Catalog & Curriculum

Curriculum Lifecycle at Tulane University

 

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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

https://classschedule.tulane.edu/

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

https://classschedule.tulane.edu/

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

https://classschedule.tulane.edu/

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