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Academic Actions <\/th>Department or Equivalent<\/th>School or College1<\/a><\/sup><\/th>Academic Planning and Budget Committee (APBC)<\/th>Academic Program & Curriculum Committee (APCC)<\/th>Faculty Senate<\/th>Provost<\/th>Chancellor<\/th>UW System<\/th>Board of Regents<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Pre-Authorization to plan new degree or major<\/td>Y<\/td>Y2<\/a><\/sup><\/td>I<\/td>I<\/td>I<\/td>Y<\/td>I<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
Authorization to implement new degree or major<\/td>Y<\/td>Y2<\/a><\/sup><\/td>R<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>I<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td><\/tr>
Establish sub-major or certificate program<\/td>Y<\/td>Y2<\/a><\/sup><\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td>I<\/td>I<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
Establish cooperative program with another UWS unit<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>R<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>I<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
Establish an off-site offering on an existing degree or certificate program<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>R<\/td>I<\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td>I<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
Rename degree or major<\/td>Y<\/td>Y2<\/a><\/sup><\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>I<\/td>I<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
Change in degree\/major requirements, or rename     change sub-major or certificate program requirements<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td>I<\/td>I<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
Add, change or drop course<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
Suspend admission to a program (hiatus) or reactivate suspended admission to a program<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>I<\/td>I<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>I<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
Drop degree or major<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>I<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>I<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
Drop sub-major or certificate program<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td>I<\/td>I<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
Add, change, or drop curricular area<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>I<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
Change affecting all programs (e.g. establishing new admission requirements)<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>I<\/td>I<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Y: Approval required;
N: Approval not required;
I: Information only;
R: Review and comment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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  1. School or college approval must involve approval of appropriate faculty bodies within the school\/college. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Academic Affairs will also circulate proposals to all other schools\/colleges, with copies to the University Committee, and allow 14 days for response. Evidence of such solicitation and any responses must accompany submission of proposals to APCC or Graduate Faculty Committee and when appropriate the Faculty Senate. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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