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To be considered in this category, the program would have to attract new learners to the University and incur costs beyond the normal operating costs of the program.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00274c\">Scope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Academic units<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00274c\">Policy Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00274c;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.469), 1.25rem);font-weight:700\">New Degree Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Budget Process at the University of Michigan\u2013Flint supports the development and implementation of new academic programs by allocating <strong>80% of the tuition revenue<\/strong> generated to the program for the first four years. New programs can be undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degree programs. In order to qualify for the 80% tuition return, the program must be a completely new degree program (i.e., not repackaging of existing programs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00274c;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.469), 1.25rem);font-weight:700\">New Programs that Don&#8217;t Meet the Definition of a New Degree Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dean of each School or College can request consideration for an 80% return on academic programs that are not new. However, they will need to articulate the new element of such a program that will generate additional enrollment and revenue, and that the establishment of the new element will incur start-up costs (course development, marketing, equipment, etc.). New courses included must be identifiable within Banner so revenue can be tracked and distributed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00274c;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.469), 1.25rem);font-weight:700\">Process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For a new program to receive 80% of the tuition revenue, the items listed below must be submitted by the Dean to the Provost in <strong>December<\/strong> to be considered for the following Fall (for example, December 2021 for implementation in Fall 2022). The Provost will bring proposals he\/she supports to the Cabinet for review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00274c;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.469), 1.25rem);font-weight:700\">Required Materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Description of the new program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>List of courses included (eventually the Budget Office will need a list of course and section numbers to administer this)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10-Year Budget Plan (request current form from Financial Services &amp; Budget)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional space requirements if applicable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact Name, Phone Number and E-mail Address<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00274c;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.469), 1.25rem);font-weight:700\">Required Approvals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Program Approval:<\/strong> Dean and Provost<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Financial Viability and Space Availability Approval:<\/strong> Cabinet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00274c;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.469), 1.25rem);font-weight:700\">Rate of Return by Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table table table-bordered table-striped\"><table><thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>Revenue Return Rate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Year 1<\/td><td>80% of total revenue target<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Year 2<\/td><td>80% of total revenue target<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Year 3<\/td><td>80% of total revenue target<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Year 4<\/td><td>80% of total revenue target<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Year 5<\/td><td>75% of total revenue target<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Year 6<\/td><td>70% of total revenue target<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Year 7<\/td><td>65% of total revenue target<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Year 8<\/td><td>60% of total revenue target<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Year 9+<\/td><td>60% on marginal change to revenue target<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00274c\">Version History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table table table-bordered\"><table><thead><tr><th>Date of Change<\/th><th>Version<\/th><th>Description of Change<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>November 17, 2021<\/td><td>1.0<\/td><td>Adopted<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For questions about the special revenue return programs policy, please contact the Office of the Provost or Financial Services &amp; Budget.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Me-_VPJ7e6VxaZzTfejnPA0c6msDAk7e\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Print-only Special Revenue Return Programs Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/policies\/special-revenue-return\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":1824,"parent":1796,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1934","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1934"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1936,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1934\/revisions\/1936"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}