Minor

Creating a new minor

Before you begin

The items listed below must be completed before submitting a proposal for a new undergraduate minor:

The proposal should be accompanied by letters of support from the deans of schools that may be affected by the new minor through any potential overlap of the proposed minor or proposed new courses.
Any new courses required for the minor should have been approved or be in the course remonstrance process.
All online and hybrid minors must go through the IU Office of Online Education approval process.

Instructions

The steps listed below for new minors must be completed as described. Incomplete proposals will be returned. If you have any questions about the approval process, please contact your Undergraduate Affairs Committee representative.

Step 1

Notification

When a department has decided to propose a new minor, the dean of the academic unit must receive written approval from the associate vice provost for academic programs and initiatives to proceed with the development of a proposal.

Required item

Obtain approval from the associate vice provost for academic programs and initiatives.

Step 2

Proposal form

Complete all sections of the minor proposal form. Following final school-level approval and completion of Step 1, send the proposal form to the Office of Academic Affairs, requesting review and approval. All proposals will be reviewed using a rubric, which schools should follow when developing the proposal to avoid delays in the approval process.

Required items

New minor proposal form

Send your proposal to the associate vice provost for academic programs and initiatives.

Forms

New minor proposal form

Academic program change proposal

Resources

Matrix for approval process

New minor rubric

Proposal example 1

Proposal example 2

Step 3

Undergraduate Affairs Committee (UAC)

After the associate vice provost for academic programs and initiatives approves the proposal, the Office of Academic Affairs will forward the proposal to the UAC for review and approval. Members of an UAC subcommittee will review the proposal and make recommendations to the full committee regarding approval. After the presentation in Step 4, the full UAC will vote on whether to approve the proposal.

Step 4

Presentation to UAC

The chair of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee will invite the originating unit to present the proposal at a regularly scheduled UAC meeting. These meetings occur once a month during the academic year.

Step 5

Provost

Following approval by the UAC, the proposal will be forwarded by the UAC to the provost for approval. If approved by the provost, the proposal will be entered into the APPEAR system by the Office of Academic Affairs.

Step 6

Unit and campus notifications

If approved, the Office of Academic Affairs will send notification of approval to the originating unit, University Communications and Marketing, the IU Indianapolis registrar, the director of the Office of Student Financial Services, and the director of undergraduate admissions for coding and implementation. Though no additional approvals are needed beyond that of the IU Indianapolis provost, University Academic Affairs will be notified to allow for updating of necessary tables.