Program Nomination

General Information Regarding ACM Program Nomination

If you would like to enroll in a program not currently included in the ACM inventory, you can nominate it for inclusion in the Academic Common Market. This process takes 4-8 weeks to complete and involves a curricular review of the nominated program by faculty and administrators at Tennessee's public universities. To be approved for ACM inclusion, the program must meet a curricular threshold of being at least 51% different than existing programs in the state. Please refer to the course catalogs at the respective institutions for this assessment. A program will not gain admittance if there is a current program offered at any Tennessee public university. Further, if a nominated program is denied inclusion, the denial will remain valid for five years, at which time the program will be eligible for review again.

Please Note: the modality of delivery, co-curricular opportunities (e.g., travel away, internships, etc.), and speed of the program are not considerations for ACM inclusion.

To nominate a program, please visit the following Academic Common Market page and login to submit your nomination.

Programs that have been previously nominated and are not eligible or up for re-eligibility are listed below.

Institution Offering Program	Program Level	Program/Title	Concentration (if applicable)	Degree	Denial Date	Reason for Denial (if applicable)	Re-Eligibility Date
Auburn University	Bachelors	Wireless Engineering	Hardware	BS	12/11/2018	Program not eligible for nomination	Never
Clemson University	Bachelors	Sports Communication	N/A	BA	7/19/2021	Program similarity in the state	7/19/2026
Kennessaw State University	Masters	Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics	N/A	MS	1/10/2023	Out-of-state institution will not add to ACM	1/10/2028
Louisiana State University	Bachelors	Art and Design	NA	B.A.	5/16/2025	Program Similarity in the State	5/16/2030
Mississippi State University	Bachelors	Landscape Contracting and Management	N/A	BS	6/30/2021	Program similarity in the state	6/30/2026
Auburn University	Bachelors	Genetics		BS	5/06/2024	Program similarity in the state	5/6/2028
Mississippi State University	Bachelors	Professional Meteorology	N/A	BS	2/15/2022	Program similarity in the state	2/15/2027
Mississippi State University	Bachelors	Culinology	NA	B.S.	5/16/2025	Program Similarity in the State	5/16/2030
Texas A&M Galveston	Bachelors	Marine Biology	N/A	BS	4/3/2023	Program not eligible for nomination	Never
University of Alabama-Birmingham	Masters	Physician Assistant Studies	N/A	MSPAS	1/3/2019	Program not eligible for nomination	Never
University of Alabama-Birmingham	Masters	Multidisciplinary Biomedical Science	N/A	MS	3/23/2021	Program similarity in the state	3/23/2026
University of Alabama-Birmingham	Bachelors	Digital Forensics	N/A	BS	6/4/2021	Program similarity in the state	6/4/2026
University of Alabama-Birmingham	Masters	Physician Assistant Studies	N/A	MS	5/7/2022	Program not eligible for nomination	Never
University of Alabama-Birmingham	Masters	Multidisciplinary Biomedical Science	N/A	MS	11/28/2022	Program similarity in the state	Never
University of Alabama-Birmingham	Bachelors	Biomedical Sciences	N/A	BS	12/16/2022	Program similarity in the state	12/16/2027
University of Alabama-Birmingham	Bachelors	Biomedical Sciences	N/A	BS	1/23/2023	Program similarity in the state	1/23/2028
University of Central Florida	Masters	DeVos Sport Business Managment Program	N/A	MS/MBA	4/21/2021	Program similarity in the state	4/21/2026
University of Central Oklahoma	Bachelors	Forensic Investigation	N/A	BS	3/14/2023	Program not eligible for nomination	3/14/2028
University of Kentucky	Bachelors	Integrated Strategic Communications	NA	BA	2/12/2024	Program Similarity in the state	2/12/2029
University of Kentucky	Bachelors	Retailing-Fashion Merchandising and Digital Innov	N/A	BS	9/30/2020	Program similarity in the state	9/30/2025
University of Kentucky	Bachelors	Law and Justice	NA	B.A.	5/16/2025	Program Similarity in the State	5/16/2030
West Virginia University	Doctoral	Business Administratoion	Management	Ph.D	12/18/2023	Program similarity in the state	12/18/2028
University of Kentucky	Bachelors	Fine Arts in Interiors with Concentration in His. Pres.	Historic Preservation	BA	3/15/2023	Program not eligible for nomination	Never
University of Mississippi	Bachelors	Forensic Chemistry	N/A	BS	11/7/2018	Program similarity in the state	Never
University of Mississippi	Bachelors	Chinese/Chinese Language Flagishp Program	N/A	BA	9/30/2022	Program similarity in the state	Never
University of Mississippi	Bachelors	Integrated Marketing Communications	N/A	BS	3/24/2023	Program similarity in the state	4/5/2028
University of Mississippi	Bachelors	Integrated Marketing Communications	N/A	BS	4/5/2023	Program similarity in the state	4/5/2028
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Bachelors	Mechanical Engineering	Motorsports Engineering	B.S.	6/23/2025	North Carolina does not participate in ACM	Never
University of South Carolina	Bachelors	Cardiovascular Technology	N/A	BS	3/31/2021	Program similarity in the state	3/31/2026
Mississippi State University	Bachelors	Animal & Dairy Sciences	Production Management	BS	10/22/2024	Program similarity	10/22/2029
University of South Florida	Doctoral	Advanced Practice Leadership	N/A	DrPH in Advanced Practice Leadership	8/3/2023	Program similarity in the state	8/3/2028
University of Kentucky	Bachelors	Integrated Strategic Communication	N/A	BA	2/8/2024	Program similarity in the state	2/8/2029
University of South Florida	Doctoral	Advanced Practice Leadership in Public Health	Public Health	PhD	8/3/2023	Program similarity in the state	8/3/2028
University of Southern Miss	Bachelors	Marine Biology	N/A	BS	11/14/2019	Program not eligible for nomination	Never
University of South Carolina- Beaufort	Bachelors	Biology	Marine Science Concentration	B.S.	09/19/2024	Program similarity in the state	09/19/2029
University of South Carolina - Columbia	Bachelors	Applied Sports Psychology and Counseling	N/A	BS	5/13/2025	Program Similarity in the State	5/13/2030
Florida State University	Juris Master	Legal Risk Management, Contracting and Compliance	N/A	JM	09/19/2024	Program similarity in the state	09/19/2029
Florida State University	Juris Master	Employment Law and HR Risk Management	N/A	JM	09/27/2023	Program similarity in the state	09/27/2028