Office of Academic Governance
Suspended Intakes and Phase Outs
There are two main ways that a course can cease to enrol students, at CSU.
- Phase out of the course, which means that the course is removed from the overall course profile completely.
- Courses may also have a suspended intake, which means that no enrolments are accepted into the course for the period in which the suspension has been approved.
Approval
Suspended intakes are approved by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). The Deputy Vice-Chancellor may refer this decision to the UCPC if desired. Suspensions of intake apply only to the period in which they have been approved - after this period intakes resume unless a further suspension is approved.
Phase outs are approved by the UCPC. Note that the decision of the UCPC to phase out a course is a separate process to the completeion of an Academic Senate Course Phase Out Document. This latter document is completed after approval has been given by the UCPC to phase out a course.
Timelines
Courses may have suspended intake at any time, provided this suspension can be administered and does not disadvantage students or the University.
Phase outs operate under very precise timelines. The removal of a course from the CSU course profile represents a major decision for the University, and the timeline for phase out allows for consultation with all affected parties. In general, phase outs for a given year are approved at the September meeting of the UCPC two years prior to the year of phase out. The detailed timeline and procedures may be found in the CSU course accreditation policy, in section L1.1 of the Academic Manual