Coursedog is the University’s course, program, and catalog management system. Staff and faculty use this system to propose, review, and approve courses and programs for the University catalog.
Coursedog is a secure system that requires Internet ID authentication to enter, edit, or approve courses and/or programs. All U of M faculty and staff can view data in Coursedog. See the Coursedog guide for view-only access to get started.
Training and access
All faculty and staff have view access to Coursedog automatically. However, you need to request access to update or approve courses or programs in Coursedog.
You can request access by completing the following steps:
- Figure out what role you need to request access for.
- Complete the required training course(s).
- Submit an Access Request Form (ARF).
- Please submit only after you complete training for your role.
The section below has each role's training course and more information.
Complete the Course Author training course. Once completed, you can:
- Propose a new course
- Update an existing course
- Deactivate a course
- Add topic titles
Complete the Course Approver training course. Once completed, you can:
- View and edit course proposals
- Route a proposal back to a prior level
- Approve course proposals
You can choose the specific Course Approver type you need access to:
- College
- Campus
- Honors
- Provost
- Liberal Education
- Catalog
Complete the Program Author training course. Once completed, you can:
- Propose a new program
- Update an existing program
- Deactivate a program
Complete the Program Approver training course. Once completed, you can:
- View and edit course proposals
- Route a proposal back to a prior level
- Approve course proposals
You can choose the specific Program Approver type you need access to:
- College
- Campus
- Honors
- Provost
- Liberal Education
- Catalog
There are additional roles for central system support and administration:
- PeopleSoft Data Entry
- Catalog Administrator
- OTR Admin
- Super Admin
If you believe you need one of these roles, contact [email protected] for more information about the role you should request and the required training.
Support materials
After completing your training, we encourage you to revisit the course modules in Training Hub for help at any point in the future. The resources and help page at the end of each training course provides further help and information about Coursedog.
You can use the following guides to help update or approve courses or programs:
Contact information
If you have questions about Coursedog, please contact the Coursedog Support team at [email protected].