Review guidelines for submitting proposals, access links to proposal forms, and find information about approval paths for academic programs.
New program proposals
Guidelines and forms
- Guidelines: New program / concentration proposal
- Form: New program / concentration proposal
- Completed form example
- Program consultation form
- Consultation report summary table
TAP will only consider new program proposals that have been granted preliminary approval by TAP, APB and the Faculty leadership during TAP鈥檚 annual program development planning exercise. teaching_programs.provost [at] mcgill.ca (Contact us for details).
If program proposals include changes to courses, please be sure to also submit the appropriate course proposal form(s).
Approval timeline
- Approximately 6 - 9 months for internal approval
- An additional 18 鈥 24 months for proposals requiring external approval
Programs should not be advertised until final approvals are granted. teaching_programs.provost [at] mcgill.ca (Contact us) for status updates.
Approval paths for new programs
Preliminary approval | Financial review | Unit approval | Central approval | External approval | |||
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TAP, APB, Faculty leadership | APB / Provost | Unit, Faculty | CGPS*, APC | Senate | BCI | MES | |
Degree programBachelor, Master, PhD | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 |
Non-degree programCertificate/diploma | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 |
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Self-funded programDegree/non-degree | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 |
| 鉁旓笍 |
Non-credit programProf. Dev. Certificate |
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| 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 |
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| New option / concentration | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 |
| 鉁旓笍** |
| New major / honours / joint honours / Faculty program | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 |
| 鉁旓笍 |
| New minor |
| 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 |
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* CGPS approves all graduate programs.
** To be determined during the consultation phase.
Existing programs: Revisions and retirements
Please submit a program revision form to propose major, moderate, or minor revisions to an existing program, as well as for program retirements.
Proposal forms and guidelines
- Guidelines: Program / concentration revision
- Form: Program / concentration revision
- Completed form example
- Program consultation form
- Consultation report summary table
If program proposals include changes to courses, please be sure to also submit the appropriate course proposal form(s).
Major revisions
- Degree program credit weight changes
- Changes to honours requirements in undergraduate programs
- Changes to project, thesis, and special activity requirements in graduate programs
- Changes to the minimum program GPA requirement for honours programs (as long as the GPA requirement remains at 3.0 or greater)
- Restructuring the program requirements, either by introducing new courses that make up more than one-third of the program鈥檚 total credits, or by incorporating existing courses (from other programs) that make up more than two-thirds (requires MES approval). These proportions are calculated based on the total number of credits offered within the program, not the total credits required to graduate.
TAP will only consider major revision proposals that have been granted preliminary approval by TAP, APB and the Faculty leadership during TAP鈥檚 annual program development planning exercise. teaching_programs.provost [at] mcgill.ca (Contact us for details).
Moderate revisions
- Changes to required course lists in a program
- Changes in are made teaching_programs.provost [at] mcgill.ca (by memo) (not the course revision form)
Minor revisions
- Degree program title changes
- Changes to complementary course lists that do not affect the credit weight of the program
- Course changes within the offering unit鈥檚 own subject code
- Credit weight changes to program components (excluding degree programs)
Program retirements
- Program retirement requests are made using the program revision form.
- Requests to reinstate a retired program are made teaching_programs.provost [at] mcgill.ca (by memo) (not the course revision form)
Approval timeline
- Approximately 6 鈥 12 months for major program revision proposals
- Approximately 2 鈥 4 months for minor/moderate program revision proposals and program retirements
teaching_programs.provost [at] mcgill.ca (Contact us) for status updates.
Approval paths for program revisions and retirements
Preliminary approval | Financial assessment | Unit approval | Central approval* | External approval | ||
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TAP, APB, Faculty leadership | APB/Provost | Unit, Faculty | CGPS, APTAP | APC | MES | |
Major revisions to existing program | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | if required |
Moderate revisions to existing program |
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| 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 |
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Minor revisions to existing program |
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| 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 |
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Changes in (online, hybrid, in person) |
| 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 | teaching_programs.provost [at] mcgill.ca (Send a memo) |
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Program retirement |
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| 鉁旓笍 | 鉁旓笍 |
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Reinstatement of retired program |
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| teaching_programs.provost [at] mcgill.ca (Send a memo) | 鉁旓笍&苍产蝉辫; |
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* CGPS approves all graduate programs.
The Associate Provost (Teaching and Academic Planning) (APTAP) reviews all proposals on behalf of the Academic Policy Committee (APC), may resolve questions, and determine if additional APC review is required.
All proposals are included for information in regular reports to APC and Senate.