THE UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO-BÍO IS IN PROCESS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL MODEL BASED ON COMPETENCES. IN THIS CONTEXT, THE COURSE PROGRAMS SHOULD BE ADAPTED TO THE NEW EDUCATIONAL MODEL. THIS PAPER SHOWS THAT THE CHANGE OF THE EDUCATIONAL MODEL IS MANIFESTED IN COURSE PROGRAMS PROVIDING CONSISTENT, COHERENT AND CLEARLY THE NECESSARY INFORMATION THAT THE STUDENT WILL LEARN: COMPETENCES OR EXPECTED LEARNING, FORMATIVE STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE USED, ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CARRIED OUT, AND THE WAY THE STUDENTS WILL BE EVALUATED: STRATEGIES, CRITERIA AND INDICATORS. SOME GUIDES ARE GIVEN FOR THE DESIGN OF A COURSE PROGRAM AND AN APPLICATION EXAMPLE IS SHOWN. THIS WORK IS ONE OF THE FIRST EFFORTS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATIONAL MODEL AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO-BÍO.