Admissions Suspension, Admissions Moratorium, and Program Deactivation
Admissions Suspension
Program faculty may suspend admissions to a graduate program for one year. A program may be temporarily suspended because of declining enrollments, unavailability of faculty or other resources, re-assessment of objectives, or other reasons that affect the continuing viability and quality of the program. A suspension may be renewed for up to two additional years, after which an admissions moratorium or program deactivation may be requested. A suspension does not require Rackham approval, but Rackham Admissions must be notified. Notification should include the program name, number, effective term and year of when the suspension is to begin and end, and reasons for the suspension.
Admissions Moratorium
At the request of program faculty or the Dean of the academic unit where the program is located, the Rackham Executive Board may place a temporary moratorium on admissions to a graduate program if it is determined that the program is not meeting its objectives or is no longer viable because of deficiencies in resources and faculty commitment necessary to maintain quality, or has insufficient enrollment for a sustainable and successful student community. An admissions moratorium enables faculty to take steps to assess the needs of the program and implement necessary changes, which may include redefining its purpose and goals, or a decision to deactivate the program. Faculty and the Dean of the academic unit may request the Rackham Executive Board to lift the admissions moratorium by demonstrating that the circumstances that caused the moratorium to be requested have changed.
Program Deactivation
Program faculty may recommend that Rackham deactivate a graduate program. This recommendation must be accompanied by a request from the Dean(s) of the academic unit(s) where the program is located. This request will be acted upon by the Executive Board of the Graduate School and the Registrar will deactivate the program. The program may no longer admit students or be advertised. Rackham’s practice is to deactivate a program only after all students have completed the degree, transferred to another program, or left the University.