Course Redevelopments will begin no closer than twenty (20) weeks before launch. The dev shell should be completed for review at least ten (10) weeks before launch.

Course Changes will begin no closer than ten (10) weeks before launch. The dev shell should be completed for review at least eight (8) weeks before launch.

Dev Shell Reviewed and Finalized: The SME submits the dev shell for review. The Program Coordinator and Director of Online Education review it and give the SME feedback. The SME then finalizes the dev shell and notifies the Office of Online Education that it is complete.

New Course Developments: the reviewers have two (2) weeks to review the dev shell and supply feedback. The SME has two (2) weeks to finalize the dev shell no later than six (6) weeks before launch.

Course Redevelopments: the reviewers have two (2) weeks to review the dev shell and supply feedback. The SME has two (2) weeks to finalize the dev shell no later than six (6) weeks before launch.

Course Changes: The reviewers have one (1) week to review the dev shell and supply feedback. The SME has one (1) week to finalize the dev shell no later than six (6) weeks before launch.

Dev Shell Converted to Primary Course Shell: After the reviews, the Office of Online Education finalizes the dev shell and converts it into the primary course shell. This conversion should happen no later than five (5) weeks before launch.

Course Copy Process: The Office of Online Education coordinates with the Registrar to determine how many sections of an online course are required in the launch term/subterm. Course copy should begin no later than four (4) weeks before launch and continue until enrollment closes whenever a new section is needed. Course copies are made from the primary course shell.

Faculty Access and Review: The Office of Online Education will collect faculty requests for online course sections and course load planning. After the course copy process has mostly concluded, the Office of Online Education will associate course sections with faculty in the LMS. Faculty access will be granted around two (2) weeks before the term/subterm starts. Upon gaining access, faculty should review the contents of the online section and notify the SME of any broken links or missing content.

Student Access: The Office of Online Education and the Registrar will coordinate course registrations with online course sections in the LMS. Students will be granted access to their online courses in the LMS approximately five (5) days before the term/subterm start date.

Course Launch: On the start date of the term/subterm, the course sections launch. Although there might be multiple sections of an online course, each being an identical copy of the primary course shell, each section will pair a roster of students with an individual online faculty member (online instructor). In some sections, that online instructor might be the SME, but students will engage a live, credentialed online faculty member in regular and substantive interaction as they work through the course content developed and managed by the SME.