The curriculum register is published once a month. A synopsis of all proposals is published in the curriculum register and will undergo a 10-day moratorium, after which, the proposal is submitted to the College Curriculum Committees for review and approval.

1. Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)- It is the purview of the University Writing Committee to determine whether a course can fulfill the GWAR requirement.
2. General Education (GE-C)- It is the purview of the General Education Committee to determine whether or not a course can fulfill a General Education requirement.
3. Online Hybrid Learning (OHLC) It is the purview of the Online Hybrid Learning Committee to determine whether or not a course can be successfully taught as
4. University Ethnic Studies (UESC)- It is the purview of the University Ethnic Studies Committee to determine whether or not a course can fulfill the Ethnic Studies General Education requirement.

 You can also find this information related to the above-mentioned committees on the Curriculum Review website: https://www.csudh.edu/academic-programs/curriculum-review/

Typically, faculty members, department chairs, curriculum committees, and other authorized personnel within higher education institutions can submit courses through CourseLeaf Course Submission.

To access Course Leaf, please visit the Curriculum Review website and click on the links under the ‘Course Leaf Forms’ tab. To access the course, program and miscellaneous forms and to view proposals currently in the queue using your CSUDH credentials to login.

You can submit proposals for new courses, revisions to existing courses, course deletions (inactivation), new programs, program modifications, degree elevation requests, new credentials, and new certificates.

The required information for a course submission includes course title, description, units, prerequisites, co-requisites, course type (e.g., lecture, lab, seminar), learning outcomes, and any other relevant details (i.e., requesting general education, GWAR, Ethnic Studies, etc.).

Proposal submissions undergo a structured approval workflow involving review by departmental stakeholders, curriculum committees, academic deans, and other relevant parties (i.e, affected departments, special designation committees, etc.).

Yes, CourseLeaf Course Submission often provides users with visibility into the status of their submissions, allowing them to track progress, view comments from reviewers, and receive notifications at each stage of the approval process.

On average, the approval process for curriculum proposals may take anywhere from 6 – 12 months. It some cases, this may take longer due to the proposals being sent to the Chancellor’s Office for review, specifically for new programs, program name changes, program discontinuations, and program degree elevations. 

All submitted curriculum proposals are reviewed during the academic year. Curriculum proposals that are approved and complete the curriculum review process in the fall semester are made effective and implemented the following fall semester (i.e., if approved in fall 2024, the approved changes are implemented in fall 2025.) Curriculum proposals that are approved and complete the curriculum review process in the spring semester are made effective and implemented the following spring semester (i.e., approved spring 2025, implemented spring 2026).

No. Additional changes to the submitted curriculum proposal cannot be made once workflow begins. If you would like to make an additional change, please contact the Office of Academic Programs and request the proposal be rolled back to you.

If a proposal is rejected/rolled back during the approval process, proposers are usually provided with feedback and next steps in the comments section of the proposal. They may be instructed to revise and resubmit the proposal based on the feedback received.

Academic Programs is currently working on creating training resources such as user guides, tutorials, workshops, and support documentation are available on the Curriculum Review website.

For issues with accessing Course Leaf or questions about the forms, please contact the Office of Academic Programs.   

A Miscellaneous form will need to be submitted in CourseLeaf when you are proposing one of the following:

1. Submitting a Projected Degree Proposal for the Academic Master Plan using the AMP Projected Degree Proposal request.
2. Requesting an appeal to a College/University decision using the Decision Appeal request
3. Requesting a new subject prefix for courses using the New Subject Prefix request.
4. Submitting an Objection to a proposed curriculum changes, projected degree proposals, or a request for a new prefix using the Objections request.
5. Requesting to Pilot a course for a first or second time with an Online/Hybrid method of delivery using the Pilot Online/Hybrid request.
6. Requesting to activate, modify or deactivate a reserved course using the Reserved Course request.
7. Requesting a new special topic using the Special Topic request.
8. Requesting a new UNV class/ topic using the UNV Class Request

A course modification should be submitted at any time the course attributes needs to be modified.

A program elevation modification will need to be submitted to Academic Programs, via CourseLeaf, if/when an email is received from Academic Programs notifying the college that their program needs an elevation.

This notification usually is sent out if Academic Programs receives a notification from the chancellor’s office notifying us that a specific department is not in compliance.

Approved course changes in PeopleSoft can be viewed in CourseLeaf. In the comments section of the proposal Academic Programs team members will comment that the proposal has completed the Curriculum Review Process.

Approved course changes CourseLeaf in the comments section of the proposal, Academic Programs team members will comment that the proposal has completed the Curriculum Review Process.

The criteria for exceptions to implementing a new program or program modification include:

• New Executive Orders
• CSU Policy Updates
• External Accreditation Requirements
• Grant Demands

The Learning Outcomes Display is generated by Course Leaf based on the information provided in the Curriculum Map question where you identify the level of mastery (I, D,P). That information is output with a map and check marks.