Academic Board – Course & Subject Approval Schedule 2013
AB MEETING CYCLE |
Program Proposals - Submission Deadline |
Academic Programs Committee (APC) |
Research Higher Degrees Committee (RHDC) |
Selection Procedures Committee (SPC) |
Academic Board |
1 |
17 January |
8 February |
6 February |
11 February |
28 February |
2 |
21 February |
22 March |
13 March |
25 March |
11 April |
3 |
13 March |
3 May |
17 April |
6 May |
23 May |
4 |
1 May |
14 June & 21 June |
15 May |
17 June |
4 July |
5 |
29 May |
26 July |
26 June |
22 July |
15 August |
6 |
24 July |
30 August |
14 August |
26 August |
12 September |
7 |
4 September |
11 October |
2 October |
7October |
24 October |
8 |
23 October |
15 November |
13 November |
18 November |
5 December |
Submission of Course & Subject proposals to Academic Board & Board committees:
Academic program proposals including new courses, major changes to courses and University Breadth Subject proposals must be submitted to the Academic Secretary by the dates listed in column 2.
Submission of a proposal does not guarantee approval. Proponents are advised to submit proposals in advance of the deadlines above as the Board committees may require changes to the proposals.
Proposals submitted after the dates in column 2 will commence the approval process, but shepherds will be allowed the same time to consider the proposal as if it had been timely, to ensure the quality and integrity of the proposal. This means that the proposal may not be submitted to the relevant committee(s) until the following meeting cycle.
All new course proposals require completion and approval of the Concept Proposal prior to submission of the new course proposal to the Academic Secretary. Major changes to programs that have resource implications must also submit a Concept Proposal.
The rows in red are the deadlines for external reporting, internal publication, timetabling, VTAC submission, or international marketing.
Meeting cycle 1: (submission date 17 January): This is the deadline for any course requiring:
- VTAC inclusion for 2014
- New subjects and courses to be introduced in semester 2, 2013 must meet this DEEWR reporting and publication deadline for compliance purposes before they can be offered
- International marketing. To ensure that courses are approved in time for the international marketing fairs it is recommended that courses be forwarded for this meeting cycle.
Meeting cycle 4: (submission date 1 May). Courses need to be submitted to meeting cycle 4 deadlines, at the latest, to allow faculties to make any required changes in a timely fashion for final sign off by the Board. This is the deadline for:
- Compliance reporting and publication deadline for implementation in semester 1 2014.
- Timetable data collection and publication for implementation in 2014
- Handbook inclusion and publication for 2014. As much of the handbook is a direct feed from the student system, it is preferred that new courses and major changes, to be introduced in 2014, go through this Board cycle to ensure timely upload of program details.
Note that any program changes/new programs, subject changes/new subjects that miss Meeting Cycle 4 will not meet these critical deadlines for semester 1, 2014s implementation.
Further information:
Peter Morgan, Secretary Academic Programs Committee, ext. 58956
Jennifer Gilbert, Secretary, Research Higher Degrees Committee, ext. 48670
Lydia Firanyi, Secretary, Selection Procedures Committee, ext.43801
Penelope Pepperell, Academic Secretary, ext.47527