Planning | West Valley College

Preparing for Academic Year 2025-2026

Milestone	Deadline
Discuss with Department/Division/Advisory Board	Spring 2024
Present to Curriculum Guidance & Curriculum Committee for approval to develop Curriculum Guidance meets every Thursday morning	Spring 2024
Submit course through eLumen for Curriculum Committee Review in first few weeks Also in Fall the Department Chair will be planning courses for the next year and the Board of Trustees will approve the course hopefully at the October Board meeting (agenda items need to be submitted a month in advance).	Fall 2024
Add course to appropriate degrees/certificates in late Fall Approval for Programs Program eLumen Guides	Fall 2024
Course printed in 2025-2026 catalog	Summer 2025

Missed the deadlines? See below to plan ahead for next year.

Select the desired academic year to begin teaching the new course to see milestone deadlines.

Milestone	Deadline
Discuss with Department/Division/Advisory Board	Spring 2025
Present to Curriculum Guidance & Curriculum Committee for approval to develop Curriculum Guidance meets every Thursday morning	Spring 2025
Submit course through eLumen for Curriculum Committee Review in first few weeks Also in Fall the Department Chair will be planning courses for the next year and the Board of Trustees will approve the course hopefully at the October Board meeting (agenda items need to be submitted a month in advance).	Fall 2025
Add course to appropriate degrees/certificates in late Fall Approval for Programs Program eLumen Guides	Fall 2025
Course printed in 2026-2027 catalog	Summer 2026

Milestone	Deadline
Discuss with Department/Division/Advisory Board	Spring 2026
Present to Curriculum Guidance & Curriculum Committee for approval to develop Curriculum Guidance meets every Thursday morning	Spring 2026
Submit course through eLumen for Curriculum Committee Review in first few weeks Also in Fall the Department Chair will be planning courses for the next year and the Board of Trustees will approve the course hopefully at the October Board meeting (agenda items need to be submitted a month in advance).	Fall 2026
Add course to appropriate degrees/certificates in late Fall Approval for Programs Program eLumen Guides	Fall 2026
Course printed in 2027-2028 catalog	Summer 2027

Milestone	Deadline
Discuss with Department/Division/Advisory Board	Spring 2027
Present to Curriculum Guidance & Curriculum Committee for approval to develop Curriculum Guidance meets every Thursday morning	Spring 2027
Submit course through eLumen for Curriculum Committee Review in first few weeks Also in Fall the Department Chair will be planning courses for the next year and the Board of Trustees will approve the course hopefully at the October Board meeting (agenda items need to be submitted a month in advance).	Fall 2027
Add course to appropriate degrees/certificates in late Fall Approval for Programs Program eLumen Guides	Fall 2027
Course printed in 2028-2029 catalog	Summer 2028

Milestone	Deadline
Discuss with the Department/Division/Advisory Board	Spring 2024
Present to Curriculum Guidance and Curriculum Committee for approval to develop Curriculum Guidance meets every Thursday morning	Spring 2024
If any courses need updating make sure to revise in early Fall before launching the new degree/certificate in eLumen
Submit degree/certificate through eLumen	Fall 2024
Program printed in 2025-2026 catalog	Summer 2025

Missed the deadlines? See below to plan ahead for next year.

Select the desired academic year to begin teaching the new program to see milestone deadlines.

Milestone	Deadline
Discuss with the Department/Division/Advisory Board	Spring 2025
Present to Curriculum Guidance and Curriculum Committee for approval to develop Curriculum Guidance meets every Thursday morning	Spring 2025
If any courses need updating make sure to revise in early Fall before launching the new degree/certificate in eLumen
Submit degree/certificate through eLumen	Fall 2025
Program printed in 2026-2027 catalog	Summer 2026

Milestone	Deadline
Discuss with the Department/Division/Advisory Board	Spring 2026
Present to Curriculum Guidance and Curriculum Committee for approval to develop Curriculum Guidance meets every Thursday morning	Spring 2026
If any courses need updating make sure to revise in early Fall before launching the new degree/certificate in eLumen
Submit degree/certificate through eLumen	Fall 2026
Program printed in 2027-2028 catalog	Summer 2027

Milestone	Deadline
Discuss with the Department/Division/Advisory Board	Spring 2027
Present to Curriculum Guidance and Curriculum Committee for approval to develop Curriculum Guidance meets every Thursday morning	Spring 2027
If any courses need updating make sure to revise in early Fall before launching the new degree/certificate in eLumen
Submit degree/certificate through eLumen	Fall 2027
Program printed in 2028-2029 catalog	Summer 2028