish a graduate certificate | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||
Establish an undergraduate certificate | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||
Revise name of a graduate certificate | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Revise name of an undergraduate certificate | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Revise requirements of a graduate certificate | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Revise requirements of an undergraduate certificate | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Revise admission criteria of a graduate certificate | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Revise admission criteria of an undergraduate certificate | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Revise online/location (50%+) of a graduate certificate | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Revise online/location (50%+) of an undergraduate certificate | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Suspend admission or inactivate a graduate certificate | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Suspend admission or inactivate an undergraduate certificate | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Changes to Courses | Dept | College | Grad | Provost | EPC | Senate | Trustees | ODHE | HLC |
Establish, revise or inactivate a course | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Establish, revise or inactivate a course subject (e.g., CHEM) | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Designate a course as a Kent Core | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Designate a course as diversity, writing intensive, experiential learning, first-year orientation | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Revise or inactivate a course as a Kent Core, diversity, writing intensive, experiential learning, first-year orientation | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Changes to Policies | Dept | College | Grad | Provost | EPC | Senate | Trustees | ODHE | HLC |
Establish, revise or inactivate a university-wide academic policy, operational procedure or regulation | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Establish a graduate academic requirement | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Establish an undergraduate academic requirement | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Establish, revise or inactivate a graduate academic policy in an academic unit | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||
Establish, revise or inactivate an undergraduate academic policy in an academic unit | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Revise or inactivate a graduate academic requirement | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | |||||
Revise or inactivate an undergraduate academic requirement | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ||||||
Changes to Other Academic Initiatives | Dept | College | Grad | Provost | EPC | Senate | Trustees | ODHE | HLC |
Establishment, revision or inactivation of a unique program that affects students in more than one academic unit (e.g., Honors Program, Military Studies, Washington Program) | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ | ำหฆ |