Internal Approvals

Internal Approvals: Internal approvals differ according to the proposed offering. Regardless of the offering, the academic department and/or college reviews/approves the offering following their guidelines. Once an offering is approved by the department/college the following internal approvals take place accordingly:

New courses:

1. The Graduate School and the Council review and approve new courses
2. The Registrar’s Office adds the courses to the catalog.

New degree:

1. The Graduate School and the Council review and approve the new degree
2. Purdue Online reviews and approves the proposal once there is a signed letter of agreement
3. The Office of the Provost reviews and approves the proposal
4. The Board of Trustees reviews and approves proposal
5. ICHE approves the proposal.

Adding an online option to an existing graduate degree program:

1. The Graduate School reviews and approves the online option
2. Purdue Online reviews and approves the proposal once there is a signed letter of agreement
3. The Office of the Provost reviews and approves the proposal
4. ICHE approves the proposal.

Adding a concentration or adding curriculum to an already approved online degree program:

1. Purdue Online reviews and approves the proposal once there is a signed letter of agreement
2. The Graduate School reviews and approves the new concentration or additional curriculum.