Deadlines for Proposals

Curriculum Proposal Deadlines

The deadlines below are the dates by which proposals must reach the College Curriculum Committee in Curriculum CMS.

Departments should allow sufficient time for all prior review and approval steps, including Technical Review, Department Chair approval, and Department Curriculum Committee review.

Stanislaus State publishes one Academic Catalog each year. Curriculum proposals are reviewed for inclusion in the next catalog cycle, and new or modified courses and programs may only be implemented in the Summer or Fall terms associated with that catalog.

Curriculum that does not reach the College Curriculum Committee by the applicable deadline may not complete the approval process in time for inclusion in the 2027-28 Academic Catalog and the associated Schedule of Classes. Proposals must receive all required approvals before they can be published in the catalog and offered.

Additional Dates

2027-28 Academic Catalog Review

Please note that all  proposals need to be fully approved prior to catalog publication. Any proposals not approved by the publication date will roll over to the next catalog year. New programs will be added as pending approval, if approved by the Academic Senate prior to publication. To ensure inclusion in a given catalog year, all curriculum proposals must be fully approved by early April of the prior academic year.

To uphold student catalog rights, it’s essential that curriculum is fully approved and published by the appropriate catalog year. For additional information, visit the Academic Catalog Review and Publication webpage. 

Curriculum cannot be split across terms or added after the catalog is published.

Is the University-Wide Committee Required?

• Yes, if the course seeking designation as a General Education, Writing Proficiency, Sociocultural Inquiry, Skills for Student Success, Life-long Learning or Liberal Studies Integrative Course; and/or,
• Yes, if the course seeking revision is designated as General Education, Writing Proficiency, Sociocultural Inquiry, Skills for Student Success, Life-long Learning or Liberal Studies Integrative Course; and/or,
• Yes, if program revisions indicated a program increase in units, effects on other programs, and/or increase in resources.
• Yes, if new degree program, concentration, other sub-program, new course prefix, or as determined by the governance committees.

Course Fee Proposal Deadlines

Course Fee proposal forms must be submitted every year by the following dates:

• For fees effective in the Summer/Fall: March 1
• For fees effective in the Spring: August 1

​​Note: Allow six (6) weeks for the approval process for Course Fee Proposals.

Selected/Special Topics Deadlines

Selected/Special topics courses may be submitted to the college curriculum committee at least one month PRIOR to the posting of the specific Schedule of Classes. Example: The fall schedule is published April 25th, proposals for new topics must be submitted to the College Curriculum Committee by March 25th for inclusion in the schedule. Selected and Special topics may be proposed outside of the regular catalog year deadlines, only if adding a new topic to an existing course. To propose a new Selected/Special topics course, first submit a new course proposal and then submit a proposal to add the topic. See the Courses (New/Modifications) webpage for more information.