CURRICULUM PROCESS AGREEMENT

The following curriculum process agreement was agreed upon by the District and the Academic Senate in December, 1990, revised March 3, 1993, and further revised in June, 1994.

A.     Any faculty member, department, or dean may originate a curriculum proposal.

B.      The proposal will then be forwarded to the department chair. Any suggested revisions, along with the original proposal, will be returned to the originator within a reasonable amount of time. The originator may accept the changes or submit the original, along with the suggested changes, to the faculty of the department for consideration.

C.      The proposal must be reviewed, voted upon, and passed by the majority of all full-time department faculty, and, in the case of an occupational program, the proposal must be reviewed by the appropriate occupational advisory committee.

D.     In the case of an occupational program, the Dean of Instructional Support Services (Occupational/Contract) [I] will insure that the proposal has been reviewed by the appropriate occupational advisory committee. This committee's sole role is to evaluate the course content's relevance to the industry.

E.      The proposal and all supporting documents will be submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs for processing and then be forwarded to the chair of the curriculum committee to be placed on the agenda. All proposals intended for action must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the next scheduled College curriculum committee meeting. The agenda and curriculum proposal must be made available to the committee members at least five working days prior to the next meeting to give sufficient time for analysis.

F.      The proposal will be reviewed at the College curriculum committee meeting and accepted or rejected by a majority of the members present. (A quorum is required for actions involving agenda items.)

G.     If accepted, the proposal will be forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs [2].

H.     If in the review process, the Vice President of Academic Affairs recommends some changes, the Vice President will notify the College curriculum committee within a reasonable amount of time. The original proposal and the recommendations of the Vice President of Academic Affairs will be placed on the agenda for the next College curriculum committee meeting.

I.       Courses which have been reviewed and approved by the College curriculum committee shall be recommended to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, who reviews and, if appropriate, recommends to the President, who, in turn, reviews and, if appropriate, recommends to the Board of Trustees for approval.

J.       Development of the list for curriculum materials and/or supporting documents required will be carried out by the College curriculum committee in consultation with the Office of Academic Affairs.

[1]     Dean of Instructional Support Services (Occupational/Contract) or the occupational education representative for the District or College.

[2]     Vice President of Academic Affairs or Instructional Officer for the District or College.

CURRICULUM MATERIALS

A.     New course materials will include:

1.      New Course Proposal form

2.      Course Master Requisition form

3.      Department and, where appropriate, occupational advisory committee minutes

4.      The original and one copy of the Course Outline

5.      Supporting materials where required

B.      Course revision materials will include:

1 .     A Course Revision Proposal form

2.      A Course Master Requisition (Enter only those fields which need to be changed)

3.      Department and, where appropriate, occupational advisory committee minutes.

4.      The original and one copy of the revised Course Outline

5.      Supporting materials where required

C.      Course suspension materials will include a Course Revision Proposal form only.

D.     Course deletion materials will include:

1 .     A Course Revision Proposal form

2.      Departmental minutes

E.      Suspended course reactivating materials will include:

1.      A Course Revision Proposal form

2.      The original and one copy of the updated Course Outline

F.      Workshop courses (formerly 99/99ABCD) will be designated by numbers from 101 through 199. ABCD will follow the number for those workshops repeated for credit. The following materials must be submitted directly to the Vice President of Academic Affairs:

1.      A Course Master Requisition form

2.      A Course Outline

G.     Materials relating to matters such as degree and certificate patterns, graduation requirements, etc. will be submitted when they are revised in any way.