All new graduate program proposals must go through a pre-approval process. Contact Paula Maxwell maxwelpj@jmu.edu.

All course and program approvals will be processed online. 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) 568-7998.

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 Curriculum 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
• 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.

Mohamed Aboutabl - Representing  CISE

Christine Argenbright - Representing Doctoral Programs

Tim Ball - Representing CAL

Eric Carbaugh - Representing COE

Janet Daniel - Representing CSM

Corinne Diop - Representing CVPA

Dana Haraway - Representing Master's Programs

Andrea Knopp - Representing CHBS

Nicole Wright - Representing COB

Drew Danzell - TGS (non-voting)

Beth Johnson - TGS (non-voting)

Paula Maxwell - Provost's Office (non-voting)

Kristi McDonnell - TGS (non-voting)

Laura Ryman - Chair (non-voting)

Pamela Bell - TGS (non-voting)

Thursday, September 24 - Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Mtg., 2-3:30 pm

Thursday, October 29 - Curriculum Comittee Meeting, Virtual Mtg. 2-3:30 pm

 Thursday, November 19 - Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Mtg., 2-3:30 pm

NO GCCC December Mtg. 

Thursday, January 28 - Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Mtg., 2-3:30 pm

Thursday, February 25 - Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Mtg., 2-3:30 pm. 
Last meeting to approve proposals for Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 semesters. 

Thursday, March 25 - Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Mtg., 2-3:30 pm

Thursday, April 22 - Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Mtg., 2-3:30 pm

• All proposals must be submitted through "Modern Campus Curriculum", the online curriculum system (https://jmu.curriculog.com/). If you have any questions about using the online system, contact curric@jmu.edu.
• College curriculum committees, the college curriculum 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 curriculum process, contact Laura Ryman (rymanle@jmu.edu) or Paula Maxwell (maxwelpj@jmu.edu).