Recent updates to University catalog

There were two recent updates to program information in the University catalog that were requested by the University community. The first is there is now an option to download a PDF version of a single program (rather than the full catalog). To do this, visit the program page and click the “Download as PDF” link at the top of the page. The second update is the addition of sample plans. Programs that have an available sample plan will have a “Sample plan” tab with a link to a website with all available sample plans for that program.  

The information for catalogs will be updated to fall 2025 effective dates on Monday, March 3, 2025. 

2024-2026 Undergraduate catalog

Every two years, the University produces a catalog that requires all programs to review their curriculum and submit a proposal with a fall 2024 effective term. Any revisions necessary to reflect fall 2024 requirements should be entered, approved at the collegiate level, and ready for review at the Provost’s level by March 1, 2024. Undergraduate programs should review the Undergraduate Catalog Checklist. 

Program requirements should be rebuilt in Coursedog to minimize any formatting issues that may have occurred during the data import. See the Coursedog Catalog Guide for additional guidelines on how to enter this information.

Coursedog launches August 21

Coursedog—the integrated course and program approval workflow system replacing ECAS, PCAS, and University catalogs—will launch Monday, August 21. All previous users of ECAS and PCAS will automatically have equivalent access in Coursedog and individual invitations to required training have been sent to them. Any new access will need to be requested after Coursedog launches. Post-launch information on requesting access, completing training, and support contact information can be found at z.umn.edu/coursedog-support.

ECAS and PCAS will be available as view-only for several months as a historical reference.

In addition to changes in the curriculum management workflow, there will be significant changes to the University catalog and the links to individual programs. The main page for catalogs will remain catalogs.umn.edu, but users will select which campus they want to view. The links for each program within the catalog (starting with https:/onestop2.umn.edu/pcas) will be different. Any website currently pointing to an individual program page in the catalog will need to manually update them to the new link. More information about this is on the Coursedog Project webpage.

If you have questions, please direct them to coursedog@umn.edu.