New Program Proposal Guidelines

Administrative Policy & Timeline

Within university guidelines, department and schools will determine the number, type, and level of courses that constitute an undergraduate major, graduate major, academic minor, academic concentration, or graduate certificate. Descriptions of majors and major requirements, minors and minor requirements, concentrations, and graduate certificates will be published in the UIS Catalog.

Guidelines

• View Guidelines for Program Honors (PDF)
• UIS Levels of Governance Table
• View Course Schedule Production Calendar(s)
• Course Schedules web page for the Standardized Course Schedule

World-Class Teaching

The Division of Academic Affairs is committed to hiring an increasingly diverse faculty with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching, improving teaching assessment and feedback systems, recognizing and rewarding high quality teaching, and investing in ongoing development of faculty efforts to integrate teaching, scholarship, outreach, and service activities. The following general goals have been developed in support of this priority:

The Division of Academic Affairs is committed to ensuring students receive a Premier Educational Experience at UIS. The following general goals (bold font), together with bulleted action goals, have been developed in support of this priority:

The Division of Academic Affairs has developed operational plans in support of the promise and potential of UIS’ Strategic Compass to provide students with a Premier Educational Experience. This promise rests on achieving goals associated with the directional pillars of World-Class Teaching, Experience-Engaged, Personal Attention, and Liberal Arts Skilled.

Resources for current faculty and Academic Affairs staff

• Academic Personnel Calendar
• Department/School/Program Leadership Change Requests
• Faculty Course Evaluation Reports
• Faculty Files Office

The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) serves as the chief academic officer for the university.

We provide leadership and guidance in the development, implementation, and administration of academic employment policies and procedures to support UIS units, academic employees, and the University community.

• Academic HR
• Academic Staff Handbook
• Assessment of Student Learning
• Center for Online Learning, Research & Service