At the onset of the planning process for a new academic degree program, please review the below process flow chart, information on the required feasibility study and the program proposal. Board of Governors regulation requires that all new program proposals be submitted in the standard format under 4):

• 1) New Academic Degree Program Request Process
• 2) New Degree Pre-Proposal Template
• 3) New Degree Program Feasibility Proposal Template (Posted June 2023)
      INSTRUCTIONS: COMPLETE THE HIGHLIGTED SECTIONS OF THE NEW DEGREE PROPOSAL
• 4) BOARD OF GOVERNORS NEW DEGREE PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS (Posted June 2023)
      [ New Degree Proposal Template ]
      [ Appendix A: New Degree Proposal Worksheet Rounding 2023 ]
      [ Appendix B: Doctoral Program Proposal Consultant's Report and Response ]
      [ Appendix C: Academic Learning Compact 03.2023 ]
      [ CIP-SOC Employment Projection Data Tool V6.0 ]
      [ FIU Substantive Change Determination Form ]

If you have any questions in regard to your proposal, please contact Associate Vice President, Dr. Susan Himburg at himburgs@fiu.edu.