L&S 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
Departments must use Lumen Courses to submit course proposals. The deadlines below assume:
- All affected 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 (for last-minute deadlines).
| Term | Course change |
New course |
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| Spring 2024 |
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| Summer 2024 |
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| Fall 2024 |
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1Recommended deadline: This deadline builds in time for revisions if requested, other required department or committee approvals, and time to address questions. You will be notified if revisions to the proposal are needed.
2Last minute deadline: This deadline does not build in time to address substantial revisions, or (if required) other department or committee review and approvals. Courses that need this attention may not make campus deadlines if they are submitted as late as this 'last minute' deadline.
New courses are imported into SIS 8-12 weeks after the department approves a proposal. Cross-college cross-listings and courses with General Education designations will take several weeks longer.
Program Changes: Undergraduate program deadlines
Changes to be effective Fall 2024 (inclusive of "Annual"- type updates):
- Deadline: Friday, December 1, 2023
- Please see the L&S Annual Fall Guide Revisions page for information about the the tools and the process for submitting changes and updates to undergraduate programs.
Changes to be effective Spring 2024 ('mid-cycle' updates):
- Deadline: Thursday, September 7, 2023
- Mid-cycle changes are limited to correction of errors or clarifications that will have a substantial effect on students’ abilities to complete requirements.
Program changes: Graduate Program or Capstone Certificate program deadlines
Changes to be effective Fall 2024 (inclusive of "Annual"- type updates):
- Deadline: Thursday, Feb.1, 2024. Substantial changes should be submitted earlier (recommended by early January) so they have enough time to be reviewed by governance committees.
Changes to be effective Spring 2024 ("mid-cycle" updates):
- Deadline: Thursday, September 7, 2023
- Mid-cycle changes are limited to admission updates and correction of errors that will have a substantial effect on students’ abilities to complete requirements.
L&S Curriculum Committee Meeting Dates and Deadlines
L&S Curriculum Committee meeting dates and deadlines:
| Meetings (Tuesdays) |
Deadline (by 5pm Friday) |
Notes | |
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| September 12, 2023 |
Sept 1, 2023 | Absolute deadline to review course changes effective Spring 2024. | |
| September 26, 2023 | |||
| October 10, 2023 | |||
| October 24, 2023 | Sept 22, 2023 | Absolute deadline to review new courses effective Spring 2024. | |
| November 14, 2023 | |||
| November 28, 2023 | October 27, 2023 | Absolute deadline to review course changes effective Summer 2024. | |
| December 12, 2023 | November 10, 2023 | Absolute deadline to review new courses effective Summer 2024. |
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| January 23, 2024 | |||
| February 13, 2024 | January 26, 2024 | Absolute deadline to review course changes effective Fall 2024. | |
| February 27, 2024 | |||
| March 12, 2024 | February 9, 2024 | Absolute deadline to review new courses effective Fall 2024. | |
| April 9, 2024 | |||
| April 23, 2024 | 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
Kim Grocholski, kim.grocholski@wisc.edu (Lumen program proposals)
Sara Stephenson, sara.stephenson@wisc.edu (Course proposals)
Kimbrin Cornelius, kimbrin.cornelius@wisc.edu
Kimbrin Cornelius, kimbrin.cornelius@wisc.edu