Meredithe Greer District Director, Curriculum Management VACANT Curriculum Management Specialist II Academic curriculum and processes, which consist of the following: a) Academic Charges b) Academic Degrees c) Academic Courses (general education transfer courses) d) Unique Need Courses e) Core curriculum course changes f) State Reporting Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (LDACGM or ACGM) Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) DCCCD Datatel/Colleague Course Master (academic - credit) DCCCD Academic Liaison to THECB and TCCNS DCCCD Academic Liaison to THECB and DCCCD/IT staff regarding state reporting (academic courses) DCCCD Academic Liaison to universities as it relates to letters of transferability and support documentation for unique need course request DCCCD Academic Liaison to faculty and staff (colleges and universities) as it relates to academic degrees and course requirements associated with the degrees Manage, review and process academic curriculum content for Office of Curriculum Management DCCCD Datatel/Colleague Course Master (academic - credit) Liaison for state reporting (academic - credit courses) Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (LDACGM or ACGM) review manual to determine impact on district Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) DCCCD Course Matrix review and update matrix with any changes and/or corrections Curriculum Workshop Curriculum Process Guide Academic Degrees review, revise, update and manage all academic degrees, i.e. Associate in Arts, Associate in Sciences, Associate of Arts in Teaching, Emphasis and Field of Study Academic Courses review, revise and update all academic credit courses College Affiliation Opt In/Opt Out Catalog Content Verification Curriculum Committee Membership Lists (Division Deans/Secretary/Discipline List, Department Code Lists) ecampus/blackboard manage, create and setup curriculum committee organizations
THE OFFICE OF CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT The Office of Curriculum Management works in collaboration with the colleges to manage, evaluate, develop, create, revise, process and implement curriculum proposals and/or changes to general education courses, academic degrees and core curriculum approved through the curriculum process.
GOVERNING AGENCIES TEXAS COMMON COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM (TCCNS) Core curriculum Course approvals Regular and unique need courses Academic degrees Funding reimbursement State reporting Compliance ACGM (LDACGM) Rules and guidelines Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) Request for addition of courses, if not in ACGM DCCCD Course inventory State-wide institutional course inventory Accreditation Compliance Rules and guidelines
GOVERNING AGENCIES (THECB) TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (THECB) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) - serves as the governing agency to higher education institutions for the state of Texas to ensure institutions meet compliance requirements mandated by the state. The THECB provide guidelines, rules, regulations, policies and procedures as follows: Academic Degrees Academic (general education) courses Core Curriculum State reporting and funding reimbursement ($$$) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) inventory: Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual (LDACGM or ACGM) - is the official list of approved courses for general academic transfer courses that may be offered (for state funding) by public community and technical colleges in Texas. The ACGM serves as the generic academic course inventory for all community and technical colleges in Texas. Unique Need Courses - The DCCCD may seek approval for a course that may not be listed or available under an ACGM approval number or for one with credit and/or contact hours in excess of the limits prescribed by the ACGM, which must be approved by the Coordinating Board according to the Board s Rules and Regulations. This type of general academic course is referred to as a unique need course. Any course approved and captured on the Academic Unique Need Inventory may be taught in the district.
GOVERNING AGENCIES (TCCNS) TEXAS COMMON COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM (TCCNS) The TCCNS is a cooperative effort among Texas community colleges and universities to facilitate transfer of freshman and sophomore level general academic courses. The TCCNS provides a shared, uniform set of course designations for students and their advisors to use in determining both course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. When students transfer between two participating TCCNS institutions, a course taken at the sending institution transfers as the course carrying, or cross-referenced with the same TCCNS designation at the receiving institution.
GOVERNING AGENCIES (SACSCOC) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states. The mission of this governing body is to enhance the quality of education throughout the region and strive to improve the effectiveness of those institutions by ensuring the institutions meet standards established by the higher education community that address the needs of society and students.
WHAT IS THE CURRICULUM PROCESS? The process is designed to: The Curriculum Process is a system designed for developing, revising and/or processing curriculum proposals or changes, i.e. arts and sciences courses; academic degrees, core curriculum, etc. Curriculum changes are initiated, processed and incorporated into the academic and career and technical program curriculum areas by Academic Discipline Curriculum Committees and Career and Technical Program Discipline Curriculum Committees. The DCCCD Curriculum Committees have a key role in the process. The committees are responsible for ensuring that curriculum changes have been reviewed, updated, revised and approved by the appropriate committees or councils on an annual basis. This requires a joint effort on the part of faculty, instructional leaders, deans, administrators and staff. Create and revise a curriculum Create and revise degrees/awards Create and revise courses Implement changes to the curriculum Revise and update information contained in the DCCCD Colleague Course Master, DCCCD catalogs and Degree Audit system Communicate curriculum changes
KEY PLAYERS IN THE PROCESS Curriculum Committee Chair of Curriculum Committee Members of Curriculum Committee Deans Liaison Dean Division Dean and/or Assistant Dean Instructional Leadership College Curriculum Committee Vice President of Instruction Vice Presidents Council
ROLE OF DEANS LIAISON DEANS Meet and maintain contact with the curriculum chair and committee members. Ensure the committee meets face-to-face at least once per semester during the curriculum cycle. Ensure the chair of the curriculum committee posts minutes of the meeting in ecampus/blackboard within a timely manner. Work with the chair and committee members to ensure curriculum timelines are met. Keep all deans with supervisory responsibilities in the specific discipline informed of the decisions made by the curriculum committee. Keep the academic vice president apprised of any issues or concerns. DIVISION/ASSISTANT DEANS Nominate a faculty member within his/her division to serve on the District Discipline [Academic] Curriculum Committee for the next curriculum cycle. Upon acceptance of the nomination by the respective academic vice president, the division dean and/or assistant dean must inform the faculty member of his or her selection to serve on the curriculum committee; and review with that member, their roles and responsibilities as a member of the curriculum committee (including, but not limited to keeping the dean informed as to the discussions of the curriculum committee). Once a new curriculum review cycle has begun, the division dean and/or assistant dean should remain engaged in the curriculum process by communicating with their respective faculty member who is serving on a curriculum committee. Keep the division faculty/staff and academic vice president informed of the decisions made by the discipline curriculum committee and its work. If chair of a District Curriculum Committee is part of your division, review final revision proposal prior to submission by the chair of District Curriculum Committee for accuracy and compliance; and ensure package is complete with all pertinent information.
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE The Committee Chair Leads the committee members by calling a meeting, ensuring that minutes are taken and all charges are reviewed, discussed and addressed. The committee chair is responsible for ensuring that all forms (supportive of changes/revisions) are given to the Office of Curriculum Management by the deadline. Provides written communication to the Instructional Vice President citing approvals or recommendations for changes to proposed curriculum revisions. Committee Members In most cases there is a representative from each college. The committee takes the minutes from all meetings and posts these on ecampus for all to see. Consults with the District Curriculum Committee member from their campus concerning the proposed revision. Review charges and make recommendations for revisions and/or changes; and then votes on the action to take place. No course or program will be made available for scheduling unless the College Curriculum Committee has indicated its approval and the College Vice President has indicated such in writing to the District Office of Educational Affairs.
ROLE OF COLLEGE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE Review and approve proposed curriculum revisions submitted by District Curriculum Committees that impact courses and programs offered by the college. The following repre sents a listing of activities that the chair and members of the committee are responsible for performing: A. The Committee Chair Receives proposed curriculum revisions that impact courses and programs offered by the college from the District Office of Educational Affairs. Transmits proposed revisions to College Curriculum Committee members. Calls members together for meetings. Provides written communication to the Instructional Vice President citing approvals or recommendations for changes to proposed curriculum revisions. B. Committee Members Receives proposed curriculum revisions that impact courses and programs offered by the college from the College Curriculum Committee chair. Consults with the District Curriculum Committee member from their campus concerning the proposed revision. Reviews proposed revisions for approval or makes recommendations for changes. No course or program will be made available for scheduling unless the College Curriculum Committee has indicated its approval and the Colleg e Vice President has indicated such in writing to the District Office of Educational Affairs.
ROLE OF VICE PRESIDENT The Vice President plays a critical role in the Curriculum Revision Process as an instructional leader providing advice and council to faculty members serving as curriculum committee members and chairs, as well as deans and other administrators. The Vice President also serves a key role as the receiver and transmitter of curriculum documentation. Review and update the DCCCD Curriculum Membership List published by the District Curriculum Management Office. Communicate with District Curriculum Committee Chairs on their campus to ensure that all chairs understand the revision process, timelines, charges, etc. and encourage their attendance at the district sponsored Curriculum Process Workshop. Review curriculum committee minutes and encourage dialog among faculty related to proposed curriculum revision. After the review of the proposed revision by the College Curriculum Committee, the vice president of the impacted college will transmit to the vice president of the curriculum committee chair the results of the review indicating approval or recommendations for changes. The vice president of the curriculum committee chair will forward to the curriculum chair the results of the review from the impacted College Curriculum Committee(s). If the District Curriculum Committee agrees to make changes to the proposed revision, then the vice president of the chair of the District Curriculum Committee will transmit the corrected revision documentation back to the impacted college vice president for final review and feedback by the College Curriculum Committee. NOTE: If the College Curriculum Committee has a concern and/or disapproves the proposed revision, the Chair of the College Curriculum Committee must convey those concerns via their VP to the Academic Vice President of Curriculum Chair (CCAVP) and Curriculum Committee (CC). The Curriculum Committee Chair must reconvene his/her curriculum committee to address issues or concerns; and convey the response to the Academic Vice President of Curriculum Chair (CCAVP) and Academic Curriculum Committee Chair (ACCC) or Technical Curriculum Committee Chair (TCCC) via email. Once the proposed revision has been finalized, the vice president for the chair of the District Curriculum Committee will sign the cover Transmittal Memorandum and submit the finalized revision and supporting documentation for Academic revisions to the District Office of Curriculum Management; and Career and Technical Program revisions to the District Office of Workforce Education.
ROLE OF VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION COUNCIL The Vice President of Instruction Council has the right, obligation and/or authority to review all curriculum revisions, which may include additions, changes, modifications, etc. Furthermore, the Council may intercede and exercise judgment in rejecting proposed curriculum revisions when students of the Dallas County Community College District are not well-served by the suggested recommendation for proposed changes and/or additions to the curriculum. The VP Council must approve all changes to the Core Curriculum, workforce education (credit and Continuing Education) programs and courses, changes to existing and/or the addition of new courses found in both the ACGM (general education courses) and WECM. In addition, the VP Council approves the offering of Associate in Arts (AA) or Associate in Sciences (AS) degrees; Associate of Applied Science Degrees and Certificate Programs; Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degrees; Articulated Emphasis degrees; and Field of Study Curricula (FOSC). If the VP Council should elect to reject suggested additions, deletions and/or changes to existing courses, the Council may ask the curriculum committee who submitted the recommendation to provide further justification or rationale for the proposed recommendation.
EXPLANATION OF (ACADEMIC) CURRICULUM REVISION PROCESS TIMELINE The DCCCD Curriculum Revision Process begins with the Associate Vice Chancellor of Educational Affairs, working in concert with the Vice Presidents Council, issuing General and/or Specific charges to Academic Discipline Curriculum Committees. General charges often involve changes to curriculum processes as a result of academic policy changes. Specific charges often involve the necessity to delete or change courses due to a revision of the Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (LDACGM) issued by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).
2012-2013 CURRICULUM REVISION PROCESS TIMELINE for ACADEMIC DATE WHO ACTION REQUIRED DATE WHO ACTION REQUIRED March 9, 2012 Academic Curriculum Committee Chair (ACCC) Current Chair will notify CCAVP/DOEA results of committee election for 2012-2013 Committee Chair and Chair-elect. June 11, 2012 Vice Presidents Council (VPC) Develop Curriculum Charges for 2012-2013 Cycle. June 22, 2012 Academic Vice President (AVP) Sends to DOEA the names of Committee Chairs and college s representatives on committees. August 20, 2012 August 22, 2012 August 22, 2012 Sept. 24, 2012 August 22, 2012 Nov. 29, 2012 No later than Sept. 7, 2012 Sept. 7, 2012 Jan. 29, 2013 Sept. 7, 2012 Sept. 17, 2012 No later than Sept. 17, 2012 No later than Sept. 17, 2012 Sept. 20, 2012 No later than Sept. 21, 2012 District Office/Educational Affairs (DOEA) District Office/Educational Affairs (DOEA) Academic Curriculum Committee (ACC) Liaison Dean (LD) Academic Curriculum Committee Chair (ACCC) Academic Curriculum Committee Members (ACCM) Academic Curriculum Committee (ACC) Academic Curriculum Committee Members (ACCM) Division Dean and/or Assistant Dean (DD/AD) Academic Curriculum Committee Chair (ACCC) Sends 2012-2013 Curriculum Charges; timelines; list of Academic Curriculum Committees to ACC, CCAVP, TechEd Rep. and Academic Dean/Rep. Meet with faculty, staff, and administrators to discuss curriculum issues; review charges and timelines. Conduct Curriculum Committee work. Work and assist Academic Curriculum Committee Chair and Members with curriculum committee work throughout the curriculum process. Chairs: (1) Must convene a face-to-face curriculum committee meeting with a quorum (which has been defined as a majority of members of the curriculum committee ) by this date. (2) Review Charges; and (3) Must convey to CCAVP the academic curriculum committee s decision to initiate any revisions and/or proposed changes to their curriculum. Begin discussions of proposed course changes, i.e. addition of a new course, deletion of an existing course. Complete all forms and submit to DD/AD. Post minutes to e- campus/blackboard and make accessible to District curriculum committee members and CCAVP. Send a copy of the curriculum committee minutes to their own campus faculty, Division Dean, Academic Dean/Rep. and AVP. Review final copy of academic curriculum revision forms with supporting documentation for accuracy before the Academic Curriculum Committee Chair (ACCC) forwards to Academic Vice President for approval and submission. Submit final forms electronically via email to Meredithe Greer as follows: (1) DCCCD Academic Curriculum Committee Recommendation Form(s); (2) Final copy of all curriculum forms (if applicable) for proposed course revisions: a. General Academic Course Update Request Form b. Colleague Course Master Form (Credit Courses Only) c. Colleague Course Master Form (Expire Credit Courses Only) d. Academic Course Description Form e. Unique Need Course: Request for Approval Form (3) Degree plan for a proposed new or revised Field of Study degree to the Provost EA and DDCM with a copy to CCAVP Division Dean, TechEd, and Academic Dean/Representative at your college. No later than Sept. 21, 2012 Sept. 24, 2012 Oct. 1, 2012 Sept. 28, 2012 No later than Oct. 1, 2012 No later than Oct. 8, 2012 No later than Oct. 15, 2012 No later than Oct. 26, 2012 No later than Nov. 2, 2012 Nov. 5, 2012 Nov. 15, 2012 No later than Nov. 9, 2012 No later than Nov. 14, 2012 Nov. 14, 2012 Dec. 6, 2012 Nov. 16, 2012 Nov. 19, 2012 Nov. 30, 2012 Academic Vice President of Curriculum Committee Chair (CCAVP) District Director of Curriculum Management (DDCM) Academic Curriculum Committee (ACC) District Director of Curriculum Management (DDCM) College Curriculum Committee Chair (CCCC) Impacted Academic Vice President (AVP) Academic Vice President of Curriculum Chair (CCAVP) Academic Curriculum Committee Chair (ACCC) District Office/Educational Affairs (DOEA) District Director of Curriculum Management (DDCM) College Curriculum Committee Chair (CCCC) College Curriculum Committee Chair (CCCC) District Office of Educational Affairs (DOEA) Core Curriculum Steering Team (CCST) District Office/Educational Affairs (DOEA) Submit hard copy of final forms and a signed Transmittal Memorandum from Academic Vice President of Curriculum Chair (CCAVP) which serves as the review and approval of revision. Document must accompany the revision. Review Academic Curriculum Revision(s) and work with the ACCC to resolve any concerns, corrections or changes. Prepares a summary of all academic curriculum changes. Disciplines (affected disciplines) with courses in the core submit their DRAFT proposals to comply with THECB Core 2014 guidelines to Core2014@dcccd.edu. Forward summary of the proposed academic curriculum revision(s) to the CCAVP, College Curriculum Committee Chairs, TechEd Deans and Academic Dean/Representative. Convenes College Curriculum Committee at your campus to review summary of proposed academic curriculum revision(s) and communicates the review (including any concerns) to the college AVP. Post minutes from your College Curriculum Committee meeting to e- campus/blackboard. Sends College Curriculum Committee Chair response to CCAVP. Convey response of impacted college(s) to ACCC. Convene curriculum committee to resolve concerns and convey response to impacted CCAVP and College Curriculum Committee Chair. Compile summary of responses received from the online feedback and campus listening exchanges ; and forward to CCST and AVPs. Sends their recommendation and/or comments to Academic Curriculum Committee Chair (Discipline Committee Chair). The Academic Curriculum Committee Chair will share those recommendations and/or comments they received from the College Curriculum Committee Chair with their campus Vice President and College Curriculum Committee. The Academic Curriculum Committee Chair must reconvene their discipline committee to address issues or concerns; and convey those responses to their CCAVP/ACCC via email. Convenes their campus College Curriculum Committee to review response from academic discipline curriculum committee and submits response to CCAVP, Provost EA, and DDCM. Works with Academic Curriculum Committee Chair (ACCC) to resolve and finalize any pending curriculum issues. Review summary of responses received from the online feedback and campus listening exchanges. Forwards responses received from the online feedback and campus listening exchanges to affected discipline committees. District Director of Curriculum Management (DDCM) Jan. 28, 2013 Vice Presidents Council (VPC) Convenes to review and approve the proposed recommendations for academic curriculum revisions, which are listed in the Academic Summary of Changes submitted by the Chair of the Academic Discipline Curriculum Committee.
ACADEMIC CHARGES DATE: August 22, 2012 TO: FROM: [CHAIR] Chair, [DISCIPLINE] Curriculum Committee Dr. Sharon L. Blackman Provost Educational Affairs SUBJECT: Curriculum Charges for 2012-2013 Each year at this time, we charge the nearly 100 DCCCD curriculum committees with what is expected of them for the academic year. In order to keep our curriculum current, it is necessary that we depend upon content experts such as you to serve on curriculum committees to make appropriate decisions. As we prepare for the SACS Reaffirmation and take into consideration those changes that will affect community colleges and other higher educational institutions across the state, the work of the discipline committees is most important. Your curriculum committee may be required to take on additional tasks to ensure your curriculum is in compliance. The liaison dean for your curriculum committee will assist and serve as a resource to the committee on instructional and curriculum matters. Eastfield College will serve as our host campus for the 2012-2013 Curriculum Workshop: Designing Career Pathways for Student Success which will be held on Wednesday, August 22 beginning at 9:00 am. in the Science Building, Rooms S-100, S-101 and S-102. This workshop will provide you and your committee members with information and guidance for the 2012-2013 curriculum process. As usual, curriculum committee members are also invited and encouraged to attend the workshop.
GENERAL CHARGES DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE CHARGES (General) To: Chair, ALL [Academic] Discipline Curriculum Committees General Charge I: Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual and Unique Need Course Charge As your academic curriculum committee considers any proposed additions, deletion and/or changes in your discipline area, please review the Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (LDACGM or ACGM) for courses available in your academic discipline area to ensure the curriculum is in compliance with the manual. Specifically, there are many allowable lecture/lab combinations for academic courses. However, not all possible combinations will be acceptable for each course. Courses that are not in compliance must be revised based on options available. You are asked to review all of the courses in your discipline to ensure courses follow the parameters given in Table 1. Lecture-Lab Credit/Contact Hour Combination for Academic Courses on page 173 of the manual (see attached document and revise courses as needed to meet requirements). The THECB has begun gradually adding student learning outcomes to certain courses in the manual; and therefore you will see outcomes in all forthcoming editions of the ACGM. Please be advised, a newly revised edition of the manual has been released and posted effective Spring 2012. Mandated changes included in the new edition, may require committee action beyond those established dates captured on the curriculum timeline. You may access the current version (Spring 2012 Revision) of the manual if you click on this link, http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/aar/undergraduateed/workforceed/acgm.htm.
SPECIFIC CHARGES DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE CHARGES (SPECIFIC) To: Chair, [Academic] Discipline Curriculum Committees Anthropology Architectural Biology Chemistry Communications Dance Developmental Math Developmental Reading Developmental Writing Drama Music Philosophy Physical Education Psychology Sociology Speech Specific Charge I: Academic Courses (Non-Compliance with ACGM) Charge As your academic curriculum committee considers any proposed additions, deletion and/or changes in your discipline area, please review the courses in your academic discipline area to ensure the allowable lecture/lab combinations for academic courses and curriculum are in compliance with the Lower Division Academic Course Guide (LDACGM or ACGM). There are many allowable lecture/lab combinations for academic courses. However, not all possible combinations will be acceptable for each course. Courses in your discipline area have been identified that are not in compliance and must be revised in accordance based on options available. You are asked to review these courses and follow the parameters given in Table 1. Lecture-Lab Credit/Contact Hour Combination for Academic Courses on page 173 of the manual (see attached document and revise courses as needed to meet requirements).
Table 1. Lecture Lab Credit/Contact Hour Combinations for Academic Courses COMBINATIONS SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS Contact Hour Range per Semester Lecture/ week Lab/week Contact/ semester 1 SCH 16-64 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 0 1 32 48 64 16 32 2 SCH 32-128 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 0 1 80 96 112 128 48 64 80 32 48 3 SCH 48-144 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 0 1 96 112 128 144 64 80 96 48 64 4 SCH 64-160 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 9 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 0 1 160 112 128 144 160 80 96 112 64 80 5 SCH 80-176 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 9 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 0 1 176 128 144 160 176 96 112 128 80 96 SOURCE: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual (Revised Spring 2012) version, page 173.
INFORMATIVE UPDATE To: Chair, ALL [Academic] Discipline Curriculum Committees DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE (Informative Update) Informative Update I: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AND PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITES Each year during catalog production, the district web team works diligently to enhance and improve our district web catalog; and its curriculum content. Over the last few years, there has been an increase in the number of courses that have been added to the catalog, and there have been some inconsistencies with how those course descriptions are submitted to our office for inclusion in the web catalog. All district Academic Discipline Curriculum Committees are charged with reviewing their discipline specific course descriptions which include prerequisites and/or co requisites to ensure that there is a clear distinction between the prerequisite and corequisite. In the best interest of our students, the community, business and industry, governing agencies; and in keeping with the goals and mission of our district, we would like to develop a new process for submitting course descriptions. We have now added an enhancement that will assist in distinguishing the difference between a prerequisite and a corequisite.
INFORMATIVE UPDATE DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE (Informative Update) To: Chair, ALL [Academic] Discipline Curriculum Committees Informative Update II: MINUTES OF THE MEETING Each year, the District Office of Educational Affairs/Curriculum Management works diligently to process the curriculum changes that are submitted by the Academic Curriculum Committees. Our goal is to work with all of the curriculum committees to provide assistance and awareness of the DCCCD s curriculum process and the requirements we must meet as stipulated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC). The district curriculum committee chair (or convener) is asked to establish a meeting schedule, and set the agenda for the first meeting. During the first meeting, the chair and members of the committee are asked to review the charges (if any), seek input from the committee concerning any revisions that may be needed to the curriculum and establish future meeting times to ensure adherence to the Academic Curriculum Revision Process Timeline. Members of the committee are expected to communicate information to faculty at their respective colleges related to the work of the district curriculum committee. All curriculum meetings should be documented with minutes or notes that are distributed by the chair to appropriate staff as defined in the timeline. Please use this sample format as a guide for your curriculum committee minutes and ensure that you include all of the information below in your minutes. Minutes of the meeting must be all inclusive of the information below. To: Meredithe Greer District Director, Curriculum Management From: Name [Discipline] Curriculum Committee Chair Date: Subject: [Discipline] Curriculum Committee Minutes for 2012-2013 Members Present/Members Absent (please include college location/representation and identify the recorder): Introductory paragraph: The [Discipline] Curriculum Committee met on (input date) at (input time and location). All district Academic Discipline Curriculum Committees are charged with reviewing their discipline specific course descriptions which include prerequisites and/or co requisites to ensure that there is a clear distinction between the prerequisite and corequisite. In the best interest of our students, the community, business and industry, governing agencies; and in keeping with the goals and mission of our district, we would like to develop a new process for submitting course descriptions. We have now added an enhancement that will assist in distinguishing the difference between a prerequisite and a corequisite.
INFORMATIVE UPDATE DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE (Informative Update) To: Chair, ALL [Academic] Discipline Curriculum Committees Informative Update III: CHAIR-ELECT The Academic Discipline Curriculum Committees are charged each year with the selection of a chair-elect who will serve as the chair of the discipline curriculum committee for the next curriculum cycle. In accordance with the academic timeline, please submit the name(s) of the faculty person and/or curriculum committee member(s), who will serve in this role as chair for the 2013-2014 academic year and chair-elect for the 2014-2015 academic year (refer to EXAMPLE below). Please forward this information to Meredithe Greer, Office of Curriculum Management via an email notification no later than Friday, March 8, 2013 by 5:00 p.m. Academic Discipline (Curriculum Area) Current Chair/Co-Chairs who served beginning August 2012-2013 Chair/Co-Chairs who will serve beginning August 2013-2014 Chair/Co-Chairs-Elect who will serve August 2014-2015 Anthropology/Sociology Tim Sullivan LaQueta Wright James Ayre Harris Jane Penney
INFORMATIVE UPDATE DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE (Informative Update) To: Chairs and Members, Developmental Education Discipline Curriculum Committees (Mathematics, Reading, Writing and ESOL) Informative Update IV: CHANGES TO TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE PLAN AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION MANDATES The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has launched and/or implemented a statewide initiative to improve the quality and effectiveness of developmental education programs in the state of Texas. Based on forthcoming legislative mandates and changes to the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) plans, higher educational institutions must address two areas in developmental education. First, institutions must review and have in place new TSI cut scores and assessments during the 2013-2014 academic year. Secondly, there are now approved non-course based developmental education inventions or non-semester length developmental education interventions (NCBOs) in the Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual and institutions must ensure the following course implementation guidelines and schedule: Spring 2013: Fall 2013: Spring 2014: There is active student enrollment in at least one developmental education disciplinary area. Institutions must have at least one NCBO intervention ready for student enrollment in all developmental education disciplinary areas, including ESOL in Spring 2014. There is active student enrollment in all developmental education disciplinary areas, including ESOL. Each Developmental Education (DE) discipline should meet with their respective dean and Academic Vice President and select the DE discipline area(s) that will be implemented in the Spring 2013. The selected area(s) will be reported to the Provost, Educational Affairs by October 12, 2012. Therefore, all Developmental Education Discipline Committees (Math Reading, and Writing) and the ESOL Discipline Committee members are requested to attend a special session to discuss these requirements on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 from 1:30 4:30 PM ) at Eastfield College in S -101 (This is the afternoon of the Curriculum Workshop.).
DCCCD PROCESS FOR REQUESTING ACADEMIC COURSES The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) periodically publishes the Lower- Division Academic Course Guide Manual (LDACGM or ACGM), which serves as the official list or inventory of general academic transfer courses that may be offered by public community and technical colleges in Texas for state funding. The state will not fund any academic courses that are not listed either in the ACGM or on the college s Academic Unique Need Inventory. There are two ways in which the DCCCD receives approval for general academic transfer courses. Courses may be taught or offered as a (1) regular general academic course or (2) unique need course.
UNIQUE NEED COURSES FOR DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT This is a complete list of unique need courses that have been submitted to and approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) for the Dallas County Community College District. The district may be unable to secure these unique need courses listed below in the future for the next 3-year period (Fall 2014 Summer 2017). ARTS 2375 CUST 2370 DRAM 2374 ENGR 1172 ENGR 2110 ENGR 2300 ENGR 2310 GOVT 2371 MATH 1370 SOCI 2372 SOCI 2373 Art History III Cultural Studies Lighting Design Introduction to Experimental Techniques Introduction to Digital Systems Laboratory Applied Linear Algebra Introduction to Digital Systems Introduction to Comparative Politics Business Calculus and Applications II Communication and Negotiation Skills for Conflict Resolution Introduction to Mediation NOTE: All unique need course above are approved and may be offered Fall 2011 Summer 2014 with the exception of ARTS 2375, which is approved and may be offered Fall 2012 Summer 2015. Courses shown in italics have been approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to be offered only at Richland College.
UNIQUE NEED PROCESS MAP STEP 1: Academic Deans and/or Liaison for Academic Discipline Curriculum Committee works in conjunction with the Academic Curriculum Committee to identify three Texas public universities that the committee believes the (1a) course will be accepted as a transfer equivalent course (university/institution must provide course name and number); and/or (1b) course will meet a specific lower-division requirement of a baccalaureate degree program that no other course in the ACGM can meet (must indicate the degree program or programs toward which the course would apply at their institution OR (2) the course will transfer to only one regional university as part of a current, documented articulation agreement between a DCCCD institution and the university (by providing a copy of agreement, data showing students transfer to the university on a yearly basis into disciplinespecific major and course is a required component; and not an option or elective). STEP 5: If letter is APPROVED, the DDCM include letters with forms and submit electronically via the Online Submission System as part of the Unique Need Application Packet to the THECB for approval. STEP 2: Curriculum Committee sends the list of universities and name of contact person to the District Director of Curriculum Management (DDCM) in the Office of Curriculum Management. STEP 3: The Office of Curriculum Management sends request for letters of transferability and/or forms to the universities identified by the curriculum committee for completion and submission to DCCCD. STEP 4: The Office of Curriculum Management receives letters and/or forms from universities; and retain copies for records. District Director of Curriculum Management (DDCM) reviews and/or evaluates the letters of transferability and/or forms for accuracy. STEP 5: If letter is NOT APPROVED, DCCM informs the Curriculum Committee that the letter was not approved and cannot be included in the Unique Need Application Packet. DCCM works with curriculum committee to determine whether the committee wish to pursue and seek a letter from another university for submission to THECB or withdraw application. STEP 6: Curriculum Committee decides whether to pursue Unique Need Course approval or withdraw application. STEP 6: THECB informs DCCCD if Unique Need course is approved. STEP 7: If approved, THECB provides DCCCD with the course approval number and course is added to the Unique Need course inventory for a period of 3 years. STEP 7: If decision is made to seek approval, the DCCM will restart the process. OR STEP 7: If decision is made not to seek approval, the DCCM informs the THECB of the decision to withdraw the unique need application.
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