Creating a Graduate or Interdisciplinary Concentration

A concentration is an organized curriculum within a graduate or professional major that enhances or complements the major in a manner which leads to specific educational or occupational goals. This process should be used to propose a new concentration in an existing graduate major or to enter into an existing interdisciplinary concentration.

Process Steps

The academic approval tracking system will automatically route the request (including all accompanying forms and documents) to the following groups for approval and/or notification.

1. Department (Approval is required from the Chair or other designated approver for the department that will offer the academic program, typically following review by the department curriculum committee.)
2. College (Approval is required from the Dean or other designated approver for the college or unit in the preceding step, typically following review by the college curriculum committee.)
3. GC (Approval is required from the Graduate Council.)
4. GS [N] (The Graduate School is notified of the request.)
5. OUR (Approval is required from the Office of the University Registrar.)
6. College [N] (The College is notified of request approval.)

Required Documents

• Catalog copy - catalog-style description of the concentration requirements for entry, requirements for completion, and a suggested semester-by-semester plan, prepared as a Microsoft Word document
• Supporting documentation - Include documentation showing consultation with any academic units that may be affected by the proposed concentration, and that provides evidence for support of the proposed concentration. This documentation may include email correspondence, memos, or other letters/forms from other academic units.

Enter Academic Approval Tracking

When you have prepared the required documents, click the start button below to enter the approval tracking system (requires GatorLink login).

Site Admin

• Process ID: #215
• Page name: Concentration_New_Grad
• Page title: New Concentration, Grad
• URL: concentration_new_grad
• Form: Online Form ID 26