1. 1 Curriculum Institute Boot Camp Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Presented by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Presenters: Virginia May, Sacramento City College, ASCCC North Area Representative Cheryl Aschenbach, Lassen College, ASCCC At Large Representative Sofia Ramirez Gelpi, Allan Hancock College, ASCCC Curriculum Committee Rich Cameron, Cerritos College, ASCCC Curriculum Committee

2. 2 Curriculum Basics  Description o Laws and regulations that govern the California Community Colleges curriculum development and approval processes to the types of courses and programs offered in the California Community College system.  Learning Outcomes 1.Recognize the importance of the local approval processes and faculty primacy in curriculum development. 2.Compare and contrast the laws, regulations, and local standards of curriculum development and approval. 3.Examine the curriculum process in community colleges and in the community college system.

3. 3  Faculty Authority  Laws and Regulations  The Curriculum Committee  Course and programs  The Course Outline of Record (COR)  Programs  Curriculum Development  Useful Resources

4. 4 Laws and Regulations

5. 5  California Education Code (statute)  Title 5 – Interprets Education Code into regulations  Program and Course Approval Handbook (PCAH) – Establishes specific regulations and guidelines about for implementing Title 5  Chancellor’s Office Guidelines: Course Repetition and Requisites

6. 6 Faculty Authority and Expertise  CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY: Authority over the curriculum is codified in California Education Code and further refined in Title 5 Regulations  TITLE 5 REGULATIONS: Details the implementation of California Education Code ia o §53200. Defines the academic senate and its purview §55002. Standards and Criteria for Courses and Classes details the Curriculum Committee oversight responsibilities  FACULTY: Experts in the discipline

7. 7 California Education Code §70902 ( b) (7): Establish procedures not inconsistent with minimum standards established by the board of governors to ensure faculty, staff, and students the opportunity to express their opinions at the campus level, to ensure that these opinions are given every reasonable consideration, to ensure the right to participate effectively in district and college governance, and to ensure the right of academic senates to assume primary responsibility for making recommendations in the areas of curriculum and academic standards.

8. 8 Title 5 §53200 ( b) “Academic senate,” … as the representative of the faculty, is to make recommendations to the administration of a college and to the governing board of a district with respect to academic and professional matters. For purposes of this Subchapter, reference to the term “academic senate” also constitutes reference to “faculty council” or “faculty senate.”

9. 9 Title 5 §53200  TITLE 5 §53200, DEFINITIONS: Details the implementation of California Education Code, state the faculty authority for curriculum through §53200, definitions, where the academic senate and its purview are defined: The Academic Senate means an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters. Academic and professional matters mean the following policy development matters: (1) Curriculum, including establish prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines. (2) Degree and certificate requirements. (3) Grading policies. (4) Educational program development. (5) Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success. All of the above involve curriculum!

10. 10 Title5 §53200 Title 5 §53200 (6) College governance structures, as related to faculty roles. (7) Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports. (8) Policies for faculty professional development activities. (9) Processes for program review. (10) Processes for institutional planning and budget development, and (11) Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate.

11. 11 Title 5, §55002. Standards and Criteria for Courses and Classes (a) Associate Degree Credit Course. An associate degree credit course is a course which has been designated as appropriate to the associate degree in accordance with the requirements of Section 55805.5, and which has been recommended by the college and/or district curriculum committee and approved by the district governing board as a collegiate course meeting the needs of the students eligible for admission. (1) Curriculum Committee. The college and/or district curriculum committee recommending the course shall be established by the mutual agreement of the college and/or district administration and the academic senate. The committee shall be either a committee of the academic senate or a committee that includes faculty and is otherwise comprised in a way that is mutually agreeable to the college and/or district administration and the academic senate.

12. Title 5, §55002. Standards and Criteria for Courses and Classes (Cont.) (2) Standards for Approval. The college and/or district curriculum committee shall recommend approval of the course for associate degree credit if it meets the following standards. Similar language appears in paragraph (b) for nondegree applicable credit courses and in paragraph (c) for noncredit courses. 12

13. 13 The Curriculum Committee

14. 14 Curriculum Committee  Academic senates may delegate some or all responsibility for curriculum matters to a curriculum committee.  The curriculum committee has the primary responsibility for the development, review, renewal, and recommendation of curriculum to be approved by the Board of Trustees.  Practices utilized by curriculum committees throughout the California community college system vary widely.

15. 15 Local Board of Trustees  Adopt policies and procedures related to curriculum only if recommendations on those curriculum policies and procedures are made through collegial consultation with the local academic senate.

16. 16 ACTIVITY: Discuss your local structures. Make a list of what you need to find out when you return to campus ACTIVITY: Discuss your local structures. Make a list of what you need to find out when you return to campus.  Local Structures? o How have the faculty on your campus chosen to organize the Curriculum Committee? Is it a shared governance committee or a committee of the senate? o Are members elected or appointed by department? Division? At large? The senate? o Does it include Counselors? Articulation Officer? Counseling? Librarians? Students? o What is the role of administration?

17. 17 ACTIVITY: Discuss your local structures. Make a list of what you need to find out when you return to campus (Cont ACTIVITY: Discuss your local structures. Make a list of what you need to find out when you return to campus (Cont.)  Local Process? o How does your local curriculum committee relate to interact with your senate? o Who develops curriculum policy & procedures? Who approves? o What is your local curriculum approval process? o How and when do recommendations from your local curriculum committee go to your board? Who presents to the board?

18. 18 Courses and programs

19. 19 Types of courses/programs Credit – degrees and certificates of achievement o Generates apportionment; student fees apply o Degree applicable and non-degree applicable (developmental/basic skills) o Unit bearing o Not designated repeatable (except in limited circumstances) o Approval: Curriculum Committee, Board, Chancellor’s Office Types of programs CreditNoncreditNot-for-credit(Training) Degree10 instructional categories permitted Fee-Based (Community Service/Education) Certificate >18 units 12-18 units <18 units ArticulationCollege Preparation and Career Development funded at a higher rate Certificate ADT/C-ID Contract Education

20. 20 Types of courses  Credit  Generates apportionment; student fees apply o Degree applicable and non-degree applicable (developmental/basic skills) o Unit bearing o Not designated as repeatable (except in limited circumstances) o Approval: Curriculum Committee, Board, Chancellor’s Office

21. 21 Types of courses/programs  Noncredit: Certificates of completion and competency o Generates apportionment – two levels (noncredit and enhanced noncredit); no student fees o Enhanced noncredit = College Preparation and Career Development (CDCP) o No units o Designated as repeatable o Limited to 10 different categories o Approval: Curriculum Committee, Board, Chancellor’s Office

22. 22 Types of courses (cont.)  Not-for-credit o Does not earn apportionment o Cannot be supported by general funds, (i.e. must be self- supporting) o Subject to local approval process  Contract Education o Does not earn apportionment o Education/training paid for by a business or organization and restricted in enrollment. o Credit and Not-for-credit may be offered through Contract Educatio n

23. 23 The Course Outline of Record (COR)

24. 24 Course Outline of Record  For Credit and Noncredit Courses o The course outline of record (COR) is a legal document that must contain certain required elements that are outlined in §55002 of Title 5. o The COR serves as a legal contract between the faculty, student, and the college. o All CORs must be approved by the local academic senate (curriculum committee) and the local governing board.

25. 25 Importance of the COR  The COR establishes the content and rigor of a course and ensures consistency for students across all section offerings.  The COR serves as the basis for articulation agreements and statewide course identification number (C-ID) approval.

26. 26 Course Outline Function  Establishes CSU-GE and IGETC status  Establishes and supports articulation agreements  Distinguishes a course from other courses  Supports program review process  Assists accrediting agency review  Provides evidence of meeting Chancellor’s Office and Title 5 requirements  Ensures quality and consistency of course delivery for faculty  Ensures instructional integrity  Provides data for Management Information Systems (MIS) and apportionment

27. 27 Essential Elements of the COR - Credit o Course Prefix, Number and Title o Catalog Description o Prerequisites/Corequisites/ o Recommended Preparation o Units/Total Contact Hours o TOP Code/SAM Code o Course Content o Objectives/Outcomes o Instructional Methods o Methods of Assessment o Grading Criteria o Assignments o Required and Recommended Textbooks o Course Repetition Designation o Open Entry/Open Exit if Designated The required elements for a COR are found in §55002

28. 28 Essential Elements of the COR - Noncredit o Course Prefix, Number and Title o Catalog Description o Total Hours of Instruction o TOP Code/SAM Code o Total Contact Hours o Noncredit Eligibility Category o Materials Fees o Special Characteristics o Justification of Need o Class Schedule Description o Part of program/certificate o Open Entry/Open Exit

29. 29 Other considerations ItemWhy you might want it o Student Learning Outcomes o Requested to be part of COR by ACCJC o College Level Reading and Writing Assignments o Insufficient detail might lead to a request for syllabi o Transfer/GE Information/C-ID o It can be helpful to have this info on the COR o Supplemental Instruction o Could it be part of your course? o TBA Hours o Ensure TBA regs are followed o External requirements o Student certification or licensure

30. 30 Programs

31. 31 Programs  Associate degrees (minimum of 60 units) o At least 18 units in a major or area of emphasis o General education o Chancellor’s Office approved

32. 32 Programs (cont.)  Associate Degrees for Transfer (maximum of 60 units) o At least 18 units in a major o General education limited to a CSU Breadth or IGETC pattern o Chancellor’s Office approved

33. 33 Programs (cont.)  Certificates of Achievement (can range from 12- 18 units). o Chancellor approved, 18-more related units, shows on transcript o Between 12-17.5 units may receive Chancellor’s Office approved, but it is not required Certificates appearing in students’ transcript must be approved by the Chancellor’s Office.

34. 34 Programs (cont.)  Local certificates - some colleges call these skills certificates but the names vary. o Fewer than 18 related units and are not Chancellor’s Office approved o Local awards - credit courses (Fewer than 18 related units, not Chancellor approved, does not show on transcript) o Noncredit Certificates: o Certificates of Completion (noncredit) o Certificates of Competency (noncredit) for employment

35. 35 Local Certificates (Credit)  Local certificates - some colleges call these skills certificates but the names vary. o Fewer than 18 related units o Not Chancellor approved o Does not show on student’s transcript

36. 36 Curriculum Development

37. 37 Program Development – First Steps  Does the regional supply and demand warrant additional programs? Is there “room” for noncredit programs, fee-based, or contract training? Approval Processes Credit CTE Programs Local Approval Regional Consortium Approval Board Approval State Approval Noncredit Programs Local ApprovalBoard Approval State Approval Not-for-Credit Programs Local Approval?Board Approval?

38. 38 Example of a local process

39. 39 Approval Criteria  The following are required of all programs: o Program Goals and Objectives o Catalog Description o Program Requirements/Course Sequence o Master Planning o Enrollment and Completer Projections o Place of program in curriculum/similar programs o Similar programs at other colleges

40. 40 Approval Criteria - CTE  Labor Market Information Data and Analysis  Advisory Committee Recommendation  Regional Consortium Endorsement  When appropriate, approval of licensing board (i.e. Nursing)  Division of Apprenticeship Standards(DAS) Approval (Apprenticeship only)  All courses must be up-to-date and will be selected from the course inventory as part of the program application.

41. 41 Labor Market Information o Statistical projections of growth in specific jobs by county for the next 5 years o EDD’s Labor Market Information system data o Centers of Excellence Environmental Scans and studies o Recent employer surveys o Minutes of industry advisory committee meetings o Letters from employers o Industry studies o Job advertisements for positions (“Real time data”) o Newspaper or magazine articles on industry or employment trends o Regional economic studies o Studies/data from licensing agencies, associations

42. 42 Curriculum Invento Curriculum Inventory  With the development of the Curriculum Inventory, submission of program applications became web-enabled  Locally, colleges may still have a paper process to route a program through the college and district level approvals  The PCAH gives explicit instructions regarding the information and supporting documentation that is required for program approval

43. 43 Useful Resources Four great sites to get you started:  Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges: www.asccc.org www.asccc.org  The California Community Colleges Curriculum website: http://www.ccccurriculum.net/ http://www.ccccurriculum.net/  The Chancellor’s Office Home page: http://www.cccco.edu/ http://www.cccco.edu/  Curriculum and Instruction Unit: http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/CurriculumandIn structionUnit.aspx http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/CurriculumandIn structionUnit.aspx http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/CurriculumandIn structionUnit.aspx  The C-ID website: https://c-id.net/ https://c-id.net/

44. 44 Useful Resources Program and Course Approval Handbook (PCAH) http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/ProgramCourseApproval/Handbook_5th Ed_BOGapproved.pdf http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/ProgramCourseApproval/Handbook_5th Ed_BOGapproved.pdf Cooperative Work Experience Education Handbook http://cacareerbriefs.com/wp-content/uploads/new-handbook-1.pdf http://cacareerbriefs.com/wp-content/uploads/new-handbook-1.pdf COR Resource Guide http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/publications/Curriculum-paper_0.pdf http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/publications/Curriculum-paper_0.pdf Non Credit at a Glancehttp://www.pasadena.edu/cec/documents/NoncreditGuide_5e.pdfhttp://www.pasadena.edu/cec/documents/NoncreditGuide_5e.pdf

45. 45 Useful Resources Where is Title 5? http://ccr.oal.ca.govhttp://ccr.oal.ca.gov Click on Title 5 Click on Division 6. California Community Colleges Click on Chapter 6. Curriculum and Instruction

46. 46 Useful Resources Prerequisites and Corequisites Guidelines http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/Prerequisites/Prerequisit es_Guidelines_55003%20Final.pdf Repetition Guidelines http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/Credit/2013Files/CreditC ourseRepetitionGuidelinesFinal.pdf

47. 47 Useful Resources Equivalence to Minimum Qualifications http://www.asccc.org/papers/equivalence-minimum- qualifications-0 TOP Manual http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/Credit/2013Files/ TOPmanual6_2009_09corrected_12.5.13.pdf

48. 48 Useful Resources Dual Enrollment Guide http://www.rpgroup.org/projects/dual-enrollment-guide- 2014 Distance Education Unit: http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/Instr uctionalProgramsandServicesUnit/DistanceEducation.aspx

49. 49 Useful Resources Minimum Qualifications Unit http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/Instructional ProgramsandServicesUnit/MinimumQualifications.aspx Basic Skills and ESL Unit http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/BasicSkillsEn glishasaSecondLanguage.aspx

50. 50 Useful Resources Non Credit Instruction http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/publications/non credit-instruction09_0.pdf Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/Curri culumandInstructionUnit/Curriculum/BaccalaureateDegre ePilotProgram.aspx

51. 51 Questions? Contact the team!! Cheryl Aschenbach  caschenbach@lassencollege.educaschenbach@lassencollege.edu Rich Cameron  richcamron@gmail.comrichcamron@gmail.com Virginia May  MayV@scc.losrios.eduMayV@scc.losrios.edu Sofia Ramirez Gelpi  sgelpi@hancockcollege.edusgelpi@hancockcollege.edu