CIM & CAT Deadlines 2026-27 - All Catalogs
To assist with the CIM & CAT submission process and help you to remember deadlines, please refer to the timeline below, as it describes what is due and when. Please communicate these deadlines to the people in your unit who are responsible for curriculum changes, as these deadlines are very important. If you have questions related to how your proposal would be impacted by these deadlines, please make sure to reach out to coursehelp@baylor.edu or programhelp@baylor.edu prior to the deadline.
CIM Opens: Friday, 8/1/2025
Terms included in the 2026-2027 catalog are Fall 2026, Spring 2027, and Summer 2027.
Curriculum & Catalog Submission Deadlines
- Fall 2026 effective start
- Spring or Summer 2027 effective start
- General Catalog
- Program Proposal Deadlines Additional Considerations
For effective start period of Fall 2026:
Courses | Submitted By Date |
|---|---|
| New Courses/changes to Existing Courses | Thursday, 2/26/2026 |
Programs | Submitted By Date |
|---|---|
* New Program (Accreditation, Provost, and Board of Regents Internal Review required)
(*See note below related to start term and Board Meeting and SACS implications.) | Wednesday, 10/1/2025 - proposals submitted by this date will be considered for review at the November Board of Regents Meeting and/or SACSCOC Accreditation for Fall 2026 effective start term. The final decision regarding review will be made by the Provost. OR Monday, 12/1/2025 - proposals submitted by this date will be considered for review at the February Board of Regents Meeting and/or SACSCOC Accreditation for Fall 2026 effective start term. The final decision regarding review will be made by the Provost. |
New Program (External Review not required):
| Thursday, 2/26/2026 |
* Deactivate Program (External Review Required):
(*See note below related to start term and Board Meeting implications.) | Wednesday, 10/1/2025 - proposals submitted by this date will be considered for review at the November Board of Regents Meeting and/or SACSCOC Accreditation for Fall 2026 effective start term. The final decision regarding review will be made by the Provost. OR Monday, 12/1/2025 - proposals submitted by this date will be considered for review at the February Board of Regents Meeting and/or SACSCOC Accreditation for Fall 2026 effective start term. The final decision regarding review will be made by the Provost. |
| Changes to existing programs (All types) | Thursday, 2/26/2026 |
For effective start period of Spring or Summer 2027:
Courses | Submitted By Date |
|---|---|
| New Courses/changes to Existing Courses | Thursday, 2/26/2026 |
Programs | Submitted By Date |
|---|---|
* New Program (External Review and higher Internal Review required):
(*See note below related to start term and Board Meeting implications.) | Thursday, 3/26/2026 - proposals submitted by this date will be considered for review at the May Board of Regents Meeting. The final decision regarding review will be made by the Provost.
|
New Program (External Review not required):
| Thursday, 3/26/2026 |
* Deactivate Program:
| Thursday, 3/26/2026 - proposals submitted by this date will be considered for review at the May Board of Regents Meeting. The final decision regarding review will be made by the Provost.
|
| Changes to existing programs (All types) | Thursday, 3/26/2026 |
* To allow time for Provost review prior to Board of Regent meetings
Board Of Regents Meetings
November 6-7, 2025
February 19-20, 2026
May 20-22, 2026
General Catalog | Date |
|---|---|
| Deadline for ALL Catalog edits to pages outside of CIM (ex: calendar, FinAid, StuAcct, etc.)~ | Friday, 5/22/2026 |
Target publication for all catalogs(UG, GRAD, SEM, SWO, LAW) | Monday 6/15/2026 |
*CL (CourseLeaf ), Our Catalog vendor, needs 2 weeks to prepare the catalog for publication.
Program Proposal Deadline Additional Considerations
SACSCOC
For a substantive change requiring approval by the Executive Council of the Board of Trustees (which meets year-round), the submission deadlines are
• January 1 for changes to be implemented July 1 through December 31 of the same calendar year, and
• July 1 for changes to be implemented January 1 through June 30 of the subsequent calendar year.
For more information on substantive changes and the specific policy please visit: https://ie.web.baylor.edu/accreditation/substantive-change-policy
Degree Audit Updates
| Target completion for Degree Audit updates approved by Feb. 1^ | Tuesday, 3/31/2026 |
^Important notes regarding Degree Audit target date:
Degree Audit updates cannot begin on program proposals with insufficient information. Please include all relevant degree audit details within the program proposal.
More complex degree audit encoding projects may require additional time for completion and will be discussed with individual academic units.
Degree Audit updates for program proposals approved after Feb. 1st (or for which sufficient update information is not received until this date) will be processed in the order received.
~ Office of the Registrar will coordinate with catalog partners on these edits