Request Changes to Existing Degree Programs via Catalog Process
Request to Change Semester Credit Hours (SCH) for Double Major Undergraduate Degree Programs
Double major program length changes should be agreed upon by faculty representing each stand-alone major. Governance approval follows the catalog review process outlined as follows:
Internal Review
- School A determines the need to change the double major degree’s program length based on discussions with the program and/or school faculty.
- School A notifies School B about the proposed change to the program length for the specific double majors.
- School A and School B work out an agreement to proceed with the changes, keeping internal documentation with appropriate catalog text. The schools’ conversations may take place within or outside of Council for Undergraduate Education (CUE).
- Upon agreement, both schools update the necessary information in the catalog. The Registrar’s Office will review and route the request through the governance approval process.
- NOTE: The catalog copy for both schools must correspond before either can go through the approval process. If the Registrar’s Office discovers that corresponding changes have not been made for School B’s catalog copy during the catalog review process, School A’s catalog copy will not be routed through the approval process. At that time, the Registrar’s Office will notify both schools with the proposed documentation and suggest that the schools have a discussion within or outside of CUE. When an agreement is reached, then the re-submitted catalog copies for both schools will be routed through the approval process.
- CUE approval
- Committee on Educational Policy approval
- Academic Council/Senate approval
Develop Internal Double Majors / Double Degrees
The development of double majors or double degrees, between two UT Dallas schools and/or within the same school at UT Dallas, should be agreed upon by faculty representing each stand-alone major. Currently, double majors and double degrees do not require prior Provost’s Office approval. Governance approval follows the catalog review process outlined as follows:
Internal Review
- School / Program A and School / Program B determine the need to develop a double major/degree based on discussions with the program and/or school faculty.
- School / Program A and School / Program B work out an agreement to proceed with the double major/degree, keeping internal documentation with appropriate catalog text. The schools’ conversations may take place within or outside of Council for Undergraduate Education (CUE) or Graduate Council.
- Upon agreement, both schools/programs update the necessary information in the catalog. The Registrar’s Office will review and route the request through the governance approval process.
- NOTE: The catalog copy for both schools/programs must correspond before either can go through the approval process. If the Registrar’s Office discovers that corresponding changes have not been made for School/Program B’s catalog copy during the catalog review process, School/Program A’s catalog copy will not be routed through the approval process. At that time, the Registrar’s Office will notify both schools/programs with the proposed documentation and suggest that the schools/programs have a discussion within or outside of CUE or Graduate Council. When an agreement is reached, then the re-submitted catalog copies for both schools will be routed through the approval process.
- CUE or Graduate Council approval
- Committee on Educational Policy approval
- Academic Council/Senate approval