Graduate School: Program and Course Proposals
All new graduate program proposals must go through a pre-approval process. Contact Michael Stoloff (stolofml@jmu.edu) and Paula Maxwell maxwelpj@jmu.edu.
All course and program approvals will be processed online here. Faculty members enter course and program information into secure Web forms and approvers are notified through email when course proposals are ready for review
The online curriculum system is available for the following:
- Creating new courses or programs
- Modifying existing courses or programs
- Deleting existing courses, programs, or concentrations
- Requesting new subject identifiers
If you have problems accessing the above sites or have questions, please email curric@jmu.edu or call (540) 568-4064.
Graduate Council Process - The Graduate council has elected a curriculum committee that is responsible for reviewing and approving program and course additions, changes and deletions on behalf of the Graduate Council. This C&I Committee reviews curriculum from a university-wide perspective and considers, among other things:
- The clarity of the proposal,
- The appropriateness and value of the curriculum as graduate-level experiences,
- Any potential impact of the curriculum offered by one department on other departments, and
- Whether all departments agree to participate in programs that list courses offered by multiple departments.
This committee functions independently of the Graduate Council, will report its actions to the Graduate Council, and will seek the advice of the larger council before taking action on matters that are likely to have significant cross-university implications.
Graduate Council C & I Committee Membership (2021-22)
Members | Representing |
Corey Hickerson | CAL |
Andrea Knopp | CHBS |
Hossain Heydari (Fall) / Brett Tjaden (Spring) | CISE |
Nancy Nichols | COB |
Eric Carbaugh | COE |
Janet Daniel | CSM |
William "Bryce" Hayes | CVPA |
Christine Argenbright | Doctoral Programs |
Stephanie Wasta (Fall) / Dana Haraway (Spring) | Master's Programs |
Michael Stoloff | Chair (non-voting) |
Lynette Michael | TGS (non-voting) |
Kathryn Brown | TGS (non-voting) |
Paula Maxwell | Provost's Office (non-voting) |
Dates & Deadlines 2021-2022
September 2021 | Curriculum Committee |
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Monday, September 13 |
Proposals Due |
Thursday, September 16 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, September 23 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3 pm |
Thursday, September 30 |
Evotes Due |
October 2021 | Curriculum Committee |
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Monday, October 18 |
Proposals Due |
Wednesday, October 20 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, October 28 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3 pm |
Thursday, November 4 |
Evotes Due |
November 2021 | Curriculum Committee |
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No November Meeting |
Curriculum Committee Meeting |
December 2021 | Curriculum Committee |
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Monday, November 29 |
Proposals Due |
Thursday, December 2 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, December 9 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3 pm |
Thursday, December 16 |
Evotes Due |
January 2022 | Curriculum Committee |
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Monday, January 17 |
Proposals Due |
Thursday, January 20 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, January 27 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3 pm |
Thursday, February 3 |
Evotes Due |
February 2022 | Curriculum Committee |
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Monday, Feburary 14 |
Proposals Due |
Thursday, February 17 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, February 24 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3 pm |
Thursday, March 3 |
Evotes Due |
March 2022 | Curriculum Committee |
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Monday, March 14 |
Proposals Due - This is the final deadline for the 2021-22 catalog. |
Thursday, March 17 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, March 24 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3 pm |
Thursday, March 31 |
Evotes Due |
April 2022 | Curriculum Committee |
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Monday, April 18 |
Proposals Due |
Thursday, April 21 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, April 28 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3 pm |
Thursday, May 5 |
Evotes Due |
Program Proposals
- All proposals must be submitted through Curriculog, the online curriculum system (https://jmu.curriculog.com/). If you have any questions about using the online system, contact curric@jmu.edu.
- College C&I committees, the college C&I chair and the dean must approve the proposal and move it to The Graduate School review status in Curriculog by the provided dates.
- For general questions about the graduate C&I process, contact Michael Stoloff (stolofml@jmu.edu) or Paula Maxwell (maxwelpj@jmu.edu).