Curriculum Timelines
Timelines for Curriculum Committee, Degree and Certificate Committee and Catalog Publishing for 2019-2020
For specific meeting and deadline dates, please visit the Curriculum Committee or Degree and Certificate Committee sites.
| Available to Award with substitution* | Available to Award | Available in Catalog | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC Admin Liaison Recommendation Deadline | Month Passed in Curriculum and/or DAC Committee (and Meeting Date) | Revised Degrees, Certificates or Elective Lists | New Degrees, Certificates or Elective Lists | New Degrees, Certificates or Elective Lists |
| September 20, 2019 | October 2019 (Oct. 9, 2019) |
Spring 2020 | Summer 2020 | 2020-2021 |
| October 25, 2019 | November 2019 (Nov. 13, 2019) |
Summer 2020 | Fall 2020 | 2020-2021 |
| November 2019 is the last date for new AAS degrees, new degree options of existing AAS degrees, new certificates and elective lists to be submitted for inclusion in the 2020-2021 catalog. | ||||
| November 22, 2019 | December 2019 (Dec. 9, 2019) |
Fall 2020 | Fall 2020 | 2020-2021: Revisions only 2021-2022: New |
| December 27, 2019 | January 2020 (Jan. 15, 2020) |
Fall 2020 | Fall 2020 | 2020-2021: Revisions only 2021-2022: New |
| January 24, 2020 | February 2020 (Feb. 12, 2020) |
Fall 2020 | Fall 2020 | 2020-2021: Revisions only 2021-2022: New |
| February 2020 is the last date for new/revised courses and revised degrees, certificates or elective lists to be submitted for inclusion in the 2020-2021 catalog. | ||||
| February 21, 2020 | March 2020 (Mar. 11, 2020) |
Winter 2021 | Winter 2021 | 2021-2022 |
| March 20, 2020 | April 2020 (Apr.8, 2020) |
Winter 2021 | Winter 2021 | 2021-2022 |
| April 17 2020 | May 2020 (May 13, 2020) |
Winter 2021 | Winter 2021 | 2021-2022 |
| May 15, 2020 | June 2020 (Jun. 8, 2020) |
Winter 2021 | Winter 2021 | 2021-2022 |
| July-Sept 2020 No meetings |
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| * Departments may allow eligible students to graduate under the requirements of a revised degree/certificate after the revision is approved, but before the revision is published in the catalog. In such cases the department may submit a single substitution form for all impacted students for each term affected, until the catalog including the revision is published. | ||||
| Earliest Implementation:* | Available in Catalog: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC Admin Liaison Recommendation Deadline | Month Passed in Curriculum and/or DAC Committee (and Meeting Date) | Revised CTE/LDC | New CTE courses | New LDC | New and revised |
| September 13, 2019 | October 2019 (October 2, 2019) |
Spring 2020 | All CTE courses must be attached to a degree, certificate, or elective list. The first term a new CTE course can be taught will be determined by the approval of the new or revised degree/ certificate/ elective list it is attached to, and the timeline for that approval. | Spring 2020 | 2020-2021 |
| October 18, 2019 | November 2019 (Nov. 6, 2019) |
Spring 2020 | Summer 2020 | 2020-2021 | |
| To clarify what term a new CTE course can be taught, determine if the course is attached to a revised or new degree, certificate, or elective list, and check the appropriate timeline. | |||||
| November 2019 is the last date for new AAS degrees, new degree options of existing AAS degrees and new certificates to be submitted for inclusion in the 2020-2021 catalog. | |||||
| November 15, 2019 | December 2019 (Dec. 4, 2019) |
Summer 2020 | Summer 2020 | 2020-2021 | |
| December 20, 2019 | January 2020 (Jan. 8, 2020) |
Summer 2020 | Summer 2020 | 2020-2021 | |
| January 17, 2020 | February 2020 (Feb. 5, 2020) |
Summer 2020 | Fall 2020 | 2020-2021 | |
| February 2020 is the last date for new/revised courses, updates to gen ed list and revised degrees to be submitted for inclusion in the 2020-2021 catalog. | |||||
| February 14, 2020 | March 2020 (March 4, 2020) |
Fall 2020 | Fall 2020 | 2021-2022 | |
| March 13, 2020 | April 2020 (Apr. 1, 2020) |
Fall 2020 | Winter 2021 | 2021-2022 | |
| April 10, 2020 | May 2020 (May 6, 2020) |
Winter 2021 | Winter 2021 | 2021-2022 | |
| May 8, 2020 | June 2020 (Jun. 3, 2020) |
Winter 2021 | Winter 2021 | 2021-2022 | |
| July-Sept 2020 No meetings |
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| * Changes which impact a degree or certificate, e.g. like a credit change, may take longer. | |||||
| Month | Timeline for Catalog Publishing* |
|---|---|
| October 15 | Draft of next academic year’s catalog opened to users. |
| May 30 | Catalog is closed for all reviews and edits. All changes must be in workflow. |
| June 1-30 | Open for proofing only. No edits allowed. |
| July 1-25 | Final revision and editing of Catalog |
| August 1 | Catalog Published online. |
| August 1 – August 14 | Courseleaf and Catalog is closed to all users. |
| August 15 | Courseleaf is re-opened for users for the academic year. |
| October 15 | Draft of next academic year’s catalog opened to users. |
| *This timeline is an approximation. Dates are subject to change due to other factors. | |