CourseLeaf Coming to RIT

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Heard the buzz about CourseLeaf and wondering if it is trying to replace myCourses, SIS, or some other system you already juggle? Good news—it’s not! 

CourseLeaf is RIT’s new home for curriculum and catalog management, designed to make course and program updates far smoother (and far less mysterious). Here is a quick primer on what’s coming and what it means for your work.

What CourseLeaf Is

CourseLeaf is RIT’s new curriculum and catalog management system, which is currently being implemented. It is designed to streamline how we propose, revise, review, and publish courses and academic programs. Think of it as the digital “paper trail” for course and program changes. Once implementation is complete, you’ll see the following benefits:

  • Integrated Workflow: Faculty and departments will be able to submit new course/program proposals, revisions to existing courses/programs, and catalog updates in one place.
  • Version Control & Transparency: Each proposal will move through defined approval steps—department → college → institute → NYSED (if applicable) —with full visibility of where the proposal is in the process.
  • Data Integration: Once approved, information will integrate directly with systems like SIS, RIT’s Academic Catalogs, and the RIT Programs of Study, reducing manual entry and errors.

RIT is implementing these CourseLeaf modules:

  • CAT (Catalog): for managing official catalog content  including course and program listings (Launched Fall 2025).
  • CIM (Curriculum Inventory Management): for proposing and revising courses and programs. (In development)

In short: CourseLeaf helps RIT manage the processes for creating, updating, and publishing academic programs and courses.

What CourseLeaf Is Not

Let’s clear this up now—CourseLeaf is not replacing any of your teaching or student systems!

  • It is not myCourses. No course shells, grades, or teaching tools live here.
  • It is not SIS. You will not register students, post grades, or view class rosters in CourseLeaf.
  • It is not replacing the Programs of Study website, which remains RIT’s public-facing, recruitment-oriented resource for prospective students.

Instead, CourseLeaf is a behind-the-scenes academic operations tool—a workflow bridge that keeps course and program information consistent and accurate across RIT’s systems.

For additional information about the CourseLeaf implementation at RIT and the latest updates, please visit the CourseLeaf Updates & FAQs website.