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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>One more reminder about the February 10 deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Elaine Marchello, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Interim Bart Cardon Associate Dean, Academics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Assistant Dean, Academic Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bart Cardon Teaching Academy Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Undergraduate Program Coordinator and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Professor of Practice <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dept. of Veterinary Science and Microbiology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Forbes 201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>(520) 626-3631<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> College Academic Administrators Council [mailto:CAAC@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>King, Patti J - (pattik)<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 31, 2012 5:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> CAAC@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> 2012-13 Degree Requirements Updates and Deadlines<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Memorandum<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DATE:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> November 2, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TO:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Deans, Directors, and Department Heads (3D Memo)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FROM</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: Gail D. Burd, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CC:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Jacqueline Mok, Senior Vice President and Provost<br>Patti King, Director of Curricular Affairs<br>Shelley McGrath, Senior Director of Academic Programs & Transfer Coordination<br>Marcia Chatalas, <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Director of Enterprise Applications Business Analysis / Project Management Services</span></em><br><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Jody Payne, Assistant Registrar</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RE:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Curriculum Updates and Deadlines<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We wish to bring to your attention some changes coming this year to the curriculum process for updating Academic Program Requirements/Advisement Reports. Typically the call for changes is announced in late October or early November with a deadline of December to receive changes. Beginning this year, the deadline for change requests has been extended from December 2011 to February 10, 2012—allowing departments more time to assemble curriculum committees, make decisions, and then submit requests. We know this is often a cooperative process in colleges and departments and want to provide you with enough time to make curricular decisions for the coming catalog year 2012-2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Historically we have been very flexible with regard to deadlines, but we plan to enforce them from this point forward. For all change requests received by the February deadline, we can guarantee that if approved, the requests will be entered into the system for the 2012-2013 academic year; for late submissions we cannot make such a guarantee. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The 2012-13 catalog is the official record of academic program standards and requirements to which students are held accountable. As such, we expect and need program information to be accurate. Drivers for enforcing this deadline include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The 2012-2013 catalog is published mid-spring of 2012;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Degree Tracker will suggest courses to students beginning during priority advising in mid-spring 2012 and is dependent on accurate program information to make correct suggestions;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Incoming students begin to attend orientation programs beginning in spring 2012 and are advised which courses to take and will need to see program requirements for 2012-2013 school year; and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Enrollment planners will also need accuracy, because Degree Tracker will be used as a tool for forecasting enrollment demand.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We are optimistic that extending the deadline will afford you enough time to make hold curriculum committee meetings, make curricular changes, and adhere to the deadline. If you have questions about the curricular change process, please contact Patti King at 621-4107. For questions about Degree Tracker, please contact Shelley McGrath at 270-2000.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>