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Change of Academic/Administrative Home for Academic Programs

Academic programs are associated with academic units. This relationship is critical in linking academic activity to the academic unit for purposes of administration, evaluation, governance, and resource allocation, among others. This document ...

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 16
• Total views: 3150

ID: 98091

Features of an Academic Degree-Major Program

Summarizes the features of an academic degree-major program, which are set at the time of authorization/approval by the UW System Board of Regents, and include such things as title, mode of delivery, academic home, program learning outcomes, ...

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 31
• Total views: 2224

ID: 114353

Procedures: Determination of Student Location for Distance Programs

Information on the policy regarding the determination of student location, related to professional licensure programs. This policy is needed in response to a new federal requirement that for all academic programs, universities determine the ...

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 23
• Total views: 3399

ID: 102318

NC-SARA / State Authorization Data Collection, Reporting, and Disclosures

UW–Madison is required to collect, maintain, and report data, as well as make disclosures, as part of its membership with the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). The regulations relate to the carrying out of ...

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 26
• Total views: 1735

ID: 133700

Policy: Substantially Redirect an Academic Program

Policy for substantially redirecting an academic program based on the start term or percentage of curricular changes.

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 17
• Total views: 1674

ID: 116219

Procedures: Service-Based Pricing Program Tuition

Procedures and guidelines related to the policy on offering an academic program utilizing the service-based pricing model.

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 11
• Total views: 3915

ID: 119771

Academic Program Name Change

The process and requirements for changing an academic program's name. Includes proposal how-to help, information on required research and survey processes necessary to justify the name change.

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 10
• Total views: 1727

ID: 148303

Procedures: Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Codes at UW-Madison

Procedures related to CIP code assignments, revisions, and impacts on students and reporting.

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 25
• Total views: 5783

ID: 110521

New Academic Program Development

All proposed new academic programs move through a process of review and approval at UW-Madison. This document provides high-level guidance on proposing new academic programs. For complete details, refer to the New Academic Program Development ...

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 21
• Total views: 510

ID: 150999

Procedures: Departments and Department-Like Academic Units

Outlines the considerations and process/procedures associated with establishing, renaming, restructuring, or eliminating an academic department. 

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 23
• Total views: 3195

ID: 98084

Guidelines for the Accurate Use of Academic Program Names

In all materials, the name of an academic program must be stated and referred to as it was officially and formally approved by the university via the University Academic Planning Council. This accurate and consistent use of an academic program’s ...

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 19
• Total views: 2158

ID: 126811

Academic Load and Load Exceptions [Campus login required]

An overview of the rules and guidelines around academic load and academic load exceptions (program codes, courses)

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 3
• Total views: 459

ID: 116439

Procedures: Certificate Guidelines

Overview of policy and guidelines for certificate programs, including undergraduate, graduate and professional certificates, and capstone certificate offerings.

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 33
• Total views: 5846

ID: 97237

New Program Implementation and Logistics Meeting

Details on how to conduct the required Implementation and Logistics Meeting following new academic program approval, including the proposed meeting agenda template.

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 25
• Total views: 2843

ID: 110522

Tuition Structures

Describes the different tuition structures that are available for degree/majors and/or certificate programs.

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 32
• Total views: 3355

ID: 110519

Procedures: Tuition Surcharge for Undergraduate Excess Credits

Procedures on the tuition surcharge for undergraduates completing more than 165 credits.

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 23
• Total views: 2645

ID: 110093

Procedures: Proposal Expiration Policy

Procedures detailing when Lumen proposals are removed/shredded due to inactivity or lack of progression.

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 10
• Total views: 1793

ID: 122215

Lumen/Guide: Deadlines (2026-2027 academic year)

Dates and deadlines associated with the June 1 Guide publish and midcycle updates.

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 60
• Total views: 14123

ID: 94417

Lumen/Guide: Course Information Available in Lumen Courses, Lumen Programs, and Guide

An overview of the course data in Lumen Courses, the editing environment of the next Guide publication, the public Guide site, and Lumen Programs. The course information in Lumen Programs comes from Lumen Courses and Guide, depending on the time of ...

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 10
• Total views: 1057

ID: 138551

Procedures: Courses that must be included in the Public-Facing Curriculum (Guide/Lumen Programs)

An overview of what must be included and what can be excluded in course lists/curriculum published in Guide.

• Group: Lumen and Guide
• Views this week: 28
• Total views: 3294

ID: 107152