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, and must upload a syllabus with all syllabus components required by campus.

Typically, course proposals receive final approval and are imported into SIS 5-8 weeks after the L&S Curriculum Committee approves a proposal. Cross-college cross-listings and course with General Education designations make take longer.

Course proposal deadline table
Term	Course change	New course
Spring 2023	Recommended¹: early March, 2022 Final deadline²: Sept. 2, 2022.	Recommended¹: early March 2022; Final deadline²: Oct. 14, 2022.
Summer 2023	Recommended¹: early April, 2022 Final deadline²: Nov. 11, 2022.	Recommended¹: early October, 2022 Final deadline² : Dec. 2, 2022
Fall 2023	Recommended^1: is early October, 2022 Final deadline²: Feb. 3, 2023.	Recommended¹: mid-December, 2022 Final deadline² : March 17, 2023.

¹Recommended date builds 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.

²final 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)

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Program Changes: Undergraduate program deadlines

Lumen program proposal and Guide editing deadlines for Undergraduate programs, effective FALL 2023:

Fall cycle changes:
- Friday, December 2, 2022
- 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.
- Depending on the changes, program proposals will be reviewed by the L&S Curriculum Committee, or will be administratively approved.
Mid-cycle (Spring) minor updates:
- Wednesday, September 7, 2022 (End of day)
- 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.

Program changes: Graduate Program or Capstone Certificate program deadlines

Lumen program proposal and Guide editing deadlines for Graduate program or capstone certificates:

Fall cycle changes:

Feb. 15 is the deadline for Fall 2023 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:

Wednesday, September 7, 2022 (End of day) is the deadline for Spring 2023 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.

Letters and Science Curriculum Committee Meeting Dates and Deadlines

L&S Curriculum Committee meeting dates and deadlines:

L&S Curriculum Committee meeting dates and deadlines
Meetings (Tuesdays)	Deadline (by 5pm Friday)	Notes
September 13, 2022	Sept. 2, 2022	"Absolute deadline" for course changes effective Spring 2023.
September 27, 2022	Sept. 16, 2022
October 11, 2022	Sept. 30, 2022
October 25, 2022	Oct 14, 2022	"Absolute deadline" for new courses effective Spring 2023.
November 8, 2022	Oct. 28, 2022
November 22, 2022	Nov 11, 2022	"Absolute deadline" for course changes effective Summer 2023.
December 13, 2022	Dec. 2, 2022	"Absolute deadline" for new courses effective Summer 2023.
January 24, 2023	Jan. 13, 2023
February 14, 2023	Feb. 3, 2023	"Absolute deadline" for course changes effective Fall 2023.
February 28, 2023	Feb 17, 2023
March 28, 2023	March 17, 2023	"Absolute deadline" for new courses effective Fall 2023.
April 11, 2023	March 31, 2023
April 25, 2023	April 14, 2023
May 9, 2023	April 28, 2023	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