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Curriculum Approval Deadlines

Curriculum Deadlines

The following timeline guides the approval process needed for curriculum to be included in the next published catalog. Curriculum must be approved by the committee listed in the month below to give the next approving body time to review and approve it. Please note that this timeline does not account for proposals that are rolled back, so early submission is strongly recommended.
 
August/September:
  • Curriculum must be approved by the College Curriculum Committee.
  • If applicable, curriculum must be approved by the GE Committee.
  • The next published catalog opens for non-curriculum edits, such as department descriptions and anything not connected to a p-form.
October:
  • Curriculum must be approved by the 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 the November full Senate meeting will transition to the following catalog year.
  • New programs must submit a Projected Degree Proposal Template to the Vice Provost by November 30 to be considered by the Office of the Chancellor/CSU Board of Trustees for the Academic Master Plan.
January/February:
  • The next published catalog closes for all edits and begins final production.
  • CIM Courses (C-Forms) and CIM Programs (P-Forms) open for curriculum changes. Forms may be unavailable for up to three weeks in February while the next catalog cycle is prepared.
    • Contact the Office of Academic Scheduling & Curriculum if you experience issues with C- or P-Forms.
  • The catalog is due to the vendor for PDF creation and processing by February 1.
March:
  • The Office of the Registrar updates the articulation agreements.
  • Advising for the next academic year begins.
April/May:
  • Because of the curriculum and catalog production timeline, curricular changes approved during the spring semester do not appear in the next published catalog. Instead, they are published in the subsequent catalog and become effective for that academic year.
  • New programs must submit a Projected Degree Proposal Form to the Vice Provost by May 1 to be considered by the Office of the Chancellor/CSU Board of Trustees for the Academic Master Plan.

Typical C-Form Approval Workflow

  1. Originator submits change/new course
  2. (if applicable) Department curriculum committee notified
  3. Department chair approval
  4. College curriculum committee notified
  5. College curriculum committee chair approval
  6. College dean approval
  7. (if applicable) GE curriculum committee notified
  8. (if applicable) GE curriculum committee chair approval
  9. Assessment approval
  10. University curriculum committee notified
  11. University curriculum committee chair approval
  12. Faculty senate notified
  13. Faculty senate chair approval
  14. Vice Provost approval
  15. Added to PeopleSoft

Typical P-Form Approval Workflow

  1. Originator submits change/new program
    • New programs must submit a Projected Degree Proposal form for consideration by the Office of the Chancellor/CSU Board of Trustees for the Academic Master Plan.
  2. (if applicable) Department curriculum committee notified
  3. Department chair approval
  4. College curriculum committee notified
  5. College curriculum committee chair approval
  6. College dean approval
  7. (if applicable) GE curriculum committee notified
  8. (if applicable) GE curriculum committee chair approval
  9. Assessment approval
  10. University curriculum committee notified
  11. University curriculum committee chair approval
  12. Faculty senate notified
  13. Faculty senate chair approval
  14. Vice Provost approval
  15. Added to the catalog
  16. (for new programs and name changes) Office of the Chancellor approval