Change Degree Program: Add, Modify or Close a Concentration, Minor, or Track

Enter the full name of the degree or Concentration, Minor or Track for which the change is being proposed.

Within what parent degree program major (or major), does or will the concentration, minor or track lie? (i.e., Race & Ethnicity concentration is within the B.A. in American Studies degree program) This name should be consistent with what appears in the Undergraduate or Graduate Record.

From the dropdown menu provided, select the school requesting the proposed change.

Indicate the name of the primary contact at the sponsoring school with whom IRA staff will work to manage the steps required to approve the proposed concentration, minor or track change. If there are additional contacts closely involved in this proposal who you would like IRA staff to include on related correspondence, please provide their names and email addresses in the Description of Changes to Concentration, Minor or Track Program attachment (see below).

Enter the official UVA email address of the proposal contact (primary computing ID address, no alias or non-UVA email addresses, please).

Select the date you are submitting this initiation request.

Enter the term in which the school aims for the requested addition, modification or closure of a Concentration, Minor or Track to take place.

For addition or modifications of a concentration, minor or track specify the total number of credits for the collection of courses being requested. For closure of a concentration, minor or track indicate "Not applicable."

Upload a one-page Word document or PDF or describe directly on this form the nature and rationale behind the proposed addition, modification or closure of the Concentration, Minor or Track program, specifying the last time that a change to the parent degree program of a similar nature was requested. Identify other units that are active in this space/discipline across grounds and detail the consultation undertaken with those units to assess and manage any anticipated impacts. For a concentration, minor or track closure, in addition to describing the reason for the request, please specify proposed effective end date and number of students currently enrolled in program.

This question pertains only to the core courses that students in the proposed concentration, minor or track will be required to take. For example, for a 15 credit-hour minor comprised of five required courses, the percent of the courses that are new. For a closure, please indicate not applicable.

Do you plan to hire new faculty (i.e., T/TT, General Faculty) to teach any of the required core courses of the certificate?

What existing faculty do you anticipate will teach the core required courses for the certificate? (select all that apply)

Indicate whether the new concentration, minor or track will require new library acquisitions/ subscriptions; and/or any other new learning resources, such as instructional/research software. (select all that apply)

Indicate whether the new concentration, minor or track will require new equipment or physical space beyond the school’s current resources.

Indicate the delivery format(s) in which students can complete the parent degree program under which the minor, concentration or track is housed. (select all that apply): •    If a student is able to complete the entire degree program (i.e. the total credit hours required for the degree) in a traditional, Face to Face format with no online coursework, select ‘100% Face to Face.’ •    If a student is able to complete the entire program online, with no face-to-face coursework, select ‘100% Online.’ •    If a student is required or able to complete the program via a combination of Face to Face and Online courses, indicate ‘Hybrid.’

Indicate where the parent program under which the minor, concentration, or track is house is held (select all that apply): •    If the program is offered at the main campus in Charlottesville, select that entry. •    If the program is offered at an approved UVA off-grounds location, select ‘Approved UVA Off Campus site.’ •    If the program is offered 100% online, i.e. students are able to complete the entire program remotely, select ‘100% online.’

Indicate whether the concentration, minor or track will require students to complete an internship, practicum, or clinical experience.

Indicate whether the changes to the parent degree program resulting from the addition or modification of the concentration, minor or track will formally or potentially lead to professional licensure or certification (i.e. the addition or modification of courses for the minor, concentration or track may create a path for a professional license/certification in Virginia or other US states).

Indicate the date on which the proposed concentration, minor or track change was or will be reviewed and approved by the internal curriculum committee of the proposing school. If the committee meeting schedule is not yet known at the time of submission, indicate 09/01/YY if you anticipate review in the coming Fall semester, and 02/01/YY if you anticipate review in the coming Spring.

Indicate the actual or anticipated date on which the proposed concentration, minor or track change was or will be reviewed and approved by the dean of the proposing school.