February 25, 2025 | After consultation with Academic Advising, the Enrollment Management Advisory Committee, and College Deans, CAB determined that historical and projected student demand did not justify a call for additional courses in any GE subject area. However, CAB voted to consider proposals for GE courses for the 26-27 catalog that replace existing GE courses. Proposed replacement courses may be new or existing courses (with or without GE status), and may replace a course either at the lower division or within an Upper Division Pathway. Proposed replacement courses must be offered by the proposing department or proposed with the approval of the department offering the course to be replaced. Replacement courses should be in the same level (upper or lower division), in the same GE area (Lower Division 3, Upper Division 4, etc.), and carry the same designations (GC, USD, W) as the course being replaced. Courses proposed as replacements within a UD Pathway must consult with the relevant Pathway Coordinator. In addition, CAB invites applications for courses to receive the Global Cultures (GC) or US Diversity (USD) designation in order to provide students with more and varied opportunities to meet the University Diversity Requirements. These requirements are not part of General Education, and may be met by both GE and non-GE courses, but are overseen by CAB, which reviews and approves courses with the GC and USD designations. Applications are being accepted for (1) existing GE courses, (2) existing major courses not part of General Education, and/or (3) any new courses your department is currently developing outside of GE. Please note this is not a call for new GE courses. A GC or USD designation does not entail any GE affiliation or obligation. |
April 2, 2025 | Proposals for USD or GC courses due to Curriculum Services. |
April 25, 2025 | Last day to email Memos of Intent and other required documents to the Intent Distribution List for the spring semester. All responses to advertised material must be made by May 9, 2025. |
September 13, 2025 | General Education deadline to submit applications for Major Course Substitutions. Proposals submitted after this date cannot be guaranteed implementation for the 2026-2027 catalog. |
December 1, 2025 | Last day to email Memos of Intent and other required documents to the Intent Distribution List for the fall semester. All responses to advertised material must be made by December 12, 2025. |
March 2026 | The 2026-2027 University Catalog is published and the next Academic Planning and Catalog Production cycle begins. |
Any change of status to a course that involves General Education and/or Diversity will be advertised to the Intent Distribution List.
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