L&S Curricular Deadlines for Course and Program Changes
Please consult the information below for deadlines to change courses, add courses or change program requirements.
COURSES: Lumen course proposal deadlines
Course change deadlines:
Spring 2022: recommended deadline* is early March 2021; final deadline** is before September 17, 2021.
Summer 2022: recommended deadline* is early October, 2021; final deadline** is November 12, 2021.
Fall 2022: recommended deadline* is mid-December, 2021; final deadline** is February 11, 2022.
New course deadlines:
Spring 2022: recommended deadline* is early March 2021; final deadline** is before October 15, 2021.
Summer 2022: recommended deadline* is early October, 2021; final deadline** is December 3, 2021.
Fall 2022: recommended deadline* is mid-December, 2021; final deadline** is March 11, 2021
* Recommended deadlines build in time for revisions (including adding missing components to the syllabus), other required department or committee approvals, and to address questions. You will be notified if revisions to the proposal are needed. These recommended deadlines assume you will address feedback within several days.
**final deadlines: All cross-listed departments must approve the proposal by the date listed. Proposals will miss final deadlines if the syllabus submitted is missing any required syllabus components or if any revisions are required before L&S CC review. (This deadline does not build in time for those things)
PROGRAM CHANGES: Lumen program proposal and Guide editing deadlines
Undergraduate program change deadlines:
- Fall cycle changes:
- December 3, 2021 is the deadline for Fall 2022 effective dated changes.
- Our publication cycle is primarily an annual cycle. Please submit all changes and course additions that are needed for the full 2022-2023 academic year by the deadline.
- Mid-cycle (Spring) minor updates:
- Friday, September 18, 2021 is the deadline for Spring 2022 effective dated changes.
- Mid-cycle changes are limited to correction of errors or clarifications that will have a substantial effect on students’ abilities to complete requirements. For example: Reinserting a course that was accidentally removed from the list of required courses. You may also remove discontinued (red-boxed) courses. We will not approve other types of changes for mid-cycle publication.
The deadlines above are for both governed and non-governed content. Departments will use Lumen Programs to submit changes to "governed content" (see Propose changes to L&S program requirements (Major, Named Option, Certificate, Graduate Minor) for more information). "Non-governed" tabs (Overview, Advising and Careers, People, and Resources and Scholarships) can be edited directly in Guide.
Graduate program or capstone certificate change deadlines:
- Fall cycle changes:
- March 1 is the deadline for Fall 2022 effective dated changes. Substantial changes should be submitted earlier (recommended by end of January) so they have enough time to be reviewed by governance committees.
- Our publication cycle is primarily an annual cycle. Please submit all changes and course additions that are needed for the full 2022-2023 academic year by the deadline.
- Mid-cycle Spring minor updates:
- Friday, September 18, 2021 is the deadline for Spring 2022 effective dated changes.
- Mid-cycle changes are limited to admission updates and correction of errors or clarifications that will have a substantial effect on students’ abilities to complete requirements. For example: Reinserting a course that was accidentally removed from the list of required courses. You may also remove discontinued (red-boxed) courses. We will not approve other types of changes for mid-cycle publication.
L&S Curriculum Committee meeting dates and deadlines:
L&S Curriculum Committee meeting dates and deadlines:
| Meetings (Tuesdays) | Deadline (by 5pm Friday) | Notes | |
| September 14, 2021 (orientation meeting) | Sept. 3, 2021 | ||
| September 28, 2021 | Sept 17, 2021 | "Absolute deadline" for course changes effective Spring 2022. | |
| October 12, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | ||
| October 26, 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 | "Absolute deadline" for new courses effective Spring 2022. | |
| November 9, 2021 | Oct. 29, 2021 | ||
| November 23, 2021 | Nov 12, 2021 | "Absolute deadline" for course changes effective Summer 2022. | |
| December 14, 2021 | Dec. 3, 2021 | "Absolute deadline" for new courses effective Summer 2022. | |
| January 25, 2022 | Jan 14, 2022 | ||
| February 8, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | ||
| February 22, 2022 | Feb 11, 2022 | "Absolute deadline" for course changes effective Fall 2022. | |
| March 8, 2022 | Feb 25, 2022 | ||
| March 22, 2022 | Mar 11, 2022 | "Absolute deadline" for new courses effective Fall 2022. | |
| April 12, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | ||
| April 26, 2022 | Apr 15, 2022 | ||
| May 10, 2022 | Apr 29, 2021 | The University Curriculum Committee doesn't meet during the summer; courses approved during this meeting or later will reviewed by UCC in the fall. |
Contact Information
Kimbrin Cornelius, at kimbrin.cornelius@wisc.edu
See Also:
- Propose changes to L&S program requirements (Major, Named Option, Certificate, Graduate Minor)
- L&S: Proposing New Courses & Changing Existing Courses
- Curricular Changes in the College of Letters & Science
- Changing the Name of Your L&S Academic Program or Department
- L&S Curriculum Committee governance role
- L&S Curriculum Committee: Principles and members