Welcome to the Office of Academic Programs

The office handles many of the academic matters that are university-wide in scope including:

• Shepherding all new program proposals through the Approval Process
• Coordination of the Periodic Review of all existing academic programs
• Oversight of university-wide academic policies and procedures
• Managing communications to and from the Chancellor’s Office regarding academic matters
• Managing the Institutional Accreditation efforts
• Coordination of CSUB’s General Education Program
• Coordination of the Helen Louise Hawk Honors Program
• Coordination of the First-year Experience and CSUB courses
• Scheduling of GST courses
• Oversight of the four-year degree pledge
• Oversight of Early Enrollment for high school students
• Handling student petitions for the Academic Petitions Committee
• Coordination of student-initiated Academic Grievance hearings
• Oversight of Graduate Programs and Policies
• Coordination of the MA in Interdisciplinary Studies
• Administration of Graduate Equity Fellowships and Tuition Fee Waivers

For matters of Academic Operations and Support, please visit the site here.

Thank you,

Dr. Vernon B. Harper
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs,
and Dean of Academic Programs

Please click on the links to the left to learn more about Academic Programs.