CourseLeaf
The CourseLeaf Project will introduce a curriculum management system CIM (Curriculum Inventory Measurement) for UC San Diego. This will be a wholly new system to support and streamline the curriculum process from planning to implementation to assessment. CourseLeaf will serve all areas of the university, bringing the School of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and the Division of Extended Studies onto a system with the rest of campus.
What's Happening Now
The anticipated go-live date for the course approval form is August 27, 2025*
*subject to change
Scroll below for more resources and information about the course approval form. You can also review the resources drawer near the bottom of the page for more details.
Course Approval Form
The course approval form will be the first component to go-live. This will replace course approvals currently processed in eCourse.
Course Approvals Introductory Video
Watch a short sneak peek of the upcoming CourseLeaf course approval form!
Live Demo Session 7/24
Watch the 7/24 Live Demo Session to see some of the features of the course approval form in CourseLeaf.
What You Should Know
Watch the 8/6 Live Demo Session recording to preview what CourseLeaf will look like.
Project Overview
The CourseLeaf Project is divided into 3 phases.
- Phase 1: Course and Program Approvals
- Course Approval Form Go-Live: SU25*
- Program Approval Form Go-Live: SP26/SU26*
- Phase 2: Catalog Management
- Launch after TSS Go Live*
- Go-Live: TBD
- Phase 3: Program Review & Assessment
- Launch after Phase 2*
- Go-Live: TBD
*Subject to change
Project Details
To view more information about the project, please expand the sections below and read to your heart's content.
Project Vision, Guiding Principles and Shared Expectations
Vision
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The CourseLeaf Project's strategic vision is as follows:
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Implement a single, configurable curriculum management system to serve the entire university.
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Support the institution's administration of current and future academic offerings with transparency and flexibility.
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Define approaches, resources, tools, and processes to support the management of the entire curriculum process (courses, program requirements, catalog, and assessment).
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Design and implement an automated curriculum management system used by faculty, staff and academic administrators to support UC San Diego's mission to be a student-centered university.
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Additionally, the CourseLeaf Project also supports the overall vision of the SIS Project portfolio. View the SIS Project Vision.
Guiding Principles
- The CourseLeaf Project's guiding principles mirror those of the overall SIS Project portfolio. View the SIS Project Guiding Principles.
Shared Expectations
- The CourseLeaf Project's shared expectations mirror those of the overall SIS Project portfolio. View the SIS Project Shared Expectations.
Timeline & Milestones
**Need to Zoom in? Need additional viewing support? Please access these slides via the following link: CourseLeaf Project: History & Timeline. Descriptive and explanatory text has been added in the speaker notes of each slide.**
Below, find the detailed list of past, current and upcoming project milestones. Please note that upcoming milestones are subject to change.
Plan: Prepare (2022-2024)- SIS Project governance committee voted to proceed with a request for proposal (RFP) for a curriculum management system (March 2022)
- Ideal State Development sessions (June-July 2022)
- Request for Proposal released (July 2022)
- Conference Room Pilot sessions (December 2022)
- Contract awarded to CourseLeaf (June 2023)
- Official project kickoff meeting (January 2024)
People
For more information about the team members, please view the CourseLeaf Project Overview Presentation. Learn more about the roles of this team in the SIS Project Teams article.
If you have difficulty accessing these links, please contact esr-student@ucsd.edu.
News & Articles
- From eCourse to CourseLeaf: A New Chapter in Course Approvals (July 2025)
- Navigating New Systems: The Role of Training (January 2025)
- Preparing for the Kickoff of the Curriculum Management Project (September 2023)
- Backfill: Prioritizing Staff Expertise for the SIS Project (August 2023)
- Contract Awarded for Curriculum Management System (June 2023)
- Preparing for Change Freezes (May 2023)
- RFP Released for Curriculum Management System (August 2022)
- What We Need from a Curriculum Management System (April 2022)
- Curriculum Management: Tracking Course and Program Details in a Complex Academic Enterprise (March 2022)
Campus Announcements
- Curriculum Management System Project Underway (February 16, 2024)
- Contract for Curriculum Management System Awarded to Leepfrog Technologies (June 6, 2023)
Email Announcements
Communications Library
Resources
- Microsoft Teams CourseLeaf Community of Practice: Coming soon!
- Videos: You can watch the monthly two-minute videos that include an CourseLeaf Project update each month on the ESR SIS Kaltura Channel. The CourseLeaf Playlist has all of the project videos that have been sent to stakeholders.
- Training Materials: Coming soon!
- Email: Coming soon! If you have questions about CourseLeaf, you can email them to courseleaf@ucsd.edu. A Services & Support ticket will be automatically opened for each email, so that the team can follow up with you. Additionally, this will allow the team to prioritize and organize the questions received.
- One-Pager: Review the Resources and Support One-Pager for more details on existing and upcoming resources.
FAQ
Review the CourseLeaf Project FAQs on Collab. If you have difficulty accessing Collab, please contact esr-student@ucsd.edu.