Deactivations or Terminations of Majors, Minors, or Certificates

Deactivation or Reactivation

Effective this date and until rescinded, deactivation (temporary suspension) of an educational program, degree, or major may be approved by the President of the University of Georgia without obtaining Board of Regents' approval. Deactivation is for a period not to exceed two academic years to allow for program review, to consider enrollment problems, to deal with faculty shortages, or for other similar reasons. The President may subsequently reactivate the program within that two-year period without obtaining Board of Regents' approval. However, the deactivation or reactivation will be reported to the Chancellor by the  resident. If the program has not been reactivated by the end of the second academic year, the President should take action to terminate the program. A deactivated program remains an authorized program at the institution, but new students are no longer permitted to enroll. The deactivated program will not be listed in the Bulletin.

Termination
A proposal for termination (discontinuation) of an educational program, degree, or major will be submitted to the Chancellor for review and recommendation for action by the Board of Regents. Termination means that the institution is no longer authorized to offer the program. Subsequent offering of the program must be initiated by a proposal for a new program.

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To submit a request, please follow the steps below:

• Proposals to deactivate or terminate an academic program should include the following:
  • A program abstract
  • The reasons or rationale for deactivation/termination
  • How faculty and staff will be impacted by the deactivation/termination
  • Plans to allow currently enrolled students to complete a deactivated program
  • Plans to reactivate the program
  • Complete the Curriculum Request Form.
    • When you click on the link above, the form will open in a browser.  You will need to save the form and open in Adobe Acrobat.  This will allow you to complete the fillable form and add your signature.
    • Supporting documentation:
      •  Reactivation Proposal Form
      • Deactivation or Termination Proposal Form
      • Area of Emphasis Termination Form
    • Please submit your PDF request to: April Brown at albrown@uga.edu.  
• Proposals to reactivate a previously deactivated program should include:
  • A program abstract
  • The reasons or rationale for reactivating the program
  • Departmental commitments to the reactivated program, including fiscal and physical resources
  • A program of study and list of requirements for the program
  • Documentation of student demand and the need for the program
  • Complete the Curriculum Request Form.
    • When you click on the link above, the form will open in a browser.  You will need to save the form and open in Adobe Acrobat.  This will allow you to complete the fillable form and add your signature.
    • Supporting documentation:
      •  Reactivation Proposal Form
    • Please submit your PDF request to: April Brown at albrown@uga.edu.  
• Deactivation, termination, or reactivation requests will need be reviewed and approved by the Faculty Senate.  A representative from your department will need to be present at this meeting to discuss the proposal as well as answer any questions or concerns that might arise.  
• Once your request has been approved by both the Franklin College Curriculum Committee and the Faculty Senate, the request will be emailed to the Office of Curriculum Systems and to the Department Head. 
• Please refer to the Deactivation, Reactivation, or Termination Approval Routing Chart
   
• TIMELINE FOR CURRICULUM PROPOSALS TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR FALL 2025:

QUESTIONS?  Please contact April Brown at albrown@uga.edu.