Curriculum Development
Updated: August, 2023
Our goal is to make CIM available to all faculty so that any faculty member can propose a new course. If you find that CIM does not allow access using your MSU NetID, Keely Holmes in the Provost's Office, [email protected], can help with access issues in CIM.
If you need training on the Curriculum Inventory Management (CIM) system, please reach out to Keely Holmes, [email protected].
If you need training on the Catalog (CAT) system, please reach out to Jessica Thiele, [email protected].
If you want to edit informatin on a catalog page, please go to your catalog page and edit from there.
Proposing a New Special Topics Course
Proposing a New Special Topics Course

Special Topics courses use an X91 numering scheme (291, 491, 591) and are used for experimental courses. You can teach these courses for two semesters and then must do a new CIM proposal for a hard numbered course.
It is important that you follow these directions when proposing a new special topics course.
Proposing a New Program Using CIM
Proposing a New Program Using CIM

Proposers of new programs need to make sure that their idea appears on the Internal MSU Academic Plan. Then, a Request to Plan is submitted to announce the proposed new program to the entire MUS system. This allows the leaders of the other campuses to raise concerns long before the proposal goes to the Board of Regents.
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For questions or access, please contact:
Keely Holmes
406-994-7136