Undergraduate Programs

New Program Approvals 

Proposals for all “brand” new undergraduate programs, regardless of whether or not the University will be applying for provincial funding, require internal approval by the Queen’s Senate and must also be appraised by the QC Appraisal Committee. 

VIEW STEPS FOR NEW UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM APPROVALS 

Expedited Approvals for Undergraduate Programs

Proposals for major modifications to an existing undergraduate program are normally eligible for the Expedited Approval processes.  Major modifications to existing programs include one or more of the following program changes:

• The requirements for the program differ significantly from those existing at the time of the previous cyclical review (e.g. admission and graduation requirements);
• There are significant changes to the learning outcomes, but they do not meet the threshold for a ‘new program’;
• There are significant changes to the Program structure (e.g. a substantive change in 40% or more of the required workload of the program);
• There are significant changes to the faculty engaged in delivering the program and/or to the essential physical resources, including but not limited to changes to the existing mode(s) of delivery (e.g. different campus, online, inter-institutional collaborations, etc.).

Proposals for new collaborative, certificate and Senate approved diploma also fall under the expedited approval processes.

The Expedited Approval process does not normally require external consultants nor does it require approval by the QC. 

The process for Expedited Approvals does not apply when changes to a program are considered minor.  Amendments to “Emphasis, Options, and/or Minors” remain the jurisdiction of each faculty’s Curriculum Committee/Faculty Board. 

  VIEW STEPS FOR EXPEDITED UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM APPROVALS