Status and Details

Status and Details

This page contains information about the status, approval and implementation of this document, contact details for enquiries about document application/interpretation, and a brief summary of changes between this and the previous version.

Program and Course Approval Procedure - Higher Education Coursework, Short Courses and Micro-credentials

Status Current
Effective Date 8th February 2024
Review Date 31st December 2028
Approval Authority Academic Board
Approval Date 8th February 2024
Expiry Date Not Applicable
Policy Author Connie Merlino
Academic Registrar
Policy Owner Sherman Young
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education
Enquiries Contact Academic Policy

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

8/2/2024: This procedure was approved out-of-session by the Chair, Academic Board and Deputy Chair, Academic Board, on 8 February 2024.

- The former Program Course Approval Processes was superseded by three Program and Course Approval Procedures (Vocational Education and Training, Higher Degree by Research, and Higher Education Coursework, Short Courses and Micro-credentials), as part of the major Program and Course Policy review in 2023. Changes to the Program and Course Approval Processes include:

- Separation of former Program and Course Approval Processes provides greater clarity and detailed guidance for stakeholders in HE Coursework program approval, delivery, management and discontinuation, and in response to stakeholder feedback.

- New sections provide greater detail and guidance for program and course discontinuations, and a defined approvals pathway for short courses and micro-credentials, as well as governance pathways for program majors and minors.

Clauses Amended:Procedure: All



30/08/2024: Division name changed from RMIT University Pathways (RMIT UP) to RMIT Training (RMITT)

03/09/2024: Division name changed from RMIT Training (RMITT) to RMIT UP (RMIT UP)