Calendar
Catalog Process Deadlines
Phase | Deadlines to Registrar's Office | Comments | Who Does It |
Editing - available in late February/early March | Courses: June 1
| Check with your college curriculum committee for internal deadlines. | Department Editors |
Approving/Proofing | Courses: June 1-July 1
| Curriculum may be impacted by course changes so a later deadline applies. | Workflow example:
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Proofing | Courses & Catalog pages: Jan. 15 | Minor changes only, such as typos or errors, due by Jan. 15. | Departments, Colleges, Units. |
Publishing | Feb. 1-15 | Deadlines are set so that the University catalog and the online Schedule of Classes are available in time for advising for fall and summer registration. | Registrar's Office |
Catalog Deadlines:
1. Courses: Check with your college curriculum coordinator for internal deadlines, usually before May 1. Course changes from colleges are due to the Registrar's Office on or before June 1.
2. Masthead, curriculum: on or before Dec. 1.
3. Objection to a catalog change process.
Unit/area
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Approx. 18 months before publication |
12 months before publication |
Summer before publication |
Fall before publication |
Publication (February) |
Catalog Editors |
Discuss catalog |
Feb. – March: Announce editing system availability. Provide editing support to departments for |
Review catalog changes for problems (reused |
Provide summary of course changes. |
Announce final catalog – |
College Curriculum Committee, Departments, Faculty |
Receive/consider college requirements/ |
Approve new/ discontinued programs; approve course offering changes via workflow in |
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Prepare objections to proposed changes (if necessary); prepare and present College Summary Reports. |
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Department |
Review catalog curriculum using Proposed Changes |
Review course catalog |
Review and modify |
Consider changes/ |
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Department Staff |
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Edit course catalog text; |
Review and modify |
Correct and approve faculty lists from the Office of the Provost. Edit department narrative, curriculum, etc. Dec.-Jan.: proof final draft. |
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Graduate |
Plan catalog curriculum |
Submit course changes (if appropriate) in |
Review/modify curriculum section. |
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Faculty Senate |
Receive/review |
Receive/review/approve |
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Receive objections from colleges; resolve objections; approve College Summary reports. |
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Academic |
Consider changes to policies/ |
Consider changes to policies/standards |
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Faculty Senate & |
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Approve new catalog. |
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Provost |
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Prepare faculty lists. |
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Board of Regents, State of Iowa | Approve new catalog. |