Please note that approvals made to change courses and academic programs as "effective immediately" follow the timetables below.
Every required approval process must be complete and included in official approved Minutes or forms and reported to the Office of the Registrar by the final deadline date.
Courses and Subject Areas
Action
Approval Dates
Final Effective Source
Effective Immediately Date
New course June through Dec. 2011
* Minutes Spring semester 2012
Jan. through May 2012
* Minutes Summer 2012
Change number, title, credits, description, grading basis, repeatability, and/or prerequisites of existing courses June through Dec. 2011
* Minutes Summer 2012
Jan. through May 2012
* Minutes Spring semester 2013
Drop course June through Dec. 2011
* Minutes Spring semester 2012
Jan. through May 2012
* Minutes Fall semester 2012
*** Comprehensive course changes June through Dec. 2011
* Minutes Summer 2012
Jan. through May 2012
* Minutes Spring semester 2013
Add new subject area June through December
** Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education's Form Spring semester 2012
Jan. through May 2012
** Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education's Form Fall semester 2012
Change name of existing subject area June through December
** Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education's Form Summer 2013
Jan. through May 2012
** Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education's Form Summer 2013
* Approvals for adds, drops, or changes to 1000 and 2000-level, skill, General Education Requirements, or S/U graded courses require University Senate Minutes.
Approvals for adds, drops, or changes to 3000 and 4000-level courses require School or College Minutes.
** Approval indicated on forms from the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education indicates the final step of the process.
*** It is important to note that when making comprehensive changes to academic programs that involve making changes to existing courses, adding new ones, and perhaps dropping others, the schedule for changing existing courses should be followed so all of the changes can be implemented simultaneously.
Cross-listed Courses
Cross-listed courses
Cross-listed courses, by definition, are the same except offered under two or more subject areas. Cross-listed courses must match in description, credits, prerequisites, title, and components. Cross-listed courses will not become effective until both (or all) courses appear in approved minutes as cross-listed. Courses numbered at the 1000 or 2000 level, General Education courses, and skill courses must also be noted as approved in University Senate Minutes.
Skill course changes When courses with the same four digit numbers, i.e. non-skill and skill versions of the same course, have changes reflected in approved minutes, the changes will be made to all versions of that course simultaneously once the approval of the non-skill version appears in approved minutes and the approval of the skill version appears in approved Senate minutes.
Majors, Minors, and Concentrations
Action
Approval Dates
Final Approval Source
Effective Immediately Date
Add new major June through Dec. 2011 Vice Provost for Academic Administration's Form Summer 2012
Jan. through May 2012 Vice Provost for Academic Administration's Form Summer 2013
Change requirements for existing major Jan. through Dec. 2011 School or College Minutes Summer 2012
Drop major Jan. through Dec. 2011 Vice Provost for Academic Administration's Form Summer 2012
Add new interdisciplinary minor June through Dec. 2011 Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education's Form Spring semester 2012
Jan. through May 2012 Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education's Form Fall semester 2012
Change requirements of existing interdisciplinary minor Jan. through Dec. 2011 Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education's Form Summer 2012
Drop interdisciplinary minor Jan. through Dec. 2011 Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education's Form Summer 2012
Add new non-interdisciplinary minor June through Dec. 2011 School or College Minutes Spring semester 2012
Jan. through May 2012 School or College Minutes Fall semester 2012
Change requirements of existing non-interdisciplinary minor Jan. through Dec. 2011 School or College Minutes Summer 2012
Drop non-interdisciplinary minor Jan. through Dec. 2011 School or College Minutes Summer 2012
Add new concentration June through Dec. 2011 School or College Minutes Summer 2012
Jan. through May 2012 School or College Minutes Summer 2013
Change requirements for concentration Jan. through Dec. 2011 School or College Minutes Summer 2012
Drop concentration Jan. through Dec. 2011 School or College Minutes Summer 2012
Last updated 4/26/12
