Curriculum Inventory Management (CIM)

CourseLeaf Curriculum Information Management (CIM) takes the entire curriculum process online, integrates, and builds on the CourseLeaf Catalog software (CAT) to provide a comprehensive Curriculum and Catalog product. CIM Course Approval is tightly integrated with the University Catalog and ConnectCarolina.

The CIM module will import course information from ConnectCarolina, provide customized pre-populated forms for campus users (e.g., faculty, administrative staff) automatically create workflow, identity all affected courses by the proposed change, track edits and comments, report on status, generate customized PDF files on demand for committee meetings, and assist in automatically updating ConnectCarolina at the end of the process. The CourseLeaf Catalog software (CAT) will then automatically update the next University Catalog with the approved ConnectCarolina course data.

All course updates are submitted in CIM:

• Propose a new course
• Edit an active course
• Deactivate a course

Login Information

Faculty

1. Log into ConnectCarolina
2. Navigate to “My Schedule” in your Faculty Portal.
3. Click on the link CIM: Propose or Revise a Course.

Staff

• Staff access to CIM Courses. Login with your UNC Onyen and Password.
• Staff access to CIM Programs. Login with your UNC Onyen and Password.

Guide to Using CIM

The CIM system is very user-friendly with many built in features to guide you through the form.

• CIM_Course User Guide (PDF)
• CIM Program Users Guide (PDF)
• CIM Course Form – IDEAs in Action Users Guide
• Courseleaf’s Users’ Guide (PDF) – information on CIM begins on page 37
• Hover over the help bubbles on the form for more information.
• CIM’s online Help (must be logged in to CIM to access — courseleaf.com/cim/) provides even more assistance.

Course Submission Guidelines

The guidelines and deadlines detailed in the links below are intended to meet the annual publication and update cycles for the University’s course catalog and general catalog.

Course changes, including course revisions and new course requests, will only be accepted until the course schedule is posted (for undergraduate courses) and the registration open date (for graduate courses) for any given term.

• October 1, 2024: Deadline for new undergraduate courses to be offered in the summer 2025 or fall 2025 term. Approved proposals will appear in ConnectCarolina with a summer 2025 or fall 2025 effective date. They will not appear in the Catalog until the next edition is published on June 1.
• February 1, 2025: Undergraduate curriculum deadline for programs (majors and minors). Approved proposals will appear in the next Catalog with a Fall 2025 effective date.
• April 1, 2025: Deadline for new undergraduate course proposals to be offered in the Spring 2026 term. Approved proposals will appear in ConnectCarolina with a Spring 2026 effective date. They will not appear in the Catalog until the next edition is published on June 1.
• January 15: Graduate curriculum deadline for courses. Approved proposals will appear in the next Catalog with a Fall effective date.

Once students are enrolled in a course, further changes are not allowed due to the impact on students, billing, and course enrollment policies. Any exceptions to the guidelines and deadlines posted below will require chair’s approval and justification and will only be allowed for exceptional circumstances.

• Undergraduate Curriculum Revisions, including course requests numbered below 700
• Graduate Curriculum Revisions, including course requests numbered above 700
• Also see Catalog Editing Resources

Workflow Updates

CIM utilizes workflow technology that allow course requests to move sequentially from submitter through the approval process. Currently, UNC allows four options for departmental workflow in CIM.  To add, remove or update members of your department workflow, complete this form.

• To view the current workflow steps for your unit.
• To view a list of CIM and CAT User Roles

Support and Contacts

• For technical support with ConnectCarolina, ONYEN, or other computer-related issues, contact the UNC Help Desk (unc.edu or 919-962-HELP).
• For support in using CIM, email curriculum@unc.edu.
• For information on submitting undergraduate courses in CIM. Questions may be directed to Nick Siedentop (nick_siedentop@unc.edu) or Hannah Summers (hansum@email.unc.edu).
• For questions regarding courses in the Graduate School contact Stephanie Schmitt (sschmitt@email.unc.edu).
• For questions regarding graduate-level in other professional schools, email curriculum@unc.edu.