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Systems (staff only)
- CIM Courses (CIMC) system
- CIM Programs (CIMP) system - Coming January 2027
- CAT (nextcatalog) system
- Approve nextcatalog and CIM changes
Resources (staff only)
- OP Curricular Community SharePoint Site
- Canvas site for Catalogs, Course Inventory, and Credentials (Please use SharePoint - Canvas site phases out by fall 2026)
- Catalog Course Search
- CSU CIM & CAT Contacts
- Glossary of Catalog Terminology
- Office of the Registrar Standards
- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)
- Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS)
Catalogs
Official Publications publishes the university catalogs. In general, new catalogs are created by modifying the previous catalog. Online catalogs are officially published university documents (not websites), are exact duplicates of the printed PDFs, and generally do not change once published. The catalog of the University is the document of authority for all students.
Academic program changes must be planned, approved, and implemented in conjunction and accordance with catalog legislative cycles. Program changes should be approved the year prior to the effective catalog cycle. For example, changes effective for the 2028-2030 Undergraduate catalog cycle should be approved through workflow by fall 2027.
Approvals
Catalog changes require documented approval. Changes to policies require the approval of the contributor's Vice President and the President of the University; changes to academic policies may require the approval of the Provost, President, University of Texas System, Board of Regents, and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Catalog content owners must seek the necessary approvals and meet all catalog approval deadlines.
The Office of the Registrar tracks legislation for final approval to ensure that only approved changes are included in the next catalog.
Archives
Archived catalogs (beginning with 1883) are available online.
Course Inventory
The course inventory consists of courses that the university is authorized to offer by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Active courses are published in the 'Courses' section of the General Information Catalog.
Course inventory changes must be planned, approved, and implemented for academic programs in conjunction and accordance with catalog legislative cycles. Course changes should be approved the year prior to the effective academic cycle. For example, changes effective for the 2028-2030 Undergraduate catalog cycle should be approved through workflow by fall 2027.
Changes to the course inventory must be proposed, submitted, and approved via the CIM Courses (CIMC) system.
Credentials
University credentials must be formally legislated and are implemented in accordance with university curricular cycles. Once a credential is implemented, it cannot be deleted nor repurposed. This preserves the integrity of all student records, past, present, and future. Credentials can be created, replaced, or retired (phased out) according to the applicable catalog under which students can graduate.
Credential codes are directly related to academic program changes and must be planned, approved, and implemented in conjunction and accordance with catalog legislative cycles. Program changes should be approved the year prior to the effective catalog cycle. For example, changes effective for the 2028-2030 Undergraduate catalog cycle should be approved through workflow by fall 2027.
Please refer to university catalogs to see a list of transcript-recognized credentials the university is authorized to offer.
Courses and Course Descriptions
Courses are a transcript-recognized university credential. The Office of the Registrar provides course descriptions published in university catalogs to former and current students upon request. Please see our Course Descriptions page for details.
Fields of Study
To create, realign, or retire an academic field of study, contact Official Publications for assistance. Active fields of study are published in the 'Courses' section of the General Information Catalog.