{"id":1081,"date":"2025-10-20T10:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/academicaffairs\/?page_id=1081"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:24:05","slug":"creating-new-sub-major-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/academicaffairs\/resources\/academic-program-resources\/creating-new-sub-major-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating New Sub-major Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Required Documentation to Propose a New Sub-major<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The proposal for a new sub-major 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 sub-majors 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 sub-majors or by the Graduate Curriculum Committee (GCC) for graduate tracks or concentrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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