Curriculum & Scheduling Calendars
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Curriculum Deadlines at a Glance
This page provides an overview of key curriculum deadlines and calendars. It includes dates for course approvals, timelines for program statement updates and General Catalog edits, and links to the course scheduling calendar with department, division, and Registrar milestones.
Course Approval Deadlines
Course approval deadlines are intended to be the same calendar dates for all academic years, until/unless revised by CCI.
Please plan ahead, and submit early if you can – especially if you are proposing a course for an immediately upcoming term. CCI receives a high volume of course changes, and deadlines fall very close to the release of each quarter’s schedule.
| Deadlines for course approvals or course revisions to appear in the following schedules/catalog | Submitted by Department /College to Division in Curriculum Approval and Tracking (CAT) | Submitted to CCI by Division |
| Course Approvals for Winter Schedule | October 5 | October 15 |
| Course approvals and revisions that affect upcoming year’s Program Statements | November 5 | November 17* |
| Course approvals for Spring Schedule | January 5 | January 15 |
| Course approvals for Summer Schedule | January 5 | January 15 |
| Course approvals for Fall Schedule in Order to be approved in time for the beginning of priority enrollment | February 5 | February 15 |
| Additional Course approvals and revisions to appear in the upcoming year’s UCSC General Catalog | May 5 | May 15 |
| Late course approvals for the Fall Schedule (may not be approved until after student enrollment has begun) | May 5 | May 15 |
- Senate deadline revised to Nov 17th for the 2025-26 academic year
Deadline Calendar for Catalog Program Statements
Unless mentioned otherwise, deadlines are annual.
| Process | Description | Review Period | Final Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Statement Release | Program statement forms released to departments, programs and colleges for the following year’s edits | August 19(earliest release date for 2026-27 statements) | |
| Program Statement form edits—Departments, Programs, and Colleges | Departments and programs edit all required program statement forms to include any changes for the following academic year. | Aug. 19-Nov. 5 | Due to Division by Nov. 5 |
| Program statement course edits and additions— Departments, Programs, and Colleges | Course additions or revisions that affect program requirements and program statement review must be submitted by program statement deadlines | Aug. 18-Nov. 5 | Due to Division by Nov. 5 |
| Program Statement forms and courses— Divisional Review | Divisions review changes and updates, potentially returning to programs for edit if needed. Divisional submissions prepared for the Senate. | Nov. 6-Nov. 17* | Due to Senate by Nov. 17* |
| Senate first and second review— program statements | Senate committees review program forms, courses, and submit feedback. Departments make edits as needed and returned forms by requested deadline | November to May | Due to Registrar May 15 |
| Course Manuscript Process | Registrar sends out list of courses to be published in the catalog, soliciting edits (if desired) to listed instructors and quarters offered. This information is optional for inclusion. | June 2-20 | Due to Registrar June 20 |
| DRAFT catalog available for proofing | Registrar sends internal-only version of the General Catalog to programs and departments for proofing. | Late June |
- Senate deadline revised to Nov 17th for the 2025-26 academic year
Course Scheduling Calendar
The scheduling calendar link below shows Department, Division, and Registrar Curriculum Team deadlines for scheduling.
- Make sure you’re viewing the correct term by the headings on top (ie: Spring 2024).
- Scroll down within that column to find dates close to today’s date.
- Look within that row to find the current phase and “Division / Dept work at this time”.
NOTE: Be sure to view the alternate tab labeled, “What is my access in CD?” if you need to see what you can/cannot edit in Coursedog at specific times.