FULL CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Wednesday, March 5,
2008
Committee Members
Present: Joe Ryan, Dennis Gervin, Anne
Cavagnaro, Don Smith,
Resource/Liaison/Student
Members: Jason Reavis, Mike Torok,
Gary Mendenhall, Patricia Ramirez, Susan Vegter-Slape, Jeri Perez (recorder)
Others Present:
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Amended Meeting Schedule: The
2. H-HP Converted to HHP: Susan has changed all electronic H-HP course discipline in Datatel to be HHP.
ACTION ITEMS
1. Liberal Studies: Title V requires us to change our Liberal Studies Major. Presented are 4 Liberal Studies Majors. We have received communication from the state that they will most likely be accepted as currently written after a sentence is added to each one that delineates what the major is at the top of the form. They are being brought forward for approval from the committee. Joe recommended that all committee members start discussing the majors with faculty and each other. He reminded everyone that a transfer degree is prep for a Bachelor degree. The four Liberal Studies Majors listed below are created with courses that are almost identical to the one currently in the catalog.
A.Liberal Studies: Emphasis in Elementary Teaching Preparation:
Committee would like another sentence stating, “In partial preparation for”, or verbiage similar in nature. John Jeff and Anne are to check for the proper verbiage to use.
ACTION: Accept Liberal Studies: Emphasis in Elementary Teaching Preparation –
APPROVED with corrections
M/S/P (Leamy/Fitzwater/Unanimous)
B.Liberal Studies: Emphasis in Behavioral and
Social Sciences
Some Committee members have a problem with 3 separate Liberal Studies Majors. The Social Sciences major allows the student to receive a degree from the college in this area. Social Studies students do not usually have 18 lower level units.
Jeff called for the motion to accept as is.
ACTION: Accept Emphasis in Behavioral and Social Sciences –
APPROVED with corrections
M/S/P (Leamy/Fitzwater/5 Ayes, 1 Nay & 1 Abstention)
C.Liberal Studies: Emphasis in Arts and
Humanities
The Committee would like for this major to be broke into sections. SPCOM 40A, 40B &40C need to be changed to SIGN. SPCOM 50A & 50B need to be deleted. Spanish courses need to be listed.
ACTION: Accept Liberal Studies: Emphasis in Arts and Humanities –
FAILED as is. Committee
members can meet with Joe on
M/S/P (Leamy/Mallory/3 Ayes & 4 Nays)
D.Liberal Studies: Liberal Studies: Emphasis
in Natural Sciences and Mathematics
The Committee would like the title changed to “Physical and Natural Science”. Math to be deleted from major. Programming to be listed as 5,22,24,28 & 15. CMPSC 9 added. Elizondo/Cavagnaro called for the motion to Table until the courses in the major are divided with CMPSC listed under physical science, and changes listed above completed. Discussion ensued as to whether it would be better to pass the majors as is now in order to meet the catalog deadline, then, properly configure them later in the year. Committee needs to remember that students have 4 year catalog rights. Breaking the courses into sections may be the best way to go.
ACTION: Accept Liberal Studies: Emphasis in Arts and Humanities –
TABLED. Committee members
can meet with Joe on
M/S/P (Mallory/Smith/unanimous)
2. Science: Emphasis in General Science: Modification of Major
Section C needs to stat “Minimum of 3 units from this section.
ACTION: Modification of Science: Emphasis in General Science – APPROVED with corrections
M/S/P (Smith/Leamy/Unanimous)
3. BUSAD 121-New Course Proposal-Adobe Acrobat Essentials
Course being offered due to large demand from faculty, students, staff and the community. Committee would like “Essentials” to be added to the title. Pg. 104 & 107 Move last sentence up to top and remove “a computer” from course description. Change advisory to state, “Concepts and information systems.” Pg. 105 remove and change to stand alone. Need to add a TOP CODE. (This course was originally presented as BUSAD 60, but needed a 100 number instead. Decided at 4/2/08 meeting to strike the BUSAD 60 from existence to save the number and change it to 121)
ACTION: BUSAD 60-New Course Proposal – APPROVED with corrections
M/S/P (Leamy/Barton/Unanimous)
ACTION: BUSAD 60-Form A – APPROVED with corrections
M/S/P (Mallory/Barton/1 Nay)
4. HUMAN 2-
Title: Modern Culture
Requisites: Advisory- Eligible for ENGL 1A
Effective Term: Fall 2008
Check list needs to reflect Advisory Change
Change course discipline on pgs. 55, 56 & 58 to “HUMAN 2” and “Eligible for ENGL 1A” Form A needs to be added and brought back to next meeting. (Joe will find in a different folder). Dr. Riggs needs to relate course content to objective and submit back to Joe.
ACTION: HUMAN 2 – Minor changes/Affects Catalog – APPROVED with changes
M/S/P (Mallory/Cavagnaro/Unanimous)
ACTION: HUMAN 2 –Form A –TABLED for next meeting
M/S/P
5. HUMAN 3
Title: World Culture
Requisites: Advisory- Eligible for ENGL 1A
Effective Term: Fall 2008
Check list needs to reflect Advisory Change
Pg. 66 needs Advisory information. Pg. 68 Change title to “HUMAN. Check list needs to reflect Advisory Change.
Dr. Riggs needs to relate course content to objective and submit back to Joe.
ACTION: HUMAN 3-Minor changes/Affects Catalog- APPROVED with changes
M/S/P (Fitzwater/Mallory/Unanimous)
ACTION: HUMAN 3-Form A- TABLED for next meeting
M/S/P
6. NARTC 182
Title: Natural
History and Techniques of Surveying
Requisites: None
Effective Term: Summer 2008
Pgs. 36 & 40 remove Baker Station
and four-day. Typo on filed to field. Pg. 37 typo on
ACTION: NARTC 182-New Course Proposal-APPROVED with changes
M/S/P (Smith/Fitzwater/4 Aye, 1 Nay)
7. NARTC 183
Title: Ecological Restoration in Practice
Requisites: None
Effective Term: Summer 2008
Field trips are not required. Pgs. 44A & 44E remove Baker Station and four-day. Add Top Code
ACTION: NARTC
183-New Course Proposal- APPROVED with changes
M/S/P (Mallory/Barton/4 Ayes, 1 Nay)
8. ENGL 137
Title: Writing For Personal Enrichment
Requisites: None
Effective Term: Summer 2008
Pgs. 32& 35 Take out attendance. Pg. 32 typo. Course content needs cleaned up. Course objective need beefed up
ACTION: TABLED to next meeting for clean-up
M/S/P (Barton/Cavagnaro/Unanimous)
9. PHYSC 2
Title: Conceptual Physical Science: A Starship Voyage
Requisites: None
Effective Term: Fall 2008
Course description was changed for easier student understanding. Pg. 45 typo on title to PHYSC. Pg. 52 simplify methods of evaluation.
ACTION: PHYSC 2 –Course Modification/Affects catalog- APPROVED with changes
M/S/P (Fitzwater/Mallory/3 Ayes, 2 Abstentions)
10. SKLDV 392
Title: Applied Skills
Requisites: None
Effective Term: Summer 2008
Change in course description
ACTION: SKLDV 392 – Change in course description – APPROVED as submitted
M/S/P (Mallory/Smith/Unanimous)
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was
adjourned at approximately 5:30 pm by Joe Ryan.
Submitted by: Jeri Perez