2013-2014 DEADLINES
FOR SUBMITTING COURSE AND CURRICULAR CHANGES TO UCC
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Use only current submission forms available at:
http://www.colostate.edu/Orgs/ucc/currforms/currforms_main.htm
Proposals must be approved by department and college curriculum committees.
Address questions to your University Curriculum Committee (UCC) representative.
Proposals must include all signatures (including affected departments).
A minimum of two (2) weeks processing time is required by the Office of Curriculum and Catalog
(OCC) prior to review by UCC.
Incomplete submissions will be returned for completion and resubmission. They will not be
considered to have met the submission deadline.
Submit completed paperwork to OCC by the dates shown.
Effective
Spring 2014
Effective
Summer 2014
Effective
Fall 2014
Effective
Spring 2015
Experimental Course Requests
12/20/13
4/16/14
7/23/14
12/17/14
New/Major & Minor Changes/ Drops
9/13/13
10/18/13
12/13/13
9/10/14
10/23/13
12/13/13
12/13/13
10/22/14
Deadline has
passed
Deadline has
passed
9/13/13
1/15/14
9/13/13
12/13/13
12/13/13
9/10/14
Deadline has
passed
Deadline has
passed
9/13/13
1/15/14
Course Deadlines
Undergraduate Programs*
Existing Undergraduate Programs
New Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs*
Existing Graduate Programs
New Graduate Programs
*See Routing Paths document and Approval Timeline document below. Graduate programs require more time to include CoSRGE
approval. See the Provost’s Office webpage for developing and submitting Phase 0, Phase I, and Phase II documents.
http://www.provost.colostate.edu/index.asp?url=Resources/faculty_affairs
All actions of the University Curriculum Committee are subject to approval by Faculty Council, either through approval of the UCC
minutes on their consent agenda or by special action. Some actions require approval by the Board of Governors and CCHE. Colleges
and departments are strongly encouraged to submit curricular materials as early in the year as possible, to ensure timely
consideration by all entities.
Dates approved by University Curriculum Committee 5/3/2013.
Send the completed documents to the Office of Curriculum and Catalog, 122 Johnson Hall, 1001-Campus Delivery.
ROUTING PATHS FOR PROGRAMS & DEGREE CHANGES (9/2011)
NOTE: POLICIES REQUIRING APPROVAL BY COMMITTEES IN ADDITION TO UCC MUST FIRST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE FACULTY
COUNCIL OFFICE.
OU
Add New Undergraduate Majors or Graduate
Degrees (M.S., Plan C, or Ph.D)
X
1
2
CC
CoSRGE
CoSFP
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X
X1
UCC
FCM
X
FCSA
BOG
CCHE
X3
X
X
3
Add New Departments/Colleges
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X
X
X
X
X
Change Existing Professional Master’s
4
Program (Plan A/B) to Plan C
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X
X
X
X
X
X
Change Name of Existing Major/Degree
Programs
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X
X
X
X
X
X
Drop Degree Program
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X
X
X
X
X
X
Move Degree Program/Name Change
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
3
X
X5
X
X3
X
X5
Change of College Affiliation
X
X
X
Change Names/Dissolution, Division or
Merger of Existing, Departments
or Colleges1
X
X
X
Move Degree Program/No Name Change
X
X
X
X
X
X
Move Department(s)
X
X
X
X
X
X
Add Plan B to Existing M.S. Degree
(Notify Graduate School Dean)
X
X
X
X
X
Add/Drop Interdisciplinary Minor
(Undergraduate)
X
X
X
X
Add/Drop Interdisciplinary Studies Program
(Graduate)
X
X
X
X
Add/Drop/Move Concentration/Minor/Option X
X
Add Specialization to Existing M.S. or Ph.D.
Degree
X
X
Change Degree Requirements
X
X
Change Name of Concentration/Minor/
Option/ Interdisciplinary Minor
X
X
Change Name of Specialization in Graduate
Degree Programs
X
X
X
X
1
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X
X
X
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ABBREVIATIONS USED
Policies approved by the UCC are reviewed by the Executive
OU = Originating Unit
Committee of Faculty Council before being sent to Faculty Council for
CC = College Curriculum Committee
consideration, and the Cabinet, if BOG approval is required. It is
CoSRGE = Committee on Scholarship, Research & Graduate Education
possible that these committees may request to have a proposal
CoSFP=Committee on Strategic and Financial Planning
reconsidered by the UCC or Faculty Council.
UCC = University Curriculum Committee
FCM = Faculty Council approval through the UCC minutes
FCSA = Requiring Special Action by Faculty Council
BOG = Board of Governors
CCHE = Colorado Commission on Higher Education
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= Approval by Council of Deans/CoSFP, if appropriate
2
= Only if Graduate Program
3
= May involve Code change (through Committee on Faculty Governance)
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= Refers to change of an existing graduate degree other than M.S. or M.A. degrees
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= Notification Only
New Program, as defined by CCHE, is "any new curriculum that would lead to a new vocational or academic degree."
Timeline for Program and Degree Approvals
New Undergraduate Majors or Graduate Degrees may NOT be advertised until
approved by CCHE.
Below are the earliest dates when programs and degrees would be considered and approved by University
Curriculum Committee, Faculty Council, Board of Governors (BOG), and CCHE. The earliest dates are based
on when the program/degree was approved by the University Curriculum Committee (UCC).
Approved UCC
Minutes
8/30/2013
9/6/2013
9/13/2013
9/20/2013
9/27/2013
10/4/2013
10/11/2013*
10/18/2013
10/25/2013
11/1/2013
11/8/2013
11/15/2013
11/22/2013
11/29/2013 NO MEETING
THANKSGIVING BREAK
12/6/2013
12/13/2013
1/24/2014
1/31/2014
2/7/2014
2/14/2014
2/21/2014
2/28/2014**
3/7/2014
3/14/2014***
3/21/2014 SPRING BREAK
NO MEETING
3/28/2014
4/4/2014
4/11/2014
4/18/2014
4/25/2014
5/2/2014
5/9/2014
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Faculty Council
Meeting
BOG Meeting
CCHE
Meeting
10/1/2013
December 5, 2013
February 2014
11/5/2013
February 12, 2014
April 2014
12/3/2013
February 12, 2014
April 2014
2/4/2014
May 1, 2014
June 2014
3/4/2014
August 2014
August 2014
4/1/2014
August 2014
August 2014
5/6/2014
August 2014
August 2014
9/2/2014
December 2014
February 2015
Last UCC approval date for SPRING 2014 registration
Last UCC approval date for SUMMER 2014 registration
Last UCC approval date for FALL 2014 registration