VI. Systemwide Academic Units

Any aggregation of academic programs organized as a school, college, division, or another title that appoints faculty who are members of the Academic Senate and who vote as a unit under Academic Senate Bylaw 55 shall be treated as an academic unit. If a new systemwide academic unit or entity emerges that does not fit precisely into the existing categories in the Compendium, review of the proposed systemwide academic unit must follow existing guidelines as much as possible (see Section III. Academic Units). Specific proposals will not be reviewed until: a) campus and Divisional Senates’ review process has been specified; and b) the Divisional Senates have been consulted about the review process. If current review processes are deemed inappropriate by Academic Council for any new systemwide academic entity, the Academic Planning Council should be responsible for formulating the review process for new systemwide academic entities, based on existing guidelines for similar entities.

VI.A. Systemwide Schools

Any systemwide school must be piloted as a joint academic degree program/research institute prior to undergoing review to become a school.