The Undergraduate Bulletin contains an array of academic program information that is managed by several different University offices. In order to determine the correct procedure to follow to request a change to the Bulletin, please review the types of changes listed below. Failure to follow the correct procedure could result in a delayed response to your request.
Please Note: A new Bulletin edition for the upcoming academic year will be published online on the first Monday of Maymester every year. The previous year's edition also will be archived at that time. All change request procedures must be completed by April 1 in order to be included in the new edition of the Bulletin on its publication date.
Description: Includes all items that are required to be approved by the University Faculty Senate such as courses, programs, or official descriptions of these items. This does not include changes that are strictly editorial in nature (punctuation, misspelled words, etc.)
On program pages, this includes items under the following headings in the Bulletin:
This also includes course description information found in the University Course Description area of the Bulletin.
Procedure: Follow University Faculty Senate policy for changes. These changes require following the official curricular approval process (currently found in the CIM Curriculum Management System at https://cim.psu.edu)
If you are uncertain if the change requires Senate approval, please contact the University Faculty Senate office at 814-863-0221.
Description: Includes changes to program descriptions, requirements, and course information that are strictly editorial in nature, e.g., punctuation, spacing, misspellings, etc.
Procedure: Contact the University Faculty Senate office at 814-863-0221 for corrections.
Description: These are items that are not a part of the curricular review process. This includes the following:
Procedure: These items will be updated annually in the spring as follows:
Please Note: Changes to the Academic Advising and Program/College contact information will be accepted year-round. See below: "Minor Editorial Changes to Non-Curricular Items."
Description: Includes changes in advising and/or contact name or information, change of Dean, typos within editable items, urgent editorial details not associated with curricular items.
Procedure: All changes should be submitted to bulletins@psu.edu to be reviewed for timely action.
Description: Includes any item that was transferred to the new Bulletin incorrectly from the old Bulletin.
Procedure: All changes should be submitted to bulletins@psu.edu to be reviewed for timely action.
Description: Includes Begin and End Campus information displayed in "At which campus can I study this program?" box.
Procedure:
Description: Includes Program Learning Objectives and Student Outcomes displayed on program pages. This information is sourced each fall directly from the program submissions to the Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research (OPAIR).
Procedure: Complete the process required through the Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research (OPAIR).