Office of the Provost

New Programs & Program Modifications

IMPORTANT!
Any changes made pursuant to program modifications must comply with Tennessee Tech Policy 221 (Substantive Change). SACSCOC must be notified about any substantive changes!

Tennessee Tech hereby adopts Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) policies: A1.0 New Academic Programs: Approval Process, A1.1 Academic Program Modifications, A1.3 New Academic Units, A1.5 Academic Actions Notification, and A1.6 Expedited Academic Programs, as may be amended from time to time.

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) must review and approve new academic programs, academic program modifications, new academic units (divisions, colleges, and schools), and new instructional locations as specified in THEC policies. To maintain the accuracy of the state's Academic Program Inventory (API), THEC policy A1.5 Academic Actions Notification describes a process for identifying academic actions that require THEC notification.

THEC A1.0 New Academic Programs: Approval Process

Policy

Checklist

THEC A1.1 Academic Program Modifications

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Checklist

THEC A1.3 New Academic Units

Policy

THEC A1.5 Academic Actions Notification

Policy

A1.5A Establish Certificate Program Form
A1.5B Program Name Change Form
A1.5C Concentration Name Change Form
A1.5D New Concentration within Existing Program Form
A1.5E Change SCH Existing Program Form
A1.5F Consolidation of Academic Programs Form
A1.5G Extension of Program to Approved Center Form
A1.5H Change of Instructional Delivery Mode Form
A1.5I Inactivation of Program or Concentration Form
A1.5J Reactivation of Program or Concentration Form
A1.5K Termination of Program or Concentration Form