New or Revised Course Proposals
New Courses
Any new courses must first be approved by the department or program offering the course. The course proposal form should submitted to the Associate Dean overseeing curricular changes (Sharon Feldman) by the deadlines listed below.
New Course Proposal Approval Timeline for the 2022-2023 Academic Year
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Fall 2022 |
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August 22 |
Classes begin. |
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September 8 |
New course proposals for spring 2023 offerings due to Dean’s Office. |
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September 20 |
Deadline for Academic Council approval of new courses to be offered in spring 2023. |
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September 29 |
Deadline for A&S faculty approval of new courses to be offered in spring 2023. |
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October 17 |
Spring 2023 course schedule available to students. |
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October 24 |
Pre-Registration advising begins. |
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October 31 |
Spring 2023 pre-registration begins. |
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Spring 2023 |
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January 9 |
Classes begin. |
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February 2 |
New course proposals for fall 2023 offerings due to Dean’s Office. |
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February 14 |
Deadline for Academic Council approval of new courses to be offered in the fall 2023 semester. |
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February 23 |
Deadline for A&S faculty approval of new courses and curricular changes to be implemented in the fall 2023 semester. |
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March 20 |
Fall 2023 course schedule available to students. |
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March 27 |
Pre-Registration advising begins. |
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April 3 |
Fall 2023 pre-registration begins. |
Note: Information on proposing General Education courses can be found here.
Changes to departmental or program curricula must be approved by the A&S faculty by February 23, 2023 in order to go into effect for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Revised Courses
Any change in subject, number, title, and credit hours constitutes a revised course because these four items appear on a student’s transcript. (A reminder about course numbering: every effort is made not to re-use course numbers for at least five years. The Registrar's Office can serve as a resource for numbering taxonomy). A revised course proposal for such changes does not require sign-offs, but does need Academic Council approval. Changes in title or number do not require sign-offs, but they do require submission to Academic Council. Please submit a narrative explanation of the type of change being proposed, including the current and revised title/course number/unit value and a brief rationale for the change to the Associate Dean overseeing curricular changes (Sharon Feldman).
Because it is assumed that course descriptions naturally change over time to reflect changes in the field, it is not necessary to submit a revised course description to Academic Council. Nor is it necessary to submit a change in prerequisites for a course. Changes in course description and prerequisites can be sent directly to the Registrar for entry in the system and the catalog.
