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CBHE Program Change Template

The Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education requires certain fields of information and attachments for a program change. Please use the below guidelines as a template.

At the top of the page, include:

  • Submitting institution name
  • Type of program change:
    • Title change only
    • Combination program created out of closely allied existing programs
    • Option(s) added to existing program(s)
    • Addition of certificate program developed from approved existing parent degree
    • Addition of free-standing single-semester certificate program
    • Delete program(s)
    • Delete option(s)
    • Program placed on "inactive status" list
  • Intended date/semester of program change, additional options, or "inactive status"

For the program information, include:

  • Before the proposed change:
    • Title of old program or certificate option
    • Degree
    • CIP code
  • After the proposed change:
    • Title of new program or certificate option
    • Degree
    • CIP code

Attach a copy of the "before and after" curriculum, as applicable, and a rationale for the proposed change.

Include the name, phone number, and email address of the main point of contact for more information.

Include authorization/signature from the Institutional Officer, along with their title and the date.