L&S Procedure: Suspending, Restructuring, or Discontinuing Majors/Programs
This document provides a link to campus-level policy concerning requests to close or suspend admissions to existing academic programs. For L&S Programs, all requests flow through a governance process that includes review by the L&S Curriculum Committee and approval by the L&S Academic Planning Council.
Overview
From time to time it becomes necessary and desirable to suspend admissions to an academic program while it is being revised, restructured, or slated for discontinuation. This step helps to reduce the number of new students who may be subject to old requirements, for whom "teach out" plans would need to be developed to ensure that they are able to complete the program to which they were admitted.
Faculty considering such actions must follow the campus guidelines and policy, which was created to protect the interest of students who may be enrolled in programs slated for closure or reformulation. If suspension of admissions or program closure may be on the horizon, it is important to consult with your Associate Dean and the Assistant Dean for Academic Planning. L&S staff will consult with relevant campus partners on timing, considerations, and process.
L&S Contact Information: Please consult the Assistant Dean for Academic Planning, Kim Grocholski, to discuss the need to suspend admissions to, or restructure, academic programs.