Curriculum Committee
In order to meet its responsibilities, the Curriculum Committee will perform the following:
- Review and approve degree-applicable credit courses for recommendation to the Governing Board
- Review and approve non-degree credit courses for recommendation to the Governing Board.
- Review and approve non-credit courses for recommendation to the Governing Board
- Ensure that each proposed or existing course, delivered by distance learning, shall be reviewed and approved separately according to the District's certified course approval procedures
- Ensure compliance with standards for course and program approval set forth in the Curriculum Standards Handbook
- Recommend prerequisites, co-requisites and advisories that are approved in a separate action from the course approval
- Ensure that credits (units) awarded are commensurate with hours required
- Recommend repeatability of a course
- Ensure that repeatable courses have course outlines that clearly state educational experience gained with each repetition
- Review and approve the requirements for educational programs for recommendation to the Governing Board
- Recommend submissions for the Hartnell College Associate Degree General Education patterns, CSU and IGETC
- Serve as a resource for the transfer and articulation of courses and programs regarding curriculum issues
- Serve as a resource for the development of the catalog and class schedule
- Serve as a resource regarding curriculum issues for the campus
- Ensure documentation of curriculum Committee activities
- Ensure that all members of the Curriculum Committee are knowledgeable concerning State standards and requirements for curriculum review and approval
Outcomes/Products
Recommendations for curricula and programs go to Superintendent President to be submitted to the board
- Recommendations of policy and procedures related to curricular and programmatic matters go to the Senate and to the Superintendent President to be submitted to the board
- Recommendations for submission on Hartnell College associates degree, guaranteed educational pattern, CSU and IGETC.
- Faculty chairperson (Elected by committee for a 2-year term) 1
- Vice President for Instruction 1
- Three academic deans 3
- Faculty members:
- Fine Arts/Social
Science 4
- Math/Science
3
- Occupational
Education 2
- Physical
Education 1
- Counseling
2
- Library 1
- Fine Arts/Social
Science 4
- Articulation Officer 1
- One Student 1
- Ex Officio: Director Admissions and Records/Matriculation and Admissions and Records Supervisor
Chair: Including the Faculty Chair, the Curriculum Committee will be comprised of the above listed twenty individuals. Matriculation and Admissions & Records representatives will be members of both Technical Review subcommittees described below. The Senate, in accordance with Title 5, will appoint all faculty.
Faculty terms will be three years, with one third of the positions replaced each year. The instructional administrators will select the deans and determine the length of their term.
Meeting Schedule
The curriculum Committee will meet on the first and third Thursday of each month from 2:00-4:00 p.m. during the academic year. During the spring semester, the 2nd monthly meeting may not be needed. The Technical Review Committees will meet at a time mutually agreed to by the subcommittee members during the academic year. Other meetings may be called when necessary.
Receives Information from:
- Faculty and administrators through the academic discipline or division
Makes Recommendations to:
Decision-Making Protocol
This committee will follow Robert's Rules of Order. Fifty percent of the membership will constitute a quorum.
Clerical Support
The Office of Instruction will provide clerical support for this committee.
Technical Review Subcommittees
The purpose of the subcommittees is to ensure that courses and programs are proposed according to the standards. The subcommittees provide the specialized expertise necessary to ensure that items that reach the Curriculum Committee have been properly prepared. Most problems will be found by the subcommittees and referred to the originator for correction before the item reaches the Curriculum Committee.
All subcommittees will receive support and information from the Office of Instruction, Deans, Admissions & Records, Articulation Officer, Matriculation, Program Advisory Committees and ad hoc subcommittees of experts as needed. The subcommittees may include experts who are not members of the Curriculum Committee. The subcommittees will determine their membership. They will also determine whether decisions will be made by vote or by consensus. Chairs of the subcommittees will be selected by the Curriculum Committee from its members.
Technical Review 1
When a new or modified course is proposed, the packet will be sent immediately to Technical Review 1. This subcommittee will read each packet (packet includes Technical Data sheet, Course Outline of Records and Prerequisite/Corequisite/ Advisory form). They will review all three forms for completeness and adherence to the standards. They will identify problems and suggest solutions to the originator. They may send the packet to Technical Review 2 for concurrent review. When Technical Review 1 and the originator have completed any necessary changes, the packet will be sent to the Curriculum Committee.
Technical Review 2
When a new or modified degree credit course is submitted, it will be sent immediately to Technical Review 2. This subcommittee will review courses for degree, certificate and program applicability. It will also review courses for CSU GE-breadth and IGETC requirements. In addition, when a new or revised program is submitted it will be sent immediately to Technical Review 2. The subcommittee will review the program application for completeness and adherence to standards. They may send the packet to Technical Review 1 for concurrent review. When Technical Review 2 and the originator have completed any necessary changes, the packet will be sent to the Curriculum Committee. (This subcommittee will perform the function of the old Ed Policy Committee).
***The Curriculum Committee will evaluate its structure and procedures at least annually.
