George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
The Office of Academic Excellence (OAE) supports program change activities to ensure that curriculum and program modifications align with institutional priorities, academic policy standards, and provincial requirements.
At George Brown, program change occurs within the broader academic planning cycle and may range from targeted curriculum updates to more comprehensive program-level revisions arising from annual and cyclical program reviews, Program Advisory Committee feedback, regulatory requirements, or evolving academic and industry needs. Many course-level and operational adjustments are managed collaboratively by Faculties and the Office of the Registrar and approved at the Faculty level to maintain curriculum currency and effective program delivery.
Significant program-level changes, such as revisions to program learning outcomes, structure, delivery modes, admission requirements, or changes that may affect credential validation, funding, or regulatory compliance, are reviewed in collaboration with the Office of Academic Excellence. In these cases, the OAE provides oversight to support alignment with ministerial guidelines, the Ontario Qualifications Framework, and applicable external quality assurance requirements, including CVS, PEQAB, and Ministry processes where required.
Through its leadership of major program changes and its integration with institutional quality assurance processes, the Office of Academic Excellence promotes alignment, academic integrity, and coordinated implementation across academic and operational units.
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