Course Revision Request

Course Revision Information

How to Revise an Existing Course

To revise an existing course in your department, if your department chair is in agreement, you will need to complete a Course Revision Request in Curriculog. Click the "How To Initiate" tab below to learn more.

Extensive Revisions

If the revision to the course content is extensive, you may consider Requesting a New Course and Discontinuing the existing course instead. The reuse of course numbers of discontinued courses is not permitted. If you want to revise your course number, you must select a number that has not been used.

Approval Process Disclaimer

Revised Courses that are part of a program proposal (new/revised concentration, etc.) or courses that have unresolved disputes by other departments, will require review beyond Academic Programs and Services, namely the Committee on Academic Planning and Resources (CAPR) (only if resources are involved), Committee on Instruction and Curriculum (CIC), the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate, the Academic Senate, and the President of the University.

Process of Requesting a Course Revision

How To Initiate

After approval from your department chair, you may initiate the process for revising a course:

Log into Curriculog
Select the New Proposal Link
Select the "Courses" tab
Select the proper type of proposal
1. "Course - Non-GEOC - Revision" if the course is NOT for General Education, Overlay, Code or Writing Skills credit.
2. "Course - GEOC - Revision/Recertification" if your course is for General Education, Overlay, Code or Writing Skills credit. Find the proposal label that best fits your course type.
To proceed, select the "Start Proposal" icon to begin your proposal

Approval Process

Faculty Member and/or Department Chair originates proposal in Curriculog. The proposal will move through the process depending on whether it is GEOC or Non-GEOC. The approval process is as follows:

Department Chair (if not the originator)
Consultation (Newly approved curriculum reviewed by all Department Chairs and Associate Deans. Colleges/Departments have five working days to review proposals and submit any comments within Curriculog.)
Dean and/or Associate Dean
College Curriculum Committee (proposal may require additional Dean/Associate Dean review if significant changes are made at this step)
Academic Programs and Services (Technical and Articulation Officer Review, and Director, Associate Dean or Dean approval depending on proposal) If no consultation is requested, proposal proceeds as follows:
1. General Education Subcommittee of CIC, if proposal is for General Education, Graduation Requirement, and/or Writing Skills credit
2. Writing Skills Subcommittee of CIC, if proposal is for Writing Skills credit
3. Committee on Academic Planning and Resources (CAPR), if additional resources are involved
4. Committee on Instruction and Curriculum (CIC), if course meets any stipulations in 5a – 5c
5. Executive Committee of the Academic Senate (ExCom), as information only, if course meets any stipulations in 5a – 5c
6. Academic Senate, as information only, if course meets any stipulations in 5a – 5c
7. University President, as information only, if course meets any stipulations in 5a – 5c
University Curriculum Coordinator facilitates the completion of the proposal and addition into the catalog

Process Flowchart

Semester Catalog Curriculum Deadlines

Revised Courses can only take effect in the Fall Sememster. Academic Programs and Services deadlines are outlined in the Master Curriculum Calendar. However, college deadlines are set earlier, so please check with your College Curriculum Coordinator for college-specific curriculum submission deadlines.