Office of the Provost

• Course and program proposals, both new proposals and modifications, will be for the following academic year, and will need full faculty governance approvals before updates will be reflected in the catalog aligned with the effective term.  
• Each college has a specific workflow process, and approvals are made by the department curriculum committee, the department chair or program director, the college curriculum committee, the college dean, the Faculty Senate or Graduate Council, the College of Graduate Studies (if applicable), the Office of the Provost and final step is the Office of the Registrar. 

Curriculum Deadlines for 2026-2027

Course Modifications

Course modification proposals that include changes to any of the following CIM fields:

• Credit hours
• Grading system
• Prerequisites
• Corequisites
• Registration restrictions

must complete the full approval workflow, including final approval by the Office of the Provost, by March 9, 2027 to be considered for Fall 2027 implementation.

To meet this deadline, course modification proposals must be approved at the appropriate Faculty Senate or Graduate Council meeting no later than:

• Graduate Council: Tuesday, February 23, 2027
• Faculty Senate: Tuesday, March 2, 2027

Important: Course modifications that receive final approval after March 9, 2027 will have an effective term of Summer 2028.

New Courses, New Programs, and Program Modifications

New course proposals, new program proposals, and program modification proposals will continue to be reviewed through the end of the 2026–2027 academic year.

The final meetings for approval are:

• Faculty Senate: Tuesday, April 13, 2027
• Graduate Council: Tuesday, April 20, 2027

Proposals that require Faculty Senate or Graduate Council approval should be submitted early enough to allow sufficient time for review and consideration at the appropriate meeting.

Admission Requirements

• Any changes to admissions requirements must be submitted as a program modification in the CIM system.