of Curriculum Ara Aguiar 09/15/14
Approval Process Determine if the course or program is part of the District inventory. New to District New to College If new to district and/or college If new program Letter of intent to curriculum committee & senate Letter of intent to District discipline committee
Approval Process Refer to: oval/PCAH_Final_July2012.pdf If the new program is a CTE (Career and Technical Education) How to identify a CTE program or discipline Check the TOP Code (Taxonomy of Program Code at 09.pdf 09.pdf Letter of intent to District CTE Deans and Regional Deans
Development Steps Electronic Curriculum Development System (ECD) Follow steps for new course development Tech Review with Curriculum Chair Curriculum Committee approval Academic Senate approval District approval California State Chancellor’s Office approval
New Course Characteristics Same as other approved courses MUST align to a degree or certificate If the new course is part of a new certificate or program Obtain local approval only and submit course together with the degree/program Narrative application Recommendation: Develop the certificate or program plan concurrently.
Chancellor’s Office Templates for traditional programs and certificates Template for Associate Degree for Transfer ADT (aka) Transfer Model Curriculum (TMC) Approved template Approved narrative format Approval process already aligned does not have to have discipline, program or regional approvals. Must have Curriculum Committee, Senate, District and Chancellor’s Office
ADT Process College must comply with SB 1440 by Fall 2014 Courses must be submitted to Course Identification Numbering System-C-ID for approval/articulation List of degrees Sample courses Approved template for each degree approved
Acronyms ECD – course approvals and updates ADT – State Chancellor’s Template and SB 1440 directive TMC – State Chancellor’s Template and SB 1440 directive C-ID – Articulation system for CSU and Community College courses ESC – Electronic Schedule Change LACCD system Curricunet – State Chancellor’s curriculum inventory system for courses and programs