Curriculum Management Systems
When the Office of Academic Affairs (VCAA) receives course and program proposals, staff enter the information into the Coursedog curriculum management system, which replaced the Electronic Course Approval System (ECAS) and the Program and Curriculum Approval System (PCAS) in August 2023.
Coursedog tracks the approval process for course and program additions and changes over time. Data entered and fully approved in Coursedog are fed into the online catalog and other curriculum management systems used for class scheduling, registration, and advising.
Changes to courses, once fully approved in Coursedog, are immediately updated in PeopleSoft. New courses and course changes do not appear in the online catalog until their effective semester. Faculty and staff can use Coursedog to check the status of course proposals sent to the VCAA, and should follow up with their college or VCAA with questions or concerns.
Program changes generally take longer to fully approve than courses, due to additional steps including Registrar review, the Office of the Provost (UMN System Office) review/approval, and Academic Support Resources (ASR; UMN System Office) catalog maintenance.