Schedule for Submitting Course Proposals

In view of the course approval process, Schools and Departments are reminded to follow the schedule for submitting course proposals to Undergraduate Core Education (UCE) Team, Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies such that the proposed new courses or course changes can be approved in good time to take effect in the term as planned.

2024-25 Submission Schedule

CUCE Submission Deadlines	To meet various approving processes (Tentative schedule)			Earliest Effective Term
	CUCE Meeting	CUS Submission Deadlines	CUS Meeting
2 Aug 2024	Early-Oct 2024	14 Oct 2024	1 Nov 2024	Spring 2024-25
20 Sep 2024	Early-Dec 2024	20 Dec 2024	16 Jan 2025	Summer 2024-25
22 Nov 2024	Early-Feb 2025	7 Feb 2025	5 Mar 2025	Summer 2024-25
7 Feb 2025	Early-Apr 2025	9 Apr 2025	7 May 2025	Fall 2025-26
14 Mar 2025	Early-Jun 2025	End-Aug 2025	Mid-Sep 2025	Winter 2025-26

For example, if a new course is planned to be offered in Spring 2024-25, the deadline for submitting the course proposal to the UCE team is 2 August 2024. This proposal is expected to be considered by the Committee on Undergraduate Core Education (CUCE) at the October 2024 meeting and the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (CUS) at the November 2024 meeting.

Departments and Schools may set up their own meeting schedule for endorsing course proposals and seeking concurrence from relevant unit(s) with regard to these submission deadlines. All course proposals need to be endorsed by the Department and School and concurred by the relevant unit(s) before they are submitted to UCE team, Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies.