Course Calendar
FY 2025-2026 Annual Course Calendar
September 2025 Curriculum Cycle Deadlines
Guidelines for Completing the CIM Course Addition Form
| Deadline | Action |
|---|---|
| Year round | Faculty develop program additions, changes, and deletions in the Program Inventory Management (PIM) system |
| Faculty have access in PIM system year round | |
| 8/1/25 | Apply Texas |
| 8/1/25 | Curriculum Coordinator posts Fall 2025 Degree Program Inventory |
| 8/4/25 | Curriculum Coordinator to set up 7 college working sessions with Associate Deans, Department Chairs/School Directors, Advisors, UC Associate Dean to develop PIM proposals for core curriculum updates |
| 8/20/25 | Curriculum Coordinator reviews Fall 2025 saved but not submitted program proposals |
| 8/21/25 | Curriculum Coordinator notifies departments of Fall 2025 saved but not submitted program proposals |
| 8/29/25 | Edit Vice Provost for Academic Innovation website to include newly approved majors and minors |
| 9/2/25 | Course additions, changes, and deletions in PIM system (by 11:59 p.m.) |
| 9/2/25 | Curriculum Specialist changes Fall 2026 saved but not submitted program proposals |
| 9/4/25 | Curriculum Coordinator distributes list of Fall 2026 program additions, changes, and deletions to Department Curriculum Committee, College Curriculum Committee chairs, and college preparers |
| 9/12/25 | Departmental Approvals are Due, Including: Department Curriculum Committee & Department Chair - Programs |
| 9/26/25 | College Approvals are Due, Including: College Curriculum Committee, College Council, & College Dean - Programs |
| 10/10/25 | Graduate dean approval due - program |
| 10/13/25 | Curriculum Coordinator emails the final list of program additions and deletions to the University Curriculum Committee to begin the electronic review |
| 10/14/25 | Vice Provost for Academic Innovation program additions, changes, and deletions approval due |
| 10/14/25 | Curriculum Coordinator distributes University Curriculum Committee program & course meeting agenda |
| 10/24/25 | University Curriculum Committee meeting review Program & Course additions and deletions (1st meeting) |
| 10/27/25 | Curriculum Coordinator prepares and distributes University Curriculum Committee meeting minutes (1st meeting) |
| 11/3/25 | Curriculum Coordinator drafts Board Orders |
| 11/6/25 | Associate Vice Provost for Curriculum and Academic Programs coordinates Faculty Senate agenda for program additions, changes, and deletions |
| 11/6/25 | Associate Vice Provost for Curriculum and Academic Programs drafts Council of Academic Deans email for program additions, changes, and deletions and sends to Vice Provost for Academic Innovation |
| 11/14/25 | Vice Provost for Academic Innovation reviews and approves draft Council of Academic Deans email for program additions, changes, and deletions |
| 11/21/25 | Faculty Senate program additions, changes, and deletions approval due |
| 11/21/25 | Associate Vice Provost for Curriculum and Academic Programs sends email to Council of Academic Deans for program additions, changes, and deletions |
| 11/26/25 | Academic Affairs Council* program additions, changes, and deletions approval due |
| 12/1/25 | Provost* program additions, changes, and deletions approval due |
| 12/3/25 | President* program additions, changes, and deletions approval due |
| 12/5/25 | Board orders due to Executive VP for Operations Office – SACSCOC substantive change approval requests can be submitted. |
| 12/15/25 | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges teach-outs letter to be mailed to Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges; Deadline is December 31, 2025 |
| 2/1/26 | Course additions, changes, and deletions in PIM system (by 11:59 p.m.) |
| 2/2/26 | Curriculum Specialist changes Fall 2027 saved but not submitted program proposals |
| 2/6/26 | Curriculum Coordinator distributes list of program additions, changes, and deletions to Department Curriculum Committee, College Curriculum Committee chairs, and college preparers |
| 2/12/26 | Departmental Approvals are Due, Including: Department Curriculum Committee & Department Chair - Programs |
| 2/12/26 | Regents meeting review* program additions, changes, and deletions submitted Sept 1, 2025 |
| 2/13/26 | Regents meeting review* program additions, changes, and deletions submitted Sept 1, 2025 |
| 2/26/26 | College Approvals are Due, Including: College Curriculum Committee, College Council, & College Dean - Programs |
| 3/12/26 | Graduate dean approval due - program |
| 3/16/26 | Curriculum Coordinator emails the final list of program additions and deletions to the University Curriculum Committee to begin the electronic review |
| 3/16/26 | Vice Provost for Academic Innovation program additions, changes, and deletions approval due |
| 3/20/26 | Curriculum Coordinator distributes University Curriculum Committee program & course meeting agenda |
| 3/27/26 | University Curriculum Committee meeting review Program additions and deletions (1st meeting) |
| 3/30/26 | Curriculum Coordinator prepares and distributes University Curriculum Committee program meeting minutes (1st meeting) |
| 3/30/26 | Associate Vice President for Curriculum and Academic Programs coordinates Faculty Senate agenda for program additions, changes, and deletions |
| 3/30/26 | Associate Vice Provost for Curriculum and Academic Programs drafts Council of Academic Deans email for program additions, changes, and deletions and sends to Vice Provost for Academic Innovation |
| 3/30/26 | Vice Provost for Academic Innovation reviews and approves draft Council of Academic Deans email for program additions, changes, and deletions |
| 3/31/26 | Curriculum Coordinator drafts Board Orders |
| 4/22/26 | Faculty Senate* program additions, changes, and deletions approval due |
| 4/23/26 | Assistant Vice Provost for Curriculum and Academic Programs sends email to Council of Academic Deans for program additions, changes, and deletions |
| 4/29/26 | Academic Affairs Council* program additions, changes, and deletions approval due |
| 5/1/26 | Provost* program additions, changes, and deletions approval due |
| 5/2/26 | President* program additions, changes, and deletions approval due |
| 5/28/26 | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges teach-outs letter to be mailed to Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges; Deadline is June 30, 2025 |
| 6/1/26 | Board orders due to Executive VP for Operations Office – SACSCOC substantive change approval requests can be submitted. |
| 6/12/26 | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges teach-outs letter to be mailed to Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges; Deadline is June 30, 2026 |
| TBD | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board staff review* program additions, changes, and deletions |
| TBD | Regents meeting review* program additions, changes, and deletions submitted Feb 1, 2026 |
| TBD | Regents meeting review* program additions, changes, and deletions submitted Feb 1, 2026 |
| TBD | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board staff review* of program additions, changes, and deletions |