Undergraduate and Graduate Council
Spring 2024
UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL
Wednesdays from 10-11am
| Meeting Date | Proposal Submission Deadline |
| January 24, 2024 | January 10, 2024 |
| February 7, 2024 | January 24, 2024 |
| February 21, 2024 | February 7, 2024* |
| March 6, 2024 | February 21, 2024 |
| March 20, 2024 | March 6, 2024 |
| April 3, 2024 | March 20, 2024 |
| April 17, 2024 | April 3, 2024 |
| May 1, 2024 | April 17, 2024 |
* Note: New undergraduate courses that are intended to commence in the Summer 2024 or Fall 2024 semester must be submitted by February 7, 2024. This is to ensure that the course is reviewed by the Undergraduate Council and processed by the Registrar's office in time for schedules to be set for Summer/Fall enrollment.
For updated course/program proposal forms and more information on the submission and approval process, please visit the website for New Course and Program Proposals.
GRADUATE COUNCIL
Mondays from 9:30-10:30am
| Meeting Date | Proposal Submission Deadline |
| January 29, 2024 | January 12, 2024 |
| February 26, 2024 | February 12, 2024** |
| March 25, 2024 | March 11, 2024 |
| April 22, 2024 | April 8, 2024 |
** Note: New graduate courses that are intended to commence in the Fall 2024 semester must be submitted by February 12, 2024. This is to ensure that the course is reviewed by the Graduate Council and processed by the Registrar's Office in time for the schedules to be set for Fall enrollment.
For updated course/program proposal forms and more information on the submission and approval process, please visit the website for New Course and Program Proposals.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS COMMITTEE REVIEW DATES***
| Meeting Date | Proposal Submission Deadline |
| January 30, 2024 | January 9, 2024 |
| February 13, 2024 | January 23, 2024 |
| February 27, 2024 | February 6, 2024 |
| March 12, 2024 | February 20, 2024 |
| March 26, 2024 | March 5, 2024 |
| April 6, 2024 | March 19, 2024 |
| April 23, 2024 | April 2, 2024 |
*** All submissions to the EPC should come through the Dedman College Dean’s Office. Proposals must first be approved by the Undergraduate or Graduate Council; the Dean’s Office will then submit the approved proposal to the EPC on the department's behalf. Any new programs proposed to begin in the fall semester must receive EPC and Board approval by December of the preceding year.
Please note that program proposals reviewed and recommended for approval by the EPC, Provost, and Board of Trustees in the Spring 2024 semester will not be effective until Fall 2025.
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Fall 2023
UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL
Wednesdays from 2-3pm
| Meeting Date | Proposal Submission Deadline |
| August 30, 2023 | August 16, 2023 |
| September 13, 2023 | August 30, 2023 |
| September 27, 2023 | September 13, 2023 |
| October 11, 2023 | September 27, 2023* |
| October 25, 2023 | October 11, 2023 |
| November 8, 2023 | October 25, 2023 |
| November 29, 2023 | November 15, 2023 |
* Note: New undergraduate courses that are intended to commence in the Spring 2024 semester must be submitted by September 27, 2023. This is to ensure that the course is reviewed by the Undergraduate Council and processed by the Registrar's office in time for schedules to be set for Spring enrollment.
For updated course/program proposal forms and more information on the submission and approval process, please visit the website for New Course and Program Proposals.
GRADUATE COUNCIL
Mondays from 1-2pm
| Meeting Date | Proposal Submission Deadline |
| August 28, 2023 | August 14, 2023 |
| September 25, 2023 | September 11, 2023 |
| October 23, 2023 | October 9, 2023** |
| November 27, 2023 | November 13, 2023 |
** Note: New graduate courses that are intended to commence in the Spring 2024 semester must be submitted by October 9, 2023. This is to ensure that the course is reviewed by the Graduate Council and processed by the Registrar's Office in time for the schedules to be set for Spring enrollment.
For updated course/program proposal forms and more information on the submission and approval process, please visit the website for New Course and Program Proposals.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS COMMITTEE REVIEW DATES***
| Meeting Date | Proposal Submission Deadline |
| September 5, 2023 | August 15, 2023 |
| September 26, 2023 | September 5, 2023 |
| October 10, 2023 | September 19, 2023 |
| October 31, 2023 | October 10, 2023 |
| November 7, 2023 | October 17, 2023 |
| November 28, 2023 | No proposals accepted |
*** All submissions to the EPC should come through the Dedman College Dean’s Office. Proposals must first be approved by the Undergraduate or Graduate Council; the Dean’s Office will then submit the approved proposal to the EPC on your behalf. Any new programs proposed to begin in the fall semester must receive EPC and Board approval by December of the preceding year.
For curricular changes requiring advance approval and/or notification by/to SACSCOC in time for inclusion in SMU's 2024-2025 University Catalog, the final Board of Trustees approval date is December 2023.
Please note that program proposals received and recommended for approval by the EPC, Provost, and Board of Trustees in December 2023 will not be effective until Fall 2024.
Program proposals reviewed and recommended for approval by the EPC, Provost, and Board of Trustees in May 2024 will not be effective until Fall 2025.