Course-based Focus approvals that are active and which will be added to all sections of the course for the duration of the approval period
Course-based Focus approvals that are expiring or have expired and which need to be renewed
Instructor-based Focus approvals that are active and which will be added to only that instructor’s section(s) of the course (If an instructor-based Focus approval should not be added, the department and instructor must notify the Gen Ed Office prior to the posting of Class Availability.)
A few things to note:
The Focus Status List should not be used to determine whether or not a section had a Focus in a given semester. Its primary purpose is to inform departments about their Focus approvals and when they need to be renewed.
Expiring/expired instructor-based approvals do not appear on the list because they are being phased out and cannot be renewed.
Courses with student- and/or semester-specific content (e.g., variable topics courses, Study Abroad courses, 399/499 courses) are normally approved for only one semester and also do not appear on the list.
Approvals normally end after Summer Session, which is sometimes abbreviated on the list as “SS” (e.g., “O ends SS25, W ends SS27”).
