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Types of Programs

A program is a series of courses that culminate in conferral of a credential, which could be described as a “program,” whether or not the credential has the same name as a currently transcripted UK credential (degree, certificate, badge, honor or other credential(s)) as determined by the Office of the Provost. A program may be credit-bearing or non-credit-bearing, although only credit-bearing programs are recorded on an academic transcript. The Office of the Provost has purview over all activities that could be construed as a “program.”

UK currently offers four types of programs: 

  1. Badges (defined here)
  2. Minors
  3. Certificates
  4. Degrees

And for each program, there are three types of curricular actions: new, change and suspend/close.

Program Changes

Underneath the "change" action, there are three categories:

  1. Minor change
  2. Change
  3. Significant change

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Types of Program Proposals

Below is a list of each type of proposal. Select the proposal type below that best describes what you are working on to find out more about how to create and submit a proposal and the approval steps.