{"id":12981,"date":"2015-02-24T09:42:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T15:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/academic\/?page_id=12981"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T16:06:41","slug":"changes-to-existing-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/academic\/academic-planning-and-policy\/changes-not-requiring-board-approval\/changes-to-existing-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to Existing Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12981_4775a4-63, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12981_4775a4-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12981_4775a4-63\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12981_4775a4-63 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12981_4775a4-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12981_4775a4-63\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12981_4775a4-63 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12981_4775a4-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12981_4775a4-63\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading12981_4775a4-63 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12981_4775a4-63\">Changes to Existing Programs<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Universities are required to submit requests to the System Office of Academic Affairs for revisions to existing programs per the <a 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