SBCJC POLICIES

Section 9: Programs

MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL

Title: Notice of Substantive Change

Initial Date of Adoption: June 18, 1993

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Code Number: 9.4

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NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE

It is the responsibility of the community or junior college to notify the Board at least one year before the initiation of a planned substantive change (as defined below). Such notice of change shall be submitted in writing to the Executive Director of the State Board. Documentation of notification to the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools shall be submitted to the Executive Director simultaneously. The Executive Director shall apprise the Board of such notification at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. The Board shall review the proposal and rule on it after appropriate study and assessment of the impact such change will have on the college and the college community. A substantive change is one that modifies the nature and scope of the institution by: 1. Establishing a new campus or relocating a campus in a new geographic environment. 2. Changing the scope or purpose of an existing campus or center, such as adding to or deleting from career, technical or academic programs on a previously specialized or limited program campus. 3. Merging with another institution. 4. Closing a branch or center, campus or institution.