| Course Proposals
NEW
COURSE proposals require a minimum of two readings.
The first reading is for information and discussion
purposes only. The committee normally acts upon the
proposal after the second reading. A new course or existing
course nominated for general education must meet the
general education requirements for the general education
pattern, e.g. Associate Degree, CSU, or IGETC
Required Information:
1) New Course Proposal (Associate Degree Credit Course
Proposal, Form
No. 200 or Non-Associate Degree Course Proposal,
Form
No. 100)
2) Course Outline (Associate Degree Credit Course
Outline, Form
No. 201 or Non-Associate Degree Course Outline,
Form
No. 101)
Other Information:
3) Other forms, if applicable, such as the Distance
Education Committee’s recommendation.
4) Copies of catalog pages to support course transferability
to CSU and/or UC systems, if appropriate
COURSE
MODIFICATIONS are changes to the outline that
require committee review and normally require only one
reading. All course modification proposals shall include
rationale for the change.
Required information:
1) Course Modification/Deletion Proposal (Form
No. 300)
2) Revised Course Outline (Form
No. 201)
Other Information:
3) Copies of catalog pages to support course transferability
to CSU and/or UC systems, if appropriate
4) Application for Approval of Credit Course form
required by the Chancellor’s Office for courses
that are not part of an approved program
5) Distance Education Committee’s Recommendation
Form
6) Prerequisite review
SPECIAL
TOPIC COURSES are those with consistent pedagogy
described in the Course Outline of Record but has a
focus area that changes from term to term. The goals
and structure of the course must remain consistent.
The outcomes/objectives, assignment, methods of instruction,
and evaluation must be specified and consistently adhered
to.
For the Initial “Umbrella” course, you need
to fill out the same curriculum forms as for any other
new course. For the Special Topics themselves, you only
need to fill out Form 800. You may change the units
for the Special Topics proposed, provided they fall
within the parameters of the existing “Umbrella”
course.
Required “Umbrella”
Information:
1) New Course Proposal (Associate Degree Credit Course
Proposal, Form
No. 200 or Non-Associate Degree Course Proposal,
Form
No. 100)
2) Course Outline (Associate Degree Credit Course
Outline, Form
No. 201 or Non-Associate Degree Course Outline,
Form
No. 101)
Required Special
Topic Information:
3) Special Topic Course Outline (Form
No. 801)
EXPERIMENTAL
COURSES are designed to provide students with
special skills/technology or an opportunity to explore
emerging topics on an experimental basis. Not accepted
to meet general education or program major requirements
for associate degrees or certificates, experimental
courses are only offered a maximum of two semesters.
Experimental courses only require one reading at the
Curriculum Committee for approval, but if the experimental
course is proposed as a permanent course after one or
two semesters, it is considered a new course and then
requires two readings.
Required Information:
If course is numbered 48
1) Non-Associate Degree Credit Course Proposal (Form
No. 100)
2) Non-Associate Degree Credit Course Outline (Form
No. 101)
If course is numbered 98 or 198
1) Associate Degree Credit Course Proposal (Form
No. 200)
2) Associate Degree Credit Course Outline (Form
No. 201)
NON-CREDIT
COURSES must fall within one of the following
categories: Parenting, Elementary and Secondary Basic
Skills, English as a Second Language (ESL), Immigrants,
Adults with Disabilities, Short-term Vocational, Older
Adults, Home Economics, Health and Safety. Once non-credit
courses are approved by the Curriculum Committee, they
must be submitted to the Chancellor’s Office for
approval.
Required Information:
1) Non-Credit Course Proposal (Form
No. 500)
2) Non-Credit Course Outline (Form
No. 501)
COURSE
DELETIONS
Required Information:
1) Course Modification/Deletion Proposal (Form
No. 300)
DISTANCE
EDUCATION COURSES require separate course approval.
Each proposed or existing course if delivered by distance
education, shall be reviewed and approved for specified
distance education delivery (e.g. Online, TV/Video,
Audiotape, Travel, Videoconferencing) according to the
district’s course approval procedures.
Required Information:
1) Course Modification/Deletion Proposal (Form
No. 300)
2) Distance Education Committee Recommendation Form
(Available in the Instruction Office)
Program Proposals
DEGREE
OR CERTIFICATE PROPOSALS require a minimum of
two readings. The first reading is for information and
discussion purposes only. Any substantive changes made
by the Committee at the first reading may result in
the “first reading” being postponed. The
Committee normally acts upon the proposal after the
second reading. Prior to submission to the Curriculum
Committee, New Programs must first be reviewed and recommended
by EAP (Educational Action Plan Committee) according
to the Program Management Guidelines approved by IMPSC,
May 2005. New Programs require approval by the Board
of Trustees as well as the state Chancellor’s
Office.
Required Information:
1) New Program Proposal (Form
No. 450)
2) Course Outline for each course in the new program
(Form
101, Form
201)
3) Program listing required courses (catalog format)
4) Recommendation from EAP
5) Application for Approval of a New Education Program
form required by the Chancellor’s Office
PROGRAM
MODIFICATIONS normally require one reading.
Required Information:
1) Program Modification/Deletion Proposal form (Form
No. 400)
2) Current course list for the Program
3) Proposed course list for the program
4) Similar Programs at other institutions (CC, CSU,
and/or UC) if they will help support the recommendation
PROGRAM
DELETIONS require two readings. Program deletions
must first be reviewed and recommended by EAP according
to the Program Management Guidelines.
Required Information:
1) Program Modification/Deletions Proposal Form (Form
No. 400)
2) Current course list for the Program
3) Recommendation from EAP
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