What are the terms “substantive” and “non-substantive” and how are they used?
These terms are no longer in use to describe academic program or administrative change requests. For many years they were used to differentiate those requests that would be heard and acted upon by the Coordinating Board, and those that could be decided by the Commissioner and CB staff. “Substantive” requests went to the Coordinating Board for consideration during a quarterly meeting; almost all degree program requests and most administrative changes were treated in this way. Very few requests were handled at the Commissioner/staff level. In recent years, the Board has delegated more responsibility to the Commissioner for the approval of bachelor’s and master’s degree program requests, and the terms “substantive” and “non-substantive” came to have no real meaning. They were retired in practice almost ten years ago; they have been removed from current Coordinating Board resources for the proposal review process.
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