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Academic Program and Organizational Approvals FAQ

General Questions 

  • CLU Contacts

    Proposing units must follow the review and approval processes within individual CLUs before initiating the approval process at the university level. CLU contact information is provided below.

  • The Academic Budget Template is required for all new program proposals. Individual faculty members or academic units developing program proposals are not expected to complete the Academic Budget Template independently. Please contact the individual in your department or school responsible for budget planning, or your chief budget officer (CBO) in the Chancellor's Office, for assistance with the completion of this template. A job aid is also available to assist with the completion of the Academic Budget Template.

    Prior to requesting Chancellor and/or Provost final approval and submitting the new program proposal to the Office of Academic Planning, the Academic Budget Template must be approved by the chief budget officer at each Chancellor-Led Unit as well as the Office of the Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and University Treasurer.

    Therefore, please submit the Academic Budget Template to your CBO and once they have completed their review, they should submit it to J. Michael Gower, Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer & University Treasurer, and David Moore, Vice President for Financial Planning and Analytics – Chief Budget Officer.

  • Joint Degree Programs are a single degree offered by two cooperating Rutgers units or a Rutgers unit and another institution—both units appear on a single diploma. For example, the RU–Newark BA in Biology with NJIT and the AAS in Respiratory Therapy are offered by SHP and seven individual community colleges. 

  • Dual Degree Programs are two sequential or concurrent degrees cooperatively offered by two units at Rutgers or a Rutgers unit and another institution—with a minimal amount of shared coursework. When degrees are at two different levels, the last year of the lower degree program often coincides with the first year of the higher degree program. For example, JD/MBA, MD/PhD, MPP/MPH, BA/EdM. “Dual degrees” also include programs such as 4 + 1 programs and “accelerated” programs.

  • A domestic or international facility or location that is geographically separate from the main campus and at which the institution offers at least 50% of an educational program that is credit-bearing or Title IV eligible.

  • Any off-campus site, other than those meeting the definition of an additional location, at which the institution offers one or more credit-bearing or Title IV eligible courses.  

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