For questions or assistance in completing a PAF, contact programprocess@case.edu.
Requestor Information
Department: The department the initiator of the form belongs to.
School: The school the initiator of the form is in.
Are you completing this form on behalf of someone else?: If the initiator is entering the form into the system on someone else's behalf, this section allows for entry of contact information in the event that questions arise.
- Contacts: Name, email address and network ID of the person the initiator of the form is completing it for.
Effective Date/Change Information
Effective Term: Term the program or change should be active.
Effective Year: Year the program or change should be active.
Type of Change: Changes fall under two categories:
- Substantive (Changes include: All Program Information or more than 50% of program requirements)
- Allows edits to all program information, such as:
- Program title
- Credit hours required
- Completion time
- Program location
- Allows edits to all program information, such as:
- Non-substantive (Changes include: Plan of study, concentrations, less than 50% of program requirements)
- Allows edits to program information within current program setup (e.g. program title, credit hours, program location, etc.), such as:
- Course lists
- Sequencing of courses
- Concentrations (adding/removing/editing)
- Allows edits to program information within current program setup (e.g. program title, credit hours, program location, etc.), such as:
- Submission of a new Program Action Form is required for changes to:
- Program School
- Program Department
- Academic Level
- Degree/Credential
- Format (e.g. Online)
Program Information
Program Type: Options include “Degree/Program/Major/Certificate”, “Dual Degree”, “Minor (Undergraduate Only)”.
- Degree/Program/Major/Certificate: this option includes a new degree, program, major, and university-recognized Certificate programs
- To propose a new concentration, please edit the Concentrations section of parent program
- Dual Degree: this option proposes two existing programs for a dual degree option
- Minor (Undergraduate Only): use this option to propose a new minor for undergraduate students
- If you need guidance on which program type to select, or are proposing something not listed above, please contact programprocess@case.edu for further information.
Dual Degree (Program #1 and Program #2): Identify the two programs in the dual degree proposal. Order only indicates workflow order (e.g. Program #1 Dean will review and then Program #2 Dean will review, and so forth)
Program School: The school that will be the owner of the program.
Program Department: The department that will be the owner of the program.
Does the proposal involve instruction, coursework or any resources from other departments or schools?: Select “Yes” if the program should be reviewed by another area at the university prior to full program approval. Selections made here will affect workflow. Completed non-CWRU school approvals should be added in the 'Attachments' section of the form.
- Other Department(s) involved: List any other department(s) involved with the program.
- Other School(s) involved, if different from Program School: List any other school(s) involved with the program.
Academic Level: Academic Organization of the program.
- ‘Undergraduate’ if Undergraduate Academic Support is degree-granting authority for program
- ‘Graduate’ if School of Graduate Studies is degree-granting authority for program
- Professional School option if individual school is degree-granting authority for program
- ‘Dental Medicine’, ‘Law’, ‘Management’, ‘Medicine’, ‘Nursing’, ‘Social Sciences’
Degree/Credential: Degree/Credential for program. If not listed, choose “Other” and enter into the text field.
- Dental Nondegree Type: Only available to Dental School.
I have consulted with the CWRU representative to the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) prior to submitting this form: Checking this box indicates initiator has consulted with the appropriate representative for ODHE.
- For Undergraduate programs, please contact Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Academic & Faculty Affairs, Donald Feke, at donald.feke@case.edu.
- For Graduate Programs, please contact Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Academic & Faculty Affairs, Charles Rozek, at charles.rozek@case.edu.
Program Title: Title of proposed program. Naming convention used for existing programs is: Name of the program/major followed by abbreviation of the degree. For example, Biology BA.
Minimum credit hours required for completion: Number of credit hours required to complete the credential.
Completion Time (years): Average or standard number of years it takes to complete the program. Can include decimals.
Will this program participate in the optional plus/minus grading?: Only available to graduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Will the proposed program follow standard academic calendar for your school?: Identify if the program’s start and end dates match the standard start and end dates for your school.
- If no, explain: Provide details as to what will be different.
Program Location: Default for program locations (including online programs) is “Main campus/Cleveland”.
- If other, please specify: If courses will be taught at a different location, please provide city, state and country.
Does this program follow the standard academic load for your school?: Review the Enrollment Status for your Program School. If the program will not follow what is listed, provide a breakdown of hours by status.
- Half Time Status: Number of credit hours for students to be considered half time.
- Three-Quarter Status: Number of credit hours for students to be considered three-quarter status.
- Full Time Status: Number of credit hours for students to be considered full time status.
Academic Technology
The purpose of this section is to gather the needed program information to help University Technology and others review for resources.
Program/Change Rationale
Program Description: For new programs only. Provide a description of the program that would be pertinent to users reviewing and approving the Program Action Form.
Justification: Justification for the new program (or change) proposal that would be pertinent to users reviewing and approving the Program Action Form.
Describe which school’s tuition rate will be charged: For Dual Degrees Only. Describe which program the student will be billed for per semester. Students can only be billed one tuition per semester.
Describe double counting of credit: For Dual Degrees Only. Describe credit hours being shared between programs.
School financial representative approval for dual billing agreement: For Dual Degrees Only. Attachment field.
Program Requirements (will appear in General Bulletin)
Program Requirements: The minimum required components necessary to obtain the credential. Can include course lists, credit hours, and other milestones.
Suggested Plan of Study: An example of a path a student might take to complete the degree. For illustration purposes only. If there is no suggested plan of study available to build, please indicate with N/A.
Concentration/Track/Field of Study
Does this proposal include a change to concentrations?: If any part of the proposal makes an edit to, or adds a new concentration, select ‘yes’.
Does this program have any concentrations?: Select ‘yes’ if any concentrations currently exist for this program.
Should the title(s) print on the transcript?: If concentration name(s) are transcriptable, select ‘yes’.
Concentrations (Title(s) and Credit Hours): List the titles of the concentrations and required credit hours for successful completion.
Requirements for Concentration/Track/Field of Study Option(s): Section will appear in the General Bulletin. The minimum required components necessary for the concentration. Can include course lists, credit hours, and other milestones.
Program Learning Outcomes
Program learning Outcomes: Section will appear in the General Bulletin. For information on learning outcome statements, please see page 4 in the CWRU Outcome Assessment Guide.
Attachments
Attach File (optional): If external document(s) contain pertinent information for reviewers and approvers of the Program Action Form, they may be uploaded to this section.
Please attach approval(s) from specialty group(s): For Mandel School programs only.