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Curriculum Institute Boot Camp

Explore the laws and regulations governing curriculum development in California Community Colleges, with a focus on faculty authority and the role of the Curriculum Committee.

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Curriculum Institute Boot Camp

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  1. Curriculum Institute Boot Camp • Wednesday, July 8, 2015 • Presented by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Presenters: Virginia May, Sacramento City College, ASCCC North Area Representative Cheryl Aschenbach, Lassen College, ASCCC At Large Representative Sofia Ramirez Gelpi, Allan Hancock College, ASCCC Curriculum Committee Rich Cameron, Cerritos College, ASCCC Curriculum Committee 1

  2. Curriculum Basics • Description • Laws and regulations that govern the California Community Colleges curriculum development and approval processes to the types of courses and programs offered in the California Community College system. • Learning Outcomes • Recognize the importance of the local approval processes and faculty primacy in curriculum development. • Compare and contrast the laws, regulations, and local standards of curriculum development and approval. • Examine the curriculum process in community colleges and in the community college system. 2

  3. Faculty Authority • Laws and Regulations • The Curriculum Committee • Course and programs • The Course Outline of Record (COR) • Programs • Curriculum Development • Useful Resources 3

  4. Laws and Regulations 4

  5. Laws and Regulations • California Education Code (statute) • Title 5 – Interprets Education Code into regulations • Program and Course Approval Handbook (PCAH) – Establishes specific regulations and guidelines about for implementing Title 5 • Chancellor’s Office Guidelines: Course Repetition and Requisites 5

  6. Faculty Authority and Expertise • CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY: Authority over the curriculum is codified in California Education Code and further refined in Title 5 Regulations • TITLE 5 REGULATIONS: Details the implementation of California Education Code • §53200. Defines the academic senate and its purview §55002. Standards and Criteria for Courses and Classes details the Curriculum Committee oversight responsibilities • FACULTY: Experts in the discipline 6

  7. California Education Code §70902 (b) (7): Establish procedures not inconsistent with minimum standards established by the board of governors to ensure faculty, staff, and students the opportunity to express their opinions at the campus level, to ensure that these opinions are given every reasonable consideration, to ensure the right to participate effectively in district and college governance, and to ensure the right of academic senates to assume primary responsibility for making recommendations in the areas of curriculum and academic standards. 7

  8. Title 5 §53200 (b) “Academic senate,” … as the representative of the faculty, is to make recommendations to the administration of a college and to the governing board of a district with respect to academic and professional matters. For purposes of this Subchapter, reference to the term “academic senate” also constitutes reference to “faculty council” or “faculty senate.” 8

  9. Title 5 §53200 • TITLE 5 §53200, DEFINITIONS: Details the implementation of California Education Code, state the faculty authority for curriculum through §53200, definitions, where the academic senate and its purview are defined: The Academic Senate means an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters. Academic and professional matters mean the following policy development matters: (1) Curriculum, including establish prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines. (2) Degree and certificate requirements. (3) Grading policies. (4) Educational program development. (5) Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success. All of the above involve curriculum! 9

  10. Title5 §53200 (6) College governance structures, as related to faculty roles. (7) Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports. (8) Policies for faculty professional development activities. (9) Processes for program review. (10) Processes for institutional planning and budget development, and (11) Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate. 10

  11. Title 5, §55002. Standards and Criteria for Courses and Classes (a) Associate Degree Credit Course. An associate degree credit course is a course which has been designated as appropriate to the associate degree in accordance with the requirements of Section 55805.5, and which has been recommended by the college and/or district curriculum committee and approved by the district governing board as a collegiate course meeting the needs of the students eligible for admission. (1) Curriculum Committee. The college and/or district curriculum committee recommending the course shall be established by the mutual agreement of the college and/or district administration and the academic senate. The committee shall be either a committee of the academic senate or a committee that includes faculty and is otherwise comprised in a way that is mutually agreeable to the college and/or district administration and the academic senate. 11

  12. Title 5, §55002. Standards and Criteria for Courses and Classes (Cont.) (2) Standards for Approval. The college and/or district curriculum committee shall recommend approval of the course for associate degree credit if it meets the following standards. Similar language appears in paragraph (b) for nondegree applicable credit courses and in paragraph (c) for noncredit courses.

  13. The Curriculum Committee 13

  14. Curriculum Committee • Academic senates may delegate some or all responsibility for curriculum matters to a curriculum committee. • The curriculum committee has the primary responsibility for the development, review, renewal, and recommendation of curriculum to be approved by the Board of Trustees. • Practices utilized by curriculum committees throughout the California community college system vary widely. 14

  15. Local Board of Trustees • Adopt policies and procedures related to curriculum only if recommendations on those curriculum policies and procedures are made through collegial consultation with the local academic senate. 15

  16. ACTIVITY: Discuss your local structures. Make a list of what you need to find out when you return to campus. • Local Structures? • How have the faculty on your campus chosen to organize the Curriculum Committee? Is it a shared governance committee or a committee of the senate? • Are members elected or appointed by department? Division? At large? The senate? • Does it include Counselors? Articulation Officer? Counseling? Librarians? Students? • What is the role of administration? 16

  17. ACTIVITY: Discuss your local structures. Make a list of what you need to find out when you return to campus (Cont.) • Local Process? • How does your local curriculum committee relate to interact with your senate? • Who develops curriculum policy & procedures? Who approves? • What is your local curriculum approval process? • How and when do recommendations from your local curriculum committee go to your board? Who presents to the board?

  18. Courses and programs 18

  19. Types of courses/programs Types of programs • Credit – degrees and certificates of achievement • Generates apportionment; student fees apply • Degree applicable and non-degree applicable (developmental/basic skills) • Unit bearing • Not designated repeatable (except in limited circumstances) • Approval: Curriculum Committee, Board, Chancellor’s Office 19

  20. Types of courses • Credit • Generates apportionment; student fees apply • Degree applicable and non-degree applicable (developmental/basic skills) • Unit bearing • Not designated as repeatable (except in limited circumstances) • Approval: Curriculum Committee, Board, Chancellor’s Office 20

  21. Types of courses/programs • Noncredit: Certificates of completion and competency • Generates apportionment – two levels (noncredit and enhanced noncredit); no student fees • Enhanced noncredit = College Preparation and Career Development (CDCP) • No units • Designated as repeatable • Limited to 10 different categories • Approval: Curriculum Committee, Board, Chancellor’s Office 21

  22. Types of courses (cont.) • Not-for-credit • Does not earn apportionment • Cannot be supported by general funds, (i.e. must be self-supporting) • Subject to local approval process • Contract Education • Does not earn apportionment • Education/training paid for by a business or organization and restricted in enrollment. • Credit and Not-for-credit may be offered through Contract Education 22

  23. The Course Outline of Record (COR) 23

  24. Course Outline of Record • For Credit and Noncredit Courses • The course outline of record (COR) is a legal document that must contain certain required elements that are outlined in §55002 of Title 5. • The COR serves as a legal contract between the faculty, student, and the college. • All CORs must be approved by the local academic senate (curriculum committee) and the local governing board. 24

  25. Importance of the COR • The COR establishes the content and rigor of a course and ensures consistency for students across all section offerings. • The COR serves as the basis for articulation agreements and statewide course identification number (C-ID) approval. 25

  26. Course Outline Function • Establishes CSU-GE and IGETC status • Establishes and supports articulation agreements • Distinguishes a course from other courses • Supports program review process • Assists accrediting agency review • Provides evidence of meeting Chancellor’s Office and Title 5 requirements • Ensures quality and consistency of course delivery for faculty • Ensures instructional integrity • Provides data for Management Information Systems (MIS) and apportionment 26

  27. Essential Elements of the COR - Credit The required elements for a COR are found in §55002 27

  28. Essential Elements of the COR - Noncredit 28

  29. Other considerations 29

  30. Programs 30

  31. Programs • Associate degrees (minimum of 60 units) • At least 18 units in a major or area of emphasis • General education • Chancellor’s Office approved 31

  32. Programs (cont.) • Associate Degrees for Transfer (maximum of 60 units) • At least 18 units in a major • General education limited to a CSU Breadth or IGETC pattern • Chancellor’s Office approved 32

  33. Programs (cont.) • Certificates of Achievement (can range from 12-18 units). • Chancellor approved, 18-more related units, shows on transcript • Between 12-17.5 units may receive Chancellor’s Office approved, but it is not required Certificates appearing in students’ transcript must be approved by the Chancellor’s Office. 33

  34. Programs (cont.) • Local certificates - some colleges call these skills certificates but the names vary. • Fewer than 18 related units and are not Chancellor’s Office approved • Local awards - credit courses (Fewer than 18 related units, not Chancellor approved, does not show on transcript) • Noncredit Certificates: • Certificates of Completion (noncredit) • Certificates of Competency (noncredit) for employment 34

  35. Local Certificates (Credit) • Local certificates - some colleges call these skills certificates but the names vary. • Fewer than 18 related units • Not Chancellor approved • Does not show on student’s transcript 35

  36. Curriculum Development 36

  37. Program Development – First Steps • Does the regional supply and demand warrant additional programs? Is there “room” for noncredit programs, fee-based, or contract training? 37

  38. Example of a local process 38

  39. Approval Criteria • The following are required of all programs: • Program Goals and Objectives • Catalog Description • Program Requirements/Course Sequence • Master Planning • Enrollment and Completer Projections • Place of program in curriculum/similar programs • Similar programs at other colleges 39

  40. Approval Criteria - CTE • Labor Market Information Data and Analysis • Advisory Committee Recommendation • Regional Consortium Endorsement • When appropriate, approval of licensing board (i.e. Nursing) • Division of Apprenticeship Standards(DAS) Approval (Apprenticeship only) • All courses must be up-to-date and will be selected from the course inventory as part of the program application. 40

  41. Labor Market Information 41

  42. Curriculum Inventory • With the development of the Curriculum Inventory, submission of program applications became web-enabled • Locally, colleges may still have a paper process to route a program through the college and district level approvals • The PCAH gives explicit instructions regarding the information and supporting documentation that is required for program approval 42

  43. Useful Resources Four great sites to get you started: • Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges: www.asccc.org • The California Community Colleges Curriculum website: http://www.ccccurriculum.net/ • The Chancellor’s Office Home page: http://www.cccco.edu/ • Curriculum and Instruction Unit: http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/CurriculumandInstructionUnit.aspx • The C-ID website: https://c-id.net/ 43

  44. Useful Resources Program and Course Approval Handbook (PCAH) http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/ProgramCourseApproval/Handbook_5thEd_BOGapproved.pdf Cooperative Work Experience Education Handbook http://cacareerbriefs.com/wp-content/uploads/new-handbook-1.pdf COR Resource Guide http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/publications/Curriculum-paper_0.pdf Non Credit at a Glancehttp://www.pasadena.edu/cec/documents/NoncreditGuide_5e.pdf 44

  45. Useful Resources Where is Title 5?http://ccr.oal.ca.gov • Click on Title 5 • Click on Division 6. California Community Colleges • Click on Chapter 6. Curriculum and Instruction 45

  46. Useful Resources Prerequisites and Corequisites Guidelines http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/Prerequisites/Prerequisites_Guidelines_55003%20Final.pdf Repetition Guidelines http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/Credit/2013Files/CreditCourseRepetitionGuidelinesFinal.pdf 46

  47. Useful Resources Equivalence to Minimum Qualifications http://www.asccc.org/papers/equivalence-minimum-qualifications-0 TOP Manual http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/Credit/2013Files/TOPmanual6_2009_09corrected_12.5.13.pdf 47

  48. Useful Resources Dual Enrollment Guide http://www.rpgroup.org/projects/dual-enrollment-guide-2014 Distance Education Unit: http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/InstructionalProgramsandServicesUnit/DistanceEducation.aspx 48

  49. Useful Resources Minimum Qualifications Unit http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/InstructionalProgramsandServicesUnit/MinimumQualifications.aspx Basic Skills and ESL Unit http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/BasicSkillsEnglishasaSecondLanguage.aspx 49

  50. Useful Resources Non Credit Instruction http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/publications/noncredit-instruction09_0.pdf Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/CurriculumandInstructionUnit/Curriculum/BaccalaureateDegreePilotProgram.aspx 50

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