Program Proposals

Information and resources for proposing, revising, and managing academic programs. 

What would you like to do?

Choose the option that best matches your program proposal.

• Propose a new academic program
• Revise an existing program
• Suspend or discontinue a program

New Academic Programs 

Use this process to propose a new degree, credential, or certificate program.

• New undergraduate or graduate degree program
• New SAGE/ 4+1 program
• New pilot degree program
• New concentration under an existing degree program 
• New certificate
• New credential
• New honors
• New minor

Program Revisions

Use this process to revise an existing academic program.

• Major or minor revisions to an exisiting program
• Elevate an option/concentration to a full degree program
• Convert a pilot programs to regular program status
• Add a counterpart to an existing Program: self-support of state / state of self-support 
• Convert an existing program: self-support to state / state to self-support

Program Suspension or Discontinuation

Use this process to temporarily suspend or permanently discontinue an academic program.

• Suspension
• Discontinuation

Other Processes 

• *Graduate International Program Partnership
• *Special Session - New Specialization for Existing Program 

Submit & Track Program Proposals (Curriculog)

All program proposals are submitted and tracked in Modern Campus Curriculum (Curriculog).

• Log in: https://sjsu.curriculog.com/ (or via one.sjsu.edu)
• Track status: View workflow history within Curriculog. 

How Program Proposals Are Reviewed

1. Proposal submitted in Curriculog
2. Department and college review
3. University-level review (as applicable)
4. External review an
5. d CSU approval (if required)
6. Final approval and catalog publication

[View full curriculum process Curriculum Review Process (linked)]

Program Records & Catalog Information

Approved programs and official requirements are published in the Academic Catalog and Roadmaps Catalog.

• View current undergraduate and graduate programs → Academic Catalog
• View program requirements and degree roadmaps → Roadmaps Catalog
• Access archived catalog information → Archived Catalog

Other Resources to Keep in Mind 

• If another department may be impacted by the proposal, Consultation (document linked) should take place. 
• Using a master list of degree programs and reporting CSU Major/ CIP codes [pdf], campuses report data to the Chancellor’s Office on applications, enrollments, and degrees granted. 
• View the WSCUC Degree Definition Guide [pdf] for degree type definitions.
• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) STEM Designated Degree Program List [pdf] is a complete list of fields of study that DHS considers to be science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) fields of study.  For additional resources, visit the DHS website. 
• Use this search to find a community college that has an AA-T or AS-T for a program.
• Search Degrees at the CSU using this link. 
• When new degrees, concentrations, minors, certificates are approved , they are entered into PeopleSoft with a new academic plan code. View this guidance document for more information.
• The Annual Catalog Review is usually sent annually to department chairs and directors for review in February to March. View the Annual Catalog Review guidance document for more information.

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Email: curriculum@sjsu.edu | Phone: (408) 924-1521 

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