Curriculum Management

About Curriculum

Curriculum (formerly known as Curriculog) is a web-based curriculum management software Western implemented in 2017. Fall 2025 will start the ninth academic year Western has used this software for course, program, and other curriculum-related changes to the University Catalog. Only Western faculty and staff have access to our Curriculum site.

Access Curriculum

 

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Resources for the 2025-26 academic year

Western Curriculum Timeline

2025-26 Curriculum Timeline - Includes ACC meeting dates, curriculum deadlines, approval dates and other deadlines for the 2026-27 University Catalog.

Policies and Guidance

All relevant policies and guidance can be found on the ACC Policies and Guidance webpage on the Faculty Senate website, including:

  • Policy on Credit Hours
  • Syllabus Requirements and Guidance
  • Guidance Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI)

Curricular review toolkit

This page provides a toolkit for ACC and its subcommittees, as well as college curriculum committees, to clarify curricular review processes. Faculty members are encouraged to use it as a guide as they develop and submit proposals via Curriculum to avoid common pitfalls during curricular review.

Curricular Review Toolkit

Toolkit PDF version

Banner course modality report (summer 2025 update)

A course catalog Banner report called SWRCMOD is available. This report allows academic units to look up the modality approval status for all courses. Communication on how to use the report was sent to curriculum contacts on Sept. 29, 2023. The following SWRCMOD report for summer 2025 (ran on June 6, 2025) is available for download:

Course modality approvals (effective summer 2025 and beyond)

Course schedule type definitions

Schedule type definitions - Includes definitions to assist with creation of new courses and additional information.

2025-2026 Curriculum Trainings

Curriculum (Western's curriculum management software) trainings occur twice a week during fall quarter. Fill out the Curriculum training sign up form below to register for a fall training session. Contact Jamie Lawson of the Registrar's Office for any questions or to request a training on a date not listed.

Nov. 5

Time: 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 5

Online: Teams meeting

Nov. 6

Time: 10 a.m.-Noon

Date: Thursday, Nov. 6

Online: Teams meeting

Nov. 12

Time: 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 12

Online: Teams meeting

Nov. 13

Time: 10 a.m.-Noon

Date: Thursday, Nov. 13

Online: Teams meeting

Curriculum Updates

September 2025

Curriculum fall 25 training dates: The fall 25 Curriculum training dates have been announced and will be available on Wednesday afternoons and Thursday mornings via Teams (online) throughout the quarter. Access the training sign up form to sign up for a training.

The 2025-26 Curriculum Timeline webpage is updated for the 2025-26 academic year. The webpage includes ACC meeting dates and minutes deadlines, important dates and deadlines to remember, etc.

June 2025

The 2026-27 approval processes for all course processes were activated on June 6. This includes course revision, new course, and course cancellation for regular courses and GUR courses. The revision of program of study; cancellation of program of study; and request for revision of college, academic department, or academic program/center/institute approval processes were activated on June 18. The following approval processes will be activated at a later date:

  • Request for new program of study: Expected activation fall 2025
  • Request for moratorium of program of study: Expected activation early fall 2025
  • Request for new certificate: Expected activation fall 2025
  • Request for new/termination of college, academic department, academic program/center/institute, or prefix: Expected activation early fall 2025

May 2025

The 2025-26 University Catalog was published May 1. Approval processes for the 2026-27 catalog will be activated late May/early June.

March 2025

2025-26 curriculum deadlines have passed: The curriculum deadlines for the 2025-26 University Catalog have passed. (ACC deadline meeting was March 4.) All 2025-26 approval processes in Curriculum have been deactivated. The temporary course approval process and the temporary/permanent modality approval process remain active for use.

December 2024

Winter drop-in sessions added: Curriculum drop-in sessions are added for winter quarter. Sessions will be online/Teams through the month of January. Sessions may be added in early February prior to curriculum deadlines. Dates are available on the training sign-up form.

Who Should I Contact About the Catalog and Curriculum?

Jamie Lawson | he/him/his
Management Analyst / Catalog & Curriculum

lawsonj2@wwu.edu 360-650-6238 Message me on Teams
University Catalog | Curriculum (formerly known as Curriculog)