When the start of a new cohort is planned, the Program Director/ Department Chair must complete a New Cohort Approval Form, and submit it to the Dean's Office for approval. Prior to submission of this form, the Program Director/Department Chair needs to be sure that the policies and procedures governing a new programproposals published online by the Provost's Office were followed.
The Dean will forward the completed form to the Provost's Office.
The Provost 's Office obtains the approval of the proposed tuition rates and discounts from the Vice President for Finance & Business. After that his/hers
Office will send a copy of signed New Cohort Approval Form to all offices listed below. There will be no admission nor registration activities allowed until the notification of approved cohort is received directly from the Provost Office.
Dean
Program Director/Department Chair
Admission
Registrar's Office-Scheduling
Registrar's Office: Registration in Schaumburg
Student Accounts
Financial Aid
Scheduling Office will create sections and course reference numbers for all cohort courses, and notify the Cohort Registration Coordinator in Schaumburg about it.
The Cohort Registration Coordinator will create a cohort code which will be attached to each admitted cohort student's record.
After all above steps are completed, admitted and advised students may be registered.