1. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017
WELCOME!!

2. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017
Scope the Committee
as articulated in the bylaws of the Santa Monica College Academic Senate, revised Spring 2016

3. Scope of the Curriculum Committee
Under the direction of the Academic Senate President and the Committee of the Whole, the committee evaluates proposed courses, changes in courses, proposed programs, and changes in the programs that comprise the Santa Monica college credit and noncredit offering.
The committee’s responsibilities include compliance with state laws, maintenance of academic integrity, and dissemination and archiving of course and program information.
It assists faculty and departments in preparing curriculum proposals and in making curriculum changes.

4. Functions of the Curriculum Committee: [Note: the functions of the Committee are outlined in Board Policy 5110 and must remain in compliance with Title 5 (Section 51022a) and California Education Code Section ]
to review and recommend to the Academic Senate action on existing and proposed curricula, courses, prerequisites, corequisites, advisories and programs;
to encourage and recommend development of new curricula;

5. Functions of the Curriculum Committee: [Note: the functions of the Committee are outlined in Board Policy 5110 and must remain in compliance with Title 5 (Section 51022a) and California Education Code Section ]
to assist faculty in preparing curricular proposals to meet Title 5, other relevant regulations and district goals and objectives as stated in the college's mission;
to disseminate curricular information and recommendations to the department chairs and the Academic Senate;

6. Functions of the Curriculum Committee: [Note: the functions of the Committee are outlined in Board Policy 5110 and must remain in compliance with Title 5 (Section 51022a) and California Education Code Section ]
to implement appropriate state-mandated regulations or policies that affect curriculum;
to recommend to the Academic Senate additions, deletions, and modifications in general education patterns for degrees, the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), and the California State University (CSU) General Education Certification Requirements;

7. Functions of the Curriculum Committee: [Note: the functions of the Committee are outlined in Board Policy 5110 and must remain in compliance with Title 5 (Section 51022a) and California Education Code Section ]
to recommend to the Academic Senate proposals to implement curriculum transformation;
to ensure that the Santa Monica College catalog contains only those courses offered on a regular basis;
to request, consider, and respond to reports from various Academic Senate committees and college groups that have a direct bearing on matters of curriculum;

8. Functions of the Curriculum Committee: [Note: the functions of the Committee are outlined in Board Policy 5110 and must remain in compliance with Title 5 (Section 51022a) and California Education Code Section ]
to help ensure that the curriculum at Santa Monica College supports the college's mission, supports its goals, and meets the needs of its students;
to approve alternative delivery methods;
and to perform other duties assigned by the Academic Senate president with the advice and consent of the Senate.

9. Curriculum Committee 2015-2016
Annual Report presented to the Board of Trustees, July 2016
Report

10. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017
Some general goals:
Strengthening the role of the Curriculum Rep
Advisory/Facilitating role with colleagues, including Department Chairs
Assisting colleagues in course development/ updates AND with CurricUNET
Connecting courses with programs (even outside the department)

11. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017
Strengthening the role of the Curriculum Rep (continued)
Being prepared for meetings
For example, ask yourself: should this new course be in a program that I am aware of? or, Should a course I’m aware of be in this new program?
Bringing ideas to the table (we need not only react)
Strengthening collaboration among departments and disciplines – cross- and inter-disciplinary work

12. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017
A preview of some expected issues:
Approving an additional upper division general education course for the bachelors degree program
Strengthening our prerequisite policies & procedures
Accreditation:
SMC’s Vision, Mission, and Goals
College Initiatives and Goals (Global Citizenship, Basic Skills, Noncredit, I3, GRIT, Student Equity, …)
TMCs, AD-Ts, C-ID, …

13. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017
A preview of some expected issues:
Reconfiguration of how SLOs, PLOs, and ILOs are linked/mapped
Partial revamp of the College catalog
Possible development/expansion of academic “pathways”
META (new version of CurricUNET)

14. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017
WELCOME!!
now the “Orientation / Refresher / Training Part

15. Types of Courses
Degree-applicable credit (purview of Curriculum Committee)
Most of our courses at SMC (can be counted toward the required 60 units for a degree)
If one of these courses is NOT in any Chancellor’s Office-approved program NOR in any GE pattern, it is considered a “Stand Alone Course” and requires special consideration. More on this when we consider one.
Non-degree-applicable credit (purview of Committee)
Any of our “basic skills” courses: These are not college-level, do NOT transfer but ARE for credit
Noncredit (purview of Committee)
ESL 900 series, Emeritus offerings, …
Community Services (aka, Not-for-Credit) (NOT the purview of Curriculum Committee)
Refer to Handout 4
§ Standards and Criteria for Courses
Mandates Standards for Approval of 3 types of courses: degree-applicable credit; nondegree-applicable credit; noncredit. This section also describes standards for community services offerings, for which curriculum committee and System Office approval are not required.

16. Questions on TYPES OF COURSES?
UC Transferable
Reviewed by EXTERNAL evaluators.
CSU Transferable
SMC makes the decision if a course is CSU Transferable (based on guidelines established by the CSU)
IGETC (Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum)
Must be UC-transferable course. Reviewed by EXTERNAL evaluators.
CSU GE
Must be CSU-transferable course. Reviewed by EXTERNAL evaluators.
Questions on TYPES OF COURSES?
Refer to Handout 4
§ Standards and Criteria for Courses
Mandates Standards for Approval of 3 types of courses: degree-applicable credit; nondegree-applicable credit; noncredit. This section also describes standards for community services offerings, for which curriculum committee and System Office approval are not required.

17. Types of Programs Associate Degree (AA or AS)
Must be approved by the Chancellor’s Office
AS is STEM and ALL CTE programs; AA is the rest
Associate Degree for Transfer (AD-T) or (AA-T / AS-T)
Must follow approved Transfer Model Curriculum (TMC)
Courses must have been approved for C-ID (Course Identification)
No local requirements (such as Global Citizenship) allowed
Refer to Handout 4
§ Standards and Criteria for Courses
Mandates Standards for Approval of 3 types of courses: degree-applicable credit; nondegree-applicable credit; noncredit. This section also describes standards for community services offerings, for which curriculum committee and System Office approval are not required.

18. Types of Programs Certificate of Achievement
Must be approved by the Chancellor’s Office
Typically align with an Associate Degree that we offer.
Typically is comprised of “area of emphasis” or “major” requirements.
Does not require GE courses.
Department Certificate
Locally approved.
Cannot be placed on the transcript.
Refer to Handout 4
§ Standards and Criteria for Courses
Mandates Standards for Approval of 3 types of courses: degree-applicable credit; nondegree-applicable credit; noncredit. This section also describes standards for community services offerings, for which curriculum committee and System Office approval are not required.

19. Questions on TYPES OF PROGRAMS?
Bachelor Degree (must be BS because it is CTE)
Must be a minimum of 120 units
Must be theoretically possible to finish in 4 years.
Must include at least 40 units of upper division coursework.
Must include 9 units of upper division General Education (GE).
Questions on TYPES OF PROGRAMS?
Refer to Handout 4
§ Standards and Criteria for Courses
Mandates Standards for Approval of 3 types of courses: degree-applicable credit; nondegree-applicable credit; noncredit. This section also describes standards for community services offerings, for which curriculum committee and System Office approval are not required.

20. Approvals All courses and programs must be approved by the Department
the Curriculum Committee
the Academic Senate
the Board of Trustees
the Chancellor’s Office (except Department Certificates and “Stand Alone Courses”)
And in that order
Section (b)(1) of §55100 refers to §55002 (Handout 4):
§55002 sets forth the requirements for colleges to establish curriculum committees in agreement with the district administration and faculty senate. It defines credit courses as degree-applicable or nondegree-applicable, and sets forth the standards for approval of each type of course including requirements for intensity, difficulty, conduct, course outline of record, and others.
Refer to Handout 4: (partial text here)
§ Standards and Criteria for Courses.
(a) Degree-Applicable Credit Course. A degree-applicable credit course is a course which has been designated as appropriate to the associate degree in accordance with the requirements of section 55062, 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.
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.
Standards for Approval …
Nondegree-Applicable Credit Course. A credit course designated by the governing board as not applicable to the associate degree is a course which, at a minimum, is recommended by the college and/or district curriculum committee (the committee described and established under subdivision (a)(1) of this section) and is approved by the district governing board.
(1) Types of Courses. Nondegree-applicable credit courses are:
(A) nondegree-applicable basic skills courses as defined in subdivision (j) of section ;
(B) courses designed to enable students to succeed in degree-applicable credit courses (including, but not limited to, college orientation and guidance courses, and discipline-specific preparatory courses such as biology, history, or electronics) that integrate basic skills instruction throughout and assign grades partly upon the demonstrated mastery of those skills;
(C) precollegiate career technical preparation courses designed to provide foundation skills for students preparing for entry into degree-applicable credit career technical courses or programs;
(D) essential career technical instruction for which meeting the standards of subdivision (a) is neither necessary nor required.
(2) Standards for Approval. …

21. Effective practices for course approval
Appropriateness to Community College Mission
Need
Curriculum Standards
Adequate Resources
Section (b)(1) of §55100 refers to §55002 (Handout 4):
§55002 sets forth the requirements for colleges to establish curriculum committees in agreement with the district administration and faculty senate. It defines credit courses as degree-applicable or nondegree-applicable, and sets forth the standards for approval of each type of course including requirements for intensity, difficulty, conduct, course outline of record, and others.
Refer to Handout 4: (partial text here)
§ Standards and Criteria for Courses.
(a) Degree-Applicable Credit Course. A degree-applicable credit course is a course which has been designated as appropriate to the associate degree in accordance with the requirements of section 55062, 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.
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.
Standards for Approval …
Nondegree-Applicable Credit Course. A credit course designated by the governing board as not applicable to the associate degree is a course which, at a minimum, is recommended by the college and/or district curriculum committee (the committee described and established under subdivision (a)(1) of this section) and is approved by the district governing board.
(1) Types of Courses. Nondegree-applicable credit courses are:
(A) nondegree-applicable basic skills courses as defined in subdivision (j) of section ;
(B) courses designed to enable students to succeed in degree-applicable credit courses (including, but not limited to, college orientation and guidance courses, and discipline-specific preparatory courses such as biology, history, or electronics) that integrate basic skills instruction throughout and assign grades partly upon the demonstrated mastery of those skills;
(C) precollegiate career technical preparation courses designed to provide foundation skills for students preparing for entry into degree-applicable credit career technical courses or programs;
(D) essential career technical instruction for which meeting the standards of subdivision (a) is neither necessary nor required.
(2) Standards for Approval. …

22. Standards and Criteria for Courses
Does the course provide measurement of student progress?
Are the number of hours adequate and appropriate for student achievement of objectives?
1 hour “lecture” = 1 unit (as students are expected to work 2 hours outside of class for every hour in class)
3 hours “lab” or “arranged” = 1 unit
Refer to Handout 4
§ Standards and Criteria for Courses
All types of courses must provide measurement of student progress: i.e., methods of evaluation
Units of credit based on minimum of 48 hours of STUDENT LEARNING (in lecture, lab and out-of-class)

23. Standards and Criteria for Courses
Is the “intensity” of the course appropriate?
Critical Thinking
Requires independent study skills
Are the prerequisite/co-requisite and/or advisory skills appropriate to prevent students from being unlikely to succeed?
We don’t want to set students up for failure! …but
We also don’t want to create unnecessary obstacles
(we will be addressing the issue of prereqs this year … so fasten your seatbelts)
Refer to Handout 4
§ Standards and Criteria for Courses
All types of courses must provide measurement of student progress: i.e., methods of evaluation
Units of credit based on minimum of 48 hours of STUDENT LEARNING (in lecture, lab and out-of-class)

24. Standards and Criteria for Courses
Is the level of learning skills and vocabulary appropriate for the type of course?
Degree-applicable credit
Non-degree-applicable credit
Basic Skills (communication & computation)
Noncredit
Refer to Handout 4
§ Standards and Criteria for Courses
All types of courses must provide measurement of student progress: i.e., methods of evaluation
Units of credit based on minimum of 48 hours of STUDENT LEARNING (in lecture, lab and out-of-class)

25. Course Outline of Record What are we looking for:
Catalog description reflects the essence of the course
Units (credit courses only) and hours are appropriate
Prerequisites, corequisites, advisories
Objectives (match content)
Content / specific body of knowledge (match objectives)
Methods of Instruction are appropriate
Methods of Evaluation are varied, appropriate, and multiple (single items over 30% are typically questioned)
Types and examples of assignments are appropriate:
required reading and writing assignments
out-of-class assignments (credit only)
Refer to Handout 4
§ Standards and Criteria for Courses
All types of courses must provide measurement of student progress: i.e., methods of evaluation
Units of credit based on minimum of 48 hours of STUDENT LEARNING (in lecture, lab and out-of-class)

26. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017
A Word about Agendas
Information Items:
non-substantial course updates
approved by CC’s “technical review committee”
Chair, Vice Chair, Articulation Officer
CC members are welcome to review and raise concerns to the Chair
These items are NOT reproduced for the agenda packet.
These items are NOT placed on your “CurricUNET plate”.

27. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017
Action Items: Consent Agenda:
“non-controversial” program or course updates
might involve changes to title, prereqs, or units/hours, cross-listing, course deletion or addition to program
CC members are welcome to review and pull any item from the consent agenda for full discussion
These items MIGHT be reproduced for the agenda packet (depending on the changes).
These items are usually NOT placed on your “CurricUNET plate”.
Vote for approval of entire Consent Agenda (except for pulled items, which would be voted on separately).

28. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017
Action Items: Other:
new or reinstated programs or courses
substantial revisions to programs or courses
CC members are required to review
These items WILL be reproduced for the agenda packet
These items ARE placed on your “CurricUNET plate” under “My Approvals”
Separate votes will be taken on each item, including separate votes for:
prereqs, coreqs, and advisories,
distance ed,
global citizenship

29. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017
CurricUNET
Let’s do a quick review.
Meet Demo Person: our newest member. S/he is:
Curriculum Committee Member, AND
Curriculum Rep for History / Philosophy and Social Science
WS 801 is an info item (course update) on the agenda;
WS 802 is a new course on the agenda;
WS 803 is a substantial change moving through the approval process

30. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017
Last year we cleaned up most of our programs
Our programs are in 4 different places:
CurricUNET, Catalog, Degree Audit, & Chancellor’s Office
We now hope to generate our Catalog (and “sheets”) from CurricUNET to avoid duplication and errors
This year, we hope to do more, particularly regarding SLOs (making sure CurricUNET matches ISIS)