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 Systemwide review):
- Graduate Council (in consultation with Committee on Academic Planning & Resource Allocation)
- Committee on Budget and Interdepartmental Relations
- Divisional Council
- Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty
Systemwide:
- Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs
- Academic Council
- UCOP
In addition, the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) requires that a new academic program must complete a brief WSCUC program screening form before it is launched. The WSCUC will review the form to determine if the program represents a change significant enough to warrant a lengthier “substantive change review”. Please contact campus Accreditation Liaison Officer, Cindy Bumgarner (cbumgarner@berkeley.edu) for assistance with the form.