Change Certificate Proposal

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Types of Changes

• Name Change
• Restructure
• Consolidation
• Transfer to New Academic Unit

University Policy

Review the applicable policy/policies for the proposal your are completing:

Graduate certificates may be offered to non-matriculated students on a stand-alone basis (meaning they are not enrolled in any other degree seeking program). However, the students must be made aware ahead of time that:

• As a non-matriculated student they are not eligible for federal aid.
• If they wish to continue on with a subsequent master's degree (or PhD) , then only 9 credit hours of their certificate coursework may count towards their future degree.

If your intent is to allow students to pursue the graduate certificate on a stand-alone basis, make this clear in your proposal.

Letters of Support

• Department chair
• College dean
• Senior Vice President of Health Science Center (if applicable)
• Interdisciplinary programs (if applicable)
• Community/industry (if applicable)

Approval Process

Proposals should be through the department and college approvals at least 10 business days prior to the Undergraduate or Graduate Council due dates.

1. Department/Faculty Committee approval^*
2. College Committee approval^*
3. Undergraduate Council approval^† (if applicable)
   Graduate Council approval^† (if applicable)
   Non-Credit Committee approval^† (if applicable)
4. Executive Committee/Academic Senate approval^† (if applicable)
5. Board of Trustees approval
6. Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (SVP-AA) approval
7. Commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) Notification
8. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Notification

* Steps 1 and 2 should be completed prior to submitting a proposal. Evidence of these internal approvals will be demonstrated by the department and college letters of support and a field in the proposal titled "Faculty Consultation."

† 1-2 individuals will be asked to present proposals at the marked committee meetings.

Tracking

The status of any proposal can be tracked after submission.

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