Curriculum Deadlines
The following timeline guides the approval process needed for the curriculum to make it into the catalog. The curriculum must be approved in the month listed to afford the next approving committee time to review and approve. Please take note, that this timeline does not take into account if the curriculum is rolled back, so it is best to submit early.
- August/September:
- Curriculum must be approved by the College Curriculum Committee.
- Upcoming catalog open for non-curriculum edits.
- October: Curriculum must be approved by University Curriculum Committee by the end of the month.
- November: Curriculum must be approved by Faculty Senate by the end of the month, and requires a minimum two week review period. Curriculum not approved by November full senate meeting will transition to the following academic year.
- New programs must submit a Projected Degree Proposal Template to the Vice Provost by November 30th to be added to the Academic Master Plan by the Chancellor's Office/CSU Board of Trustees.
- January/February:
- Upcoming catalog closed for (non-curriculum) edits.
- Catalog due to the vendor for PDF creation and processing by February 1st.
- March:
- The Office of the Registrar updates the articulation agreements
- Advising for the next academic year begins.
- April/May
- CIM Courses (C-Forms) and CIM Programs (P-Forms) open for curriculum changes.
- New programs must submit a Projected Degree Proposal Form to the Vice Provost by May 1st to be added to the Academic Master Plan by the Chancellor's Office/CSU Board of Trustees.
Typical C-Form Approval Workflow
- Originator submits change/new course
- (if applicable) Department curriculum committee notified
- Department chair approval
- College curriculum committee notified
- College curriculum committee chair approval
- College dean approval
- (if applicable) GE curriculum committee notified
- (if applicable) GE curriculum committee chair approval
- University curriculum committee notified
- University curriculum committee chair approval
- Office of the Registrar notified
- Faculty senate notified
- Faculty senate chair approval
- Vice Provost approval
- Added to PeopleSoft
Typical P-Form Approval Workflow
- New programs must submit a Projected Degree Proposal form for consideration by the Chancellor's Office/CSU Board of Trustees for the Academic Master Plan.
- Originator submits change/new program
- (if applicable) Department curriculum committee notified
- Department chair approval
- College curriculum committee notified
- College curriculum committee chair approval
- College dean approval
- (if applicable) GE curriculum committee notified
- (if applicable) GE curriculum committee chair approval
- University curriculum committee notified
- University curriculum committee chair approval
- Office of the Registrar notified
- Faculty senate notified
- Faculty senate chair approval
- Vice Provost approval
- (for new programs and name changes) Chancellor's Office approval
- Added to the catalog