New Policies
The following policies were approved at the January 18 Graduate Council meeting:
Assistantships and Academic Warning. This policy states that a decision to remove a student's eligibility for an assistantship based on GPA will be made following the original assistantship contract end date.
Transfer Credit Policy. This policy allows students to transfer up to one-third of required program credits from other institutions with the permission of the program and The Graduate School.
Graduate School policies normally appear in the graduate catalog, however, the following policies were approved by the Graduate Council on May 4, 2023, too late for inclusion in the catalog. These policies are now in force:
Admission to Multiple Programs. This policy permits students to concurrently enroll in multiple graduate experiences.
Accelerated Graduate Programs. This policy allows programs to permit and encourage outstanding undergraduate students to begin graduate programs prior to completion of the undergraduate degree.
Procedures for submitting proposals to offer Accelerated Graduate Programs has been established. Please use this form to submit your proposal. An example of a completed form is also available. Please direct questions to Michael Stoloff stolofml@jmu.edu.
All new graduate program proposals must go through a pre-approval process. Contact Michael Stoloff (stolofml@jmu.edu) and Paula Maxwell maxwelpj@jmu.edu.
All course and program approvals will be processed online. Faculty members enter course and program information into secure Web forms and approvers are notified through email when course proposals are ready for review
The online curriculum system is available for the following:
- Creating new courses or programs
- Modifying existing courses or programs
- Deleting existing courses, programs, or concentrations
- Requesting new subject identifiers
If you have problems accessing the above sites or have questions, please email curric@jmu.edu or call (540) 568-4064.
Graduate Council Process - The Graduate council has elected a curriculum committee that is responsible for reviewing and approving program and course additions, changes and deletions on behalf of the Graduate Council. This C&I Committee reviews curriculum from a university-wide perspective and considers, among other things:
- The clarity of the proposal
- The appropriateness and value of the curriculum as graduate-level experiences
- Any potential impact of the curriculum offered by one department on other departments
- Whether all departments agree to participate in programs that list courses offered by multiple departments
This committee functions independently of the Graduate Council, will report its actions to the Graduate Council, and will seek the advice of the larger council before taking action on matters that are likely to have significant cross-university implications.
Graduate Council Curriculum Committee Membership (2024-2025)
Members | Representing |
Tim Ball | CAL |
Andrea Knopp | CHBS |
Mohamed Aboutabl | CISE |
Nicole Wright | COB |
Eric Carbaugh | COE |
Janet Daniel | CSM |
Corinne Diop | CVPA |
Christine Argenbright | Doctoral Programs |
Dana Haraway | Master's Programs |
Michael Stoloff | Chair (non-voting) |
Lynette Michael | TGS (non-voting) |
Kristi McDonnell / Laura Ryman | TGS (non-voting) |
Paula Maxwell | Provost's Office (non-voting) |
Dates & Deadlines 2024-2025
September 2024 | Curriculum Committee |
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Monday, September 16 |
Proposals Due |
Thursday, September 19 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, September 26 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3:00 pm |
Friday, September 27 |
Proposals for Summer 2025 semester must be submitted to Modern Campus Curriculum to be effective for Summer 2025 semester. |
Thursday, October 3 |
Evotes Due |
October 2024 | Curriculum Committee |
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Monday, October 14 |
Proposals Due |
Wednesday, October 17 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, October 24 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3:00 pm |
Thursday, October 31 |
Evotes Due |
November 2024 | Curriculum Committee |
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Friday, November 1 |
Proposals for Fall 2025 semester must be submitted to Modern Campus - Curriculum to be effective for Fall 2025 semester. |
Monday, November 11 |
Proposals Due |
Thursday, November 14 |
Agenda Items Due |
Friday, November 15 |
Proposals for Summer 2025 semester must be approved by the College Dean's level to be effective by Summer 2025 semester. |
Thursday, November 21 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3:00 pm |
Thursday, December 5 |
Evotes Due |
December 2024 | Curriculum Committee |
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Sunday, December 1 |
Proposals for Spring 2026 semester must be sumitted to Modern Campus - Curriculum to be effective for Spring 2026 semester. |
No GCCC December Meeting |
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January 2025 | Curriculum Committee |
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Tuesday, January 21 |
Proposals Due |
Tuesday, January 21 |
Proposals for Fall 2025 semester must be approved by the College Dean's level to be effective for Fall 2025 semester. Proposals for Spring 2026 semester must be approved by the College Dean's level to be effective for Spring 2026 semester. |
Thursday, January 23 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, January 30 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3:30 pm (1.5 hours) |
Thursday, February 6 |
Evotes Due |
February 2025 | Curriculum Committee |
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Monday, Feburary 17 |
Proposals Due |
Thursday, February 20 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, February 27 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3:30 pm (1.5 hours) |
Thursday, March 6 |
Evotes Due |
Friday, March 7 |
Proposals for Summer 2025 semester must be fully approved to be effective for Summer 2025 semester. |
March 2025 | Curriculum Committee |
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Friday, March 14 |
Proposals Due |
Friday, March 14 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, March 27 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3:00 pm |
Friday, March 28 |
Proposals for Fall 2025 semester must be fully approved to be effective for Fall 2025 semester. Proposals for Spring 2026 semester must be fully approved to be effective for Spring 2026 semester. |
Thursday, April 3 |
Evotes Due |
April 2025 | Curriculum Committee |
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Monday, April 14 |
Proposals Due |
Thursday, April 17 |
Agenda Items Due |
Thursday, April 24 |
Curriculum Committee Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 2-3:00 pm |
Thursday, May 1 |
Evotes Due |
Program Proposals
- All proposals must be submitted through Curriculog, the online curriculum system (https://jmu.curriculog.com/). If you have any questions about using the online system, contact curric@jmu.edu.
- College C&I committees, the college C&I chair and the dean must approve the proposal and move it to The Graduate School review status in Curriculog by the provided dates.
- For general questions about the graduate C&I process, contact Michael Stoloff (stolofml@jmu.edu) or Paula Maxwell (maxwelpj@jmu.edu).