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.

2023-24 Submission Schedule

CUCE Submission Deadlines	To meet various approving processes (Tentative schedule)			Earliest Effective Term
	CUCE Meeting	CUS Submission Deadlines	CUS Meeting
4 Aug 2023	Early-Oct 2023	26 Oct 2023	15 Nov 2023	Spring 2023-24
22 Sep 2023	Early-Dec 2023	19 Dec 2023	11 Jan 2024	Summer 2023-24
24 Nov 2023	Early-Feb 2024	16 Feb 2024	13 Mar 2024	Summer 2023-24
2 Feb 2024	Early-Apr 2024	19 Apr 2024	16 May 2024	Fall 2024-25
15 Mar 2024	Early-Jun 2024	End-Aug 2024	Mid-Sep 2024	Winter 2024-25

For example, if a new course is planned to be offered in Spring 2023-24, the deadline for submitting the course proposal to the UCE team is 4 August 2023. This proposal is expected to be considered by the Committee on Undergraduate Core Education (CUCE) at the October 2023 meeting and the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (CUS) at the November 2023 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.