Graduate Curriculum Process

Majors

Definition of a Major

Click on the action you want for procedures:

• Graduate Admission Priority Deadline Change Guide
  Use to change existing priority admission deadlines for Majors or to add or remove deadlines for a specific semester.
  
  
• Graduate Major Guide
  Use to Create, Change, or Terminate a Major (includes adding or removing Concentrations, updating admission or curriculum requirements, replacing selected topics courses with permanent numbers, etc.).  It is also used to create a new major under a new degree program.
  
  
• Change or Expand Delivery Mode or Campus Location
  Use to change delivery (on campus, online, etc.) or campus location.
  
  
• To create, suspend, or terminate a degree program (including changes in CIP code) - see: Degree Programs
  

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  Resources:
  • Graduate Major Approval Form (if required by the College)
  • College Approval Requirements
  • Assessment Plan and Curriculum Map - see website for forms
  • Assessment Plan Checklist for Faculty Council Reviewers
  • Graduate Council Review Guide - Curriculum
  • USF Curriculum and CIP Codes
  • USF Degree Inventory
  • USF Graduate Catalog
  • USF Graduate Council
  • USF Academic Planning and Operational Reporting (APOR)

Contact for assistance: Carol Hines-Cobb or Joseph Butts.