Program Proposals

New programs and program revisions are only made effective once a year per each Academic Catalog. Therefore, if you have a program revision that you want to go into effect Fall 2025, you have to submit it by the Fall 2024 stated deadlines.

The following curriculum approval processes are available in Modern Campus Curriculum (formerly Curriculog):

• ​​Modify an Existing Program: 

  • **Program/Subprogram Modify 

  • *New Concentration

  • *Elevating Options or Concentrations to a Full Degree Program 

  • *Converting Pilot Programs to Regular Program Status 

  • *Adding a Counterpart to Existing Program: Self-Support of State / State of Self-Support 

  • *Converting Existing Program: Self-Support to State / State to Self-Support

• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Develop a New Program: 

  • **New Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE)

  • *New Certificate/Credential/Honors/Minor 

  • *New Degree Program

  • *New Pilot Degree Program

• Other: 

  • *Program Discontinuation/Suspension Form 

  • *Graduate International Program Partnership

• PeopleSoft Academic Plan Codes

  • When new programs, including degrees, concentrations, minors, certificates, are approved by the University and the Chancellor's Office when applicable, they are entered into the Student Information System - PeopleSoft - with a new Academic Plan code (XXXXYYYZZ).

    XXXX - The first four digits of the code refer to the name of the program (ADVR for Advertising, for example).
    YYY - The subsequent three digits refer to the degree or program type (BA, BS, MA, MS, MSW, MIN for minor, etc.).
    ZZ - The final two digits refers to the program level (1-undergraduate, 2-postbaccalaureate, 3-masters, 4-doctoral) and status (R-Remedial, T-Transitory, X-Special Session, O-Online)
    New Academic Plan codes are also created for programs revising their names. All students that have catalog rights to the prior curriculum are moved into a plan that begins with "X" and mirrors the original code name of the Academic Plan. The revised program name will then be applied to the existing Academic Plan code. Departments need to develop a communication strategy for students when revising program names. For more information and an example, contact the Curriculum Analyst. 

Quick Links 

• 2024-2025 Academic Catalog
• Associate Degree for Transfer Major & Campus Search
• Curricular Review Process [pdf]: reviewed and approved by the Curriculum and Research (C&R) Comittee. 
• Degree Definitions Guide - WASC  [pdf]
• DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List  [pdf]: STEM programs, who want to ensure international students qualify for Optional Practical Training (OPT), should ensure their degrees qualify. The Department of Homeland Security maintains a complete list of fields that fall within the regulatory definition of “STEM field” that qualifies certain degrees to fulfill the F-1 Visa STEM OPT extension requirement.The Department of Education’s Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) taxonomy system serves as the basis for the STEM OPT extension. For additional resources, visit the DHS website.
• Policies & Guidelines
• Reporting CSU Major Codes and CIP Codes [pdf]: Each degree and concentration in the CSU system is assigned a CSU Degree Program Code. The CSU codes are assigned to a CIP code. CIP is an acronym for “Classification of Instructional Programs”. CIP Codes are assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). These CIP Codes are given by NCES to track, assess and report fields of study and program completions activity. 
• Special Session: FAQ's for Faculty
• Substantive Change - WASC