Yuba College Curriculum Committee Training: Basic

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Yuba College Curriculum Committee Training: Basic Information Friday, August 21, 2020 The Curriculum Committee Title 5 requires colleges to establish a committee to ensure compliance of all curriculum before it goes to Board of Trustees (BoT) or state for approval. Title 5 section 55002 specifically mentions the curriculum committee as one that includes faculty and may be a committee of the academic senate. Curriculum Committee Membership At Yuba College, the Curriculum Committee is a standing committee of the Academic Senate. It is responsible for ensuring the quality, currency and planning of the College curriculum. Membership includes: 2 faculty Curriculum Coordinators selected through FAYCCD’s Contract Coordinator process (One is the Co-Chair; the other is the technical support.) Faculty division reps appointed by Senate (2 Faculty at Large, 1 Counseling, 2 CTE, 1 Fine Arts, 1 HPE, 1 Language Arts, 1 MESH, 1 Social Science, and 2 Adjunct) Vice President of Instruction (serves as the Co-Chair) and 3 Administration Representatives Recorder (non voting) Resources: District Curriculum Analyst/Articulation (not on our Charter) Financial Aid Director Curriculum Committee Purpose Under the purview of the Academic Senate, recommends the future direction of educational program and curricula offerings of the College. Promotes development of curricula and courses that meet the identified needs of the students, community, regional work places, and global society. Ensures that general education and associate degree requirements are appropriate to meet the goals of the College and the needs of students and the communities the College serves. Purpose Continued… Determines the appropriateness of new and revised course or educational program proposals for departments or disciplines. Ensures the quality, consistency, integrity, and feasibility of the College curriculum. Ensures compliance with statewide educational policy and articulation with other educational institutions. Ensures that all Course Outlines of Record are updated every five years. Ensures that courses that have not been offered in more than three years and degrees and certificates that have not been awarded in more than five years are inactivated. Purpose Continued… Assists department faculty in completing appropriate Transfer Model Curriculum (TMC), obtaining Course Identification Number (C-ID) approval, and submitting Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT). Establishes and monitors the work of subcommittees. Examines topical instructional issues of major importance to the College Trains faculty in the use of eLumen. Curriculum Management System In Fall 2020 YCCD will transition from CurrIQunet Meta to eLumen for a more integrated curriculum management system. (More training is coming