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Academic Subject Codes (Prefixes)
Academic subject codes, also known as prefixes, are four-letter abbreviations that appear before course numbers to identify the department offering the course (e.g., JRNL 5001 is offered by the Department of Journalism).
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Log in to CourseLeaf to access听.
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Click the Propose New Miscellaneous button.
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In the pop-up window, open the Request Type drop-down menu, then select New Academic Subject Code/Prefix.
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When you're finished, select:
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Cancel: Discard your changes and return to the previous window.
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Save Draft: This saves your changes but does not submit your proposal for review. You can return at a later time to complete your request.
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Submit for Approval: Begin the听workflow.
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To log out, close your browser window.
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Log in to CourseLeaf to access听.
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Click the Propose New Miscellaneous button.
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In the pop-up window, open the Request Type drop-down menu and select听Change to Existing Academic Subject Code/Prefix.
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When you're finished, select:
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Cancel: Discard your changes and return to the previous window.
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Save Draft: This saves your changes but does not submit your proposal for review. You can return at a later time to complete your request.
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Submit for Approval: Begin the听workflow.
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To log out, close your browser window.
鈥�Note: All associated courses with this prefix will be updated with the same effective term.
Before a prefix can be inactivated, all associated courses must first be inactivated. Once that's听done:
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Log in to CourseLeaf to access听.
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Click the Propose New Miscellaneous button.
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In the pop-up window, open the Request Type drop-down menu and select听Inactivation of Existing Academic Subject Code/Prefix.
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When you're finished, select:
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Cancel: Discard your changes and return to the previous window.
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Save Draft: This saves your changes but does not submit your proposal for review. You can return at a later time to complete your request.
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Submit for Approval: Begin the听workflow.
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To log out, close your browser window.
Courses
Dates & Deadlines
Each semester's听curriculum update calendar听applies to curriculum changes听intended to go into effect that semester.
Fall Deadlines
- Priority deadline: Nov. 11 (preceding calendar year)
- Final deadline: Jan. 15 (same calendar year)
Spring Deadlines
- Priority deadline: July听1 (preceding calendar year)
- Final deadline: Oct. 1 (preceding calendar year)
Summer Deadlines
- Priority deadline: Sept. 1 (preceding calendar year)
- Final deadline: Dec. 1 (preceding calendar year)
Proposals & Revisions
All course proposals and revisions are managed through our curriculum inventory management system (CIM).听Once a proposal听or revision is fully approved in CIM:
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The CU Boulder catalog is updated听weekly or monthly, depending on its听stage in听the publication cycle.
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Degree audit updates must be submitted separately听(see instructions below).
If you are part of the approval workflow for a department, you will be notified when听a course request is ready for your review. You will receive an automated email from the Office of the Registrar that includes:
- The name of your role (select this in your approval queue)鈥�
- Which page is ready for review听鈥�
- A direct link to your approval queue鈥�
- Links to training resources鈥�
Click on the link in the automated email to open听the approval page. If your queue looks empty, make sure your role is selected in the drop-down menu (upper right).
For information about how to edit and approve catalog pages and instructions on how to access the approval page without going through the automated email, see our step-by-step instructions below.
To check the progress of your course proposal or revision:鈥�
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Log in to听.鈥�
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Use the听search box to find your course, then click听on the course title.鈥� The course form will display below the course table.
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To听the听right of the form, you'll see two blocks:
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The "In Workflow"听block lists each step in the approval workflow for your proposal or revision. Completed steps are green, in-progress steps are orange, and incomplete steps are gray.听If you hover over a step, the approvers'听email addresses听will appear in the lower left of your browser window.
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The "Approval Path"听block lists the date and time that approval step was completed听and the name of each approver.
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After your new course or course change has been approved through the appropriate workflows, email degreeaudit@colorado.edu with the below information:
- The academic plan code
- The first term the change will be in affect (please note, we will not make changes to previous catalog years)
- The course prefix and number
- Where it needs to appear in the audit
Need Assistance with a Degree Audit Issue?
Submit a help ticket to the degree audit team.
Course Types (Components) & Contact Hours
Follow the link below for:
- Guidelines for classes offered within special sessions and for fractional-credit courses.
- Step-by-step instructions to calculate awarded credit hours for a class.
- Definitions of "base contact hour," "credit hour" and "distance education."