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PVC Curriculum Website: Timeline for Course & Program Submissions

New and Revised Courses

Fall only submissions:

Requires rearticulation?

When can the New/Revised course be offered?

New Non-GE/CTE course

NO

Next Fall

CB 01 Course Code

NO

Next Fall

CB 02 Title Changes

NO

Next Fall

CB 03 Course top code

NO

Next Fall

CB 04 Course Credit Status

NO

Next Fall

CB 06 & 07 Min/Max Credit units

YES

2 years for GE,

Next Fall for non-GE/CTE

CB 08 Basic skills status

NO

Next Fall

CB 09 Sam Code

NO

Next Fall

CB 21 Prior to college level

NO

Next Fall

CB 22 non-credit

NO

Next Fall

Catalog Description

NO

Next Fall

Objectives & Course content with substantial changes

YES

(AO to determine)

2 years for GE,

Next Fall for non-GE/CTE

For non-credit: Total hours of instruction min/max

NO

Next Fall

SLO changes

YES

2 years for GE,

Next Fall for non-GE/CTE

Prerequisites, Corequisites & Advisories

YES

2 years for GE,

Next Fall for non-GE/CTE

Add/Remove Lab hours (if units change, it would be sub change)

YES

2 years for GE,

Next Fall for non-GE/CTE

Method of Instruction & Evaluation

YES

2 years for GE,

Next Fall for non-GE/CTE

Spring or Fall Submissions:

Requires rearticulation?

When can the New/Revised course be offered?

New GE course

YES

2 years

Modality Change

NO

Next Fall

All other changes not listed (including updates to textbooks)

NO

Next Fall

** The FALL revisions can only happen during the Fall due to catalog and scheduling timelines.  If you make one of the Fall only revisions in the Spring that does not require rearticulation, please be advised the revision will need to wait until the Fall after the very next Fall (one year).

** For a substantially changed GE course, it can still be offered the existing way until the revised COR has been rearticulated. **

New and Revised Programs

Programs that can only be submitted in the FALL:

When can the new program be offered?

ALL New programs

Next Fall

Revised ADTs

Next Fall

Updated Programs that can be submitted during the Fall or Spring: 

When can the updated program be offered?

Revised programs that are not ADTs

Next Fall

** The FALL revisions can only happen during the Fall due to the approval process and catalog timelines.

** Courses that are in the ADT programs MUST be fully articulated before putting it into an ADT, please see the articulation officer if you are unsure. **