Proposal Guidelines: New State-Supported Higher Degrees

How to Propose a New State-Supported Higher Degree

Master’s only (MA, MS, Professional Master’s)
Master’s/PhD or Professional Doctorate
PhD only

Approval process (following preliminary review by Graduate Division):

Campus (completed before transmission for State and Systemwide review):

Graduate Council
Committee on Educational Policy and Budget Committee (simultaneous review)
Divisional Council
Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty

State (review simultaneous with Systemwide):

California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) - temporarily suspended

Systemwide:

Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs
Academic Council
UCOP

Last Updated: August 16, 2012 2:16 PM

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