Definition of University of 玉米视频 Program
Sections 4.4.1, 4.7.1, 4.9, 4.11 of the Bylaws of the Board of Regents of the University of 玉米视频 (the
“Bylaws”) provide that Special Appointments, Appointments for a Specific Term, Health
Professions
Appointments and Continuous Appointments may be terminated by the university when there is a “bona
fide discontinuance of a program or department.” Departments are specifically provided for in Section
2.10 of the Bylaws. However, the Bylaws do not provide a definition of what constitutes a
“program.”
For the purposes of Sections 4.4.1, 4.7.1, 4.9, 4.11 and 4.12 of the Bylaws definitions of academic, and
support and service programs to be used when considering possible budget reallocation and reduction
actions are:
- Academic program. An academic program shall be defined by any one or more of the following
characteristics:
- includes the word “College,” “School,” “Department,”
“Center,” “Institute,” “Division,”
“Program,” “Bureau,” “Clinic” or “Laboratory” as part of
its
title;
- is headed by a person with academic rank entitled “dean,” “director,”
“chair,” “chief,”
“coordinator,” or “head;”
- leads to a degree, a certificate, a major, a minor, a credential, a diploma or continuing education
units;
- has a sequence of specific academic requirements;
- is a distinct academic option or track within a larger unit;
- has received administrative approval at the campus level or above to be a distinct academic,
research or service function;
- Support and service program. Any unit that does not have one or more of the foregoing
characteristics of an academic program will be defined as a support and service program.
Reference:
August 19, 2002