Degree Title

• Change to the degree title

Duration of Study and Credit Point System

• Change in the total number of credit points required to earn the degree and, consequently, the standard duration of study

• Change to the degree program profile (e.g., continuing education/consecutive or application-oriented/research-oriented; only for master’s degree programs)

Modularization

• Change in the duration of a module if the duration is extended to more than two semesters

Learning Outcomes and Course Content

• Changes to the Qualification Objectives (including changes to the competency descriptions of multiple required and/or required-elective modules, such that the qualification objectives of the degree program are altered by the cumulative effect of these changes)

• Changes to the curriculum (including changes to the descriptions of multiple required and/or required-elective modules, such that the degree program is altered by the cumulative effect of these changes)

• Changes to the program name (excluding translations)

Program concept

• Change to the mode of study (e.g., on-campus, distance learning, full-time, part-time)

• Establishment, termination, or substantial modification of a university partnership with other institutions of higher education (e.g., joint programs)

• Establishment, termination, or substantial change to a partnership with non-higher-education institutions, provided that the course content is also modified

• Establishment of a specialization or concentration

• Discontinuation of a specialization or focus area

Proper implementation of the degree program concept

• Amendment of a safeguard resolution regarding RPTU-internal course export as a course provider

Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Concept

• Substantial amendment to the text of the examination regulations (e.g., inclusion of new examination formats, deviations from the framework guidelines for examination regulations)

• Significant increase in the proportion of courses with mandatory attendance (a total of +20% of the total number of courses, but at least two courses)

• Significant change in the composition of teaching formats in required or required-elective courses (a total of ±20% of the total number of courses, but at least two courses)

• Significant increase in the number of examination events (exams and coursework, including prerequisites) relative to a single academic semester, such that a total of 6 or more exam sessions are scheduled in a full-time program or a comparable exam workload (proportionally fewer for part-time programs)

• Significant change in the composition of examination formats in required or mandatory elective courses (totaling ±20% of the total number of examinations, but at least two examinations)