Catalog & Curriculum
- Denise Kidd
- Sarah Montes
- Nicole Westerfield
Curriculum Lifecycle at Tulane University
Curriculum cycle dates & deadlines: 2024-2025 Academic Year
Year | Date | Action | System |
2024-2025 | On-going (All Year) | CIM training sessions available- please book a training here. | CourseLeaf CIM |
2024-2025 | On-going (All Year) | CLSS Training Sessions available, submit request via Registrar Support Form on Registrar website | CourseLeaf CLSS |
2024-2025 | On-going (All Year) | CLSS Scheduler updates for academic departments and schools, submit request via Registrar Support Form on Registrar website when personnel changes occur | CourseLeaf CLSS |
2024 | July & August | Registrar’s Office to update CIM workflows with CIM proposal submitters, curriculum committee membership, academic dean's office personnel, academic chairs/program directors for 2024-2025 academic year for CourseLeaf CIM submissions, reviews and approvals. | CourseLeaf CIM |
2024 | July | Call for Spring and Summer 2025 Classes in CourseLeaf CLSS | CourseLeaf CLSS |
2024 | Fall Semester (August-December) | Submit CIM Course Proposals to workflow to prepare for 2025-2026 Catalog | CourseLeaf CIM |
2024 | Fall Semester (August-December) | Submit CIM Program Proposals to workflow to prepare for 2025-2026 Catalog | CourseLeaf CIM |
2024 | Friday, September 6 | Spring/Summer 2025 CIM Course Proposals due to the Registrar to be available for the Spring/Summer 2025 Scheduling cycle in CourseLeaf CLSS (not available in the 2024-2025 Academic Catalog; will be viewable in the 2025-2026 Academic Catalog). | CourseLeaf CIM |
2024 | Friday, September 20 | Spring/Summer 2025 Schedules due to the Registrar via CourseLeaf CLSS | CourseLeaf CLSS |
2024 | Late October | Registration for 2025 Spring/Summer term begins | |
2024 | November | Call for Fall 2026 Classes in CourseLeaf CLSS | CourseLeaf CLSS |
2024-2025 | December & January | Submit remaining CIM Course & Academic Program Proposals to workflow for minor catalog edits for 2025-2026 Catalog | CourseLeaf CIM |
2025 | Friday, January 17 | Fall 2025 CIM Course Proposals due to the Registrar via CIM workflow | CourseLeaf CIM |
2025 | Late January, date TBD | Fall 2025 Schedules due to the Registrar via CourseLeaf CLSS | CourseLeaf CLSS |
2025 | Monday, February 3 | Catalog Workflow Report sent to Schools/Departments for edits and approval | CourseLeaf CAT |
2025 | Wednesday, February 15 | CIM CLOSES for all Course and Academic Program Proposals to prepare for 2025-2026 Catalog Editing and Review (Note: Proposals for Spring 2026 courses can continue in workflow, but must be returned to the Registrar by the April 7, 2025 deadline in order to be included in the 2025-2026 catalog.) | CourseLeaf CIM |
2025 | Friday, February 21 | Updated/approved Catalog Workflow spreadsheets due to the Registrar’s Office | CourseLeaf CAT |
2025 | February 23-28 | Registrar’s Office to update workflows and prepare the Catalog for editing | CourseLeaf CAT |
2025 | Friday, February 28 | All 2025-2026 Academic Program Proposals due to the Registrar via CIM workflow. | CourseLeaf CIM |
2025 | February, March & April | Catalog training sessions available- please book a training here. | CourseLeaf CAT |
2025 | Wednesday, March 5 | Catalog OPENS to Editors. Note, only non-curricular content may be edited in the catalog directly. Note: All pages, including academic program and course pages, must be submitted to workflow and reviewed, even if no edits are necessary. | CourseLeaf CAT |
2025 | Early March | Registration for 2025 Fall term begins | |
2025 | Friday, March 28 | Last day to submit Catalog pages to workflow for approval. Remember, aLL pages must be submitted for approval, even if no edits are necessary. | CourseLeaf CAT |
2025 | Friday, April 4 | Catalog Approver/Dean’s Office approvals must be completed. | CouresLeaf CAT |
2025 | Monday, April 7 | Catalog closes to all departments, colleges, and administrative units | CourseLeaf CAT |
2025 | Monday, April 7 | Spring/Summer 2026 CIM Course Proposals due to the Registrar to be included in the 2025-2026 Academic Catalog | CourseLeaf CIM |
2025 | Wednesday, April 16 | Office of Academic Affairs/Provost Catalog review to be completed | CourseLeaf CAT |
2025 | Thursday, April 17-Thursday, May 1 | Registrar's Office finalizes Catalog for publication | CourseLeaf CAT |
2025 | Friday, May 2 | 2025-2026 University Catalog published to live site (No edits can be made once the catalog is published to the live site) | CourseLeaf CAT |
2025 | Monday, May 5 | CIM OPENS for new/changed/edited course submissions for 2026-forward and for academic program submissions for 2026-2027-forward. Note: Course proposals received by the Registrar after April 7, 2025 for 2025-2026 academic year will not appear in the 2025-2026 Academic Catalog. | CourseLeaf CIM |
2025 | May, June, and July | Degree Audit team updates degree audits (Degree Works) to reflect new, edited, and inactivated programs in 2025-2026 Catalog | Ellucian Degree Works |
2025 | July | Call for Spring and Summer 2026 Classes in CourseLeaf CLSS | CourseLeaf CLSS |
2025 | Friday, September 5 | Spring/Summer 2026 Course Proposals due to the Registrar to be available for the Spring/Summer 2026 Scheduling cycle in CourseLeaf CLSS | CourseLeaf CIM |
2025 | Mid-September, date TBD | Spring/Summer 2026 Schedules due to the Registrar via CourseLeaf CLSS | CourseLeaf CLSS |
2025 | Late October | Registration for 2026 Spring/Summer term begins |
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