Proposal forms

Timelines

When planning proposals, the relevant submission deadlines must be taken into account.  Proponents will need to factor in Faculty and School processes/deadlines, Academic Programs Advisory Group (APAG) deadlines (if relevant) and Program Approval Committee (PAC) deadlines.

The flowchart below provides a guide to the sequence of submission deadlines for the central University committees involved in the approval process.  In addition to the lead times indicated below, proponents should allow additional time for:

• School and Faculty approval processes
• Research Education and Development Committee processes (for research degrees)
• Resolution of any issues that may arise at one or more steps in the process.

(*) for addition of a new program and major revision of an existing program only

Publication dates and submission deadlines

New academic program proposals for 2010 must reach the PAC Executive Officer by the dates set out below in order to meet publication deadlines.  These dates do not take into account that proposals for the addition of a new program or the revision of an existing program must first be considered by the APAG.

Proposals will be considered after these publication deadlines and Faculties are of course able to implement their own additional marketing strategies at their own expense.  However, the Faculty must weigh up the benefits and costs of introducing a program if it is not included in a key publication or promoted at a key event.

To enable publication in:	Deadline for submission of proposal to PAC Executive Officer - for programs starting in 2010
Study Selector	Tuesday 20 January 2009
Undergraduate national prospectus	Tuesday 20 January 2009
SATAC Guide	Tuesday 17 February 2009 *
Postgraduate research prospectus	Tuesday 17 February 2009
Program information leaflets (PIL's)	Tuesday 17 February 2009
SATAC Guide (for minor refinements of existing entries only)	Tuesday 24 March 2009 *
GradStart (Semester 1)	Tuesday 21 April 2009 *
Postgraduate national prospectus	Tuesday 21 April 2009
DEEWR Campus File (for all programs and plans to be taught in 2010). This is a legislative requirement under the 'Higher Education Support Act 2003'.	Tuesday 21 April 2009
Calendar	Tuesday 21 July 2009
International prospectus for students starting in 2011	Tuesday 25 August 2009
GradStart (Semester 2)	Tuesday 25 August 2009 *

* These dates are yet to be confirmed.