Deadlines

Curricular proposals may be entered in Modern Campus Curriculum at any time during the year (however, the ICC Committee works toward the below schedule of work). The earlier the proposal is entered and approved by the Department Chair and Associate Dean, the earlier it can be reviewed by the ICC.

If your proposal has the potential to create a significant change to University policies or practices or if you are interested in proposing a new program, concentration, or minor, please be sure to talk it over with your Associate Dean and the AVP of Academic Programs to gain support before entering/submitting the proposal. 

Catalog Priority Dates

Submitting your proposal(s) by or before the below-listed dates gives you the best chance to make it into the next Projected Catalog Year. However, due to the nature of the Integrated Curriculum Committee (ICC) and the University Senate review process, we cannot guarantee all proposals will meet this timing. For more in depth information on each deadline, please see the Academic Year Curricular Deadlines document.

NOTE: There is a Curriculum Analyst Review step after the Originator approves a proposal and/or package before proposals go to the Dept Chair. If there are significant changes that need to be made, this could slow the process. Also, if all proposals are approved by the Originators on the deadline date, the volume will affect how quickly proposals can be reviewed by the Curriculum Office.

Academic Year Curriculum Cycle

Online Catalog Production Timeline

October - December (last green day before holiday): Catalog cleanup of courses not offered in at least 6 years and courses suspended for at least 6 years

January - February: Course and program updates made in the catalog per approved Curriculum proposals

February 15: target date for draft catalog release for review

March 15: Curricular updates due to the draft catalog

March: CSU mandatory catalog copy received (approximate)

March: Final updates to non-curricular portions of the catalog (e.g., administration, faculty, emeritus faculty, etc.)

April 1: target date for catalog release

Annual Course Catalog Cleanup

Each year, the Academic Programs office works with college deans to suspend and/or delete courses that are no longer in the regular rotation. 

Courses that have not had enrolled class sections during the previous six years are automatically suspended unless the extension of their active status is approved by the college dean. If a department wishes to reactivate a suspended course, it should submit a Course Change Proposal via Modern Campus Curriculum requesting reactivation, including evidence that the course meets current standards and is consistent with other elements of the curriculum.

Courses that have been in suspended status for 6 years are automatically deleted unless the extension of their suspended status is approved by the college dean. Once a course has been deleted from the catalog, it cannot be reactivated. If a department wishes to bring back a deleted course, it must submit a New Course Proposal via Modern Campus Curriculum.

The list of courses not offered in the past 6 years and courses which have been suspended for at least 6 years are available for departmental review on the Institutional Research, Analytics, and Reporting website. Departments wishing to maintain ongoing active status for a particular course may submit a request and rationale to their college dean. Typically, the deadline by which the deans must submit the list of courses that are to remain active is the last "green" day of the Fall semester. (See the current Green & Gold Calendar to determine the last fall semester "green" day.)