Curriculum

• Curriculum Committee Bylaws
• GE Committee Bylaws

Spring 2025 Curriculum Committee Meeting Times and Location:

• Curriculum Committee: 3  - 4 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays of the month (unless otherwise specified)
• GE Committee: 4 - 5 p.m. second Tuesday of the month (and as needed)
• Location: AGB 106 (unless otherwise specified)

Spring 2025 Meeting Dates:

• Curriculum: 1/14, 1/28, 2/11, 2/25, 3/11, 3/25, 4/8, and 4/22
• GE: 1/28, 2/25, 3/25 and 4/22

                                
NOTE: For agendas and minutes for Fall 2023, archived Curriculum Meeting agendas and minutes, as well as GE Committee agendas and minutes, please see the Curriculum Sharepoint.

NOTE: Remember that Curriculum works a full year in advance!

January 24, 2025

• New Course proposals and New Program Initiation forms due for anticipated Fall 2026 start
   

March 1, 2025

• Scheduled Review list published (list will be under the Courses tab in SharePoint)
• Courses in need of Unscheduled Review to be identified and discussed the Curriculum Chair; Appropriate reasons for an unscheduled review include:
  • C-ID or ADT required changes
  • Articulation or transfer is in jeopardy
  • A change in another course triggered a critical change in an existing course for example change of a course ID on a prerequisite course, or change in a family
  • Industry licensure or regulatory compliance
• Requests for existing, approved courses to be considered for CalGETC General Education as well as UC transferability; Please communicate this with the Articulation Officer and the Curriculum Chair.
   

April 30, 2025

• Scheduled Review courses launch due date (courses are to be revised and launched in Curriqunet META)
• Courses in need of Unscheduled Review launch due date 
• Program revisions related to any of the above (new courses, course revisions) to be completed including narratives and supporting documentation
• New Courses built in META
  • All new courses submitted in January and approved to move forward by the Curriculum Committee need to be built and launched in META
• New Program paperwork 
  • All new programs submitted in January and approved to move forward by the Curriculum Committee need to have their supplement documents such as EMSI reports, LMI analyses, OCRC recommendation, and Advisory Committee minutes should be attached to the proposal and emailed to the Curriculum Chair

September 19, 2025

• New Course proposals and New Program Initiation forms due for anticipated Spring 2027 start unless the course is applying for UC transfer (then Fall 2027).

December 12, 2025

• New Courses built in META
  • All new courses submitted in September and approved to move forward by the Curriculum Committee need to be built and launched in META
  • If an existing program is impacted, revised program paperwork is also due.
• New Program paperwork 
  • All new programs submitted in September and approved to move forward by the Curriculum Committee need to have their supplement documents such as EMSI reports, LMI analyses, OCRC recommendation, and Advisory Committee minutes should be attached to the proposal and emailed to the Curriculum Chair

(The last submission window closed on January 24, 2025 with an anticipated start date Fall 2026.)

The next submission window closes on September 19, 2025 with the earliest anticipated start date of Spring 2027.

• Proposals for new courses being developed with the intention of being added to a new or existing program must be accompanied by the new or revised program paperwork so that courses and programs align and become viable at the same time.
• Courses/programs received after the deadlines will be placed into the next submission window.

To Propose A New Course

• Complete a New Course Proposal Form (found in Curriculum Sharepoint)
• SUBMIT your new course initiation form and any supporting documentation electronically to your area's Curriculum Chair with a clear subject line such as CDE 624 New Course Docs. 
• Once your course proposal receives approval by the Curriculum Committee (email will come from the Curriculum Chair), use the New Course Entry Guidelines and other resources to create your Course Outline in Curriqunet META.
• If necessary, to document either transferability or repeatability, download the relevant pages from the four-year institution's catalog that will provide validation for your request. This information will need to be given to the Articulation Officer for submission.

Notes

• If you use a scanner, MAKE SURE to take the time to type the clear subject line otherwise we will end up with 30 new courses named "sent from a Xerox" and we won't be able to tell them apart.
• If you need assistance with any part, please contact the Curriculum Chair.

Revisions for 2026-2027 academic year with April 30, 2025 launch date.

NOTE: Lists will be posted in the Curriculum Committee SharePoint under Courses/Scheduled Review by March 1, 2025.

Scheduled Review Training Dates

META (Maverick) workshops for completing Scheduled Review course revisions will be held in the Faculty Center computer room (BGS 249) on the following dates: 

• Wednesday, March 5th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 11th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 25th, 2 - 3 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 2nd, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 8th, 4 - 5 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 16th, 4 - 5 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 23rd, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 29th, 12 - 1 p.m.

Guides

• Guidelines for Course Revision: A screen by screen guide for completing course review in new Curriqunet META (Maverick).
• Guidelines for Course Deletion in META (Maverick): A screen by screen guide.

 Course Revision Resources

• Class Maximum/Average Enrollments: All class maximum and average enrollments will be set at 45 and 22 respectively unless otherwise approved by the Office of Instruction and identified on this list Approved Exceptions to Course Maximum Enrollments. If the course you are working on is not already on this list, please make your request to the Office of Instruction. Once approved, the adjustment can be made when the course comes for scheduled review.
• Saddleback Style Guide: The style guide outlines college standards for punctuation, capitalization, and other style elements of the COR. If you have any questions please contact the Curriculum Lead assigned to your division.
• The Course Outline of Record: A Curriculum Reference Guide Revisited

An unscheduled review is typically completed for the following FOUR reasons:

1. C-ID or ADT required changes
2. Articulation or Transfer is in jeopardy
3. A change in another course triggered a critical change in an existing course for example change of a course ID on a pre-requisite course, or change in a family
4. Industry licensure or regulatory compliance

All other reasons should wait until next scheduled review​​​​​. 

New Program Initiation Status Chart (including 9/20/24 submission window)

Once a new program is approved by the Curriculum Committee, it will go to Academic Senate and then Consultation Council. If the program is a CTE degree or certificate, LAOCRC recommendation as well as Advisory Committee minutes will be required. After these steps have been successfully completed, the Curriculum Chair will notify the faculty initiator and request that Narratives (#1-7) and a Program Master ;be completed.

It is advisable that faculty begin working on program paperwork in anticipation of approvals. Any questions, please contact your division's Curriculum Chair.

NOTE: The next window for submission of new programs closes September 19, 2025 with an anticipated active date of Spring 2027.

Please go to the Curriculum Sharepoint if you would like to:

• Propose a NEW program (For all types, except ADTs, you must begin with a New Program Initiation Form) 
  • AA, AS, or Certificate 
  • Non-Credit Certificate 
  • Occupational Skills Award (OSA)

All substantial changes will require that the program follow the guidelines for a NEW program of the same type. Substantial changes include:

• The goals and objectives of the program are substantially changed
• TOP code change at the discipline level (e.g.; biological sciences (04) to health (12)
• The job categories for which program completers qualify have substantially changed
• The baccalaureate major to which students typically transfer has changed

Questions should be directed to the Curriculum Chair.

Please go to the Curriculum Sharepoint if you want to: 

• REVISE an existing program
  • ADT (AA-T or AS-T)
  • AA, AS, or Certificate of Achievement
  • Non-Credit Certificate 
  • Occupational Skills Award (OSA)

All substantial changes will require that the program follow the guidelines for a NEW program of the same type. Substantial changes include:

• The goals and objectives of the program are substantially changed
• TOP code change at the discipline level (e.g.; biological sciences (04) to health (12)
• The job categories for which program completers qualify have substantially changed
• The baccalaureate major to which students typically transfer has changed

Questions should be directed to your division's Curriculum Chair.

Saddleback

• Saddleback Guidelines for Course Revision in META
• Saddleback Style Guide
• IGETC pattern for UCs
• CSU-GE pattern
• Local GE pattern

Chancellor's Office and Dept of Education

• Title 5. Education Division 6. California Community Colleges
• Effective Practices for Curriculum Development
• PCAH 8th Edition
• Course Credit Repetition Guidelines
• Policies for Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Advisories on Recommended Preparation
• TOP Code Manual

ASCCC

• The Course Outline of Record: A curriculum reference guide REVISITED 2017
   

GE Information

• IGETC pattern for UCs
• CSU-GE pattern
• Local GE pattern

Other

• Non Credit Basics
• Non Credit Categories
• SAM Codes
• Bloom's Taxonomy
• Curriculum Handbook 2024