Curriculum Handouts

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE HANDBOOK
2013-14

 

  1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • A. Senate Committee on Curriculum
    Shared Governance Description A-1
    Technical Review SubCommittee A-3
    Duties of the Curriculum Chair A-3
  • B. Procedures and Approval Processes
    Typical Activities B-1
    Approval Process B-2
    Course/Degree/Certificate/Verification Process B-2
    Faculty Submission B-3
    Tech Review Meetings B-3
    Curriculum Meetings B-4
    New Course Proposals B-4
    Course Modifications B-4
    Course In-activations/Reactivations B-5
    General Education B-5
    Distance Education B-6
    College Competencies B-6
    New Program Approvals B-6
    Program Modifications B-8
    Program In-activations and Reactivations B-9
  • C. Curriculum Policies
    Curriculum Review C-1
    Requisites C-2
    General Education C-2
    Distance Education C-3
    Maximum Class Size C-3
    Student Learning Outcomes C-3
    Representation at Tech Review and Curriculum Committee Meetings C-4
    Cross Discipline Courses C-4
    Affect on Other Courses or Programs C-4
    Families C-4
    Certificates of Completion and Verifications of Completions C-4
  • D. The Course Outline of Record
    Basic Criteria for Approval D-1
    Standards for Associate Degree Credit Courses D-1
    Standards for Stand-Alone Courses D-2
    The Course Outline of Record as a Legal Document D-3
    Components of the Course Outline of Record D-3
    Additional Forms D-5
    Differences Between the Course Outline and the Syllabus D-5
    Stylistic Conventions for Writing the Course Outline of Record D-6
  • E. Master Course Directory
    MIS Date Elements E-1
  • F. Creating a Course Outline in CurricuNet (this section still under construction)
  • G. Creating and Modifying Programs
    Educational Programs G-1
    Creating a New Program G-2
    Associate Degree for Transfer G-4
    Creating an Associate Degree for Transfer G-5
    Modifying an Existing Program G-6
  • H. General Education
    General Education Philosophy and Plans H-1
  • I. Distance Education
    Definition and Guidelines I-1
    55202. Course Quality Standards I-3
    55204. Instructor Contact I-3
    55206. Separate Course Approval I-3
    55208. Faculty Selection And Workload I-4
    Distance Education Proposals I-4
  • J. Curriculum Forms
    Curriculum Committee Forms J-1
    Chancellor's Office Forms J-2
  • K. C-ID Course Identification System
    What is C-ID? K-1
  • Appendix A - Taxonomy of Programs - TOP Codes
  • Appendix B - Program and Course Approval Handbook (PCAH) 6th Edition
  • Appendix C - Distance Education Guidelines
  • Appendix D - Chancellor's Office List of Acronyms