IUPUI Office of the Registrar

Resources for Academic Administration

Degrees, Minors and Certificates

Specific forms and processes are used in developing new academic programs. In most cases new programs require the involvement of central university administration, the trustees, and in some cases, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. The forms and general processes are the same for IU and Purdue degrees. Recognizing that the review and approval process is lengthy and dependent on the schedule of IU or Purdue trustee meetings, schools requesting new programs should allow 8-12 months between school-level approval and the desired implementation of the new program for necessary campus, university, trustee, and ICHE approvals.

Development of a New Degree or Major

• IUPUI Process
• Checklist

Development of a Certificate

• IUPUI Process
• Checklist

Development of a Minor

• IUPUI Process
• Checklist

Examples of past proposals

Request for Addition of Subplan to Official Transcript

• IUPUI Process and Form

Request to Change of Name for an Academic Unit

• Academic Unit Name Change Form

Request to Change Name of an Academic Program

• Academic Program Name Change Form

Tracking
This site tracks the approval progress of  IU proposals once they reach the all-university Academic Leadership Council.  Proposals for new Purdue programs are reviewed by the Purdue Provost's office.

• Progress toward Approval of Academic Program Proposals (IU)
• Trustee approval of new Academic Program Proposals (Purdue)
  (Select meeting date, then select Minutes)
• Degree programs pending with ICHE
• Some programs require additional review by ICHE. This site shows those programs after they have received the necessary university approvals. Visit this matrix for more on programs that must be approved by ICHE

List of degree and certificates at IUPUI

• Degree Programs at IUPUI
• IUPUI Certificates
• IUPUI Certificates that are Financial Aid eligible

Articulations with Ivy Tech (Passport)

• Passport

Additional Resources

• HB 1220: ICHE Degree Program Review and Degree Credit Hour Limits
  • Exception process for Degree Credit Hour Limits (coming soon)
• Definitions of Degrees, Majors, Minors, and Certificates
• IUPUI Steps Required to Convert an Area Certificate to a Stand-Alone Certificate
• Comparison of Development Process for Academic Programs
• Academic Leadership Council Process for Approval of Academic Program Proposals
• General Matrix for the Administrative Approval Process for New Academic Programs or Structures
• Academic Program Approval Process Flowchart (IU)
• ICHE Policy Website
• Procedure for Adding Notations on Official IU Transcripts
• 64 Hour Transfer Credit Limit from Associate Colleges Applied to IU Baccalaureate Degree