2026-2027

• Publish the Core Curriculum Task Force Report
• Refine and build curriculum for the new courses
• Engage current faculty to teach classes in the new Core
• Begin hiring faculty to fill in gaps for new courses
• Begin removing classes from existing Core
   
• Course proposal deadlines for the 2027-28 academic year* 
  • Great Questions of Human Life proposal
    • Proposals accepted: Sept. 23 – Oct. 19, 2026 
    • Proposals evaluated by faculty review committees: Oct. 19 – Nov. 13, 2026 
    • Proposal decision notifications: Nov. 16, 2026
       
  • All other proposals
    • Proposals accepted: Oct. 14 – Nov. 2, 2026  
    • Proposals evaluated by faculty review committees: Nov. 2 – Nov. 23, 2026  
    • Proposal decision notifications: Nov. 30, 2026 
    • Entry in course inventory: Dec. 10, 2026

* Courses approved through the fall 2026 proposal process will not require re-review in spring 2027. All other courses with existing Core designations must be reviewed and approved in spring 2027 to retain their designations beyond the 2027–28 academic year.

• Core Course Proposals for 2028-29 academic year
  • Proposals for all core requirements will be accepted January – April, 2027. Details on the proposal process will be announced later this fall (2026).

2027-2028

• Begin piloting courses for the new Core

2028-2029

• Full implementation of the new UT Austin Core Curriculum requirements across all Core courses.
  • Proposal submission window: Early February to late March 2027
  • Proposal reviews: April 2027
  • Proposal decision notification: May 2027 

2029 or Later

• Full implementation in concert with changing state requirements