1. Approval Process Undergraduate – UCC
Courses (new, revisions, deletions1, ACE certification and recertification
CASNR Curriculum Committee
Graduate – Graduate Council
Undergraduate – UCC
Cross-listings (additions or deletions)2
CASNR Curriculum Committee
Graduate – Graduate Council
Options and minors3
CASNR Curriculum Committee
Specializations4
CASNR Curriculum Committee
Graduate Council
College core requirements and academic policies, transfer articulation agreements
CASNR Curriculum Committee
Substitution/waivers, student appeals, bulletin copy (format, consistency, accuracy, editorial), operating procedures for the curriculum committee
CASNR Curriculum Committee
1 Submitted to UCC for notification purposes only
2 Refer to for guidelines on cross-listings.
3 Approval by UNL Graduate Council needed for an interdepartmental graduate minor.
4 Undergraduate specializations do need approval beyond the CASNR Curriculum Committee.

2. Approval Process
New degree programs, name changes for credentialed academic program and certificates
Unit Curriculum Committee (Unit Administrator's Transmittal Letter to CASNR Curriculum Committee)
CASNR Curriculum Committee
(CASNR Faculty Approval and Dean’s Transmittal Letter to IANR Vice Chancellor)
Undergraduate
Graduate
IANR Vice Chancellor
IANR Vice Chancellor
UNL Graduate Council
APC
APC
Chancellor
(After approval, sends the proposal to the NU Provost with a memo for consideration by CAO)
Chancellor
After approval, sends the proposal to the NU Provost (Dean of Graduate Studies) with a memo for consideration by Executive Graduate Council
NU Provost & CAO
Board of Regents
NU Provost & Executive Graduate Council
Board of Regents
Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
Reference Documents: Checklist for New Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs
New Undergraduate Degree Program IANR
New Graduate Degree Program IANR
Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education