1.  Geography’s programs 1) Associate in Arts for Transfer (A.A.-T) 2) Associate in Arts (A.A.) 3) Certificate of Proficiency in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)  0 graduates since establishment in 2006  4-5 Geography courses are in ‘ core ’ or electives Lists B or C in these disciplines: Instructional gaps  GEOG 1L-Physical Geography Lab  a “core” course with high demand  sometimes a ‘bottleneck’-more sections needed  GEOG 12-Geography of California  popular elective course-we lost our expert instructor in 2013  GEOG 21, 22, 95, 96  required 4-course sequence for our GIS Certificate program Anthropology International Studies Political Science Liberal Arts Elementary Teacher Ed. Sociology Environmental Studies Social Science We have insufficient faculty to offer the needed courses that fulfill a student’s pathway in a reasonable timeframe.

2. Fall 2012Spring 2013 Fall 2013 Spring 2014Fall 2014Spring 2015 WSCH 159617551485155414701358 FTES: 50.755.8347.049.8846.843.95 WSCH/FT EF 742.33702.00631.91675.65625.53590.43 Fall 2012Spring 2013 Fall 2013Spring 2014Fall 2014Spring 2015 1:532 1:5591:4951:490 1:449 Full-time faculty : enrolled students ratio: WSCH, FTES, and WSCH/FTEF by semester 2012-2015: Fall 2012Spring 2013 Fall 2013Spring 2014 Fall 2014Spring 2015 FTEF (Contract) 0.951.10.951.10.950.90 FTEF (Temporary) 1.21.4 1.21.4 # of Contract Faculty 111111 Full-time : Part-time FTEF by semester 2012-2015 Geography has had only ONE full-time faculty member since Fall, 2011. Geography has an average WSCH of 1536 over the last 6 semesters.

3. Student demand for Geography courses as part of program pathways across many disciplines appears likely to increase in light of contemporary global issues …… environmental conservation global change research urban and regional planning