Program Proposals Status Archives
Program proposal statuses were tracked here for new academic programs under the Office of the Provost and Chief Academic Officer prior to July 1, 2019. Proposals submitted between July 1, 2019, and August 1, 2025, were tracked in Curriculog. Proposals submitted after August 1, 2025, are tracked in Coursedog.
College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS)
| Reference | Proposal | EPC | Faculty Senate | Trustees | Regents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Women and Gender | Offer a Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender Studies | 02/07/13 Approved | 03/04/13 Approved | 05/03/13 Approved | 07/19/13 Approved |
| College of HASS | Remove the Stand-Alone Teaching Majors in Favor of the Teaching Emphases with the Major | N/A | N/A | 08/25/05 Approved | 01/20/06 Approved |
| College of HASS | Offer a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Religious Studies Program | N/A | N/A | 04/08/05 Approved | 03/09/06 Approved |
| College of HASS and Natural Resources | Suspend Certificate Program in Natural Resource and Environmental Policy | 12/06/07 Approved | 02/04/08 Approved | 03/07/08 Approved | N/A |
| College of HASS | Offer an Anticipatory Intelligence Minor | 03/07/19 Approved | 04/01/19 Approved | 05/01/19 Approved | 05/17/19 Approved |
| College of HASS | Establish a Center for Anticipatory Intelligence | 02/07/19 Approved | 03/04/19 Approved | 05/01/19 Approved | 05/17/19 Approved |
| English | Offer PhD in Theory and Practice of Professional Communication | N/A | N/A | 02/25/02 Approved | 05/25/04 Approved |
| English | Follow-up Report on PhD in Professional Communication | N/A | N/A | 01/08/10 Approved | 04/01/10 Approved |
| English | Change the Name of the Plan C to Master of Technical Communication | 03/06/14 Approved | 04/07/14 Approved | 05/02/14 Approved | 07/18/14 Approved |
| English | Terminate Plan B and add Plan C for MS in Technical Writing | 11/03/11 Approved | 12/05/11 Approved | N/A | N/A |
| English | English Teaching Composite | 04/07/16 Approved | 04/25/16 Approved | 05/06/16 Approved | 09/16/16 Approved |
| English | Graduate Certificate in Archiving and Public Programming | 10/06/16 Approved | 11/07/16 Approved | 01/06/17 Approved | 01/20/17 Approved |
| English | PhD Name Change to Technical Communication and Rhetoric | 11/03/16 Approved | 12/05/16 Approved | 01/06/17 Approved | 01/20/17 Approved |
| English | Name Change from Literary Studies to Literature | 10/06/16 Approved | 11/07/16 Approved | 01/06/17 Approved | 01/20/17 Approved |
| English | Name Change from American Studies to Folklore and American Studies | 10/04/18 Approved | 12/03/18 Approved | 01/11/19 Approved | 03/29/19 Approved |
| English | Specialization name change from Literature & Writing to Creative Writing | 04/04/19 Approved | 04/29/19 Approved | 06/28/19 Approved | 07/17/19 Approved |
| English | Name change of the Technical Writing emphasis to Technical Comunnication and Rhetoric | 03/07/19 Approved | 04/01/19 Approved | 05/01/19 Approved | 05/17/19 Approved |
| History | Offer Latin Teaching Minor | 02/07/08 Approved | 03/03/08 Approved | 04/11/08 Approved | 10/24/08 Approved |
| Journalism and Communication and Agricultural Systems Technology and Education | Jointly offer a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Communication and Journalism | 10/06/05 Approved | 12/05/05 Approved | 11/14/05 Approved | 06/09/06 Approved |
| Journalism and Communication and Agricultural Systems Technology and Education | Social Media Emphasis | 12/06/18 | 01/07/19 Approved | 03/08/19 Approved | 03/13/19 Approved |
| Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication | Offer an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Minor in Latin American Studies | 11/03/05 Approved | 12/05/06 Approved | 01/27/06 Approved | 04/21/06 Approved |
| Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication | Offer a BA in Global Communication | 03/03/11 Approved | 04/25/11 Approved | 05/06/11 Approved | 07/15/11 Approved |
| Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication | Offer a Chinese Teaching Minor | 04/07/11 Approved | 04/25/11 Approved | 11/04/11 Approved | 11/18/11 Approved |
| Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication | Change Name of Speech Communication to Communications Studies | 11/03/11 Approved | 12/05/11 Approved | 01/06/12 Approved | N/A |
| Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies | Masters in Communications Studies | 11/02/17 Approved | 12/04/17 Approved | 05/04/18 Approved | 01/26/18 Approved |
| Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies | BA in Portguese | 01/04/18 Approved | 02/05/18 Approved | 08/17/18 Approved | 04/27/18 Approved |
| Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies | Bachelor in Chinese | 10/04/18 Approved | 10/15/18 Approved | 01/11/19 Approved | 11/30/18 Approved |
| Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies | Master in Ancient Languages and Cultures | 10/04/18 Approved | 10/15/18 Approved | 01/11/19 Approved | 11/30/18 Approved |
| Political Science | Create the Center for the Study of American Constitutionalism | 01/09/14 Approved | 01/15/14 Approved | 02/28/14 Approved | 03/28/14 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | Master of Social Work Program on the Logan Campus & 3 Distance Education sites | 04/06/06 Approved | 05/01/06 Approved | 05/26/06 Approved | 03/09/07 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | MS Anthropology Degree with a Specialization in Archeology and Cultural Resource Management | 02/07/08 Approved | 03/03/08 Approved | 06/27/08 Approved | 10/24/08 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | Restructure Specializations Offered in the Sociology PhD Program | 04/07/11 Approved | 04/25/11 Approved | 07/08/11 Approved | 06/22/11 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | Create a Minor in Criminal Justice | 04/05/12 Approved | 04/30/12 Approved | 06/29/12 Approved | 09/14/12 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | Create the Center for Society, Economics and the Environment | 04/05/12 Approved | 04/30/12 Approved | 06/29/12 Approved | 07/13/12 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | Discontinue the Sociology Teaching Major | 09/05/13 Approved | 10/07/13 Approved | 11/01/13 Approved | 03/28/14 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | Discontinue Master of Arts degree in Sociology | 03/05/15 Approved | 04/06/15 Approved | 05/01/15 Approved | 07/31/15 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | Minor in Native American Studies | 10/06/16 Approved | 11/07/16 Approved | 01/06/17 Approved | 01/20/17 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | Create Climate Adaptation Science Specializationin MS & PhDs | 11/03/16 Approved | 12/05/16 Approved | 01/06/17 Approved | 01/20/17 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | Name Change in PhD Specialization to Social Inequality | 12/01/16 Approved | 01/07/17 Approved | 05/05/17 Approved | 09/15/17 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | Criminal Justice Major with Emphasis | 12/01/16 Approved | 01/07/17 Approved | 03/03/17 Approved | 05/19/17 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | Interfaith Leadership Certificate of Proficiency | 10/05/17 Approved | 11/06/17 Approved | 01/12/18 Approved | 03/30/18 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | Social Work Minor | 11/02/17 Approved | 12/04/17 Approved | 01/12/18 Approved | 03/30/18 Approved |
| Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | I-System Institute for Transdisciplinary Studies | 11/01/18 Approved | 12/03/18 Approved | 01/11/19 Approved | 03/29/19 Approved |