Academic Program and Curriculum Management

New Program Proposal Checklist	Approvals Needed: Various Curricular Actions	DISCONTINUED: Concept Paper: Development & Review	New RIT Degree and Certificate Proposal Preparation
Changes to Registered Programs: Process	Course Development Guidelines & Proposal Form	Distance Education Requirements	Sample Proposals

CONCEPT PAPER FEEDBACK FORM (Process Discontinued)

What's New?

NEW ACCELERATED DUAL DEGREE GUIDANCE - SEPTEMBER 2018
- Click Here to View Memo and Procedure from Vice Provost Licata
CONCEPT PAPER PROCESS IS DISCONTINUED AS OF 2/13/2008
- Click Here to View Memo from Provost Haefner
COURSE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
- Cross Listed Courses
ACADEMIC PROGRAM PROPOSAL PROJECTIONS
- Academic Program Proposal Projections (formerly Concept Paper Budget Template)
- Access to these documents require RIT login credentials
  - Instruction Sheet for Academic Program Proposal Projections for New Degree Program Proposals
  - Academic Program Proposal Projections for New Degree Program Proposals
NEW COURSE OUTLINE FORM - Click HERE to view
Deadlines for Course Changes and Table 1 Updates Effective for 2015-2016 Academic Year:
- Guidance and rules for changes to elective courses, required courses, and Table 1's
NYSED Registration Form for New Undergraduate and Graduate Programs has changed
- After program proposal has been approved by Academic Senate and Provost use New Form: Application for Registration of a New Degree Program to Register General Academic Curricula/Programs
- Not to be used for Programs in a Licensed Profession
- For Programs in a Licensed Profession use Application for Registration of a New Program in a Licensed Profession
NEW PROGRAM PROPOSALS
CERTIFICATES
- Any Change in Credit Hours to a Certificate or Advanced Certificate requires NYSED approval - August, 2014
New York State New Program Registration: Updates - August, 2015
MINORS
- Process for Discontinuing a Minor - April, 2015
OTHER
- Addition of 1, 2 or 4 SCH courses to a current program requires approval. There is a maximum of 8 4-SCH courses in an undergraduate program. See: Guidance: Adding 1, 2 or 4 SCH Courses to a Registered Program - August, 2014

PRIOR CONCEPT PAPERS (Requirement Discontinued as of 2/13/18)

CONCEPT PAPER	COLLEGE	FULL POST DATE	STATUS	APP. BY ACADEMIC SENATE	SUBMITTED TO NYSED	APP. BY NYSED
MS Social Work	CHST	3/6/17- 4/3/17	App. for full program dev. 5/15/17 Concept Paper Letter
AAS Biomedical Equipment Technology	NTID	3/1/17- 3/29/17	Not App. 5/15/17 Concept Paper Letter
AOS Biomedical Equipment Technology	NTID	3/1/17- 3/29/17	Not App. 5/15/17 Concept Paper Letter
AOS Culinary Arts	NTID	3/1/17- 3/29/17	Not App. 5/15/17 Concept Paper Letter
ME Chemical Engineering	KGCOE	3/9/16 - 4/6/16	App. for full program dev. 5/25/16 Concept Paper Letter
BS English & Literary Studies	COLA	3/3/16 - 3/31/16	Not App. 5/25/16 Concept Paper Letter
BS Music & Technology	COLA	3/2/16 - 3/30/16	Not App. 5/25/16 Concept Paper Letter
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology	CHST	3/2/16 - 3/30/16	App. for full program dev. 5/25/16 Concept Paper Letter
MS Biotechnology	COS	3/1/16 - 3/29/16	Not App. 5/25/16 Concept Paper Letter
MFA Digital Writing	COLA	3/1/16 - 3/29/16	Not App. 5/25/16 Concept Paper Letter
BS Supply Chain Management	SCB KGCOE	3/1/16 - 3/29/16	Approved by NYSED	2/2/17	5/16/17	8/30/17
MS Health Sciences Communication	COLA CHST	3/1/16 - 3/29/16	Not App. 5/25/16 Concept Paper Letter
AS General Science	NTID	3/1/16 - 3/29/16	Approved By NYSED	10/5/17	12/14/17	1/26/18
AAS Business Administration	NTID	3/1/16 - 3/29/16	Approved By NYSED	2/1/18	3/29/18	05/01/18
MS Business Analytics	SCB	3/3/15 – 3/31/15	Approved By NYSED	2/16/17	6/2/17	8/31/17
MS Biotechnology	COS	3/3/15 – 3/31/15	Not App. 5/4/15
BS Civil Engineering	KGCOE	3/2/15 – 3/30/15	Modified CP requested 5/6/15
MS Behavioral Health Sciences	CHST	3/2/15 – 3/30/15	Modified CP requested 5/6/15
BS Integrated Science & Business	COS SCB	3/2/15 – 3/30/15	App. for full program dev. 5/1/15	11/2/17
MS Physics	COS	3/2/15 – 3/30/15	App. by NYSED	11/16/17	4/12/18	5/29/18
BS Applied Modern Language & Culture	COLA	3/2/15 – 3/30/15	App. by NYSED	5/26/16	9/2/16	8/15/17
Ph.D. Engineering	KGCOE	10/15/12	App. by NYSED	1/24/13	9/9/13	3/21/14
MS Computational Finance	SCB	01/28/13	App. by NYSED	3/20/14	5/21/14	1/14/15
AAS Civil Technology	NTID	03/18/13	App. by NYSED	5/3/13	2/12/14	6/17/14
BS Applied Technical Leadership	CAST	11/16/12	App. by NYSED	5/15/14	7/17/14	4/21/15
MS Construction Management	CAST	11/26/12	Pending NYSED App.	5/2/13	10/20/14
BS Digital Humanities & Social Sciences	COLA	01/22/13	App. by NYSED	2/5/15	3/4/15	8/25/15
BS Human- Centered Computing	GCCIS	03/03/14 - 03/17/14	App. by NYSED	12/11/14	02/19/15	7/2/15
BS Exercise Science	CHST	02/28/14 - 03/14/14	App. by NYSED	12/11/14	02/19/15	10/2/15
BS Construction Management	CAST	11/26/12	App. for full program dev. 1/31/13	05/16/13
Ph.D. Mathematical Modeling	COS	01/22/13	App. by NYSED	4/23/15	8/27/15	2/19/16
BA Film Studies	CIAS	03/04/13	App. for full program dev. 1/31/14
Psy.D. School Psychology	COLA	11/07/12	App. for full program dev.
MS Computing & Information Sciences	GCCIS	04/22/13	App. for full program dev. 1/31/14
AAS 3D Graphics Technology	NTID	05/3/13	App. by NYSED	3/3/16	4/15/16	1/13/17
MS Media Arts & Technology	CIAS	06/18/13	App. by NYSED	2/18/16	3/21/16	10/28/16
BS Environmental Studies	COLA	08/08/13	App. for full program dev. 1/31/14	3/17/16	Proposal not approved to move to NYSED
AS Applied Networking	NTID	08/06/13	App. for full program dev. 5/20/14		NTID did not pursue program
MS Health and Well-being Management	CHST	08/29/13	Pending NYSED App.	2/15/18	3/19/18
AAS Mobile Application Design and Development	NTID	02/26/14 03/12/14	App. by NYSED	04/15/15	5/15/15	1/27/16
MS Healthcare Interpretation	NTID	02/28/14 - 03/14/14	App. by NYSED	5/21/15	6/17/15	1/26/16
MS Microsystems Engineering and Nanotechnology	KGCOE	02/28/14 - 03/14/14	App. for full program dev. 5/18/14
MS Integrative Design	CIAS	03/03/14 - 03/17/14	App by NYSED	3/9/17	3/20/18	4/4/2018
B Arch	GIS	03/03/14 03/17/14	App. for full program dev. 5/20/14	5/3/18
MS Data Science	GCCIS COS	03/17/14 03/31/14	App. by NYSED	12/1/16	12/9/16	5/10/17
ME/MS Health Systems Engineering	KGCOE	03/17/14 - 03/31/14	App. for full program dev. 12/10/14
MS Chemical Engineering	KGCOE	02/25/14- 03/10/14	Resubmitted Concept Paper AS a ME program 3/9/16
MS Design Studies	CIAS	04/01/13 - 04/15/13	Not App.
BS Urban Design & Building Sciences	GIS	03/03/14 - 03/17/14	Not App.

CERTIFICATES AND ADVANCED CERTIFICATES

PROGRAM	COLLEGE	TYPE ADV CERT/ CERT	STATUS	APP. BY ACADEMIC SENATE	SUBMITTED TO NYSED	APP. BY NYSED
User Experience Design and Development	CIAS	Adv. Cert	App. By NYSED	2/13/14	3/27/14	12/30/14
Engineering Psychology	COLA	Adv. Cert	App. by NYSED	1/24/13	3/15/13	10/8/13
Big Data Analytics	GCCIS	Adv. Cert	App. by NYSED	5/16/13	6/14/13	9/11/13
Integrated Electronics	KGCOE	Cert	App. by NYSED	4/18/13	5/20/13	10/21/13
Mechatronics Engineering	KGCOE	Cert	App. by NYSED	4/18/13	5/20/13	6/18/14
Communication & Digital Media	COLA	Adv. Cert	App. by NYSED	5/22/14	7/28/14	4/21/15
Information Studies	GCCIS	Adv. Cert	App. by NYSED	12/3/15	12/11/15	5/24/16
Technology Entrepreneurship	SCB	Adv. Cert.	Pending NYSED App.	4/19/18	5/10/18
Accounting & Financial Analytics	SCB	Adv. Cert.	Pending NYSED App.	3/29/18	5/25/18