2026-2027 Consent Agenda
The Consent Agenda is a component of the Academic Senate meeting agenda to support the review and approval of Cal Poly curriculum. Items appearing on the Consent Agenda are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. Common uses include, but are not limited to, modifications to departments, courses, programs, degrees; new courses; and editorial revisions to personnel policies. (New departments, programs, and degrees must include a resolution and follow the regular approval path for resolutions.) The Consent Agenda will be distributed at least two weeks before the Academic Senate meeting for which it is agendized.
Any item on the Consent Agenda may be moved to the regular agenda at the request of a Senator at least one week before the Academic Senate meeting for which it is agendized. Any item on the Consent Agenda may be moved to the regular agenda at the request of a Senator within the allowed time. If an item is so moved, it shall be placed on the Business Items of the agenda as a First Reading item. Certain Consent Agenda items, such as recommendations from the Curriculum Committee or Faculty Affairs Committee, may require special procedures.
Debate is not allowed on any item on the Consent Agenda, but questions for clarification are permitted.
Items not removed shall be approved by general consent without debate.
Submission Deadline: Any item for the consent agenda must be submitted to the Academic Senate office the Monday two weeks before the Academic Senate meeting. For example, an item for the September 8 Academic Senate consent agenda must be submitted by Monday, August 24 at 5 p.m.
TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM
Please notify the Academic Senate office (academic-senate@calpoly.edu) with the item you would like to appear as a business item.
Academic Senate consent agenda items since 2019 are digitally archived on DigitalCommons@calpoly to ensure permanent URLs and to allow for in-text document searches of those documents. To see the digital archives, please visit:
http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/academicsenate/
2025-2026 Calendar of Meetings
Note: The Academic Senate Executive Committee acts on behalf of the Academic Senate over the summer; they met on August 1, September 4, and September 30.
| Date | Meeting | Agenda | Date Item Must Be REMOVED By | Result |
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| SUMMER 2026 | ||||
| July 8 | Executive Committee | July 1 | All items were approved on July 8. | |
| August 14 | Executive Committee | August 7 | All items were approved on August 14. | |
| FALL 2026 |
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| September 8 | Academic Senate | September 1 | ||
| September 22 | Academic Senate | |||
| October 13 | Academic Senate | |||
| October 27 | Academic Senate | |||
| November 10 | Academic Senate | |||
| December 1 | Academic Senate | |||
| December 8 | Academic Senate | none | ||