Curriculum Management Systems
When the Office of Academic Affairs 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 feed into the online catalog and other curriculum management systems used for class scheduling, registration, and advising.
Courses:
Changes to courses, once fully approved in Coursedog, immediately roll over into the PeopleSoft system; however, new courses and course changes do not appear in the online catalog until the effective semester*. Faculty and staff can use Coursedog to check the status of course proposals sent to Academic Affairs and should follow up with their college curriculum committee or the Academic Affairs Curriculum Office ([email protected]) with questions or concerns.
Programs:
Program changes generally take longer to fully approve than courses, due to additional steps including UMD Office of the Registrar review, the UMN Executive Vice President review/approval, and Academic Support Resources (UMN) catalog maintenance.
* Published online catalog dates: The fall catalog is available March 1 prior to the term. The spring and summer catalog is available October 1 prior to the terms.