When one or more of the following conditions prevail, a Request for a New Academic Program form should be completed in conformity with:

• these guidelines; and
• the Procedures for the Implementation of New Academic Programs

1. a need for new dollars or a reallocation of unit resources in any one or more of the following areas:
   

   (1) new personnel and/or adjustments in the work loads and/or assignments of existing personnel.
   (2) new or additional space (amount and type) (e.g., 20 laboratory stations).
   (3) new or additional equipment (amount and type).
   (4) new or additional library materials.
   (5) new or additional support units and/or services (e.g., computing facilities).

2. a need for a new curriculum and/or major code; or for changes in an existing curriculum and/or major code as a result of a new degree, a new major, or a significant change in the nature, emphasis, or duration of a program to accommodate new professional directions and/or a new target audience.
3. an impact on MSU's institutional role and mission and its programs.
4. an impact on the larger society.
5. an alteration of existing MSU policy.
   
   1/14/82; rev. 11/99