February 13, 2017
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION
CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Minutes of the Curriculum and General Education Committee Meeting
Monday, February 13, 2017, 12:10 p.m., in the Cougar Room
Members Present: W. Blair, S. Balason, K. Carlson, S. Eastman, S. Eveland, D. Hall, V. Jacobi, J. Martinez, M. Mayfield, J. Rangel-Escobedo, M. Williams, and B. Young
Members Absent: A. Anderson, K. Bandy, T. Furman, and ASB Representative
Guests: G. Shaw, T. Cordova, S. Graham, D. Vohnout, and P. Arvizu
The next meeting of the Curriculum and General Education Committee will be held on Monday, February 13, 2017 from 12:10-1:30pm in the Cougar Room.
AGENDA
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES: From the January 12, 2017 Curriculum & General Education meeting
On a motion by S. Eveland, seconded by K. Carlson, and unanimously carried by all, the January 12, Curriculum and General Education minutes were approved with the addition of G. Golling as guest.
- CONSENT ITEMS:
- BIOL 1513 Introduction to Environmental Studies With Lab
- Course Revisions:
The above course was pulled from the consent items section. The COR is missing content under Unit I and Unit II. It was returned to the division for corrections. It will come back to C & GE in March.
- BIOL 2370 Basic Nutrition
- HLED 1510 Principles of Healthful Living
- HLED 1535 Emergency Medical Technician
HLED 1535 was pulled from the consent items section. A brief discussion was held regarding the repeatability. On a motion by S. Eveland, seconded by J. Rangel-Escobedo, and unanimously carried by all, the above HLED course was approved to move forward to the March 8, 2017 District Board Meeting.
- READ 0905 Intermediate ReadingDistance Learning Request:1. PHED 1644 Introduction to Physical Education
On a motion by M. Mayfield, seconded by J. Rangel-Escobedo, and unanimously carried by all, the rest of the consent items were approved to move forward to the March 8, 2017 District Board Meeting.
- NEW BUSINESS ITEMS
New Courses:
Science and Mathematics:
- BIOL 2265 Human Pathophysiology
The above course was tabled until March’s C & GE meeting. M. Mayfield will bring information regarding Bakersfield College’s course, and resources needed to teach this class.
Applied Technologies:
- CTRP 1015 Computer-Aided Transcription
On a motion by M. Mayfield, seconded by K. Carlson, and unanimously carried by all, the above new course was approved to move forward to the March 8, 2017 District Board Meeting.
Course Revision:
- ENGL 1000 Interactive Writing and Grammar
On a motion by J. Rangel-Escobedo, seconded by J. Martinez, and unanimously carried by all, the above course revision was approved to move forward to the March 8, 2017 District Board Meeting.
- DISCUSSION ITEMS
- Dual Enrollment/C-CAP Agreement
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The Dual Enrollment/C-CAP Agreement was discussed. An update was provided by T. Cordova. He stated the agreement went before the TUHS board for information purposes. They are looking for Taft College Board approval in March. A. Anderson is currently working on issues regarding unit limits 11 vs 15. Taft College will be responsible for hiring and evaluating the adjunct instructor. This topic will stay on as a discussion item.
- B. AP 4021 – Program Discontinuation
- Eveland and K. Bandy were to look into the program discontinuation. No action has been taken yet. This item will come back in March.
- Ethnic Studies
Ethnic studies was discussed and the list of ethnic studies courses provided in this packet will be added to the Taft College catalog as meeting the ethnic studies areas of general education.
- General Education
The divisions were asked to look into the courses in their areas that meet the General Education patterns. This item will be discussed again in March’s C & GE meeting. The local requirements including HLED 1510 and the history will be discussed at a future meeting.
- AA-T Elementary Teacher Education
The AA-T Elementary Teacher degree was discussed. This degree needs the addition of a MATH and ENGL course. The reason the degree has had a difficult time moving forward is because this degree sits in three divisions. Math and English will look into possibly creating the necessary courses in order to move this degree forward. This item will remain on the agenda.
- INFORMATIONAL ITEM:
- Program Status, please see the table below:
| Program | Tech Review Approved |
C & GE Approved |
Board Approved |
State Approved |
Revisions |
| AA Physical Education | Under Review | ||||
| AA Liberal Arts: Health and Physical Education | Under Review | ||||
| AS & Certificate Disabilities Studies | 11/19/2013 | 1/17/2014 | 2/12/2014 | Returned to Division October 2014 for Revisions | |
| *AA-T Elementary Teacher Education | 2/24/2015 | 3/9/2015 | 4/8/2015 | Returned to Division for Revisions | |
| AA-T English | 11/4/2014 | 11/12/2014 | 12/10/2014 | Under Review | |
| AA Multimedia Journalism | 10/28/2014 | 3/9/2015 | 4/8/2015 | Revision Requested | |
| AA-T Psychology | 12/16/2014 | 3/9/2015 | 4/8/2015 | Under Review | |
| AA-T History | 4/7/15 | 5/11/15 | 6/10/15 | Under Review | |
| Administrative Services II | 9/8/15 | 9/14/15 | 10/14/15 | Under Review | |
| AS Physical Science | 3/8/16 | 5/9/2016 | 7/13/16 | Under Review | |
| Liberal Arts: Math and Science | 3/8/16 | 5/9/2016 | 7/13/16 | Under Review | |
| Liberal Arts: Natural Science-Life Science | 3/8/16 | 5/9/2016 | 7/13/16 | Under Review | |
| Liberal Arts: Natural Science- Physical Science | 3/8/16 | 5/9/2016 | 7/13/16 | Under Review | |
| Life Science | 3/8/16 | 5/9/2016 | 7/13/16 | Under Review | |
| Liberal Arts: Allied Health | 3/8/16 | 5/9/2016 | 7/13/16 | Under Review | |
| *AS-T Biology | 3/8/16 | 10/10/16 | 11/9/16 | Under Review | |
| *AA-T Spanish | 10/18/16 | 11/10/16 | 12/14/16 | Preliminary Review |
* New Program
- NEXT MEETING: March 13, 2017 from 12:10-1:30pm in the Cougar Room.
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