A faculty committee prepares a Notice of Intent to Plan a new degree following the guidelines established by UW System and described in UW System Administrative Policy 102 (formerly ACIS 1.0) Policy on University of Wisconsin System Array Management: Program Planning, Delivery, Review, and Reporting. (https://www.wisconsin.edu/uw-policies/uw-system-administrative-policies/policy-on-university-of-wisconsin-system-array-management-program-planning-delivery-review-and-reporting-2/) Following approval by the Dean and Provost, the Provost (or designee) submits the proposal to the UW System Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Educational Innovation (APEI) and to the Provosts at all University of Wisconsin System (UW System) institutions via
pprnoticeofintent@uwsa.edu. (The Associate of Arts and Sciences Executive Committee acts as the Unit Executive Committee for purposes of developing AAS degrees.)
NOTE:
Associate Degree programs should follow UW System Administrative Policy 115 (formerly ACIS 1.3) Associate Degree Standards:
https://www.wisconsin.edu/uw-policies/uw-system-administrative-policies/associate-degree-standards/.
It is possible to create AAS degrees with specific majors. See the Guidelines For Associate Degree Approval: https://www.wisconsin.edu/program-planning/download/guidance/Associate-Degree-Approval-Guidelines-122020.docx.
Program Planning Resources may be found here:
https://www.wisconsin.edu/program-planning/.