Trent University
MyTrent
  • Academics
    • Undergraduate Programs
    • Graduate Programs
    • Trent Online
    • Summer Courses
    • Continuing Education
    • Study Abroad
    • Academic Calendar
    • Academic Timetable
    • Academic Skills Centre
    • Academic Advising
    • Library
    • Centre for Teaching and Learning
  • Admissions
    • Undergraduate
    • Thinking of Applying
    • Already Applied
    • Received an Offer
    • Accepted My Offer
    • Graduate
    • International
    • Indigenous
    • Returning to Trent
    • Transfer
  • Services & Support
    • Academic Advising
    • Academic Skills Centre
    • Administrative Departments
    • Alumni Services
    • Athletics
    • Campus Security
    • Careerspace
    • Colleges
    • Communications
    • Conferences
    • Financial Aid
    • Financial Services
    • Health & Wellness
    • Indigenous Services
    • Information Technology
    • International Students
    • Learning Support
    • Parking
    • Printshop
    • Recruitment
    • Registrar's Office
    • Residence & Housing
    • Student Clubs
    • TrentU Card
  • Research
    • Research at Trent
    • Research Centres
    • Find an Expert
    • Resources
  • Give to Trent
  • About Trent
    • About Trent
    • Careers
    • Giving to Trent
    • Governance
    • How to Find Us
    • Media
    • News & Events
    • President's Office
    • Staff Directory
    • Trent Facts
    • Contact Us
  • Campus Locations
    • Peterborough
    • Durham GTA
    • Online
  • Future Students
    • Undergraduate
    • Thinking of Applying
    • Already Applied
    • Received an Offer
    • Accepted My Offer
    • Graduate
    • International
    • Indigenous
    • Returning to Trent
    • Transfer
  • Current Students
  • The Colleges of Trent
  • Alumni
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give
  • Peterborough
  • Durham GTA
  • Map
  • Careers
  • Directions
  • Library
  • Site Map
  • Bookstore
Skip to main content Home
  • Peterborough
  • Durham GTA
  • Online
  • MyTrent
MENU
Overhead view of campus.
Trent University
Provost & VP Academic
  • Welcome
    • VP Academic Position Profile
    • VP Academic Organizational Chart
    • Academic Guiding Principles
    • Faculty Listing
    • Provost's Award for Support Staff
    • Jackie Muldoon Award for Faculty Service
  • Quality Assurance
    • Templates
    • Cyclical Program Review
      • Self-Study
      • Appendices
      • Final Assessment Reports & Implementation Plans
    • New Degree Program Development
      • Program Proposal & Appendices
      • Flowchart of Approval Process for New Programs
      • Evaluation Criteria - New Program Development
      • External Review & Site Visit
      • Approved Degree Programs
    • Expedited Approval
    • Major Modifications
    • Audit
    • Institutional Quality Assurance Policy & Procedures (IQAP)
  • Academic Integrity
    • For Students
      • FAQs for Students
    • For Instructors
      • Steps for Handling Academic Integrity Cases
      • FAQ for Instructors
      • Sample Emails for Instructors
      • Checklist for Instructors
    • For Chairs
      • Steps for Handling Academic Integrity Cases
      • FAQs for Chairs
      • Checklist for Chairs
      • Sample Emails for Chairs
    • Undergraduate Academic Integrity Policy
    • Graduate Academic Integrity Policy
    • Policy on the Sharing and Distribution of Course Content
    • Annual Report
  • Committees & Policies
    • Academic Planning & Policy Committee
    • Committee on Academic Personnel
      • Promotion, Tenure, Reappointment
      • Sabbaticals
      • Merit
    • Cyclical Program Review Committee
    • Faculty Board
    • Provost's Planning Group
    • Undergraduate Studies Committee
      • Undergraduate Studies Committee Policy
      • USC Terms of Reference
      • New Course Syllabuses
      • Course Numbering Policy
      • Science Credit Designation
      • Undergraduate Degree Level Expectations
      • Indigenous Course Requirement
  • Contact
  1. Trentu.ca
  2. Provost & VP Academic
  3. Quality Assurance
  4. New Degree Program Development
  5. Flowchart of Approval Process for New Programs

Flowchart of Approval Process for New Programs

Flowchart: Approval Process for New Programs (.docx)

Step 1

Initial Proposal developed by Dean for in-principle approval by PPG

Step 2

Striking of a Working Group by Dean(s); Deans announce at Decanal Councils that a new degree program is being developed

Step 3

Development of Full Proposal by Working Group following broad consultation

Step 4

Dean(s) signs off on Full Proposal; Senate and Faculty Board informed proposal for new degree program is being considered by Senate committees

Step 5

Full Proposal to USC/GSC to check for consistency with university degree regulations and for approval of any new courses 
External reviewer(s) selected

Step 6

AP&P reviews Full Proposal; confirms ready for external review

Step 7

Desk audit or site visit occurs; external reviewers submit report

Step 8

Working Group prepares response to the External Reviewers’ Report 
Dean writes Letter of Support for proposal

Step 9

AP&P reviews Full Proposal, External Reviewers’ Report, Working Group’s response, Dean’s Letter of Support 
AP&P makes recommendation

Step 10

Full Proposal to Faculty Board for Information 
Full Proposal to Senate for Approval

Step 11

Submission to Quality Council 
Submission to MTCU (as required)          

Step 12

Dean submits Monitoring Report to AP&P

 

Current initiatives

  • Academic Guiding Principles

New Degree Program Development

  • Welcome
  • Quality Assurance
    • Templates
    • Cyclical Program Review
    • New Degree Program Development
      • Program Proposal & Appendices
      • Flowchart of Approval Process for New Programs
      • Evaluation Criteria - New Program Development
      • External Review & Site Visit
      • Approved Degree Programs
    • Expedited Approval
    • Major Modifications
    • Audit
    • Institutional Quality Assurance Policy & Procedures (IQAP)
  • Academic Integrity
  • Committees & Policies
  • Contact

Related Links

  • Durham GTA
  • Deans of Arts & Science
  • School of Education
  • Nursing
  • Graduate Studies
  • Colleges
  • Experiential Learning
  • International
  • Library & Archives
  • Registrar
  • Teaching & Learning
Trent University Logo

Trent University respectfully acknowledges it is located on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishnaabeg. We offer our gratitude to First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.

The Campaign For
Momentous
Action Research Leadership Debate Performance Connection Discovery Ideas Places Stewardship Support Possiblity

Peterborough

1600 West Bank Drive
Peterborough, ON Canada, K9L 0G2

Toll Free: 1-855-MY-TRENT

Campus Map

Durham Greater Toronto Area

55 Thornton Road South
Oshawa, ON Canada, L1J 5Y1

Phone: 905-435-5100

Campus Map

Social Media Directory
  • Contact
  • Directions
  • Site Map
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • @ Copyright 2025 Trent University