Review process for establishing graduate degree programs and academic units

There are more than 700 graduate degree programs across the UC system, and this number continues to climb. As new graduate programs are introduced, they are reviewed by faculty and administrators at both the campus and system levels, as outlined in the Compendium: Universitywide Review Processes for Academic Programs, Academic Units, and Research Units.

Description of the universitywide review process for establishing graduate degree programs.

Description of the universitywide review process for establishing new schools and colleges.

In partnership with the Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs (CCGA), IRAP coordinates the system-level review of campus proposals for new graduate programs and other academic units while also tracking the progress of these proposals, as seen below. For questions related to administrative review of programs or other academic units, contact Chris Procello at Chris.Procello@ucop.edu. For questions related to the Senate review of programs or other academic units, contact Fredye Harms at Fredye.Harms@ucop.edu. For the formal list of academic units and degrees authorized by the Regents see Regents Standing Order 110.1.

Academic programs/units currently under review

Campus	Name of program or unit	Degree	Campus transmittal letter date	First date as CCGA agenda item	Action requested	Current status
Irvine	Business Analytics	M.S.	2/28/24	3/6/24	Establishment	Senate review: Discussed at 4/3/24 CCGA meeting
Irvine	Management	Master	2/28/24	3/6/24	Establishment	Senate review: Discussed at 4/3/24 CCGA meeting
Davis	Nurse Anesthesia	D.N.P.	1/23/24	2/7/24	Establishment	Senate review: Discussed at 4/3/24 CCGA meeting
Irvine	School of Population & Public Health		11/8/23	2/7/24	Establishment	Senate review: Discussed at 4/3/24 CCGA meeting
San Diego	Public Health	Ph.D.	12/13/23	1/10/24	Establishment	Senate review: Approved at 4/3/24 CCGA meeting
Davis	Medical Device Development	M.Eng.	12/1/23	12/6/23	Establishment	Senate review: Discussed at 4/3/24 CCGA meeting
Los Angeles	Medical Physiology	M.S.	10/20/23	11/1/23	Establishment	Senate review: Discussed at 4/3/24 CCGA meeting

Academic programs/units approved or resolved during Academic Year 2023-24

Campus	Name of program or unit	Degree	Campus transmittal letter date	Date of CCGA approval	Action requested	Final status
San Diego	Physician Assistant Studies	M.A.S.	1/19/24	2/7/24	Establishment	CCGA letter issued 2/8/24. Presidential approval letter signed 2/26/24.
San Diego	School of Computing, Information, & Data Science		10/15/23	2/7/24	Establishment	CCGA letter issued 2/16/24. Academic Council letter issued 4/3/24.
San Francisco	AI & Computational Drug Discovery & Development	M.S.	10/11/23	12/10/23	Establishment	CCGA letter issued 1/16/24. Presidential approval letter signed 2/21/24.
Los Angeles	Real Estate Development	Master	6/16/23	12/6/23	Establishment	CCGA letter issued 12/7/23. Academic Council letter issued 12/14/23. Presidential approval letter signed 1/23/24.
Riverside	Public Health	Master	2/28/23	10/4/23	Establishment	CCGA letter issued 10/5/23. Academic Council letter issued 10/26/23. Presidential approval letter signed 11/20/23.