March 28, 2025 Meeting

Agenda

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CALL TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: From February 2025 Curriculum & General Education meeting

CONSENT - Items listed under the CONSENT ITEMS are considered routine and are acted on by the Committee in one motion. There is no discussion of these items before the Committee vote unless a member of the Committee, staff, or public requests specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Agenda. Any person can pull items from the consent agenda and move to new business, to be discussed and voted on individually. Items typically on consent are course outline of record under five-year review, renewal of distance learning modality or inactivation of course (removal from Chancellor Office Inventory of Courses).

CAL-GETC/CCN Changes on ADT TMC’s

1. Administration of Justice
2. Business Administration
3. Communications
4. Kinesiology
5. Law, Public Policy, and Society
6. Mathematics
7. Sociology
8. Economics
9. Psychology
10. Art History
11. Biology
12. Early Childhood Education
13. English
14. History
15. Spanish
16. Studio Arts

Sciences and Mathematics – Course Revisions

1. MATH 1530 Plane Trigonometry
2. MATH 1570 Calculus Readiness – DL Approval

Sciences and Mathematics – DL Approvals

1. BIOL 2250                 Human Anatomy 

Allied Health/Applied Technologies – DL Approvals

1. PHED 1602                 Beginning Yoga
2. PHED 1612                 Intermediate Yoga

Allied Health/Applied Technologies – Inactivation

1. WELD 1513 Work Experience in Welding

Allied Health/Applied Technologies – Course Revision

1. DNTL 3015              Multicultural Awareness within Healthcare

Social Sciences – DL Approvals

1. ETHN 1520             Chicano/a Studies
2. ETHN 1530            Black American Studies

Business, Arts, & Humanities – Course Revision/DL Approval

1. SPAN 1602 Elementary Spanish II

DISCUSSION ITEMS

1. CCN Phase II & III Course List - Course Outline of Records Submission | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
2. AP/BP 4235 and AP 4236
3. Program Application Selection Process
4. ENGL 1650 - Introduction to Literature
5. Next C & GE Committee meeting
6. Course Statuses
7. Curriculum related comments

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

PROGRAM STATUS: See the table below

* New Program

ADJOURNMENT

Packet 3-28-2025

Minutes

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CALL TO ORDER

The Curriculum and General Education Committee Meeting was called to order on March 28, 2025 at 1:09pm

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

No public commentary.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: From February 2025 Curriculum & General Education meeting

After review, the minutes from the Curriculum and General Education meeting were approved by the consortium.

CONSENT

CAL-GETC/CCN Changes on ADT TMC’s

1. Administration of Justice
2. Business Administration
3. Communications
4. Kinesiology
5. Law, Public Policy, and Society
6. Mathematics
7. Sociology
8. Economics
9. Psychology
10. Art History
11. Biology
12. Early Childhood Education
13. English
14. History
15. Spanish
16. Studio Arts
17. Oja had asked about Intro. To Psych. in other ADT’s and if they had to resubmit them to the Chancellor’s office. D. Garza explained that there is a certification form to submit in lieu of resubmitting everything to COCI with CCN updates.

Sciences and Mathematics – Course Revisions

1. MATH 1530 Plane Trigonometry
2. MATH 1570 Calculus Readiness – DL Approval

These items were pulled from consent and tabled due to an ongoing discussion about a memo dated March 2025 which talks about Calculus not Trig. The co-requisite was heavily discussed, and it was determined that we cannot mandate or require the co-requisite. It was suggested to move the language to the Advisory section. M. Mayfield stated that he would gather more information and report back to the committee.

Furthermore, the Distance Learning approval for MATH 1570 was unanimously approved on a motion by M. Mayfield and seconded by B. Devine.

Sciences and Mathematics – DL Approvals

1. BIOL 2250                 Human Anatomy

This item was pulled from consent to clarify and discuss the nuance of the DL approval. BIOL 2250 was only approved for hybrid on the lab portion. On a motion set forth by B. Devine and seconded by A. Bledsoe, and unanimously approved by all, BIOL 2250 was Distance Learning approved.

Allied Health/Applied Technologies – DL Approvals

1. PHED 1602                 Beginning Yoga
2. PHED 1612                 Intermediate Yoga

Allied Health/Applied Technologies – Inactivation

1. WELD 1513 Work Experience in Welding

Allied Health/Applied Technologies – Course Revision

1. DNTL 3015              Multicultural Awareness within Healthcare

Social Sciences – DL Approvals

1. ETHN 1520             Chicano/a Studies
2. ETHN 1530            Black American Studies

Business, Arts, & Humanities – Course Revision/DL Approval

1. SPAN 1602 Elementary Spanish II          

On a motion by M. Mayfield, seconded by J. Rangel-Escobedo, and unanimously carried by all, the consent items were approved. Except for MATH 1530 and 1570. Please note that MATH 1570 was Distance Learning approved.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

1. CCN Phase II & III Course List - Course Outline of Records Submission | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

Division heads were reminded of the deadline for Phase II Part A of the CCN project and to look up the templates available on the linked website. V. Jacobi explained more info about Phase II and the need to be aware and update the courses. “Don’t Delay!”

 2. AP/BP 4235 and AP 4236

The AP’s and BP were reviewed and will be on the agenda as an action item next meeting.

3. Program Application Selection Process

Taft College’s two new programs, Medical Assisting and Paramedic, were discussed regarding the creation and need of a process for program application selection.

4. ENGL 1650 - Introduction to Literature

Jacobi went over the TMC for Elementary Teacher Preparation and changes related to ENGL 1650 and ECEF.

5. Next C & GE Committee meeting

It was determined by the committee that the next C&GE will be held on May 2, 2025. There is a potential meeting on May 23.

6. Course Statuses

A “work-in progress” Excel spreadsheet of current course statuses in the curriculum process was shared. This spreadsheet is similar to the program status chart but for courses.

 7. Curriculum related comments

Mayfield gave kudos to everyone involved in the curriculum process.

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

It was determined by the committee that the next C&GE will be held on May 2, 2025. There is a potential meeting on May 23.

PROGRAM STATUS: See the table below

* New Program

ADJOURNMENT

On a motion by V. Jacobi, seconded by B. Devine, and unanimously approved by all, the meeting was adjourned.

Minutes 3/8/2025