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Catalog Proposal Timelines

2026-2028 Catalog - Out of Cycle

New course proposals can occur during any term, please see table below for deadlines based on effective term. In addition, edits to courses can occur once a catalog is published. However, there are limits on what edits can be proposed.

The only edits that may be proposed to a course during the Out of Cycle period are:

  • adding a crosslisting,
  • making the prerequisite less restrictive in order to support student enrollment,
  • making a change to the modality (i.e., method(s) of delivery) of the course,
FOR A PROPOSAL TO BE EFFECTIVE: Spring 2027 Summer/FaLL 2027
Course - Propose New 4/03/2026 9/04/2026
Course - Edit (relaxing prerequisites or modality changes only) 4/03/2026 9/04/2026
Course - Add a new crosslisting 9/04/2026 1/22/2027

New Program/Sub-program Proposal - contact Academic Programs and Planning Office. Start date of new programs is determined upon final approval from the Chancellor's Office.

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