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• General Information
• Review Process
• Submission Timeline
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USC Curriculum Coordination Office

Submission Timeline

In general,

1. Remember that new degree programs, new areas of emphasis within an existing program, and new dual or combined degrees must be approved by the Provost before they are sent to the CCO. New online programs or existing programs being converted to the online modality must be vetted by Associate Provost, Robin Romans, rromans@usc.edu prior to submittal to the CCO. Approvals from Deans of Affected Departments must be attached before proposals can be accepted by the CCO. All of these steps take additional time.
   
   
2. February is the Curriculum Coordination Office’s BUSIEST month. We suggest that you avoid the rush, and the hand-wringing of “Will my proposal make it through on time?”— Submit early! Submitting proposals during the months of November and December is highly encouraged!
   
   
3. New and Revise Course, and Revise Program and Revise Minor proposals usually take at least one month to review. New Program and New Minor proposals may take approximately two months to review.

Curriculum Publication Policies and Deadlines

Key points to remember with regard to Effective Terms and proposals appearing in the printed and online Catalogue and the Schedule of Classes:

1. REVISIONS of all programs, minors and courses may be effective no earlier than the fall of the following term. For example, a revision accepted by UCOC at the October 3, 2012 meeting and approved by the Provost may be effective no earlier than fall 2013. The revision will appear no sooner than the 2013-14 printed and online Catalogue.*
   
   
   1. *REVISIONS accepted by the March 6, 2013, UCOC meeting and approved by Provost will appear in the 2013-14 printed and online Catalogues.
      
      
   2. *REVISIONS accepted AFTER the March 6, 2013, UCOC meeting and approved by Provost will not take effect until fall 2014. They will NOT appear in the printed 2013-14 Catalogue. The requested revisions will NOT appear in the fall 2013 Schedule of Classes. The effective term for that revision will be no earlier than fall 2014, and will be notated as such in the online 2013-14 Catalogue. The revisions will appear in highlighted colors in the online 2013-14 Catalogue.
      
      
2. NEW program, minor and course proposals may be accepted by UCOC, approved by Provost, and implemented in the following term without being published in the printed or online Catalogue. Approved new courses may appear in the upcoming Schedule of Classes.
   
   As the Curriculum Handbook states, the Catalogue may be incomplete but not incorrect, therefore allowing new programs, minors and courses to be implemented before they are officially published.
   
   With that said, remember that ALL programs, minors and courses MUST be accepted by UCOC and approved by the Provost before they can be advertised by your school or department.