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Substantive Changes


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Year Substantive Change Notification Date SACSCOC Response Date
2023 Closure of the Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) 8-22-2023 12-8-2023
2023 New Program Notification – BS Applied Artificial Intelligence 8-22-2023 9-25-2023
2023 New Program Notification – BS Data Science 8-22-2023 9-25-2023
2023 New Program Notification – BS Public Affairs 9-7-2023 9-25-2023
2023 New Program Notification – MS Business Cybersecurity 3-28-2023 8-28-2023
2023 New OCIS Notification – UT Medical Center & Cherokee Farms 3-28-2023 9-19-2023
2022 New Program Approval – Marketing MS 9-10-2022 7-22-2022
2021 Closure of the Master of Law in United States Business Law (LLM) 10-14-2021 2-4-2022
2021 Closure of the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) 6-17-2021 8-27-2021
2021 New Horticultural Therapy Certificate (Graduate) 4-13-2021 8-27-2021
2020 Program Closure/Reorganization – Dietetic Internship 6-20-2020 2-26-2021
2020 Temporary Relocation of Instruction – COVID-19 Mar. 12, 2020 Mar. 19, 2020
2019 Dual Degree Agreement for College of Engineering with Tennessee Wesleyan Nov. 21, 2019 Apr. 21, 2020
2019 Master of Legal Studies (MLS), 30 credit hours Sep. 7, 2018 Feb. 15, 2019
2018 3+1 Joint Degree Program in Audiology & Speech Pathology with UTHSC – Agreement Renewal Jul. 1, 2018 Oct. 11, 2018
2018 Dual Enrollment Agreement between UT Knoxville and Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC) for the benefit of ROTC students at PSCC Feb. 9, 2018 July 13, 2018
2017 Dual Degree Program between King University and UT Tickle College of Engineering Feb. 22, 2017 Sep. 1, 2017
2016 Collaborative Agreement for the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (For full documentation, contact SACS_Liaison@utk.edu) Oct. 27, 2016
Follow-Up
Feb. 28, 2017
Feb. 9, 2017
Response
March 22, 2017
2016 New Off-Site Location, Professional MBA Program (Voluntarily withdrawn)
2016 Add graduate certificate in Deafness Rehabilitation April 27, 2016 Sept. 8, 2016
2016 Add graduate certificate in Youth Informatics April 27, 2016 Sept. 8, 2016
2015 Closure of the University Research Administration Graduate Certificate Program Dec. 11, 2015 Feb. 8, 2016
2015 Offer an LL.M. in U.S. Business Law for 24 Semester Credit Hours Sept. 16, 2015 Feb. 18, 2016
2015 Dual Degree Agreement for College of Engineering and Maryville College April 28, 2015 July 27, 2015
2015 Closure of the Art Education Major with teach-out plan March 4, 2015 July 8, 2015
2015 Dual Degree Agreement  for College of Veterinary Medicine and Maryville College Feb. 9, 2015 June 3, 2015
2015 Closure of the Global Disaster Nursing Graduate Certificate Program and the Global Disaster Studies Certificate Program Feb. 9, 2015  June 3, 2015
2015 Closure of the Public Health Leadership Graduate Certificate Program Feb. 9, 2015 June 3, 2015
2015 Closure of the Sustainability Science Graduate Certificate Program Feb. 9, 2015 June 3, 2015
2014 Dual Degree Agreements with the College of Engineering Dec. 15, 2014 April 21, 2015
2014 Closure of the Land Surveying Graduate Certificate Program Feb. 10, 2014 May 22, 2014
2014 Closure of the Aviation Systems, Master of Science (consolidated under the Aerospace Engineering, Master of Science) Jan. 31, 2014 Feb. 17, 2014
2014 Closure of the Computational Fluid Dynamics Graduate Certificate Program Jan. 31, 2014 Feb. 17, 2014
2013 Closure of the Industrial and Organizational Psychology Doctoral Program April 2, 2013 Aug. 13, 2013
2013 Bachelor of Science in Audiology and Speech Pathology, joint degree between the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Feb. 28, 2013 Aug. 5, 2013
2013 Consolidation of multiple foreign language and literature undergraduate majors into a unified major Jan. 14, 2013 July 10, 2013
2012 Future at the University of Tennessee Utilizing Resources for Employment (FUTURE) Certificate – notification for access to federal financial aid June 13, 2012 Oct. 2, 2012
2012 Dual degree program, PhD in Education between the University of Tennessee and the University of Padua, Italy April 13, 2012; Follow-up
Nov. 5, 2012
Follow-up email May 30, 2012;
Response
Jan. 7, 2013
2012 Reorganization of the University of Tennessee making University of Tennessee, Knoxville and University of Tennessee Health Science Center separate entities March 27, 2012 April 26, 2012
2011 Title change of head of Institute of Agriculture May 6, 2011 Aug. 1, 2011
2011 Closure of the MSW course offerings in Memphis, Tennessee May 6, 2011;  Follow-up
 Aug. 11, 2011
Aug. 1, 2011;
Response
Aug. 29, 2011
2011 Realignment of the PhD Program in Audiology and Speech Pathology May 6, 2011 Aug. 1, 2011
2011 Change reporting line for the University of Tennessee Space Institute May 6, 2011 Aug. 1, 2011
2011 Change reporting line Men’s and Women’s Athletics Programs May 6, 2011 Aug. 1, 2011