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Lumen Program Form: Commitments Section
The Commitments section is designed to remind proposers of the key requirements related to academic program development and maintenance. Proposers must confirm each statement provided is true by checking the corresponding Yes box. All questions presented are required.
Undergraduate certificates require at least 12 and typically no more than 16 credits.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for undergraduate certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
Graduate/professional certificates require at least 9 and typically no more than 12 credits.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for graduate/professional certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for graduate/professional certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for graduate/professional certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for capstone certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
Per the university's Policy on Credit-Bearing Certificates.
Undergraduate-only courses numbered lower than 300 may be used to meet capstone certificate requirements, however it is understood such courses will not subsequently count in graduate programs or be accorded grade points on the transcript.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for capstone certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
Per the university's Policy on Credit-Bearing Certificates. Also refer to the university's Policy on Course Numbers.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for capstone certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
Per the university's Policy on Credit-Bearing Certificates.
All required courses are approved through the school/college level.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for certificates or named options)
- Required Field: Yes
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Courses are offered on a regular basis to allow timely completion.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for certificates or named options)
- Required Field: Yes
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Courses have enrollment capacity.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for certificates or named options)
- Required Field: Yes
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- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for graduate/professional certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
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Courses in the curriculum are numbered 699 or lower.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only when the program's Audience is identified as "Undergraduate" in the Basic Information section)
- Required Field: Yes
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- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
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- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
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All requirements must be met; exceptions that amount to waiving requirements are not permitted.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
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Course substitutions to the curriculum should be kept to a minimum; if substitutions are being made on a regular basis, the curriculum should be re-examined. When course substitutions are made, the substituted course should be formally added to the curriculum through governance for inclusion in the curriculum the following academic year.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
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Substitutions are not permitted for any course unless the substitution would be provided for every student with the same substitution request.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
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This is a standard baseline requirement, that if a program makes a course exception/substitution for one student, it must make the same exception/substitution for all students.
When the proposed certificate is made available to University Special students it is only available to those who have earned a baccalaureate degree.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for undergraduate certificates and only when the questions related to University Special Student eligibility in the Curriculum and Requirements section are answered in the affirmative)
- Required Field: Yes
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Certificate program faculty and staff understand that Adult Career and Special Student Services (ACSSS) in the Division of Continuing Studies will serve as the advising, admissions, and academic dean’s office for all University Special Students.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for undergraduate certificates and only when the questions related to University Special Student eligibility in the Curriculum and Requirements section are answered in the affirmative)
- Required Field: Yes
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Certificate program faculty and staff will work with ACSSS to monitor and advise University Special students seeking a certificate.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for undergraduate certificates and only when the questions related to University Special Student eligibility in the Curriculum and Requirements section are answered in the affirmative)
- Required Field: Yes
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Certificate courses have the enrollment capacity to accommodate University Special Students. Certificate program faculty and staff understand that University Special Students completing the certificate will not have enrollment priority over degree-seeking undergraduate students nor University Special Students enrolled in capstone certificate programs.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for undergraduate certificates and only when the questions related to University Special Student eligibility in the Curriculum and Requirements section are answered in the affirmative)
- Required Field: Yes
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If completing the certificate as a University Special Student, at least 12 credits towards the certificate must be earned in residence at UW-Madison, either while enrolled as a University Special Student or from coursework earned while enrolled as an undergraduate at UW-Madison. (Note this is a higher residency requirement than is used for degree-seeking students.)
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for undergraduate certificates and only when the questions related to University Special Student eligibility in the Curriculum and Requirements section are answered in the affirmative)
- Required Field: Yes
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All of the Capstone certificate credits must be earned “in residence” (which includes on campus and distance-delivered courses) at UW-Madison while enrolled in the Capstone certificate program. Because a Capstone certificate is comprised of just a few courses, it is not appropriate for students who already have completed the same or similar coursework at UW-Madison or another institution.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (capstone certificate only)
- Required Field: Yes
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At least half of the credits must be earned in residence (UW-Madison on campus, study abroad, or distance courses); exceptions to the minimum residency requirement are not permitted.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (certificates only)
- Required Field: Yes
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Unless otherwise specified, students must earn a minimum average 2.0 grade point average (GPA) on all coursework used to meet the requirements of the certificate program.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (undergraduate certificates only)
- Required Field: Yes
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Per the university's Policy on Credit-Bearing Certificates.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for graduate/professional certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
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- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for capstone certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
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The program faculty/staff will ensure the program is encoded into DARS and will work with the Registrar’s Office DARS liaison to keep approved revisions to the curriculum current.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for capstone certificates and undergraduate programs)
- Required Field: Yes
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All undergraduate certificate and degree/major programs, as well as capstone certificate programs, must have discrete requirements and the courses that are used to meet the requirements must be coded in the Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS).
All students will be declared into the appropriate plan code in SIS via either an admission process or e-declaration. If the student does not have the plan code on their student record in SIS the student is not considered to be in the program.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only for capstone certificates and undergraduate programs)
- Required Field: Yes
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Students may complete only one named option within a plan code.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (named options only)
- Required Field: Yes
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The program faculty/staff will ensure the program website, Advance Your Career materials (if applicable), and other presentations are consistent with the Guide information for this program.
- Proposal Type: New or Change
- Required Field: Yes
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- Proposal Type: New or Change
- Required Field: Yes
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- Proposal Type: New or Change (only capstone certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
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Per the university's Policy on Credit-Bearing Certificates.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (only capstone certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
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Per the university's Policy on Credit-Bearing Certificates.
To be eligible for admission to a Capstone program, a student must hold an earned bachelor’s degree or equivalent credential from an accredited college or university.
- Proposal Type: New or Change (capstone certificates)
- Required Field: Yes
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