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- Curriculum Development Manual (June 2025)
- Curriculum Development Orientation (September 2025)
- Curriculum Management System (CMS)
- Submit edits to Catalog Program Maps via the Updates to a 2025-26 Program Maps Form
- Reference: Program Maps Process
- Curriculum and Programs Committee (C&P) – Meetings are conducted virtually 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (with some exceptions), generally on the 3rd Friday of the month. Refer to the C&P Committee’s shared governance website for any updates to meeting information, the link to posted minutes, and the C&P Committee’s memberships list and functions.
- Completed Proposal Packets are due, with all required approvals, to the Office of Curriculum Management via email attachment at least two weeks (10 working days) prior to the actual meeting date.
NOTE: Proposal packets with supporting materials should be submitted to your Dean for approval at least 3 weeks in advance of the meeting.- Refer to the Curriculum and Programs Proposal Checklist AY 2025-26 for an outline of proposal requirements. Additional information is provided below.
Completed proposal packets for program updates (including new, revised, and expired programs/awards) and consent items need to include:
- Appropriate C&P Program Form, completed with all approval signatures (Department Chair, Dean, AVC), for each program proposal, including Micro-credentials and course capacity changes — learn how to sign the document using Adobe Sign tool here. Note: add additional pages as needed to the C&P Program Form in order to provide the requested information.
- Click here to access Forms Inventory or see list of forms below. Note: All forms require the appropriate program CIP code to be populated.
- New programs/awards and program revisions that are being substantially changed or being revised in order to align with licensure or an industry certification
- Submit a LMI REQUEST FORM ASAP – the proposed CIP code and Labor Market Information (LMI)/Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) data is required
- Program Level Outcomes and Assessment Plan are required – contact Office of Assessment & Evaluation, [email protected], for assistance
- Review this libguide and complete the Library Resource Review for a New Program/Degree form as needed
- Department/Faculty Meeting Notes and appropriate Workforce Advisory Committee Minutes
- Highlight where the new program award/award revisions were discussed, voted on, and approved.
- Proposed New/Updated Program Map for next catalog
- Click here to access the current Catalog Program Map Listing – use your most current map as a template for revisions or to create a proposed new map.
- See procedures for examples of award plan revisions and converting a current map into a new award plan template. Note: depending on your computer, you may need to ‘Save as‘ a PDF if printing as an Adobe PDF doesn’t work; then export to Word as shown in the procedures document.
- The Program Map’s introductory description information needs to be provided for new awards. For existing program maps, double-check information for accuracy and provide any applicable updates (including stackable AAS pathway in the certificate’s intro, etc.); also ensure that the Department Contact information is current.
- Utilize the C&P Style Guide for Advising Notes (Footnotes) standard guidelines, as applicable.
- Additional supporting documentation, as needed — refer to the appropriate THECB resource(s) for guidance, including the Career and Technical Education Guidelines for workforce programs and the Academic Course Guide Manual for academic programs.
- CMS course application form(s) as needed to support your proposal — refer to the current catalog’s course descriptions listing for guidance on style/formatting, etc. (i.e. prerequisite courses do not have hyphens in between the course rubric and course number and do not include course titles); and ensure that course information populated in the CMS course application form is in alignment with the ACGM for transfer programs or with WECM for workforce program.
Note: submitted CMS form(s) will be downloaded and inserted into your final proposal packet PDF file, once approved by your Department Chair, Dean, and AVC.
For guidance on new program award development and curriculum revisions, consult with the Dean of Curriculum Management, [email protected], and Offices of Assessment & Evaluation, [email protected], and Institutional Planning & Accreditation, [email protected], as needed.
- Curriculum & Programs Committee (C&P) Forms
- Proposed New Program (Form INSS.002)
- Program Revision (Form INSS.003)
- Program/Award Expiration (Form INSS.004)
- Request for Course Capacity Adjustment (Form INSS.005)
- New Location Request (Form INSS.006)
- THECB Helpful Links
- SACSCOC Substantive Change Overview (Accreditation and Compliance)