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Chancellor’s Office approval is required for changes in degree designation (for example, from BA to BS). To propose a degree designation change, campuses submit a request to CSU Chancellor's Office Academic Programs Team.

At É«ÖÐÉ«, to request a designation change, an originator needs to initially obtain proper approval from their department and college via their internal curriculum approval processes. Following that, they need to send a request memo to the Academic Programs Office (catalog@csulb.edu), which should include:

• The existing degree title and degree designation
• The requested new degree designation
• A rationale for the changes
• Degree roadmaps
  • Bachelors: 2-year and 4-year roadmaps
  • Graduate or Doctoral degrees: Full degree roadmap
• Evidence that all necessary campus approvals have been obtained

A rationale statement for the change should be one or two paragraphs long. It could address the impact the change would have on students earning the degree, recruitment changes with the new designation, potential impact on future student careers with the new designation, and share the degree designations used at other CSU campuses or public/private institutions across the country. 

The Academic Master Plan and longstanding Trustee policy discourage the proliferation of degree designations and degree terminology, so these proposals are evaluated carefully. Changes in degree designation do not require prior Trustee approval, but they will be included in the next campus Academic Master Plan sent to the Board of Trustees.