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Committees and Working Groups
Levels of Approvals
The following Chart provides a simplified outline of the approval levels required for new programs and changes to existing programs. For more details, see Chart 1 of the QUQAPs document. Any questions regarding approval levels should be directed to the Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) and/or the School of Graduate Studies.
Approval Level Required for New Programs and Changes to Existing Programs*
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Program Type |
Senate |
External Consultants |
QC Approval |
Queen’s Examples |
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New Programs
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Major Modifications
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Yes |
No |
No |
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Minor Modifications
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No |
No |
No |
|
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Graduate Collaborative Program
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Yes |
No |
No |
Biomedical Engineering |
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Undergraduate Joint/Collaborative Program
|
Yes |
No |
No |
BSc Life Science/X-Ray Technology |
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Graduate Joint Program
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
MEng in Nuclear Eng |
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Graduate Diploma
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Yes |
No |
No |
Accounting |
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Graduate Dual (Double) Degree Program
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Yes |
No |
No |
Queen’s Cornell MBA |
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Undergrad & Grad Combined/Concurrent Programs |
Yes |
No |
No |
JD/MA (Law/Economics) |
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Certificate |
Yes |
No |
No |
Primary Health |
*For a complete explanation of approval levels please see Chart 1, page 8 of the QUQUAPs