This process is for NEW courses (new to the district). ADDS (additions of existing district courses), CHANGES (changing existing courses), and 99s (experimental courses) will skip steps 8 and 9. Please allow sufficient time to complete this process (see calendar).
The faculty must complete the following steps for all new courses:
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Step 1 |
Complete the course outline. If the course is degree-applicable, add the pink Standards sheet. If the course has a prerequisite, corequisite, or advisory, add the Prerequisite Validation Form. |
| þ | Step 2 | Send it to the Department Chair/Associate Dean for review and signature. |
| þ | Step 3 | Send it to the Agenda Review Subcommittee for technical review /corrections. |
| þ | Step 4 | Send it to the Dean for review and signature. |
| þ | Step 5 | Send it to the Articulation Officer for review and signature. |
| þ | Step 6 | Send it to the Librarian for review and signature. |
| þ | Step 7 | Send it to the Agenda Review Subcommittee for review and signature. The ARSC will log the course and forward it to the district. |
| þ | Step 8 | The district office will place the course on the Proposed New Course Listing and notify the other colleges that this course is being proposed. After this notification, district personnel have 20 working days (4 weeks) to comment and make recommendations to the originating faculty. These parties do not have the authority to stop the approval of the course, but they may express concerns they would like the initiating college to consider. |
| þ | Step 9 | If no changes are made to the course, notify the Agenda Review Subcommittee to place the course on the Curriculum Committee Agenda. |
| þ | Step 10 | Present the course to the campus Curriculum Committee for review, approval, and signature. |
After Step 10 is completed, the curriculum chair will submit the course to the Academic Senate president and VP Academic Affairs for review and signatures. It will then be forwarded to the district and placed on the Board agenda. The Board will approve the course and the district office will place it on the database.
Deadlines: For Fall/Winter Schedule and Catalog: First meeting in February for new courses, first meeting in MARSCh for all others. For Spring/Summer Schedule: First meeting in September for new courses, first meeting in October for all others. See the Calendar for more details.
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