Academic Senate
Curriculum Committee Policies and Procedures
((Approved by Senate Council
1.
FUNCTION
The
2.
JURISDICTION
A.
The Curriculum Committee shall
review and recommend appropriate action on each of the following.
1.
All proposals for new credit
courses, including special topics.
2.
All proposals concerning other
apportionment generating courses.
3.
All proposals for new programs
(including both majors and certificates).
4.
All proposals to delete or
reactivate courses or programs.
5.
All modifications in majors or
certificates.
6.
All proposals for changes in
course credit units or hours of instruction.
7.
All proposals for changes to
graduation and CSU/UC general education breadth requirements.
8.
All proposals for prerequisites
or changes in prerequisites.
9.
All changes in course
descriptions.
10.
All distance learning offerings.
11.
Other proposals as agreed upon
by the Committee.
B.
The following course
modifications and proposals require administrative approval only and will be
listed in the Curriculum Committee agenda as
Information Items
1.
All proposals concerning
Community Service, fully fee-funded courses.
2.
All proposals concerning
Contract Instruction (appropriate form will accompany proposal).
3. COMPOSITION
A.
Members:
The committee shall be composed of seven voting members. Voting
members shall include seven faculty representing the following areas:
Arts & Sciences – 1 faculty member
Vocational Education – 1 faculty member
Learning Support Services – 1 faculty member
Articulation Officer
Three (3) Faculty at
large
Non-voting members will include:
Curriculum Committee Chair votes
only in case of a tie
Vice President for Student Learning
Faculty Intern
B.
Resource/Liaison:
Director of Student Success/Matriculation or designee
Student (24 units minimum) appointed by the
Student Senate
Dean of Learning Support Services
Dean of Instructional Services/ Arts and Sciences
Dean of Instructional Services / Vocational
Education
C.
Chair:
The Committee shall be chaired by the Curriculum Committee Chair. In the absence of the Curriculum Committee
Chair, the designee of the Chair shall serve as the temporary Chair.
D.
Staff:
Support services from the Student Learning Office will be provided to
the Curriculum Committee.
A. The executive committee of the Curriculum
Committee shall consist of :
- the Curriculum Committee Chair
- the Articulation Officer
- the designee of the Curriculum Committee Chair
- the College Vice-President for Student Learning
(or designee)
B. The duties of the executive committee are to
streamline and facilitate the process of curriculum development and
maintenance. More specifically, the
executive committee shall:
- interpret committee policies and procedures
when appropriate.
- act on behalf of the full committee under the
emergency powers authority, or other specific authority granted by the full
committee (for example, 70 and 170 courses).
- verify follow up actions directed by the
committee.
- advise the curriculum committee chair
concerning curriculum proposals, prior to the presentation of the proposal to
the full committee.
- recommend policies and procedures to the
entire committee.
- serve as a brainstorming group to find
solutions to curriculum issues.
5. SELECTION PROCESS
Faculty representatives to the Curriculum Committee shall be appointed
by the Academic Senate President as outlined in the Academic Senate By-Laws.
6. TERMS
Faculty members shall serve three year terms on a staggered basis. A student representative may serve as liaison
between the Curriculum Committee and Student Senate.
7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHAIR
It shall be the responsibility of
the Committee Chair:
A.
To propose an annual calendar
and schedule of Committee meetings to the Executive Board.
B.
To solicit agenda items and set
agendas.
C.
To attend meetings of the
Curriculum Committee and its sub-committees or arrange for an alternate when necessary.
D.
To facilitate Committee
deliberations.
E.
To forward Committee
recommendations to the Academic Senate President.
F.
To ensure training of those
individuals new to the Curriculum Committee.
8. RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
It shall be the responsibility of
Committee members:
A.
To prepare for meetings by
reviewing agendas and backup material in advance and consulting with others as
appropriate.
B.
To recommend agenda items.
C.
To attend meetings of the
Curriculum Committee, Curriculum Executive Board and its sub-committees or
arrange for an alternate when necessary.
D.
To participate in Committee
deliberations in a manner that represents the best interests of both the
constituent group and the College as a whole.
E.
To provide feedback to
constituent groups in a timely manner.
9. MEETINGS
Curriculum Committee meetings shall be scheduled in accord with the
College Master Schedule for Standing Committees. Special meetings may be called at the
discretion of the Chair or upon written request by a majority of the
membership.
10. SUB-COMMITTEES
The Curriculum Committee may establish ad-hoc sub-committees to
deal with specific issues. Such
sub-committees may include some faculty, staff, and student representatives who
are not members of the Curriculum Committee itself.
11. PROCEDURES
A.
A written agenda shall be
distributed to Committee members and full-time faculty members five days in
advance of the meeting.
B.
All Committee deliberations
shall be in accord with the current process (see Appendix A).
C.
A quorum shall consist of a
majority of the voting members of the Committee. No Action Items shall be considered in the
absence of a quorum.
D.
All new course proposals and
curriculum modifications must be submitted in accord with Curriculum
Committee-approved forms and procedures (see Appendix B). Proposals may originate with any faculty
member, student, or member of the community.
Those proposals not originating with a faculty member must have faculty
sponsorship from the appropriate discipline.
E.
The originator or designee of a
proposal must be present at the Curriculum Committee meeting in which the
proposal is being considered.
F.
Approved minutes of Committee
meetings shall be electronically distributed to faculty Committee members,
administrators, presenters, counselors, and Student Senate President, as well
as being posted on the Academic Senate bulletin board. A file of these records shall be maintained
in the Student Learning Office, and its contents will be made available to any
interested party via the Academic Senate website.
G.
At the close of the academic
year, a summary of Curriculum Committee activities for that period shall be
prepared by the Chair and submitted to the Vice President for Student Learning,
the College President, the District Chancellor, and Board of Trustees. Copies of that summary shall be distributed
to Committee members for their review.
12. IMPLEMENTATION
A.
The Vice President for Student
Learning will make recommendations to the College President and the Yosemite
Community College District Board.
B.
The Vice President for Student
Learning will be responsible for implementation.
13. APPEALS
Any originator of a proposal or member of the Committee or faculty may
appeal the actions of the Committee.
Such appeals shall be submitted in writing to the College President,
with a copy to the Vice President for Student Learning, Academic Senate
President and Curriculum Committee Chair no later than ten (10) working days
following the distribution of the minutes of the meeting. The College President shall provide a written
response to the appealing party no later than ten (10) working days following
the initial filing of the appeal.
Note: This is a
modification of the Policies and Procedures approved by the Academic Senate
Council on