This fifth edition of the Maryland Community Colleges Instructional Program Manual was designed to be used in the development, submission, review, and approval of all new instructional programs in the Maryland community colleges. The first section provides a timetable for program proposals and program evaluations. The next sections contain…

This report provides information on the guiding principles and requirements for academic program development in the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges. Any program development needs to be tied to the system mission. The origins of program development should continue to build on the strength of local college initiatives where perceived…

In November 1995, Sir Sandford Fleming College, in Ontario, Canada, developed a proposal to establish centers of specialization, or clusters of related curricula or programs that are unique in a region, and to suspend or curtail existing programs due to funding shortages. Feedback was requested from the college community, with college-wide staff…

The program planning and review activities of the California Postsecondary Education Commission and the public segments for 1981-1982 are summarized. In addition, recommendations for segmental action for the 1981-1982 year are offered. Information is provided on the number of proposals for new programs for the University of California (the…