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The Annual Curriculum Cycle

Read our Knowledge Base article about the annual curriculum cycle, including key deadlines, submission timelines, and the process for proposing curriculum changes through Coursedog.

Key curriculum deadlines each year include:

  • November 1
  • February 1
  • May 1
  • First day of Fall semester
Annual Curriculum Cycle and Deadlines

Submitting Course Changes During the 2026-2027 Academic Year

Due to a Minnesota State mandate, we are in the midst of transitioning all of SCSU’s courses from three-digit to four-digit course numbers. Many courses are also changing prefix (rubric). This makes the process of updating course content more complex than usual, because technically these are different course records in the database.

Consider this:

  1. Is the change for a three-digit course which will sunset after Summer 2027? In most cases it is too late to change Spring 2027 offerings due to the registration window for Spring 2027 opening in early October 2026. Similar constraints apply to Summer 2027 offerings.

  2. If the change is really for the Fall 2027 offering or later, faculty need to build their proposal on the four-digit numbered course already in the system.

How to Select Fall 2027

To select a course offered Fall 2027 to modify to the new rubric, you need to select that course at the time you open the form. To do this, select the Fall 2027 term when searching for the course.

  1. Open Coursedog
  2. Select "New Proposal"
  3. Select the course
  4. Select "Modify an existing course"
  5. Change any course attributes except Prefix/Rubric or course number
  6. Change the term to "Fall 2027"
  7. Search for course by new prefix and four-digit course number

Note: If the course is not offered in Fall 2027 and instead in 2028 or later, still select Fall 2027.

Reports

The reports below are updated nightly with data from ISRS and DARS.  If you have questions regarding the data appearing on the report, contact Dr. Bill Cook, Curriculum Coordinator, at (320) 308-2019 or Michele Braun-Heurung, Curriculum Specialist, at (320) 308-3144.

Which programs are using my course? (Course Usage Report)
This report allows you to enter a course, and it then lists all programs and departments in which that course is used as a requirement or a listed elective. Data include active courses and programs only.

Which courses use my course as a prerequisite? (Prerequisite Report)
This report allows you to enter a course, and it then lists all courses at the university and the departments which use it as a prerequisite.

Note: Authorized PowerBI users can download the reports by opening PowerBI, logging in, and accessing Course App icon.