Please complete this screening form to declare any of the following changes to existing Higher Learning Commission (HLC) approved academic programs:
- Number of Credit Hours. A change of 25% or more to the number of credit hours required to complete a degree program or certificate program, either in a single change or as the sum total of aggregate changes since the institution’s most recent accreditation review (comprehensive evaluation or Assurance Review).
- Program Content. A change of 25% or more to the content of a program, either in a single change or as the sum total of aggregate changes, since the most recent accreditation review (comprehensive evaluation or Assurance Review).
Program content changes include changes to a program’s curriculum (measured credit hours), learning objectives, competencies or required clinical experiences. This includes changes in the general education courses required for program completion, not merely the courses within the discipline, program or major. - Method of Delivery. A change in the method of delivery for a program. (i.e., on-line to in-person/in-person to on-line)
- Customized Pathways or Abbreviated or Modified Courses. Development of customized pathways or abbreviated or modified courses or programs to accommodate a student’s existing knowledge (such as from employment or military service) and to close competency gaps between demonstrated prior knowledge and the full requirements of a particular course or program.
If you have any questions, please contact Mark Valenzuela.