Forms and Instructions
To submit a proposal to the AAC, please use one of the forms below. If your proposed change falls outside these six categories, please contact the Simmons Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
New Courses
To propose the creation of a new course in Simmons (either face-to-face or online), please use the following form:
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A preview of this form can be found in this PDF document.
A summary of the process for creating a new course can be found in this PDF document.
Modifying Courses
To propose the modification of a course currently offered within Simmons, please use the following form. These modifications can include changing the course name, updating the course description, changing the course number, or changing the modality of a course (online to face-to-face, or face-to-face to online), or inactivating a course.
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A preview of this form can be found in this PDF document.
A summary of the process for modifying a course can be found in this PDF document.
Create New Academic Programs
To propose the creation of a new academic program in Simmons (majors, minors, graduate degrees, certificates, etc.), please use the following form. This form should be used whether your proposed program will be face-to-face, online, or hybrid.
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A preview of this form can be found in this PDF document.
A summary of the process for creating a new program can be found in this PDF Document.
Modifying Academic Programs
To propose the modification of a program currently offered within Simmons, please use the following form. This form should be used to request academic-related modifications to a program such as (but not limited to):
- Change in program length
- Change to elective content in a program
- Change to the required courses for a program
- Change to program CIP Code
- Addition of transcribed specialization or concentration
- Change of department/school for a program
- Change in modality for an academic program
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A summary of the process for modifying a program can be found in this PDF document.
Closing or Discontinuing Academic Programs
To propose the closure or discontinuation of an existing program, please use the form below.
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A summary of the process for closing a program can be found in this PDF document.
General Changes to Academic Programs
To propose program changes not directly related to the academic content of the program, please use the form below. These changes may include changes to the academic calendar for a program, changes to admission policies/requirements for a program, renaming of an academic program, department, or major, etc.
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A summary of the process for general changes to academic programs can be found in this PDF document.