Deadlines
After departments review and recommend for approval curriculum proposals, the proposals are routed for college and university per the Curricular Review Process [pdf]. When departments submit curriculum, they must take into account the below posted their College Curriculum meeting schedule and College Approval Deadlines.
College Curriculum Committees
- How do I determine my college curriculum committees deadlines or meeting schedules?
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College of Business: Contact the Associate Dean, Meg Virick (Undergraduate) or David Czerwinski (Graduate).
Lurie College of Education: Contact the Associate Dean, Marcos Pizarro.
College of Engineering (Undergraduate) 2022-2023 Calendar
College of Engineering (Graduate) 2022-2023 Calendar
College of Health and Human Sciences: Contact the Associate Dean, Matt Masucci.
College of Humanities and the Arts: Contact the Associate Dean, Roula Svorou.
College of Professional and Global Education: Contact the Associate Dean, Sandy Hirsh.
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College Approval Deadlines
- GE Courses
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Deadline: March 1, 2023 | Effective Term: Spring 2024
Deadline: October 1, 2023 | Effective Term: Fall 2024
Deadline: March 1, 2024 | Effective Term: Spring 2025
Deadline: October 1, 2024 | Effective Term: Fall 2025
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- Minor Program Revision
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Deadline: December 1, 2023 | Effective Term: 2024-2025 Academic Year
Deadline: December 1, 2024 | Effective Term: 2025-2026 Academic Year
Deadline: December 1, 2025 | Effective Term: 2026-2027 Academic Year
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- New Certificates/Degree Statement of Intent/Honors Programs/Minors
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Deadline: November 1, 2023 | Effective Term: 2024-2025 Academic Year
Deadline: November 1, 2024 | Effective Term: 2025-2026 Academic Year
Deadline: November 1, 2025 | Effective Term: 2026-2027 Academic Year
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- New Degrees/Concentrations, Elevating Concentrations, Program Suspensions/Discontinuations,
and Major Program Revisions
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Deadline: October 1, 2023 | Effective Term: 2024-2025 Academic Year
Deadline: October 1, 2024 | Effective Term: 2025-2026 Academic Year
Deadline: October 1, 2025 | Effective Term: 2026-2027 Academic Year
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- New or Modifying Existing Courses
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Includes Experimental, Graduate GWAR, Graduate+Undergraduate Combined, Cross-Listed, Internship, and Inactivating course proposals
Deadline: May 20, 2023 | Effective Term: Spring 2024
Deadline: November 1, 2023 | Effective Term: Fall 2024
Deadline: May 20, 2024 | Effective Term: Spring 2025
Deadline: November 1, 2024 | Effective Term: Fall 2025
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- New Sub-Topics for Courses
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Accepted from the College no later than two weeks before registration begins.
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- New Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE) Programs
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Deadline: September 1, 2023 | Effective Term: Spring 2024
Deadline: December 1, 2023 | Effective Term: Fall 2024
Deadline: September 1, 2024 | Effective Term: Spring 2025
Deadline: December 1, 20234 | Effective Term: Fall 2025
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- Tagging and Reactivating Courses
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Accepted Year-Round. No deadlines. Includes Course Tagging for Service Learning, High Impact Practices, Sustainability.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Why do we have deadlines?
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Deadlines are established with lead times for new courses and degree changes to appear in the:
- Schedule of Classes;
- Academic Catalog; and,
- To allow enough time to be routed to the Chancellor's Office and/or WSCUC for final approval.
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- Why can programs only be revised once a year when we have a digital catalog and schedule?
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The Academic Catalog is only officially published once annually (usually in April). While corrections are made after publication, a PDF copy of the publication must be submitted to the Veteran's Affairs Office, TES, and ASSIST (for articulation purposes). Additionally, according to California Title 5 requirements, a student has catalog rights to a specific catalog's program requirements. If there are discrepancies between the digital catalog and the reported PDF catalogs, the university may negatively impact students aid eligibility. Therefore, the Academic Catalog must "freeze in time" once published.
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- Why do I submit both a New Degree Statement of Intent and a New Degree Proposal and
why do they have different deadlines?
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Proposing a new degree program in the CSU is a two-step process. First, the degree projection must be added to the CSU Academic Master Plan as approved by the CSU Board of Trustees (BOT). This is only done once a year at the March BOT meeting. For example, if you would like to propose a new degree effective Fall 2024, the New Degree Statement of Intent must be approved by the college no later than November 1, 2023.
Subsequently, a full degree proposal must be submitted and receive full campus approval. The CalState Apply system for Fall 2024 applications opens on October 1, 2023. This means that the campus and the Chancellor's Office should have the full degree proposal approved by August 2023. Provost and Chancellor's Office approval is a year-long process because not only do the college curriculum committees and college deans recommend for approval such a proposal, but it must also be reviewed by University Committees (UGS/GS&R and C&R).
Once a degree is approved, the staff support for Curriculum and Admissions will need at least three to five business days lead time to enter the program into PeopleSoft and CalState Apply.
Ideally, the new degree should be approved by the campus by the end of Spring 2023 term in order to be effective Fall 2024.
Please contact the Curriculum Office for questions.
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