2023-24 Curriculum Timeline
Approval dates, meeting dates and deadlines for the 2024-25 University Catalog. For questions about the 2023-24 curriculum timeline contact Jamie Lawson at lawsonj2@wwu.edu or message me on Teams.
Academic Coordinating Commission (ACC) 2023-24 meeting dates
All ACC meetings are at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays in OM 340 (Board of Trustees room).
| Quarter | Meeting date | Minutes deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | October 10 | October 3 |
| Fall | October 24 | October 17 |
| Fall | November 7 | October 31 |
| Fall | November 21 | November 14 |
| Fall | December 5 | November 28 |
| Winter | January 9 | January 2 |
| Winter | January 23 | January 16 |
| Winter | February 6 | January 30 |
| Winter | February 20 | February 13 |
| Winter |
March 5 |
February 27 |
| Winter | March 12 (if needed) additional curriculum wrap-up |
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| Spring | April 2 | March 26 |
| Spring | April 16 | April 9 |
| Spring | April 30 | April 23 |
| Spring | May 14 | May 7 |
| Spring | May 28 | May 21 |
Executive Committee of the ACC: Meetings take place on alternate Tuesdays and are held at 4 p.m.
- To Recorders of College Curriculum Minutes: An electronic copy of the minutes (.docx format) of College Curriculum and Standing Committees are due in the Faculty Senate office Tuesday at 4 pm one week prior to each ACC meeting for review by the Catalog Coordinator and inclusion with finalized agendas.
- Curricular items will be added to the ACC agenda when they are reported in curriculum minutes. Expedited review of temporary course proposals with approaching registration dates may be requested in advance of submission of curriculum minutes by sending email notification to the Faculty Senate office and ACC Chair with the subject line “Expedited ACC review requested for [course]”.
- Departments, programs, and colleges should be mindful of the time required for all curricular approval steps, including committees conducting secondary review, such as the Graduate School Curriculum Committee, CUE, and TCCC.
ACC curriculum deadline meeting for the 2024-25 University Catalog
Tuesday, March 5
Important dates and deadlines to remember
| Description | Date/deadline |
|---|---|
| Request for Temporary Courses and/or Temporary Course Modality ACC submission date for winter quarter 2024 (contact college dean office for more specific internal deadline). | October 31 (Nov. 7 ACC review) |
| Request for Temporary Courses and/or Temporary Course Modality ACC submission date for spring quarter 2024 (contact college dean office for more specific internal deadline). | February 13 (Feb. 20 ACC review) |
| Request for Temporary Courses and/or Temporary Course Modality ACC submission date for summer quarter 2024 and fall quarter 2024 (contact college dean office for more specific internal deadline). | April 23 (April 30 ACC review) |
| Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) curriculum submission date for proposals that also require additional committee approvals such as TCCC (final meeting date in order for curriculum proposals to be reviewed by ACC’s deadline meeting) | Thursday, February 1 |
| Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) curriculum submission date (final meeting date of Feb. 15 in order for curriculum proposals to be reviewed by ACC’s deadline meeting) | Thursday, February 8 |
| Teacher Curricula and Certification Council (TCCC) curriculum submission date (final submission date in order for curriculum proposals to be reviewed by ACC’s deadline meeting) | Monday, February 12 |
| Graduate Faculty Governance Council curriculum deadline meeting (final meeting date in order for curriculum proposals to be reviewed by ACC’s deadline meeting) | Tuesday, February 20 |
| Final date for receipt of curriculum minutes containing 2024-25 proposals | Tuesday, February 27 |
| ACC curriculum deadline meeting | Tuesday, March 5 |
| Non-curricular approval Call for Catalog copy due | Monday, April 8 |
| Call for Catalog final draft available | Monday, April 15 |
| 2024-25 University Catalog website published | Wednesday, May 1 |
Curriculum contacts
| Location/area | Name | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalog and general curriculum inquiries | Jamie Lawson | lawsonj2@wwu.edu | 6238 |
| Faculty Senate/ACC | Brandon Dupont | dupontb@wwu.edu | 2058 |
| Committee on Undergraduate Education | Brandon Dupont | dupontb@wwu.edu | 2058 |
| Teacher Curricula and Certification Council | Elizabeth Serrano | serrane3@wwu.edu | 3319 |
| Council on University Programs | Brandon Dupont | dupontb@wwu.edu | 2058 |
| Graduate Faculty Governance Council | Michael Barr | barr@wwu.edu | 4170 |
| College of Business and Economics | Angela Andreassen | edwarda6@wwu.edu | 2785 |
| College of Fine and Performing Arts | Stefanie LaFave | lafaves2@wwu.edu | 6144 |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Marc Geisler | geisler@wwu.edu | 3764 |
| College of Science and Engineering | Jackie Caplan-Auerbach | caplanj@wwu.edu | 2434 |
| Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies | Emily Marrs | herolde@wwu.edu | 3701 |
| College of the Environment | Sarah Taylor | taylo337@wwu.edu | 2605 |
| Western Libraries | Jeff Purdue | purduej@wwu.edu | 7750 |
| Woodring College of Education | Elizabeth Serrano | serrane3@wwu.edu | 3319 |