Who we are
CAS Curriculum Services and Support is here to help faculty, staff, and units navigate curriculum work across the College. Whether you are developing a new course or program, considering curriculum revisions or course changes, working through an approval process, seeking advice on course planning, or simply figuring out where to start, we can help connect you with the guidance, resources, and people you need. Our goal is to make curriculum work easier to navigate and create more space for early conversation, supported planning, ongoing consultation, and new ideas.
Who we support & scope
We primarily support:
- Departmental curriculum committees across the College (and faculty/staff/program directors who coordinate with these committees) as they navigate curriculum and course innovation, projects, revisions, policy, and process
- Faculty and staff who develop and submit Kuali proposals for course and program changes
We also support:
- Academic and course planning and enrollment management by connecting units with resources and support
- Collaboration grants and initiatives related to curricular innovation for faculty groups and units
While working with individual faculty on their own course development is beyond our scope, if you feel we can be of assistance, please feel free to contact us.
How can we help?
Where to Start
Before initiating a course or program proposal or reaching out for consultation, please check with your unit about any existing curriculum review processes and with the faculty or staff who coordinate this work. The resources below are intended to support those preparing proposals at the unit level.
Find guidance for proposing new courses, course changes, changes to programs or credentials, and recurring curriculum requests:
- General Resources:
- Courses:
- Undergraduate Programs & Credentials:
Please visit our Course Fee Requests page for more information and guidance.
Have a question about a curriculum process, proposal, approval, or UW CM/Kuali? Reach out to us at cascurriculum@uw.edu and we can help you find the right next step or resource.
Talk with us early about significant program changes, new ideas, or broader questions about your existing curriculum. We can help you think through the implications of changes, identify questions or data that may be useful, and consider who else may need to be involved.
This could include:
- changing admissions requirements or admission type
- restructuring a major, minor, or program
- developing interdisciplinary curriculum
- considering impacts on advising or student pathways
- reviewing enrollment, capacity, bottlenecks, or program structure
- identifying other units or approval pathways that should be involved
- exploring an idea at the visioning stage before a formal proposal is developed
If you’re considering a change that affects your unit’s curriculum, we encourage you to check in with your departmental curriculum committee, curriculum contact, or follow your unit’s usual curriculum review process before reaching out.
We’d be glad to talk it through with you. Reach out to cascurriculum@uw.edu to start a conversation.
Reach out for support with your department's academic and course planning, including developing teaching plans, planning course offerings, and considering enrollment needs as you prepare the Time Schedule.
This could include:
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exploring best practices and tools for developing course offerings that take into account degree pathways and students’ progress to degree
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creating systems for tracking enrollment management
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developing teaching plans in preparation for time schedule construction
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seeking advice on how to improve workflow and coordination and reduce complexity and workload
Reach out to cascurriculum@uw.edu to start a conversation.
Upcoming Curriculum Deadlines and Events:
For more information on our events, workshops, and deadlines, please visit our CAS Curriculum Deadlines and Curriculum Events & Workshops.
Proposal Deadlines |
Drop-In Hours & Events |
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November 16, 2026 Undergraduate Program & Credential Proposals for WIN 27 SCAP review. |
November 16, 2026 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CAS Curriculum Drop-In Hour |
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December 7, 2026 Course proposals for courses to be effective SPR 2027. |
November 17, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM UWCO’s Course Proposal Training |
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February 12, 2027 Program and Credential Proposals for SPR 2027 SCAP review and Course Proposals for courses to be effective SUM and AUT 2027. |
December 2, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CAS Curriculum Drop-In Hour |
CAS Curriculum Services & Support Team
- Candice Rai, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
- Sarah Garner, Senior Director of Academic Services
- Kiera Dempsey, Project & Systems Specialist
For general inquiries, please contact cascurriculum@uw.edu.