Curriculum Committee

Mandate

AB 1725

Type

Academic Senate

Role

• Maintain the integrity and the quality of district curriculum

• Secure curriculum consistency and balance

• Ensure transferability of courses where appropriate

• Play a progressive and proactive role in curriculum development

• Promote critical thinking

• Encourage a multicultural and global approach to education

• Respond to the educational needs of the community

• Ensure curriculum technical review

Products

• Approved course outlines per agreement with Chancellor’s office

• Approved stand-alone courses per agreement with Chancellor’s office

• Approved prerequisites

• Approved general education course status

• Approved transfer requests- subject to articulation agreements

• Approved degree and certificate programs- new and modified- subject to Chancellor’s office approval.

• Curriculum handbook

• General education philosophy

• Prerequisite verification

• Prerequisite philosophy

Meeting Schedule

Twice monthly: September – May

Reporting Relationship

Academic Senate

Chair

Elected full-time faculty member

Membership

• One representative from each Academic Unit

• One representative from Adjunct faculty

• One articulation officer, non-voting

• Two curriculum specialists, non-voting

• VP of Instruction or Administrative designee, Ex-officio, non-voting

Date Last Revised

Senate Approved April 27, 2017