{"id":29366,"date":"2021-10-25T20:16:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T20:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/?page_id=29366"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:27:22","slug":"program-changes-requiring-nysed-approval","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/academic-administration-accreditation-and-assessment\/programs\/program-changes-requiring-nysed-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Changes Requiring NYSED Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about changes in currently registered programs that require New York State Education Department (NYSED) approval, and <a href=\"\/provost\/academic-administration-accreditation-and-assessment\/#who-to-contact\">who to contact to initiate a change process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"utopia-font\">List of changes requiring approval<\/h2>\n<p>If any of the following changes are going to be made to a currently registered program, you must seek NYSED approval. This is informed by <a class=\"u-link-external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nysed.gov\/college-university-evaluation\/program-registration-guidance-documents\">NYSED Program Registration Guidance Documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cumulative change of one-third or more of the minimum credits required for the award (e.g., a change of 20 credits or more in a registered associate degree program).<\/li>\n<li>Changes in a program\u2019s focus or design (e.g., the elimination of management courses in a Business Administration program<\/li>\n<li>Adding or eliminating an option or concentration (e.g., the addition of a concentration in Biophysics to a Physics program)<\/li>\n<li>Eliminating a requirement for program completion (e.g., the elimination of the internship requirement)<\/li>\n<li>Altering the liberal arts and science content in a way that changes the degree classification (e.g., increasing the number of liberal arts and sciences credit in a program leading to an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree from 20 to 45, the minimum required for the Associate in Arts (A.A.) award)<\/li>\n<li>Program title (e.g., Psychology to General Psychology)<\/li>\n<li>Program award (e.g., BS to a BA)<\/li>\n<li>Mode of delivery (e.g., a program leading to an associate\u2019s degree in two years is offered in an accelerated format, leading to completion in less than two years)<\/li>\n<li>Discontinuing a program (e.g., enrollment has ceased and no resources are directed to the program)<\/li>\n<li>Format change (e.g., the requirements of a program offered completely during the day can now be completed during the evening.)<\/li>\n<li>Establishing a dual degree program based on existing registered programs (e.g., establishing a BA in Environmental Studies\/MPA in Public Administration)<\/li>\n<li>Creating a new program from a concentration\/track in an existing program (e.g., establishing a program in Finance based on a concentration in Finance in an MBA program)<\/li>\n<li>Establishing a new location for a registered program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"utopia-font\">Important things to note<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Note that substantive programmatic changes (adding concentrations, title change, etc.) may not be advertised until they have been approved by NYSED through the change application process.<\/li>\n<li>If new courses are being added as part of the noted change(s), provide a syllabus for each new course and list the name, qualifications, and relevant experience of faculty teaching the course(s). Syllabi should include a course description, objectives, prerequisites, credits allocated, methods of assessing student achievement, etc.<\/li>\n<li>If the requested changes result in the reclassification of the program into a different major subject area and if this represents the first program offered by your institution in that major subject area, approval of the changes may also require an application for a master plan amendment, since this is a significant change in the institution&#8217;s academic mission. <a class=\"u-link-external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.highered.nysed.gov\/ocue\/aipr\/guidance\/gpr2.html\">Additional information on master plan amendments can be found here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If you are requesting a change in degree award to a degree title which is not authorized in your institution&#8217;s charter or certificate of incorporation, approval of this change may also require application for an amendment of the charter or certificate of incorporation.<\/li>\n<li>If the change involves establishing an existing registered program at a new location, complete a new registration application for the proposed program. This is considered to be a new program.<\/li>\n<li>For programs that are registered jointly with another institution, all participating institutions must confirm support for the changes.<\/li>\n<li>To change a registered professional licensure program or add a license qualification to an existing program, contact the Office of the Professions for guidance. The Office of the Professions is not part of the Office of Higher Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about changes in currently registered programs that require New York State Education Department (NYSED) approval, and who to contact to initiate a change process. 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