(UMKC Existing Programs to Missouri Online)

The Provost’s Office welcomes proposals for existing academic programs to be listed with Missouri Online (https://online.missouri.edu/).  Qualifications for UMKC programs to be considered include:

• Verification that the program already exists in the catalog
• No curricular changes except for a modality change from face-to-face/hybrid to include fully available (100%) online, which may include asynchronous and synchronous components as well as the RooFlex modality
• Program must be an undergraduate major, master’s program, graduate/undergraduate certificate, or dual degree program
• At least 50% of program courses and instructional faculty should be online certified at the time of proposal submission to CourseLeaf
• Unit dean approval

In order to ensure that designation of 100% online programs are consistent across the UMKC Catalog, the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD), and Missouri Online, nominated programs for next year’s catalog must be received by December 1 of the academic year. Programs are reviewed by the Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, the Vice Provost for Curriculum and Assessment, and the Courseleaf/catalog administrator before being sent to the Provost for final approval.  

To commence review, please submit the following to Courseleaf at this link: 

https://nextcatalog.umkc.edu/miscadmin/

Select: ‘Propose New Misc’

Request Type: Program Online Modality Request

Title: text field

Effective date: drop down catalog cycle

Once you have entered Courseleaf, please submit the following under “Description/Purpose/Rationale”:

• A 1-2 paragraph statement of rationale for the modality change (in “Description/Purpose/Rationale”) 

Then submit the following as “Supporting Documentation”

• A course rotation showing that the program can be delivered 100% online within two years
• Statement attesting to current Missouri Online teaching certification (UM System Online Teaching Certification) for all instructors who will teach in the program
• Information about Missouri Online course certification (UM System Quality Course Review) for all courses in the program (NOTE: all courses to be delivered online in the next academic year must be certified by Missouri Online; courses scheduled for the following year must be certified before they can be scheduled in CLSS/Pathway)
• Information about any required face-to-face components outside of coursework (internships, practicums, seminars, etc.)
• Information about whether the current modality will remain in place or be closed, including a “teach out” plan if the current modality is closing
• Name of a point person for the nomination process
• Statement of approval from the unit dean
• Missouri Online Program Intake Form
• Missouri Online Course Planner Template

After all documentation is confirmed and approved by the Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, the CourseLeaf administrator will transfer all documentation from the misc admin submission to program admin for campus review procedures (UCC or Grad Council).

Approved programs will be forwarded to the for MDEWD approval. 

Questions?  Please contact Laurie Ellinghausen, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, at ellinghausenl@umkc.edu