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Standard Operating Procedure to Change the Name of an Academic Department or to Combine Departments

• Department Head obtains approval from Dean to begin the process of seeking a Departmental name change or to combine departments.

• Department contacts other academic departments in the same college and other colleges that might be affected.  Concerns will be documented and carried forward.

• Department Head proposes change to Associate Deans for Academic Affairs from all colleges.  Concerns will be documented and carried forward.

• Department Head submits to Dean a letter recommending the name change.  The letter should include how the change will affect program or degree program names, CIP codes, etc.  If no changes in degree programs, etc., will result from the department name change, that should also be noted in the letter.  If the name change will affect the degrees or programs, the appropriate documentation and routing of those changes should be processed separately.  Documentation of concerns will accompany this recommendation.

• Dean submits to Provost a recommendation for the name change.  Documentation of concerns will accompany this recommendation.

• Provost presents to the following groups for their discussion/approval:

  Faculty Senate (discussion)

  Vice Provosts and Director of UPA (discussion)

  Deans Council (approval)

  Executive Officers (approval)

  University Council (approval)

• Provost notifies the AAPC of BOT.

• Provost notifies UNC-GA.

• Upon acknowledgement from UNC-GA, Provost notifies Vice Provosts, Deans, Department Heads, and Executive Officers that the name is officially changed.