Program/Activity Eligibility
Activities/programs seeking support from Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) funds must be certified by the Provost in accordance with the criteria specified below.
To be certified a program/activity must meet all of the following requirements:
- Essential to a quality educational program
- Provide an important instructional experience for any student enrolled in the respective program
- Substantially related to an instructional program and a direct extension of the in-class experience
- Directly involve faculty in the management and supervision of the activity/program
- Provide an identifiable benefit to a significant number of students
- Enhance the overall balance of university programs and the breadth and balance of IRA activities/programs
- Cannot duplicate another university certified activity
PLEASE NOTE:
- Certification and recognition as an Instructionally Related Activity does not guarantee funding
- If an activity/program that has been discontinued wishes to become recertified, they must reapply for certification
Certification Process
Using the Request for Certification form (PDF), please explain the proposed activity/program. Be sure to detail the project and include an estimated budget. Once the dean/director approves the proposal, forward the request to ira@csuchico.edu. The activity/program advisor and college/unit dean/director will be invited to a scheduled CFAC meeting to present the proposal. Upon the Campus Fee Advisory Committee's activity/program certification recommendation, the request is then forwarded to the Provost for final approval.
Funding
- The Campus Fee Advisory Committee (CFAC) recommendations for funding (for the following academic year) are sent to the Provost for final approval during the spring semester.
- Approved funding is allocated to colleges/units at the beginning of the following academic year.
- Deans/Directors are responsible for allocating funding to individual activity/programs.