Undergraduate and Graduate Council
Fall 2026
UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL
College-level review for new undergraduate courses, course modifications, new undergraduate programs, program modifications.
Mondays from 3:30-4:30pm
| Meeting Date | Proposal Submission Deadline |
| August 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 |
| September 14, 2026 | August 31, 2026 |
| September 28, 2026 | September 14, 2026* |
| October 19, 2026 | October 5, 2026 |
| November 2, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| November 16, 2026 | November 2, 2026 |
| December 7, 2026 | November 23, 2026 |
* Note: New undergraduate courses that are intended to commence in the Spring 2027 semester must be submitted by September 14, 2026. This is to ensure that the course is reviewed by the Undergraduate Council (for College-level approval), the University Curriculum Committee (for University-level approval), 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 .
GRADUATE COUNCIL
College-level review for new graduate courses, course modifications, new graduate programs, program modifications.
Wednesdays from 11am-12pm
| Meeting Date | Proposal Submission Deadline |
| September 2, 2026 | August 19, 2026 |
| September 30, 2026 | September 16, 2026** |
| October 28, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| December 2, 2026 | November 18, 2026 |
** Note: New graduate courses that are intended to commence in the Spring 2027 semester must be submitted by September 16, 2026. This is to ensure that the course is reviewed by the Graduate Council (for College-level approval), the University Curriculum Committee (for University-level approval), 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 .
UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
University-level review for new courses and course modifications.
Tuesdays from 3-4pm
| Meeting Date | Proposal Submission Deadline |
| September 15, 2026 | TBD |
| October 13, 2026 | TBD |
| November 10, 2026 | TBD |
| February 9, 2027 | TBD |
| March 16, 2027 | TBD |
| April 13, 2027 | TBD |
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS COMMITTEE REVIEW DATES***
University-level review for new programs and program modifications.
Tuesdays from 9-10:30am
| Meeting Date | Proposal Submission Deadline |
| September 8, 2026 | August 18, 2026 |
| October 6, 2026 | September 15, 2026 |
| November 3, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| December 1, 2026 | November 10, 2026 |
| February 2, 2026 | January 12, 2027 |
| March 2, 2026 | February 9, 2027 |
| March 30, 2026 | March 9, 2027 |
| April 27, 2026 | April 6, 2027 |
*** 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.
For curricular changes requiring advance approval and/or notification by/to SACSCOC in time for inclusion in 麻豆社's 2027-2028 University Catalog, the final Board of Trustees approval date is December 2026.
Please note that program proposals reviewed and recommended for approval by the EPC, Provost, and Board of Trustees in December 2026 will not be effective until Fall 2027.
Program proposals reviewed and recommended for approval by the EPC, Provost, and Board of Trustees in May 2027 will not be effective until Fall 2028.