December 14, 2015
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION
CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Minutes of the Curriculum and General Education Committee Meeting
Monday December 14, 2015, 12:10 p.m., Cougar Room
Members Present: A. Anderson, D. Bogle, B. Devine, S. Eveland, T. Furman, G. Golling, D. Hall, V. Jacobi, J. Rangel-Escobedo, and M. Williams
Members Absent: K. Bandy, K. Carlson, S. Eastman, B. Young, ASB Representative Selene Gomez, and PTK representative
Guests: Fernando Lara
AGENDA
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES: From the November 11, 2015 Curriculum & General Education meeting
On a motion by S. Eveland, seconded by G. Golling, and unanimously carried, the minutes from the November 11, 2015 Curriculum and General Education committee meeting were approved.
- CONSENT ITEMS:
Course Inactivations:
BIOL 2204 Introduction to Vertebrate Zoology
BIOL 2280 Biotechnology
CHEM 2108 Organic Chemistry
CHEM 2109 Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Course Revisions:
GEOG 1510 Physical Geography
On a motion by B. Devine, seconded by J. Rangel-Escobedo, and unanimously carried, the consent items were approved to move forward to the January 13, 2016 District Board meeting.
III. NEW BUSINESS ITEMS:
WKEX 1514 General Education Work Experience
On a motion by S. Eveland, seconded by B. Devine and unanimously carried, the course update to WKEX 1514 was approved to move forward to the January 13, 2016 District Board meeting.
- DISCUSSION ITEMS:
- Programs and Courses Approval Timeline
Changes were made but not discussed. Each division was provided lists of the CORs that need review this year as well as a list of programs that have been affected by curriculum changes. Divisions were also given the courses that need C-ID updating. Discussion was had regarding when programs should be submitted. It was asked if programs should be submitted every time a course is inactivated or changed, but due to the Chancellor’s office long approval time table, it is more efficient to look at programs and make any necessary course changes at once. The curriculum timeline was provided as there are only four Curriculum and General Education meetings left in this academic year where course and programs will be reviewed.
- STATUS UPDATE FROM DIVISIONS
- Jacobi updated the committee on various curriculum matters being discusses across the campus. Chris Flachmann may report out during the January in-service Curriculum and General Education meeting regarding incarcerated students and the work being done. Dual enrollment is being discussed in the Academic Senate. A Faculty Inquiry Group was held a few weeks ago to discuss the CSU General Education. There is interest in continued work in this area, but probably won’t happen in the Spring semester. A question was asked about the development of a noncredit welding course, and Tori is taking that discussion back to the division. No other divisions reported out.
- INFORMATIONAL ITEM
- Program Status, please see the table below:
| Program | Tech Review Approved |
C & GE Approved |
Board Approved |
State Approved |
Revisions |
| AA Physical Education | Returned to Division October 2014 for Revisions | ||||
| AA Liberal Arts: Health and Physical Education | Returned to Division November 2014 for Revisions | ||||
| AS & Certificate Disabilities Studies | 11/19/2013 | 1/17/2014 | 2/12/2014 | Returned to Division October 2014 for Revisions | |
| AA English | 11/4/2014 | 11/12/2014 | 12/10/2014 | Returned for Revisions | |
| AA-T Elementary Teacher Education | 2/24/2015 | 3/9/2015 | 4/8/2015 | Returned for Revisions | |
| AA-T English | 11/4/2014 | 11/12/2014 | 12/10/2014 | ||
| AA Multimedia Journalism | 10/28/2014 | 3/9/2015 | 4/8/2015 | ||
| AS Criminal Justice Administration | 1/20/2015 | 2/9/2015 | 3/11/2015 | ||
| AA Art | 10/28/2014 | 3/9/2015 | 4/8/2015 | ||
| AA-T Psychology | 12/16/2014 | 3/9/2015 | 4/8/2015 | ||
| AA History | 4/7/15 | 5/11/15 | 6/10/15 | ||
| AA-T History | 4/7/15 | 5/11/15 | 6/10/15 | ||
| Liberal Arts: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 4/7/15 | 5/11/15 | 6/10/15 | ||
| Early Intervention Assistant II | 9/1/15 | 9/14/15 | 10/14/15 | ||
| Administrative Services II | 9/8/15 | 9/14/15 | 10/14/15 |
VII. NEXT MEETING: Thursday January 14, 2016 from 11:10-1:00pm in the Cougar Room
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