August 21, 2025 Meeting

Agenda

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CALL TO ORDER

 

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: From May 15, 2025, Curriculum & General Education meeting

 

UPDATE: All that we accomplished last academic year

 

TRAINING

1. 1. Changes in Title 5 language
      1. 1.55001 (b), (c), 55002, 55001.5 (b), 55100, 54221
      2. Ed code 66275.5

Cal-GETC Standards 1.3

COR template form from Chancellor’s Office

Changes to the Course Outline of Record

1. 1. New memo form
   2. Timeline for submissions

 

NEW BUSINESS

Allied Health/Applied Tech Division – New Program

1. 1. Environmental Health and Safety Degree
      1. Pending Regional Consortium approval

Learning Support Division

1. 1. Person-Centered Planning – Certificate of Completion (noncredit)
   2. Independent Facilitator – Certificate of Completion (noncredit)

 

• CONSENT –

Allied Health/Applied Tech Division – Course Revisions

1. 1. ENER 1503 Environmental Awareness & Regulatory Compliance
   2. ENER 1510 Introduction to Energy
   3. ENER 1025 Oil and Gas Laws and Regulations
   4. ENER 1515 Fundamentals of Instrumentation for Energy Industries
   5. ENER 1520 Introduction to Petroleum Technology
   6. ENER 1530 Electricity and Basic Electronics
   7. ENER 1540 Fundamentals of Programmable Logic Controllers
   8. ENER 1610 Mechanical Systems

 

DL Approvals – General (documentation to be provided separately, pending approval)

1. ECEF 1561 Literature and Storytelling in the Early Childhood Environment
2. ECEF 1583 Using Infant Cues
3. ECEF 1584 Field Experience: Infant and Toddler Care and Education
4. ECEF 1611 Introduction to Children with Special Needs Birth to Age Eight
5. ECEF 1612 Curriculum and Intervention for Children with Special Needs
6. ECEF 1621 Administration I: Planning and Administering an Early Care and Education Program
7. ECEF 1653 Discipline Techniques for Preschool Children
8. ECEF 2021 Introduction to the Primary Grade Classroom
9. ECEF 2041 Administration II: Personnel and Leadership in Early Care and   Education Programs
10. ECEF 2051 Adult Supervision: Mentoring in a Collaborative Learning Setting
11. ENER 1503 Environmental Awareness & Regulatory Compliance
12. ENER 1510 Introduction to Energy

 

• DISCUSSION ITEMS

1. List of OER courses
2. CCN AB 1111
   1. Phase II A Fall 2026: ARTH 1510, 1520, ECON 2110, 2210, ENGL 1650, 1600—Due October 2025
   2. Phase II B Fall 2027: ASTR 1511, MATH 2100, 2120, COMM 1530, PSYC 2003, BIOL 1500, BIOL 1510, SOC 1510
   3. Waiting for Chemistry, Anatomy, and Physiology
   4. Phase III Fall 2027
3. AB 928 deadlines
4. AB 1705 impact of Calculus I (MATH 2100)
5. Standardized Attendance Accounting
6. Course Dog status
7. Program sheets-Program Mapper Program
8. Credit for Prior Learning procedures
9. AI in Canvas
10. Non-credit certificates
11. Environmental Justice Green Leaf
12. ACCJC Standards
13. Competency Based Education
14. Charter Update
    1. Equity Compliance
    2. Add Co-Chair of distance learning education committee to membership
15. Division update
    1. Courses with 5-year updates

 

NEXT MEETING: TBD September 2025 from 1:10-2:30pm in the Cougar Room

 

PROGRAM STATUS: See the table below

* New Program

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Packet 8-21-2025

Minutes

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PRESENT: K. Bandy, M. Mayfield, T. Mendoza, J. Rangel-Escobedo, C. Duron, D. Garza, B. Devine, A. Bledsoe, D. Rodenhauser, K. Webster, J. Lopez, V. Jacobi, L. Minor, G. Bormann, A. Garcia, L. Golling, L. Travis

ABSENT: T. Payne

DATE: August 21, 2025

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CALL TO ORDER at 1:11pm

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

No public commentary.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: From May 15, 2025, Curriculum & General Education meeting

After reviewing the previous minutes, they were approved on a motion by B. Devine and seconded by M. Mayfield and unanimously approved by all.

UPDATE: All that we accomplished last academic year

It was shared that last academic year, the Curriculum and General Education Committee reviewed 113 courses and 10 programs.

TRAINING

1. Jacobi talked about required training once a year and discussed the Annual Curriculum Approval Certification. She went on to discuss everything that was learned at the Curriculum Institute. There are many changes coming to Title 5 and Ed Code.
   1. Changes in Title 5 language
      1. 1.55001 (b), (c), 55002, 55001.5 (b), 55100, 54221

More items will be required on the Course Outline of Record and there is a requirement to have diverse learning in mind when creating/revising a course or program.

66275. Ed code 66275.5

Changes regarding Bachelor’s degree programs. V. Jacobi will get with Dental and discuss those changes with them.

• Cal-GETC Standards 1.3

New Cal-GETC standards are out. The CCN templates do not include Cal-GETC standards. All CCNs need to be resubmitted to Cal-GETC.

1. COR template form from Chancellor’s Office

1. Changes to the Course Outline of Record
   1. New memo form

The new course memo and course approval application have been added to the website.

1. Timeline for submissions
2. Jacobi shared a timeline for the curriculum process from idea inception to catalog.

 

NEW BUSINESS

Allied Health/Applied Tech Division – New Program

1. 1. Environmental Health and Safety Degree
      1. Pending Regional Consortium approval

This item was pulled because it is still pending Regional Consortium Approval.

Learning Support Division

1. 1. Person-Centered Planning – Certificate of Completion (noncredit)
   2. Independent Facilitator – Certificate of Completion (noncredit)

Both noncredit programs were approved on a motion by M. Mayfield and seconded by B. Devine and unanimously approved by all.

CONSENT

        Distance Learning Approval Items B. a.-j. have been pulled and tabled. All other Items (A. a.-h. and B. k.-l. were approved on a motion by J. Rangel-Escobedo and seconded by K. Bandy and unanimously approved by all.

Allied Health/Applied Tech Division – Course Revisions

1. 1. ENER 1503 Environmental Awareness & Regulatory Compliance
   2. ENER 1510 Introduction to Energy
   3. ENER 1025 Oil and Gas Laws and Regulations
   4. ENER 1515 Fundamentals of Instrumentation for Energy Industries
   5. ENER 1520 Introduction to Petroleum Technology
   6. ENER 1530 Electricity and Basic Electronics
   7. ENER 1540 Fundamentals of Programmable Logic Controllers
   8. ENER 1610 Mechanical Systems

DL Approvals – General (documentation to be provided separately, pending approval)

1. ECEF 1561 Literature and Storytelling in the Early Childhood Environment
2. ECEF 1583 Using Infant Cues
3. ECEF 1584 Field Experience: Infant and Toddler Care and Education
4. ECEF 1611 Introduction to Children with Special Needs Birth to Age Eight
5. ECEF 1612 Curriculum and Intervention for Children with Special Needs
6. ECEF 1621 Administration I: Planning and Administering an Early Care and Education Program
7. ECEF 1653 Discipline Techniques for Preschool Children
8. ECEF 2021 Introduction to the Primary Grade Classroom
9. ECEF 2041 Administration II: Personnel and Leadership in Early Care and   Education Programs
10. ECEF 2051 Adult Supervision: Mentoring in a Collaborative Learning Setting
11. ENER 1503 Environmental Awareness & Regulatory Compliance
12. ENER 1510 Introduction to Energy

DISCUSSION ITEMS

• List of OER courses

It was shared that J. Altenhofel is the new OER liaison. It was also discussed how to make things more cost effective for the student.

• CCN AB 1111

Phase I is complete. Phase II A is the next priority. These courses must be submitted by October 2025 at the latest.

• Phase II A Fall 2026: ARTH 1510, 1520, ECON 2110, 2210, ENGL 1650, 1600—Due October 2025
• Phase II B Fall 2027: ASTR 1511, MATH 2100, 2120, COMM 1530, PSYC 2003, BIOL 1500, BIOL 1510, SOC 1510
• Waiting for Chemistry, Anatomy, and Physiology
• Phase III Fall 2027
• AB 928 deadlines
• Jacobi stated that we are doing well with forward-facing info to students regarding CCNs.
• AB 1705 impact of Calculus I (MATH 2100)
• Standardized Attendance Accounting

More information is to come. It was mentioned that there may be unit issues with CCN not matching C-ID. They see the extra units as embedded support. The term “unit creep” was used. About 10 courses will be affected. The new method goes into effect Fall ’27.

• Course Dog status

Course dog was talked upon briefly. It is being discussed in Academic Senate.

• Program sheets-Program Mapper Program

This software is coming soon. It will show a road map of courses and the order of classes that should be taken.

• Credit for Prior Learning procedures

4235 make sure which schools accept CPL. We will revisit this later in the year.

• AI in Canvas

Features include an Opt-in discussion summary and “Smart Search.”

• Non-credit certificates
• Jacobi stated we will skip this and discuss it another time due to time constraints.
• Environmental Justice Green Leaf

There can be courses with a green leaf visual on them to note that they are courses with environmental subject matter. Mt. SAC has information on how to set this up and implement it.

• ACCJC Standards

Jacobi handed out standards and rubrics and asked for faculty to score where we think we are and return them back to her.

• Competency Based Education

This item was not discussed due to time constraints.

• Charter Update

The charter for the committee was looked at and revisions were requested. This item will be an action item on the next meeting.

• Equity Compliance
• Add Co-Chair of distance learning education committee to membership
• Division update
• Courses with 5-year updates

The 5 year list was shared with the committee, and members were encouraged to update their courses.

NEXT MEETING: TBD September 2025 from 1:10-2:30pm in the Cougar Room

The next Curriculum and General Education Committee meeting will be held on Friday, September 26, 2025, from 10:30am-12:30pm.

 

PROGRAM STATUS: See the table below

* New Program

 ADJOURNMENT at 3:05pm