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L&S Deadlines for Course and Program Changes
Course proposals deadlines
Undergraduate Program Changes - proposal deadlines
Graduate Program / Capstone Certificate Changes - proposal deadlines
Course proposals deadlines
The deadlines below assume:
- All cross-listed departments have approved the course in Lumen by the deadline
- The syllabus submitted includes all syllabus components required by campus.
- Requested revisions are addressed within a day or two.
- Recommended: date: by October 11, 2024
- Final deadline: course change: Jan 17, 2025
- Final deadline: new course: February 14, 2025
Deadlines for 2025-2026 have not been finalized. The deadlines below are recommended.
Recommended deadlines (aligned with the curricular build): This deadline builds in time for required revisions, other required department or committee approvals, and time to address questions. New courses are likely to be available to schedule by the Initial Call deadline (and certainly by Final Call).
Final deadline: Does not build in any extra time for revisions, or other committee/department required approvals, including Gen Ed review. New courses approved after this deadline will be available in SIS after final call, and often after enrollment begins.
Cross-listed courses, or courses seeking a general education attribute, will generally add 3-4 weeks to the approval timeline.
To be effective Spring 2026
- Recommended date: by March 28, 2025
- Final deadline: course change: TBD
- Final deadline: new course: TBD
To be effective Summer 2026
- Recommended date: by September 19, 2025
- Final deadline: course change: TBD
- Final deadline: new course: TBD
To be effective Fall 2026
- Recommended date: October 10, 2025
- Final deadline: course change: TBD
- Final deadline: new course: TBD
Undergraduate Program Changes - proposal deadlines
Changes to be effective Fall 2025 (inclusive of "Annual"- type updates):
- Deadline: December 6, 2024
- Please see the L&S Annual Fall Guide Revisions page for information about the tools and the process for submitting changes and updates to undergraduate programs.
Changes to be effective Spring 2025 ('mid-cycle' updates):
- Deadline: Friday, September 6, 2024
- Mid-cycle changes are limited to correction of errors or clarifications that will have a substantial effect on students’ abilities to complete requirements.
Graduate program/Capstone Certificate changes: proposal deadlines
Changes to be effective Fall 2025 (inclusive of "Annual"- type updates):
- Governed Content Deadline: Substantial edits are due by December 20, 2024. Small curricular edits can be submitted until January 10, 2025.
- Non-governed Graduate content: January 31, 2025.
Changes to be effective Spring 2025 ("mid-cycle" updates):
- Deadline: Friday, September 6, 2024
- Mid-cycle changes are limited to admission updates and correction of errors that will have a substantial effect on students’ abilities to complete requirements.
Contact Information
Kimbrin Cornelius, kimbrin.cornelius@wisc.edu