The proposal should be accompanied by letters of support from the deans of schools that may be affected by the name change through any potential overlap or conflict. In the case of Purdue units, proposals must have letters of support from the appropriate counterpart dean or department chair at West Lafayette.
The steps listed below for changing an academic program name must be completed as described. Incomplete proposals will be returned. If you have any questions about the approval process, please contact your Undergraduate Affairs Committee representative.
When a department has decided to propose a change to the name of an academic program, the dean of the school must receive written approval from the senior associate vice chancellor for academic affairs to proceed with the development of a proposal.
Any name changes to academic programs in technology or computing should receive approval from the C4 committee before continuing in the approval process. Any questions should be directed to the C4 co-chairs.
The academic unit should consult with the Office of the Registrar prior to submitting the proposal to determine whether a change to the CIP code used to classify the program is recommended.
Complete the change of name form. Send it, along with a cover letter, to the Office of Academic Affairs, requesting review and approval.
Send your materials to savcaa@iupui.edu.
After the senior associate vice chancellor for academic affairs approves the proposal, the Office of Academic Affairs will forward the proposal to the Undergraduate Affairs Committee for review and approval. Members of an UAC subcommittee will review the proposal and make recommendations to the full committee regarding approval. After the presentation in Step 5, the full UAC will vote on whether to approve the proposal.
The chair of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee will invite the originating unit to present the proposal at a regularly scheduled UAC meeting. These meetings occur once a month during the academic year.
Following approval by the UAC, the proposal will be forwarded by the UAC to the chief academic officer for approval. Changes in the name of a minor do not require approval beyond that of the chief academic officer.
If approved by the chief academic officer, proposals for degrees, majors, certificates, tracks, concentrations, and specializations will be entered into the APPEAR system by the Office of Academic Affairs and forwarded to the Academic Leadership Council (IU degrees) or the associate provost at Purdue West Lafayette (Purdue degrees) to continue in the approval process.
Once a proposal has been entered in the APPEAR system by the Office of Academic Affairs, school representatives can review the status of the proposal by using APPEAR.
Following ALC approval (of IU programs), the change of name for a degree, major, certificate, track, concentration, or specialization is reported to the trustees as an information item. In some cases, it also is reported to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education as an information item.
Following final approval, the Office of Academic Affairs will send notification of approval to the originating unit, IU Studios, the IUPUI registrar, the director of Office of Student Financial Services, and the director of undergraduate admissions for coding and implementation.
