Description / Requirements
Significant updates to majors, minors, and certificates that constitute greater than 25% change to the existing curriculum or necessitate a change to the number of units required to complete the degree.
Submitting a Substantial Modification
To submit a request for a graduate or undergraduate major, minor, certificate, or sub-plan/emphasis, please complete the Substantial Change Request form linked below and email it to curricular_affairs@list.arizona.edu
Proposal Routing Path
| Graduate | Undergraduate |
| Curricular Affairs (Review) | Curricular Affairs (Review) |
| Graduate Programs Executive Review Committee (GPERC) | Academic Programs Subcommittee (APS) |
| Undergraduate Council (UGC) | |
| Grad College Academic Administrators Council (G-CAAC) | Undergrad College Academic Administrators Council (U-CAAC) |
Related Links
- Substantial Change Form
- Standard Curriculum Modifications, changes that are 25% or less of the plan's total units
- Undergraduate Majors, Minors or Certificates Academic Advisement Reports
- Degree Search (undergraduate)
- Graduate Catalog and Program Descriptions
Important Dates / Deadlines
Proposals for new programs require approval by faculty governance councils which only meet during the academic year. The dates linked below are suggested guidelines to maximize opportunities for approval within an academic year. When proposal volume exceeds available committee agenda slots, approval may be delayed. On-time submission of a program proposal does not guarantee approval will occur by a specific date.
Priority Consideration
- December 1
Final Deadline
- February 1