During cyclical review of MCU funded programs, program teams may decide to make extensive changes to the program curriculum. To determine if your changes result in a major program modification, please use the following decision tree: Major Program Change Decision Tree. If the program team determines that the changes will result in a major program modification, the following form must be completed and submitted to the program Dean: Major Program Change Form – revised Aug 2023. The program Dean will need to approve the proposed major change before any curriculum work can proceed.
The process of approval and implementation of major program modifications depends on the type of change. According to OP# 2-213B (OP #2-213B Program Curriculum Change Procedure), major program level changes usually require approval from the Dean/Director, Associate Vice President Academic Experience, Associate Vice President Academic Operations and the Board of Governors, and in most cases, may also require external approval.
Major program-level changes include any of the following:
- program title modification
- any changes to instructional settings greater than 25%
- change to # of semesters of program delivery
- change to total # of hours of program delivery greater than 25%
- change to program admission requirements
- change to delivery method of the program (conversion to fully online, increasing/decreasing # intakes)
- change to more than 25% of vocational learning outcomes (VLOs) (if program has no program standard)
- any requested Vocational Learning Outcomes being added to a program standard (base program standards cannot be changed)
- change/deletion/addition of work integrated learning experience (e.g. placement/practicum, research project, co-op) within the program
For more detailed information on major program modfications, please see the following: