Approval dates, meeting dates and deadlines for the 2022-23 University Catalog. For questions about the 2021-22 curriculum timeline contact Jamie Lawson at lawsonj2@wwu.edu or message me on Teams.
Academic Coordinating Commission (ACC) 2021-22 dates
All ACC meetings are at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays in OM 340 (Board of Trustees room)
Quarter | Meeting date | Minutes deadline |
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Fall | September 28 | September 21 |
Fall | October 12 | October 5 |
Fall | October 26 | October 19 |
Fall | November 9 | November 2 |
Fall | November 23 | November 17 |
Fall | December 7 | November 30 |
Winter | January 4 | December 28 |
Winter | January 18 | January 11 |
Winter | February 1 | January 25 |
Winter | February 15 | February 8 |
Winter |
March 1 |
February 22 |
Winter | March 8 (if needed) additional curriculum wrap-up |
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Spring | March 29 | March 15 |
Spring | April 12 | April 5 |
Spring | April 26 | April 19 |
Spring | May 10 catalog policy deadline |
May 3 |
Spring | May 24 | May 17 |
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.
Important dates and deadlines to remember
Description | Date/deadline |
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Request for Temporary Course Modality submission date for courses offered spring quarter 2022. | Tuesday, Jan. 25 (Feb. 1 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 3 |
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 7 |
Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) curriculum submission date (final meeting date of Feb. 17 in order for curriculum proposals to be reviewed by ACC’s deadline meeting) |
Thursday, February 10 |
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 15 |
Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) curriculum submission date (final meeting date of Feb. 17 in order for curriculum proposals to be reviewed by ACC’s deadline meeting) |
Thursday, February 10 |
Final date for receipt of curriculum minutes containing 2021-22 proposals | Tuesday, February 22 |
ACC curriculum deadline meeting | Tuesday, March 1 |
Request for Temporary Course Modality submission date for courses offered summer quarter 2022 and fall quarter 2022 | Tuesday, April 5 |
Non-curricular approval Call for Catalog copy due | Friday, April 8 |
Call for Catalog final draft available | Monday, April 18 |
2022-23 University Catalog website published | Monday, May 2 |
2022-23 Curriculum Review: All curriculum proposals for courses seeking new GUR attribute and those for courses with existing GUR attributes must reach the CUE step in Curriculog no later than Thursday, Feb. 10 for review at the February 17 CUE meeting. Additional time is required for any course that has additional curricular steps between CUE and ACC (e.g. TCCC). Courses that require both CUE and TCCC review should reach the CUE step in Curriculog no later than Thursday, Jan. 27 to ensure that there is adequate time for review prior to the ACC’s final 2022-23 curriculum receipt deadline of Tuesday, Feb. 22.
Curriculum contacts
Location/area | Name | Extension | |
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Catalog and general curriculum inquiries | Jamie Lawson | lawsonj2@wwu.edu | 6238 |
Faculty Senate/ACC | Lizzy Ramhorst | ramhore@wwu.edu | 6808 |
Committee on Undergraduate Education | Lizzy Ramhorst | ramhore@wwu.edu | 6808 |
Teacher Curricula and Certification Council | Elizabeth Serrano | serrane3@wwu.edu | 3319 |
Council on University Programs | Lizzy Ramhorst | ramhore@wwu.edu | 6808 |
Graduate Faculty Governance Council | Megan Spiegel | frithm@wwu.edu | 2891 |
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 | Ingrid Patrick | pedersi@wwu.edu | 6744 |
Western Libraries | Elizabeth Stephan | stephae@wwu.edu | 2061 |
Woodring College of Education | Elizabeth Serrano | serrane3@wwu.edu | 3319 |