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Standard Operating Procedure to Establish a new Academic Department

• Dean makes contact with other academic departments in the same college and in other colleges that might be affected.  Concerns will be documented and carried forward.

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

• Dean submits to Provost a recommendation to create the new department.  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.