Key dates include:
Graduate proposals: Graduate Council → ATU Board of Trustees (BOT) → Arkansas Division of Higher Education Coordinating Board (ADHECB).
Undergraduate proposals: Curriculum Committee → Faculty Senate → ATU Board of Trustees (BOT) → Arkansas Division of Higher Education Coordinating Board (ADHECB).
|
ADHECB meeting |
ADHECB submission deadline |
Graduate Council |
Curriculum Committee |
Faculty Senate |
ATU BOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2027 |
Nov. 1, 2026 |
Sept. 15, 2026 |
Aug. 25, 2026 |
Sept. 8, 2026 |
Oct. 15, 2026 |
|
April 2027 |
Feb. 1, 2027 |
Nov. 17, 2026 |
Oct. 27, 2026 |
Nov. 10, 2026 |
Dec. 17, 2026 |
|
July 2027 |
May 1, 2027 |
Jan. 19, 2027 |
Dec. 22, 2026 |
December 7, 2026 |
Feb. 18, 2027 |
|
October 2027 |
Aug. 1, 2027 |
Apr. 20, 2027 |
Mar. 23, 2027 |
Apr. 13, 2027 |
May 20, 2027 |
|
January 2028 |
Nov. 1, 2027 |
Sept. 21, 2027* |
Aug. 24, 2027* |
Sept. 14, 2027* |
Oct. 21, 2027 |
|
April 2028 |
Feb. 1, 2028 |
Nov. 16, 2027* |
Oct. 26, 2027* |
Nov. 9, 2027* |
Dec. 16, 2027 |
|
July 2028 |
May 1, 2028 |
Jan. 18, 2028* |
Dec. 28, 2027* |
Jan. 11, 2028* |
Feb. 17, 2028 |
|
October 2028 |
Aug. 1, 2028 |
Apr. 18, 2028* |
Mar. 28, 2028* |
Apr. 11, 2028* |
May 18, 2028 |
*Official meeting dates may change. This calendar assumes Faculty Senate meetings the second Tuesday of each month, Graduate Council meets the third Tuesday of each month, and Curriculum Committee meets the fourth Tuesday of each month.
The new program approval process has several steps and points of review. Some proposed programs may require approval from external entities (ex. Department of Education, Arkansas Division of Higher Education, the Higher Learning Commission) before they can be offered.
Before you begin, make sure that you have consulted your dean's office.
To propose a new program:
1. Log in to CourseLeaf. (Hint: Look for the CourseLeaf card on OneTech on the Academic page)
2. Propose the New Program.
3. When you're done editing, click the appropriate button to cancel, save, or submit the form.
4. Review
5. If you are approved to continue you will start developing the more fine details including your curriculum matrix.
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6. When you're done editing, click the appropriate button to cancel, save, or submit the form.
The proposal will now go into workflow for approvals and then through university governance.
All program revisions are now managed through our curriculum inventory management system (CIM), which is fully integrated with the university catalog.
To revise an existing program:
1. Log in to CourseLeaf. (Hint: Look for the CourseLeaf card on OneTech on the Academic page)
2. Find the program.
3. Edit the program.
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4. When you're done editing, click the appropriate button to cancel, save, or submit the form.
To inactivate a program:
1. Log in to CourseLeaf. (Hint: Look for the CourseLeaf card on OneTech on the Academic page)
2. Find the program.
3. Inactivate the program.
To propose a new course:
1. Log in to CourseLeaf. (Hint: Look for the CourseLeaf card on OneTech on the Academic page)
2. Propose New Course.
*TIP: Save often. You can click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the form at least once an hour to avoid loosing your work.
3. When you're done editing, click the appropriate button to cancel, save, or submit the form.
To edit an existing course:
1. Log in to CourseLeaf. (Hint: Look for the CourseLeaf card on OneTech on the Academic page)
2. Find the course.
3. Edit the program.
*TIP: Save often. You can click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the form at least once an hour to avoid loosing your work.
4. When you're done editing, click the appropriate button to cancel, save, or submit the form.
To inactivate an existing course:
1. Log in to CourseLeaf. (Hint: Look for the CourseLeaf card on OneTech on the Academic page)
2. Find the course.
3. Inactivate the Course.
To reactivate an inactivated course:
1. Log in to CourseLeaf. (Hint: Look for the CourseLeaf card on OneTech on the Academic page)
2. Find the course.
3. Activate the Course.
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