Policy:	Policy 3-2-1: Course & Program Approval	Date Adopted:	Sep 24, 1996
Department:	Academic & Student Affairs	Contact:	Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
Statement:	Courses and programs of study, to include new, changed, reactivations and deactivations, must be reviewed and approved by the Curriculum Committee prior to being offered for academic credit.

Section 1: Approvals

Courses and programs of study offered for academic credit must be reviewed and approved by the Curriculum Committee. This includes:
1. New courses
2. New programs of study to include Skills Certificates, Certificates of Achievement and Degrees
3. Course changes
4. Program of study changes
5. Course and program reactivations and deactivations
6. Special Topics course titles that will appear on a student transcript
New courses must follow the WNC CCN process to receive NSHE Common Course Numbering approval prior to submission to the Curriculum Committee.
New and updated courses, as noted above, must be submitted, reviewed and approved by the Curriculum Committee prior to being added to the student records system and published.
New and updated programs of study, to include Skills Certificates, Certificates of Achievement and Degrees, must receive approval from the NSHE Academic Affairs Council prior to being added to the student records system and published.

Section 2: Instructions for Submission

Curriculum proposals, as outlined above, must be submitted to the Curriculum Committee following the appropriate process.

Date(s) Revised	April 5, 2024; February 15, 2017; September 2, 2008; May 11, 2004; March 23, 1999; September 25, 1996;	Date(s) Reviewed

NSHE Code(s)		NRS Code(s)	NRS 396.568	NAC Code(s)
Code Statement	NSHE Board of Regents' Meeting Minutes: 5/92; 12/02; 8/03
References *Please note: that not all WNC Policies will be referenced in these documents.	WNC ByLaws NSHE Board of Regents Handbook Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) Nevada Administrative Code (NAC)