{"id":1075,"date":"2025-10-20T10:38:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/academicaffairs\/?page_id=1075"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:16:42","slug":"creating-a-new-certificate-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/academicaffairs\/resources\/academic-program-resources\/creating-a-new-certificate-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a New Certificate Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Required Documentation to Propose a New Certificate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The proposal for a new certificate program must be sent to Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Dave Clark<\/a>. The proposal should address the requirements listed in the guidelines and must be accompanied by a cover memo from the relevant Dean(s) certifying that the proposal has been approved by the appropriate governance committees within each involved school\/college. All documents must be submitted as electronic files (proposal must be in MS Word; supporting documents may be MS Word or pdf files).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proposals for new certificates must be circulated by the Provost\u2019s Office for campus input before they will be considered by the Academic Programs and Curriculum Committee (APCC) for undergraduate or post-baccalaureate certificates or by the Graduate Curriculum Committee (GCC) for graduate certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal should also be uploaded to CIM to facilitate review by campus entities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n