November 11, 2015
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION
CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Minutes of the Curriculum and General Education Committee Meeting
Wednesday November 11, 2015, 12:10 a.m., G-08
Members Present: K. Bandy, D. Bogle, K. Carlson, B. Devine, S. Eveland, G. Golling, V. Jacobi, J. Rangel-Escobedo, M. Williams, B. Young, and ASB Representative Selene Gomez
Members Absent: A. Anderson, S. Eastman, T. Furman, D. Hall, and PTK representative
Guests: Fernando Lara
AGENDA
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES: From the October 12, 2015 Curriculum & General Education meeting
On a motion by B. Devine, seconded by K. Bandy, and unanimously carried, the minutes from the October 12, 2015 Curriculum and General Education meeting were approved.
- CONSENT ITEMS:
Course Revisions:
ARTH 2040 Survey of African, Oceanic, and Indigenous North American Art
ENGL 0800 Introductory Writing and Grammar
READ 0805 Introductory Reading
Course Inactivations:
ENGL 2300 Women’s Literature through the Ages
ENGL 2500 Chicano Literature
Program Revisions:
AA-T English
Liberal Arts: Arts and Humanities
Distance Learning Request:
STSU 1016 College Survival
Updated SLOs:
ART 1640 MGMT 1510 ARTH1500 BIOL 2250 BUSN 1500 COSC 1902 ENGL 0900 ENGL 1000 MATH 1050 MATH 1520 MATH 1530 MGMT 1510 Liberal Arts
On a motion by B. Devine, seconded by G. Golling, and unanimously carried, the consent items were approved to move forward to the December 9, 2015 District Board meeting.
III. NEW BUSINESS ITEMS:
Tabled Item:
- BIOL 2203 General Botany
On a motion by K. Bandy, seconded by J. Rangel-Escobedo, and with V. Jacobi as articulation officer opposed, the course update to BIOL 2203 was approved to move forward to the December 9, 2015 District Board meeting.
On a motion by J. Rangel-Escobedo, seconded by K. Carlson, and opposed by K. Bandy, the removal of the BIOL 2203 from the local, Gen-Ed Breadth, and IGETC transfer patterns was approved to move forward to the December 9, 2015 District Board meeting.
- DISCUSSION ITEMS:
- Approval of SLO Process
- Jacobi presented two options and also asked the group for any other ideas. The first option is to have a similar process as textbook changes. A separate form would be created as well as a separate approval process. Another option would be to include the SLOs on the Curriculum agenda as a consent item.
As courses are revised on the five year cycle, SLOs are looked at and changes are made then. It was discussed that a form would be created for SLO changes outside of the five year review cycle. This discussion will continue within division chairs and may come back to the Curriculum committee.
- AP 4021 Program Discontinuation Procedure
No new language was submitted. This item will remain on the agenda.
- Stats Pathway
- Jacobi presented that statewide, pathways are being developed for non-STEM majors to complete algebra to statistics in two semesters instead of three semesters. Vicki has been forwarding the correspondence to Greg Golling, Diane Jones, and Brian Jean. As Brian researches this, he may present this information to the group in the future.
- STATUS UPDATE FROM DIVISIONS
No updates were given.
- INFORMATIONAL ITEM
- Memo from Chancellor’s office: Policy Change Related to the Submission of Credit Course Nonsubstantial Change Proposals
- 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: Monday December 14, 2015 from 12:10-1:30pm in the Cougar Room
MW/VJ:dv