Development, accreditation and establisment of new degree programmes

The process leding up to establishment includes:

a) Application approval for new yearly studies and degree programmes 

Responsibility	Rector
Participants	The faculty boards, dean, department council, and head of department.
Purpose	Decision regarding application approval and development of new degree programme based on assessments regarding societal needs, strategy and action plans, competency- and reseource assessments.
Documentation	Application document from department/institute, minutes from faculty board and decision of the dean.

b) Handling at faculty level 

Responsibility	Dean
Participants	The faculty board, dean, department council and head of department.
Time	Deadline for submission to the education committee and the board: august 7th.
Purpose	Final decision regarding whether the progamme should apply for accreditation and establishment.Final finish of application
Documentation	Minutes from faculty board,Submision of application and programme description from dean.

c) Establisment in the board and accreditation in the education committee

Responsibility	The board and the education committee
Participants	Rector and director of academic affairs
Time	Handling in the board by NovemberHandling in the education committee by October
Purpose	Accreditation and establisment of new programme
Documentation	Decision fromt the handling in the board and education committee is sent out and published at uis.no