Calendars and Timelines
The below timelines and calendar outlines the needed for information for when forms should be submitted in Curriculog and when those changes can be expected to take affect and be reflected in the Academic Bulletin.
All program changes, unless required by an academic accreditor, should take affect
in the Fall of an academic year. Course changes may be implemented for any term but
have a specific curriculum committee meeting deadline of approval for each semester
of implementation.
Curriculum Calendar
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Last approval for new programs with |
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May 12, 2025 |
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June 6, 2025 |
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June 30, 2025 |
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August 25, 2025 – |
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August 25, 2025 |
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September 1, 2025 – September 3, 2025 |
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September 1, 2025 |
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Graduate Academic Council meeting |
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September 3, 2025 |
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September UCC Agenda Items Due |
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September 3, 2025 |
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September UCC Agenda Published |
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September 5, 2025 |
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September UCC meeting |
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September 8, 2025 |
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September 12, 2025 |
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Last day for Departments to enter |
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September 12, 2025 |
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October 6, 2025 - |
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October 13, 2025 – October 15, 2025 |
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October 8, 2025 |
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October UCC Agenda Items Due |
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October 15, 2025 |
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October UCC Agenda Published |
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October 17, 2025 |
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October UCC meeting |
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October 20, 2025 |
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October 20, 2025 – October 24, 2025 |
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October 27, 2025 – October 31, 2025 |
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Pre-Registration – Spring 2025 |
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October 6, 2026 – |
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October 24, 2025 |
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November UCC Agenda Items Due |
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November 5, 2025 |
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November UCC Agenda Published |
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November 7, 2025 |
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November UCC meeting |
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November 10, 2025 |
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December 1, 2025 – December 5, 2025 |
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December 8, 2025 – December 10, 2025 |
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THEC approval of New Programs |
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November 13, 2025 |
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Graduate Academic Council meeting |
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December 3, 2025 |
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December 5, 2025 |
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December UCC Agenda Items Due |
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December 10, 2025 |
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December UCC Agenda Published |
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December 12, 2025 |
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December UCC meeting |
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December 15, 2025 |
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December 22, 2025 |
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January 26, 2026 – January 30, 2026 |
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January 20, 2026 – January 24, 2026 |
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January 28, 2026 |
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February UCC Agenda Items Due |
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February 4, 2026 |
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February UCC Agenda Published |
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February 6, 2026 |
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February UCC meeting |
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February 9, 2026 |
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February 17, 2026 – February 21, 2026 |
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February 24, 2026 – February 28, 2026 |
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Graduate Academic Council meeting |
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March 4, 2026 |
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Last day for Departments to enter Schedule information for Fall 2026 |
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March 6, 2026 |
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March UCC Agenda Items Due |
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March 11, 2026 |
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March UCC Agenda Published |
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March 13, 2026 |
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March UCC meeting |
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March 16, 2026 |
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March 23, 2026 – |
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March 30, 2026 – |
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Pre-Registration – Fall 2026 |
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March 30, 2026 – |
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Graduate Academic Council |
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April 1, 2026 |
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APSU Board of Trustees Meeting |
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April UCC Agenda Items Due |
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April 8, 2026 |
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April UCC Agenda Published |
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April 10, 2026 |
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April UCC meeting |
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April 13, 2026 |
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April 20, 2026 – |
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April 27, 2026 – |
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April 29, 2026 |
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May UCC Agenda Items Due |
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May 6, 2026 |
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May UCC Agenda Published |
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May 8, 2026 |
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May UCC meeting |
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May 11, 2026 |
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THEC Implementation TImeline
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LON Submitted to Academic Affairs |
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Submit LON to THEC for initial |
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January: Planning Year 2 |
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Receive Final approval from THEC |
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May: Planning Year 2 |
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External Review |
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July/August: Planning Year 2 |
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September/October: Planning Year 2 |
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October: Planning Year 2 |
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Placed on THEC Meeting |
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November: Planning Year 2 |
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THEC Commission Approval |
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January: Implementation Year |
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Implement Program |
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August: Implementation Year |
SACSCOC Timeline
Prospectus Submitted for full SACSCOC Board approval
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April to Sept: Determine if request |
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December to March: Determine if request is a substantivechange (this could be UCC |
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December 15: Prospectus submitted |
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June 15: Prospectus submitted to |
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January 30: Finalize Prospectus |
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July 31: Finalize Prospectus |
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Spring Implementation |
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Fall Implementation |
Prospectus Submitted to Executive Council of SACSCOC for approval
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September to January: Determine if request |
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October 1: Prospectus submitted |
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May 1: Prospectus submitted to |
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December 1: Submit Prospectus |
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Fall Implementation |
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Spring or Fall Implementation |