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(link requires É«ÖÐÉ« authentication/login) are used to make create a new course. The new course number needs to be available. The new course should not duplicate existing curricular offerings. A standard course outline needs to be attached to proposal. 

Proposal originators launch the New Course and fill out applicable fields. Instructions on the proposal form detail how to update fields, and approve the original draft. If the new course is being added to degree requirements, a separate Program Change form is required for each instance. 

New lower-division courses (numbered 100-299) are required to fill out the articulation question on the proposal form asking whether or not the course should be open to building transfer agreements. Courses denying articulation will be asked to provided rationale for this decision. 

Proposals required shared goverance approvals through the department/program, college, and Academic Programs Office. 

Approved New Courses during the curriculum certification process will be updated the following Fall and edited into the É«ÖÐÉ« Catalog. 

Topic Type I courses are "one-time offering" courses - offered for one semester and only listed in the schedule of classes. Often these topic courses are entitled "Selected Topics."

These topic forms can be completed year round and are not traditionally included in the curriculum certification cycle. (link requires É«ÖÐÉ« authentication/login) are used to create these topic courses. 

Proposal originators launch the New Topic form and fill out applicable fields. Proposals required shared goverance approvals through the department/program, college, and Academic Programs Office. As these forms do not traditionally follow the curriculum certification process, it may be necessary to notify other members of the department/college that need to approve these proposals in order to see their timely progression.

(link requires É«ÖÐÉ« authentication/login) are used to make edits to an existing course. 

Proposal originators launch the Course Change form and import existing course data. Instructions on the proposal form detail how to update fields, run impact reports, and approve the original draft.

Proposals required shared goverance approvals through the department/program, college, and Academic Programs Office. 

Approved course changes during the curriculum certification process will be updated the following Fall and edited into the É«ÖÐÉ« Catalog. 

• See the Current Curriculum Calendar page for a detailed look at current dates for the academic term.
• GE Course Development and Approval Process

If you are planning on requesting curricular changes related to GE certification (adding, removing or changing) for the next academic year, the following timeline is important. Proper review by committees overseeing GE Courses are required and they have a limited meeting schedule, so it is important to ensure changes are prepared and submitted in advance. Please note that a course must be officially certified via the Curriculum Cycle before it can be GE certified.

• Mid-October - Last day to submit GE requests and materials to GEGC Chair and GE Coordinator (check their meeting schedule when available from the Senate's website)
• Late October - Curriculum Submissions Due (Curriculum Cycle Calendar)
  • For GE, this includes changes to, drops of, or creation of new GE Courses.
• Early December - Last day GEGC can review GE requests (check their meeting schedule when available from the Senate's website)
• January/February, of the next year - Last day the CEPC can approve a GE Supplement for its implementation in the upcoming Fall Academic Year. (check their meeting schedule when available from the Senate's website)

(link requires É«ÖÐÉ« authentication/login) are used to reactivate a course. 

If a course has been inactive for more than five academic years, a "New Course" form should be used instead of reactivating the original course. 

Proposal originators launch the Course Reactivate form and import existing course data. If course data is not available in the system (often for courses that are more than five years since last being offered) - a "New Course" form should be used instead.

Course Reactivate forms allow the revived course to be reinstated as it previously was - or to make changes to the course content. 

Proposals required shared goverance approvals through the department/program, college, and Academic Programs Office. 

Approved course reactivations during the curriculum certification process will be reinstated the following Fall and added to Catalog listings. 

(link requires É«ÖÐÉ« authentication/login) are used to deactivate a course. 

Proposal originators launch the Course Drop form and import existing course data. Instructions on the proposal form detail how to run an impact report to see where the course is listed/used. 

Proposals required shared goverance approvals through the department/program, college, and Academic Programs Office. 

Approved course drops during the curriculum certification process will be inactivated the following Fall and removed from Catalog listings.