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.