Program Approval
Requests for new units will be accepted by the Illinois Board of
Higher Education at any time following appropriate institutional review
and are acted upon at one of the six meetings per year of the IBHE.
The mission of the University and the identity of its campuses is
reflected in the strategic framework most recently approved by the Board of
Trustees in 2016. New programs must demonstrate their fit not only
with the University's stated mission, but also to the strategic plan of
the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the Public Agenda, approved by
the IBHE in December 2008.