Curriculum Council

Curriculum Council Handbook

The Dean of Curricular & Faculty Development and Curriculum Council are responsible for the publication of the Curriculum Council's Handbook. The Handbook describes procedures for submitting course proposals, new majors, minors, and concentrations, as well as procedures for General Education course approval and course development information.

ALL CURRICULUM COUNCIL FORMS

Exemplary proposals

2025-2026 CC Calendar

August 18	Email Gateway Syllabi to the Writing Program Director, Maggie Evans (mevans@iwu.edu)
September 19 (4PM)	Deadline for submission of course fee requests to the Thorpe Center for Spring, May Term, and Summer 2026.
October 1	Deadline to submit course proposals to CC to be considered for inclusion in the Spring Semester web-based list of courses. This is the last opportunity for consideration by the faculty at the October Faculty Meeting. (Note: Requests approved after this date may still be included on the web-based list of courses for Spring 2026, but might miss the Spring advising period.)
November 3	Deadline for submission of new or significantly revised majors, minors, or concentrations.
February 1	Outgoing CC representatives will call for nominations for their replacements.
February 6	Deadline to submit course proposals to CC to be considered for inclusion in the Fall Semester web-based list of courses. This is the last opportunity for consideration by the faculty at the February Faculty Meeting. (Note: Requests approved after this date may still be included on the web-based list of courses for Fall 2026, but might miss the Spring advising period.)
February 6	Departmental commitment to the Dean of Curricular & Faculty Development of faculty resources to teach Gateway Colloquia (for the next academic year).
February 18	The slate of CC nominees will be announced in academic units that need to elect a new representative. Two (2) days will be given for additions / deletions.
February 20 (4PM)	Deadline for submission of course fee requests to the Thorpe Center for Fall 2026 registration.
February 23	Voting deadline for CC representatives in academic units who are electing a new representative.
April 24	Deadline for submission to the Dean of Curricular & Faculty Development of final Gateway Colloquium course descriptions for the next academic year.