MGA Curriculum Approval Calendar - 2024-2025
Curriculum Approval Guidelines
It is the expectation that degree or certificate program requirements will change no more often than once every four years. Course changes that are significant enough to warrant senate action are expected to be reviewed no more frequently than every four years.
Changes to the structure of the core curriculum should happen less frequently, with the exception of the addition of new courses which will be reviewed when submitted.
Alternatively, changes within a course or set of courses (which should be driven by assessment data) should be implemented each semester. This includes courses in the core curriculum and within majors. These changes include improvements in pedagogical approach, required student work or exams, or modifying instructional mode and style to improve student outcomes. Faculty who teach in a program (including the core) should meet regularly to review assessment data and assure improvements in course-level instruction are being implemented consistently across all sections. These course-level improvements should be documented in the institution's assessment system each July (which is MGA's assessment month).
Program changes cannot be implemented in the semester following approval. In general, proposals must be approved by December of an academic year for implementation in the fall of the following academic year.
It is anticipated that most shared governance time will be expended on new degree program proposals and reviewing the success of recently approved degree programs.
Academic Affairs due dates in bold
Academic Affairs meetings start at 10:00 a.m.
Faculty Senate Meetings start at 10:00 a.m.
Graduate Council meetings start at 9:00 a.m.
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Dates |
Meetings and Due Dates |
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August 2 |
AA Proposals must be entered into the CMS by Aug 2 for AA Meeting #1 |
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August 14 |
Board of Regents meets – BOR, Atlanta, GA |
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August 16 |
MGA Academic Affairs Meeting #1 |
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August 29 |
USG Gen Ed Proposals due |
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August 30 |
MGA Faculty Senate Meeting #1 – Agenda due by August 21 |
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September 12 |
Board of Regents meets – Georgia Film Academy |
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September 6 |
AA Proposals must be entered into the CMS by Sep 6 for AA Meeting #2 |
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September 5 |
USG General Education Proposals due |
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September 13 |
MGA Graduate Studies Council Meeting #1 – 9:00 AM |
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September 20 |
MGA Academic Affairs Meeting #2 |
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October 8-9 |
Board of Regents meets – Georgia Southern University |
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October 11 |
AA Proposals must be entered into the CMS by Oct 11 for AA Meeting #3 |
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October 11 |
MGA Faculty Senate Meeting #2 - Agenda due by October 2 |
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October 11 |
USG Council on General Education meeting |
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October 18 |
MGA Graduate Studies Council Meeting #2 – 9:00 AM |
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October 25 |
MGA Academic Affairs Meeting #3 |
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November 1 |
AA Proposals must be entered into the CMS by Nov 1 for AA Meeting #4 |
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November 8 |
MGA Faculty Senate Meeting #3 - Agenda due by October 30 |
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November 12 |
Board of Regents meets – BOR, Atlanta, GA |
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November 8 |
MGA Academic Affairs Meeting #4 |
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November 8 |
MGA Graduate Studies Council Meeting #3 – 9:00 AM |
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November 15 |
MGA Faculty Senate Meeting #4 – Agenda due by November 6 |
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November 17 |
USG General Education Proposals due |
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December 13 |
USG Council on General Education meeting |
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January 3 |
AA Proposals must be entered into the CMS by Jan 3 for AA Meeting #5 |
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January 9 |
USG General Education Proposals due |
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January 17 |
MGA Academic Affairs Meeting #5 |
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February 7 |
AA Proposals must be entered into the CMS by Feb 7 for AA Meeting #6 |
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February 7 |
MGA Faculty Senate Meeting #5 - Agenda due by January 29 |
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February 14 |
MGA Graduate Studies Council Meeting #4 – 9:00 AM |
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February 21 |
MGA Academic Affairs Meeting #6 |
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February 14 |
USG Council on General Education meeting |
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March 7 |
MGA Faculty Senate Meeting #6 - Agenda due by February 26 |
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March 14 |
MGA Graduate Studies Council Meeting #5 – 9:00 AM |
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March 21 |
AA Proposals must be entered into the CMS by Mar 21 for AA Meeting #7 |
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April 4 |
MGA Academic Affairs Meeting #7 |
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April 4 |
AA Proposals must be entered into the CMS by April 4 for AA Meeting #8 |
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April 11 |
MGA Faculty Senate Meeting #7 - Agenda due by April 2 |
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April 17 |
USG General Education Proposals due |
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April 18 |
MGA Academic Affairs Meeting #8 |
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April 25 |
MGA Graduate Studies Council Meeting #6 – 9:00 AM |
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May 2 |
MGA Faculty Senate Meeting #8 - Agenda due by April 30 |
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May 16 |
USG Council on General Education meeting |
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June 12 |
USG General Education Proposals due |
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July 18 |
USG Council on General Education meeting |
Please note: Faculty Governance Bylaws require that all items presented for a vote at Academic Affairs Committee and Faculty Senate meetings must be made available to members no less than five business days prior to the vote. In order to honor this policy, Division of Academic Affairs proposal deadlines must be maintained. Proposals that do not meet published deadlines will not be processed until the next cycle.