Add/Modify/Remove an Academic Department 

This process is to establish, modify, or remove an academic department. If the goal is to change the name of an existing department, please follow the process to “Change the Name of an Academic Department or Unit."

Key Steps and Required Approvals

1. Initial Approval by Chancellor-led Unit (CLU): The academic unit must secure initial approval from their CLU. Contact your Provost’s Office for guidance.

2. Notice of Intent (NOI): The proposing CLU completes an NOI, and it is sent to all CLUs via the NOI system.

3. Complete and Submit the Request Form to Add/Modify/Remove an Academic Department to your Provost’s Office for final approval before submitting it to the Office of Academic Planning.

4. University Level Review and Approval

   • Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

   • President

   • Board of Governors Committee on Academic and Student Affairs (Action Item)

   • Board of Governors (Action Item)

   • Middle States Commission on Higher Education, if necessary

Upon final approval, the Office of Academic Planning staff will notify relevant institutional stakeholders of the outcome.