Development Process for a New Minor at IUPUI

1. Proposals for a new minor usually are initiated by faculty in an academic unit. The first step in the process is for the dean of the academic unit to notify the IUPUI Dean of the Faculties of the intention to proceed with development of a proposal for a new minor.
2. Proposals shall be completed following the checklist.
3. When deemed appropriate by the proposing department and the Dean of the Faculties, development of a minor should be coordinated with deans of affected schools.
4. The proposing unit should plan to provide any additional funding the new minor might require. Section IX of the proposal should include a clear rationale for the use of any additional funds
5. After the proposal has been approved by the appropriate faculty and deans within the academic unit, a copy should be sent to the IUPUI Dean of the Faculties with a cover letter requesting review and approval.
6. The Dean of the Faculties Office will forward the proposal for the minor to the Academic Policies and Procedures Committee (APPC) for review and discussion. At the discretion of the Chair of APPC, a subcommittee may be appointed to review the minor prior to presentation to the full committee.  APPC shall review the proposal for any overlap with other campus programs.
   
   Proposals should be submitted three weeks prior to scheduled APPC meetings to allow committee members sufficient time for review and consideration. APPC typically meets the first Friday of the month from September-May. 
   
7. The chairs of APPC may ask the originating unit to present the proposal at the next regularly scheduled meeting. 
8. Following review by APPC, the proposal will be forwarded to the Dean of the Faculties for approval.
9. If approved, the Dean of the Faculties will send notification of approval to the dean of the originating unit, the IUPUI Registrar and the Director of Admissions for coding and implementation.
10. The academic unit may submit any requests for new courses to be part of the minor after the approval of the minor is received from the Dean of the Faculties.
11. The IUPUI Dean of the Faculties office, in concert with APPC, and the Registrar, will regularly review this process for evaluation of results, value to the institution and compliance with institutional academic policies and procedures.

The Development Process can also be viewed as a flow chart.

4/16/2009