CIM & CAT Deadlines 2027-28 - 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: 8/1/2026.

Terms included in the 2027-2028 catalog are Fall 2027, Spring 2028, and Summer 2028.

Curriculum & Catalog Submission Deadlines

• Fall effective start
• Spring or Summer effective start
• General Catalog
• Program Proposal Deadline Additional Considerations

Fall 2027 effective start:

New and edited courses must be fully approved to be reflected in the schedule of classes.

New Program (Accreditation, Provost, and Board of Regents Internal Review required)

Applies to: Certificate-Stand Alone, Degree/School Core, Joint Degree (with an external institution – not Dual or Accelerated), Major (Degree)

Submitting by either date above means the proposal will be considered for that review cycle — it is not a guaranteed placement. Both dates fall ahead of the Board of Regents meeting itself, to allow time for Provost review. See Program Proposal Deadline Additional Considerations for start term, Board Meeting, and SACS implications.

New Program (External Review not required)

Applies to: Accelerated UG+GR, Certificate-Embedded, Concentration, Dual Degree, Major-Secondary, Minor

Inactivate Program (External Review Required)

Baylor is required to submit a teach-out plan for approval from The Commission (SACSCOC) as soon as we decide to stop admitting new students to a program. If you decide to close (stop admitting any students) to a program—even if for a future Catalog term—please notify ie@baylor.edu for next steps.

Applies to: Major (Degree), Certificate-Stand Alone, Joint Degree (with an external institution – not Dual or Accelerated)

Submitting by either date above means the proposal will be considered for that review cycle — it is not a guaranteed placement. Both dates fall ahead of the Board of Regents meeting itself, to allow time for Provost review. See Program Proposal Deadline Additional Considerations for start term and Board Meeting implications.

Changes to Existing Programs (All types)

Spring or Summer 2028 effective start:

New and edited courses must be fully approved to be reflected in the schedule of classes.

New Program (External Review and higher Internal Review required)

Applies to: Certificate-Stand Alone, Degree/School Core, Joint Degree (with an external institution – not Dual or Accelerated), Major (Degree)

Submitting by this date means the proposal will be considered for the May Board of Regents Meeting — it is not a guaranteed placement. The date falls ahead of the meeting itself, to allow time for Provost review. See Program Proposal Deadline Additional Considerations for start term and Board Meeting implications.

New Program (External Review not required)

Applies to: Accelerated UG+GR, Certificate-Embedded, Concentration, Dual Degree, Major-Secondary, Minor

Inactivate Program

Baylor is required to submit a teach-out plan for approval from The Commission (SACSCOC) as soon as we decide to stop admitting new students to a program. If you decide to close (stop admitting any students) to a program—even if for a future Catalog term—please notify ie@baylor.edu for next steps.

Applies to: Major (Degree), Certificate-Stand Alone, Joint Degree (with an external institution – not Dual or Accelerated)

Submitting by this date means the proposal will be considered for the May Board of Regents Meeting — it is not a guaranteed placement. The date falls ahead of the meeting itself, to allow time for Provost review. See Program Proposal Deadline Additional Considerations for start term and Board Meeting implications.

Changes to Existing Programs (All types)

Board Of Regents Meetings

The meeting dates referenced above:

• October 29–30, 2026
• February 25–26, 2027
• May 20–21, 2027

General Catalog

^~ Office of the Registrar will coordinate with catalog partners on these edits.
^* 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

^ 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. 1 (or for which sufficient update information is not received until this date) will be processed in the order received.