Deadlines

Faculty Senate approval of New Degree Programs:

 March 15 to be effective in the following fall semester (assuming BHE approval).

Faculty Senate approval of other program changes: 

May 15 to be effective as of the following fall semester unless the proposers or the Faculty Senate specifies a later effective date. These changes include:

• Changes to an existing degree 
• New Concentrations 
• Changes to existing concentrations 
• New certificates 
• Changes to existing certificates 
• Changes to General Education, School/College, or University requirements

Submission of Proposals: 

Proposals for program changes should be submitted for department and college level approval early enough that they are likely to reach the Faculty Senate Office by April of the academic year before the proposers desire them to go into effect. 

Faculty Senate Approval of Courses and Course Changes:

New permanent courses and courses being converted from an experimental course to a permanent course: 

• May 15 for courses to be offered in the summer term or fall semester
• December 20 for courses to be offered in the winter term or spring semester

New experimental courses require approval one week prior to the first day of the semester or term in which the course is to be offered. 

Submission of Proposals:

Proposals should be submitted for department and college level approval early enough that they are likely to reach the Faculty Senate Office as follows: 

• New permanent course or conversion of an experimental course to a permanent course 
  • Early September of the previous academic year for courses to be offered in the summer term or fall semester. 
  • Mid-January of the previous academic year for courses to be offered in the winter term or spring semester. 
• Minor course changes 
  • Early September for courses to be offered in the next winter term or spring semester 
  • Early January for courses to be offered in the next summer or fall semester [Note that minor course changes involving a shift from 3 to 4 credits need longer for evaluation] 

Check out the pages on Academic Program Approval Procedures, Changes to Organizational Units Procedures, or Policies and Recommendations Procedures, or contact us at @email with questions.