Deadlines

2025-26 University Curricular Deadlines

Department Approval Deadlines 

In Modern Campus Curriculum (formerly Curriculog), curriculum proposals normally are processed for department approvals before college approvals. View the Department Chair/ School Director Approval Deadlines site for more information on department chair/school director approval deadlines.

College and University Approval Deadlines 

After departments review and approval, the proposals are routed for college and university approvals per the Curricular Review Process [pdf]. 

* These deadlines allow 6-8 weeks of GEAC/UGS/GS&R review/approval and/or 6-8 weeks of Chancellor’s Office review/approval. 

Undergraduate Education/College of Graduate Studies Approval Deadlines

After college and university approvals, the proposals are routed to Undergraduate Education/College of Graduate Studies approvals. View the Undergraduate Education/College of Graduate Studies Approval Deadlines site for more information. 

Frequently Asked Questions

• Why do we have deadlines?

  • These deadlines have been established with sensitivity to the Curriculum Review Process and the workload assigned to staff to publish the Academic Catalog, Academic Advising Tools (MyRoadmaps, MyProgress, MyPlanner), and Schedule of Classes. The publications of these resources in a timely manner ensures our students have opportunities to review and discuss them with their advisors before class registration.

• Why is there one course proposal deadline per year effective 2025-2026?

  • To streamline processing time, the practice of approving new courses for Spring terms will be eliminated effective AY 2025-2026. In the last ten years at SJSU, most new course proposals have been requested to start in fall terms. New courses approved for spring terms are not able to be included in the online Academic Catalog due to publication timelines until the subsequent AY, which can be confusing to our students.  To accommodate this change, the deadlines to accept new course proposals and minor program revisions for fall terms have been extended by over three months, to February 15th. Deadlines for other proposals will still be in the fall – October 1, November 1, or December 1 –  depending on proposal type.

• Why can programs only be revised once a year when we have a digital catalog and schedule?

  • 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.