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The Curriculum Council assumes a very serious and important function at the
comprehensive community college level. At Shasta College, the
Curriculum Council functions as an important segment of the
administrative/faculty shared governance process. As such, it works
closely with the Academic Senate and other campus committees.
The Curriculum Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month
during the fall and spring semesters.
The college certifies that the Curriculum Committee has been established by
mutual agreement of the administration and the Academic Senate as required
in Title 5, Section 55002(a)(1).
2007-2008
Committee Membership
AGENDA AND MINUTES:
Meeting Agendas
Meeting Minutes
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE INFORMATION:
Chancellor's Office Program & Course Approval
Handbook
Inventory of Approved Programs
Academic Affairs and Instructional Resources
Responsible for
management, policy development and implementation in the areas of
instructional resources and academic standards, including Credit Program
and Course approval, curriculum reporting and review, Noncredit (adult
education), Basic Skills and English as a Second Language (ESL), Library
and Learning Resources Programs (L&LRP), Distance Education, and the
California Virtual Campus (CVC); in addition to administration of Funds
for Instructional Improvement (FII) as well as Mathematics, Engineering,
and Science Achievement (MESA) special project funding . This
unit reviews new community curriculum, provides direction on curricular
issues, and manages several grant funds that support instructional
initiatives. Responsible for approving new credit degrees and
certificates, credit courses not part of an approved program, and
noncredit (adult education) courses, this unit also maintains
inventories of approved programs and noncredit courses. Academic Affairs
and Instructional Services conducts research and provides policy
leadership in the areas of Basic Skills and ESL, Global/Immigrant
Education, and various areas related to distance education and
curriculum and instructional aspects of grading issues, probation and
dismissal, course standards, degree and certificate requirements, and
applications for approval of new educational centers and new colleges.
Stand-Alone Course
Application
When a course is not a part of
an approved program, it is referred to as a "stand-alone course."
A course is considered to be "part of an approved program" when it is
required or is on a list of restricted electives, specified by course
title or number, from which students are required to choose to achieve a
degree or certificate in a program approved by the Chancellor's Office.
A course is not considered "part of an approved program" when it
is only required for a certificate that has been approved locally, but
not by the Chancellor's Office -- such as a certificate requiring fewer
than 18 semester or 27 quarter units.
All stand-alone courses must be
submitted to the Curriculum Council with all necessary paperwork,
including a Stand-Alone Approval,
form completed. Upon local Council approval, the
course will be submitted for action/approval by the Shasta College Board
of Trustees.
DISTANCE EDUCATION:
DE
Approved Courses
(as of 12/17/07)
Chancellor's Office Distance Education Sub-Unit
Board of Governors Title 5 - Revision to DE
Regulations 10.3 (dated Jan. 14-15, 2002)
FIVE-YEAR CURRICULUM REVIEW:
All existing curriculum is required to be reviewed within
each five-year cycle and the appropriate forms submitted to the
Curriculum Council. All courses must meet this requirement to
remain in the catalog as active. The Five-Year List identifies
which courses have been reviewed during the current cycle.
Five-Year Curriculum Review (as of
6/25/08)
FORMS:
Shasta College
Curriculum Forms
Course
Deletion form
Instructions for Course Deletion form
Revised Course Synopsis
Instructions for Revised Course Synopsis form
New Course Synopsis
Instructions for New Course Synopsis
Course Outline of Record
Instructions for Course Outline
Prerequisite, Corequisite and Advisory Form
Instructions for Prereq., Coreq. and Advisory Form
Distance Education Attachment for Course Outline
Curriculum
Submission Sign-off Page
NON-CREDIT COURSES:
Shasta College Non-Credit Course Inventory
The goal of Noncredit (often referred to as adult education) is to
provide educational opportunities that address the unique needs of
California adults. Noncredit education provides persons with skills that
are critical to their ability to become and or remain independent and to
contribute to the economy of California. Noncredit education provides
adults the opportunity to earn a high school diploma or a general
equivalency diploma (GED), increase literacy skills, learn English,
learn to read and write, gain American citizenship, become an effective
parent, and learn a specific job skill.
Authorized categories for
state-supported noncredit education are set forth in the California
Education Code, § 84757 as: Parenting, Elementary and Secondary
Basic Skills, English as a Second Language (ESL), Immigrants, Adults
with Disabilities, Short-term Vocational, Older Adults, Home Economics,
Health and Safety.
Standards and criteria for
noncredit courses are set forth in the California Code of Regulations,
Title 5, § 55002(c).
A completed form must be
submitted to the Chancellor's Office once local approval is granted by
the Curriculum Council. The appropriate form and instructions are
at
http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/aa_ir/NONCREDIT/noncredit_appsforms.htm
SHASTA COLLEGE CURRICULUM HANDBOOK:
Shasta College Curriculum Handbook
Minimum
Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in CA Community Colleges
Shasta College Disciplines List
with Course Load Values (as of
6/25/08)
Shasta College Academic Contract Appendix
C
(Faculty Service Areas)
TAXONOMY OF PROGRAMS:
T.O.P. Code Listing
TIMELINES:
Shasta College Curriculum Timelines for 2008-09
TITLE 5:
Title 5 Link
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