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04/06/2017 CC Agenda 1 Curriculum Committee of MERCED COLLEGE 3600 M Street, Merced, California 953482898 (209) 3846364 SIGNIN SHEET DATE: April 06, 2017 MEMBERS: Area 1, Cohort A Mark Sutterfield Noncredit Director Janet Lyle Area 1, Cohort B/SLO Coordinator Val Albano Counseling Gregory Soto Area 2, Cohort A Caroline Kreide LRC Dee Near Area 2, Cohort B Denise Rempel Articulation Officer Lou Ferguson Area 3, Cohort A Tim Donvoan Senate President Julie Clark Area 3, Cohort B Scott McCall Area 4, Cohort A Caren ColHamm VPI Brian Ellison Area 4, Cohort B Patty Eighmey Dean, Area 1 Doug Kain Area 4, Cohort C Sue Norris Dean, Area 5 John Albano Area 5, Cohort A Jennifer Gardner ASMC Rep Mariah Gill Area 5, Cohort B Louisa Benhissen SSSP Director Angela Tos Distance Ed Rep Ray Latham Recorder Gabriela Garcia Researcher Luis Flores Office of Instruction Teresa Gudgel A/R Diane Spork GUESTS: 1

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04/06/2017     CC Agenda 1  

Curriculum Committee of 

MERCED COLLEGE 

3600 M Street, Merced, California 95348‐2898 

(209) 384‐6364 

SIGN‐IN SHEET 

DATE:  April 06, 2017  

MEMBERS: 

Area 1, Cohort A  Mark Sutterfield   Noncredit Director Janet Lyle

Area 1, Cohort B/SLO Coordinator 

Val Albano   Counseling Gregory Soto 

Area 2, Cohort A  Caroline Kreide   LRC Dee Near

Area 2, Cohort B  Denise Rempel  Articulation Officer Lou Ferguson 

Area 3, Cohort A  Tim Donvoan  Senate President Julie Clark Area 3, Cohort B  Scott McCall 

Area 4, Cohort A  Caren Col‐Hamm  VPI Brian Ellison 

Area 4, Cohort B  Patty Eighmey  Dean, Area 1 Doug Kain

Area 4, Cohort C  Sue Norris  Dean, Area 5 John Albano 

Area 5, Cohort A  Jennifer Gardner  ASMC Rep Mariah Gill  

Area 5, Cohort B  Louisa Benhissen  SSSP Director Angela Tos  

     

 

Distance Ed Rep  Ray Latham   Recorder Gabriela Garcia 

Researcher  Luis Flores  Office of Instruction Teresa Gudgel 

A/R  Diane Spork  

 GUESTS: 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

      

     

     

     

     

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CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING 

THURSDAY April 06, 2017; 11:00 am – 12:50 pm 

Student Union Meeting Room – 137 and Los Banos – B119 

 

AGENDA: 

1) CALL TO ORDER 2) AGENDA 3) INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS 4) PUBLIC COMMENTS 5) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF March 16, 2017  

   6) CONSENT AGENDA 1: 

 

A. Course Outline Revisions/Title 5/SLO Update/Distance Education  

7)  BUSINESS:   

a) 2nd Reading: Review of AP 4021: Program Establishment, Discontinuance, & Modification 

b) ACTION: New Prefix for FYE Course (COLL) c) Review: Credit By Exam & 2+2 Approved List for 2017‐18 d) Information: Presentation from Math faculty about future updates to math program e) Update: Process for review of Learning Communities having reached the end of the 6‐

Year Cycle  

8) COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Articulation Officer – Lou Ferguson B. IPRSLOAC C. Distance Education 

 9) C‐ID UPDATE 

 10) Chancellor’s Office Updates  

 11) ANNOUNCEMENTS/CALL FOR AGENDA ITEMS   Next Curriculum Committee Meeting: 

May 4, 2017 11:00 am – 12:50 pm SU – 137 and Los Banos – B119 

Agenda items are due Wednesday, April 26, 2017 by 5:00 pm to Myshel Pimentel. 

12) ADJOURNMENT 

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Consent Agenda 1: Course Outline Revisions/Title 5/SLO Update/Distance Education # Proposal

Type Course Title Description of Changes Effective Date/Other

Information 1 Modification ACTG 52 Payroll Records

and Accounting Revise Course Outline ADD Distance Education Title 5 review Revise Catalog Description

Summer 2018

2 Modification ELCT 45C Scaling Networks Revise Course Outline SLO Update Change description Title 5 review

Summer 2018

3 Modification ELCT 45D Connecting Networks

Revise Course Outline SLO Update Title 5 review

No Catalog Changes/SUMMER 2017

4 SLO Update BIOL 06 Environmental Science

SLO Update No Catalog Changes/SUMMER 2017

C-ID Update: New courses must have CO approval prior to C-ID submission per email from ASCCC.

Chancellor’s Office Update:

AS CAD Drafting – Mechanical Design CO approved 03-02-17 AS-T Nutrition and Dietetics CO approved 02-28-17 AS-T Biology CO approved 02-27-17 AA-T Economics CO approved 02-13-17 AS CAD Drafting – Architectural Design CO approved 02-13-17

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Curriculum Committee of MERCED COLLEGE 

MINUTES UNAPPROVED 

Thursday, March 16, 2017 11:00 am‐12:50 pm, SU 137 

 MEMBERS: 

Area 1, Cohort A  Mark Sutterfield  Absent Noncredit Director Janet Lyle  Absent

Area 1, Cohort B / SLO Coordinator 

Valerie Albano  Present Counseling Gregory Soto  Present

Area 2, Cohort A  Caroline Kreide    Present LRC Dee Near  Present

Area 2, Cohort B  Denise Rempel  Present Articulation Officer Lou Ferguson  Present

Area 3, Cohort A  Tim Donovan  Absent Senate President Julie Clark  Present

Area 3, Cohort B  Scott McCall  Absent

Area 4, Cohort A  Caren Col‐Hamm  Absent VPI Vince Piro ‐Brian Ellison Present

Area 4, Cohort B  Patty Eighmey  Present Dean, Area 1 Doug Kain  Absent

Area 4, Cohort C  Sue Norris  Present Dean, Area 5 John Albano  Present

Area 5, Cohort A  Jennifer Gardner  Present ASMC Rep Mariah Gill  Present

Area 5, Cohort B  Louisa Benhissen  Present SSSP Director Angela Tos  Present

STAFF: 

Distance Ed Rep  Ray Latham  Present Recorder Gabriela Garcia  Present

Researcher  Luis Flores  Present Office of Instruction Teresa Gudgel  Present

A/R  Diane Spork  Present

GUESTS: 

Martina Marquez‐Ramirez  Andrea Garibay

Kathy Schroeder 

 

1) CALL TO ORDER Myshel called the meeting to order at 11:08 am  2) AGENDA 3) INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS 

GUESTS:   

Andrea Garibay  Martina Marquez‐Ramirez 

Kathy Schroeder   

 4) PUBLIC COMMENTS 

Louisa Benhissen has an art exhibit at the CSU Stanislaus Art Gallery located in downtown Turlock.  

5) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF March 2, 2017 Approve the March 2, 2017 minutes 

M: S. Norris  S: J. Albano  Y: 13  N: 0  A:   0 

 6) CONSENT AGENDA 1: 

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 A. Course Modifications: Course Outline Revisions/Title 5/2nd Reading MCCD 

Associate Degree Breadth  

B. Program Modifications  Luis Flores pulled VIRT 51. He pointed out that with the possible deactivation of CPSC 31 this course wouldn’t have an advisory so this is just something to keep in mind for future. 

 Approve Consent Agenda 1 

M: G. Soto  S: D. Near  Y: 13  N: 0  A: 0 

 Title 5 Approval 

M: D. Near  S: G. Soto  Y: 13  N: 0  A: 0 

 

7) BUSINESS:  

a) First Reading: DE Resolution to Support Online Proctoring Software Ray Latham is trying to get support for the idea of having some sort of proctoring technology for DE.  After discussion, the curriculum committee would like to wait to see how the accreditation recommendations for DE are going to play out and how the test proctoring piece may be affected before voting on this resolution. 

 b) First Reading: Review of AP 4021: Program Establishment, 

Discontinuance, & Modification Myshel pointed out a couple of things she highlighted in the AP and expressed her concerns.  Overall, the AP does not say what the curriculum committee needs to do after Senate has approved the discontinuance. Members were asked to go back and see if there is anything else that needs to be addressed and propose some wording.  This will be brought back for a second reading at the next meeting. 

 c) Action: Action to allow administration and staff to remove all mention of the CILC 

from the 2018‐19 Catalog per Senate resolution The elimination of the CILC was approved by the Board with no effective date.  Myshel put an effective date of 2018‐19 to follow process.  Discussion occurred about what the effective date should be and happens when the Board approves something without an effective date.  After discussion, the action item was amended to have the effective date of 2017‐2018. 

 Amend the action item to have an effective date of 2017‐18 

M: G. Soto  S: J. Clark  Y: 7  N: 0  A: 5 

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L. Benhissen G. Soto J. Clark V. Piro V. Albano J. Gardner J. Albano  

D. Rempel P. Eighmey D. Near C. Kreide S. Norris 

 Approve the action item as amended: 

M: J. Clark  S: J. Albano  Y: 8 L. Benhissen G. Soto J. Clark V. Piro V. Albano J. Gardner J. Albano A. Tos  

N: 0  A: 5 D. Rempel P. Eighmey D. Near C. Kreide S. Norris 

 

 d) Information/Discussion: Process for review of Learning Communities having reached 

the end of the 6‐Year Cycle There is a resolution that says that if a learning community has been offered for 6 years, it has to be assessed.  There are currently a few learning communities that need to be assessed.  Myshel and Luis are looking for volunteers to serve on a taskforce to establish a process for assessing Learning Communities.  Tomasia is interested in serving and it was suggested to ask Susan Flatt if she would be willing to serve. 

 e) Discussion: New Prefix for FYE Course 

There is an effort on campus to establish a first year experience program and the first step is to create a course.  Dee Near is working on a first year experience course and is considering using the following prefixes: COLL, COLG, or FYE.  Since this will be an interdisciplinary course, members were asked to think about which one would be best and get input from other faculty.  A vote on the prefixes will occur at the next meeting. 

 

f) Discussion: Curriculum Committee Charge/Purpose Statement and AP 4020: Program & Curriculum Development The curriculum committee currently does not have a purpose statement.  Myshel read the purpose statement located in AP 4020 that can be used as the purpose statement for the curriculum committee if members are okay with it.  After 

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discussion, it was agreed that the purpose statement in AP 4020 be used for the curriculum committee. 

 

g) Discussion: eLumen Demonstration Feedback Members expressed some concerns with eLumen including the reporting ability to the chancellor’s office, the data extraction capability to Oscar and the overall need for more information.  It was suggested that we should contact other colleges that have implemented eLumen to get input regarding their experience implementing the software and its functionality.  After discussion, the committee decided that they would like to get more information about eLumen including an additional presentation and possibly a presentation from DIGARC to compare before moving forward. 

 h) Information: Academic Senate has voted to discontinue the International  

Studies program (22700.AA). Item sent to BOT per AP 4021. There will be a statement added to the catalog to inform students that the program is going away and it will be removed from the catalog effective 2018‐19.  

8) COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Articulation Officer – Lou Ferguson  

Lou sent Jennifer Gardner the HIST‐17B course that was denied.  Jennifer is working on it and will be submitting it to curriculum soon.   

B. IPRSLOAC The next meeting is tomorrow.  They will be discussing issues with program reviews and SLO forms and the recommendations from the accrediting team with regards to SLO assessments.   

C. Distance Education No report 

 

9) C‐ID UPDATE No updates 

 

10) Chancellor’s Office Updates Because we don’t know what the Chancellor’s Office is going to do with the queue as they do their rollout of their new software, nothing new will be submitted until the new system is ready. 

 

11) ANNOUNCEMENTS/CALL FOR AGENDA ITEMS Next Curriculum Committee Meeting: 

 

April 6, 2017 11:00 am – 12:50 pm SU – 137 and Los Banos – B119 

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Agenda items are due Wednesday, March 29, 2017 by 5:00 pm to Myshel Pimentel. 

 

12) ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 12:28 pm                                      

 

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Voting Records 03/16/17

  Name   Item 5 Item 6 Item 6 

Title 5 

Item 7C ‐

Amend 

Item 7C

1A  Mark Sutterfield   

1B/SLO 

Coordinator 

Valerie Albano   Y  Y Y Y Y

2A  Caroline Kreide   Y  Y Y A A

2B  Denise Rempel   Y  Y Y A A

3A  Tim Donovan    

3B  Scott McCall   

4A  Caren Col‐Hamm   

4B  Patty Eighmey  Y  Y Y A A

4C  Sue Norris   Y  Y Y A A

5A  Jennifer Gardner   Y  Y Y Y Y

5B  Louisa Benhissen  Y  Y Y Y Y

Noncredit   Janet Lyle     

LRC    Dee Near   Y  Y Y A A

 Counseling   Greg Soto   Y  Y Y Y Y

AO  Lou Ferguson Y  Y Y

SP  Julie Clark  Y  Y Y Y Y

VPI  Brian Ellison – Vince Piro  Y  Y Y Y Y

Dean  Doug Kain   

Dean  John Albano  Y  Y Y Y Y

SSSP  Angela Tos     Y

ASMC Rep  Mariah Gill   

Y=Aye, N= No, A=Abstain; Members in italics were absent.

 

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Consent Agenda: Course and Program Changes 03/16/2017 

#  Proposal Type  

Course  Title   Description   Justification   Other  

1  Modification   VIRT 51   Social Media  

1. Revise Course Outline 2. Change Description 3. Title 5 Review 

Justification: VIRT51 is a successful course, however the content is constantly changing aligning with the social media tools that are being used at the time of offering.  The content of this course is being modified to add the somewhat revised content of the half unit Podcasting course and half unit Blogging course.  VIRT53 and VIRT54 are both half unit courses that have been offered as short term courses.  The short term offerings have not been successful and sections have been cancelled, due to the time of offering and the interruption/conflicts with other longer term higher unit courses across campus ‐ thus creating certificate completion problems for students, in that they have to wait a whole year to complete a 7 unit certificate.  In order to provide the subject matter to the students, the course material of VIRT53 and VIRT54 is being added into the VIRT51 curriculum so that VIRT53 and VIRT54 can be removed from the program requirement.   

Effective Summer 2018  

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2  NEW   BUS‐56B  CEO Leadership‐‐B     

Second Reading:  MCCD Area E1    

3  Program Modification 

Child Development AA (13010.AA) 

1.  Update PLOs 2.  Change description 

Justification: After Program Review 2016, faculty discovered outdated Program Learning Outcomes. To align more with current standards and practices in early childhood development, faculty wrote 4 PLOs which capture the CLDV department's vision for students.  

Effective Summer 2018 

4  Program Modification 

Infant/Toddler Care Specialization (13025.CT) 

1. Update Courses  Remove: CLDV 30C, CLDV 35, CLDV 35L Add: CLDV 30 (3 units) & CLDV 30L (3 units) 

Justification: Courses were updated in Spring 2016, but the program changes were not completed at that time. This action is to update the program to reflect new course offerings.  

Effective Summer 2018 

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Book: Administrative Procedures Section: 4000 - Academic Affairs Title: Program Establishment, Discontinuance and Modification Number: 4021 Status: Active Legal: Education Code 78016; Title 5 Section 55130; Title 5 Section 51022 Adopted: February 4, 2013 Last Revised: March 17, 2015

In accordance with Title 5, Section 51022, “College districts are required by current regulation and statute to develop a process for program discontinuance and minimum criteria for the discontinuance of occupational programs.” Additionally, Education Code §78016 stipulates that every vocational and occupational program shall meet certain requirements prior to termination.

A program is defined as “an organized sequence of courses leading to a defined objective, a degree, a certificate, a diploma, a license, or transfer to another institution of higher learning” (Title 5, Section 55000).

The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) has recommended that local senates create a process for program discontinuance (not just limited to occupational programs) that takes into account the following issues:

negative effects on students, college curriculum balance, educational and budget planning, regional economic and training issues, and collective bargaining issues.

Program Discontinuance

A. The review and decision regarding the viability of a program is a joint venture of the faculty and administration.

B. Concern about the viability of a program may initially come from the Vice President of Instruction, the area dean, faculty lead, or program coordinator/director. A program may be considered at-risk due to a sustained (three or more years) period of low enrollment; ongoing low retention, persistence, or completion rates; insufficient frequency of course section offerings that result in the inability of students to complete the program in a timely fashion; or a lack of demand in the workforce or unavailability of the transfer major. For all meetings in which program discontinuance decisions or recommendations are made, all full time faculty must be notified and are encouraged to be present and given the opportunity to participate.

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Program Review, the Educational & Facilities Master Plan, and other strategic planning activities should be referenced and considered among sources of data and direction in this process, but it is important to emphasize that their primary purpose and use is not to target programs for discontinuance. It is also important to note that program discontinuance should occur only after most serious deliberation, and after all recommended intervention strategies have been implemented but still result in a program that falls outside the college’s mission and master plan, and the department’s goals and objectives. Finally, it is imperative to state that the purpose of a program discontinuance process is to have criteria in place to guide a discussion should it ever be needed. It should not be construed as an inducement to look for programs to discontinue, or as a threat to avoid honest participation in an academic process such as program review.

C. Administration may choose not to offer courses in a program for a period of time; this is not program discontinuance. Before implementing a plan which temporarily deletes program courses from the class schedule, administration will consult with faculty in the program.

PROCESS

I. Definitions

For the purposes of this process, the following will be the definition of discipline, program and division:

A. Discipline: An individual area of study within a program (i.e. History, English, Math for transfer or associate degree; Fire Technology, Administrative Legal Office Professional, or Food and Nutrition for certificate programs). Each discipline consists of all the courses in the Master Course file that make up the discipline. This is the baseline level of instruction and is linked to a Taxonomy of Programs (TOP) code.

B. Program: An organized sequence of courses leading to a defined objective, a degree, a certificate, a diploma, a license, or transfer to another institution of higher education (CCR Title 5 Section 55000). (e.g. completing a program of study leading to a certificate in Welding Technology, or an AA degree in General Business, or leading to transfer)

C. Division Area: A collection of associated disciplines and programs. This is an organizational designation as well as a pedagogical one. (e.g. the Allied Health Division contains the disciplines and programs of Registered Nursing, Diagnostic Radiologic Technology, etc.)

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II. Initiating a Discussion on Program Discontinuance

Program discontinuance discussions can begin in a variety of places, including: College Governance Forums i.e. President’s Council, Deans Cabinet; the Office of Instruction, the Office of Student Services, and individual Divisions Areas, Cohorts, or Departments.

The Academic Senate and its committees, including the Curriculum Committee, must have a fundamental and integral role in any discussion of program discontinuance, recognizing the district’s policy to rely primarily on the Academic Senate’s advice in academic matters.

III. Discussion Criteria

The discussion concerning any specific program considered for discontinuance must necessarily have two components: Qualitative and Quantitative. Both qualitative indicators and quantitative indicators must be discussed in order to have a fair and complete review leading to a decision to either continue or discontinue a program.

A. Qualitative Indicators

Qualitative indicators are based on the mission, values, and goals of the institution, and access and equity for students. These indicators include, but are not limited to:

1. The pedagogy of the discipline. 2. The development of the whole student. 3. The balance of college curriculum. 4. The effect on students of discontinuing the program. 5. The potential for a disproportionate impact on diversity at Merced College. 6. The quality of the program and how it is perceived by students, articulating colleges

and/or universities, local business and industry, and the community. 7. The ability of students to complete their degree or certificate or to transfer. This includes

maintaining the catalog rights of students. 8. The replication of programs in the surrounding area.

B. Quantitative Indicators

The list of quantitative indicators is long. Any and/or all of these quantitative indicators need to be reviewed to inform the discussion on program discontinuance. They include, but are not limited to:

1. The projected demand for the program in the future. 2. The persistence of students in the program. 3. Weak enrollment trends over a sustained period of time. 4. Insufficient frequency of course section offering

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5. Poor term to term persistence (significantly below the college average) of students within the program.

6. Poor retention or success rates (significantly below the college average) of students. 7. Productivity in terms of the FTEs (actual) per FTEF ratio (the version of WSCH/FTE that

takes enrollment activity for all attendance types into consideration). 8. Number of graduates from the program (where applicable). 9. Diversity issues: For example, has the ethnic distribution of department enrollees become

more reflective of the overall student body over time? 10. When the discipline is being considered for termination: The decline in importance of

service to those in related programs must be considered.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. How will institutional student learning outcomes be affected by the discontinuance of this program?

2. Which institutional student learning outcomes will be affected by the discontinuance of this program?

D. Discussion Guidelines

1. Discussion of program discontinuance must include all parties potentially affected by the decision. These include faculty, staff, administrators, students, the employing business and industry, and the community. Extraordinary efforts must be employed, if necessary, to ensure that the student and community voice is heard. The committee membership should have a minimum of 9 voting members and a maximum of 12 voting members, the membership is described below.

o Voting members include, the Vice President who oversees instruction (or designee), the Academic Senate President (or designee), the Dean (or designee), community members (1-2), the Faculty Lead (or designee), discipline faculty (1-2), the Curriculum Chair (or designee), a counselor, and students (1-2).

o Non-voting members who provide support to the committee include, the Office of Grants and Institutional Research Director (or designee), a researcher, and an administrative assistant.

o The Vice President of Instruction (or designee) and the Academic Senate President (or designees) shall serve as co-chairs.

2. Discussion of program discontinuance will be conducted in public, open meetings. The dates, times and locations of these meetings will be published using all reasonable means of college communications including print, email and voicemail.

3. Discussions will be conducted using the best practices for meeting facilitation, including agreed upon ground rules, identification of the research group, and recording and publishing outcomes of discussions.

Commented [MP1]: Should the procedure include the number of committee members needed to vote?  And, should it also include guidelines for what constitutes a passing vote?  (For example, ¾ of the membership must be present to vote and a simple majority may determine the outcome of the investigation.  

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4. Discussions will include both qualitative and quantitative indicators. Sources of data for all indicators will be referenced and cited.

5. A written record of all discussions will be kept in a central location for review by the public. The Division office for the program is recommended.

6. Deliberations and conclusions shall rely primarily on the advice of the Academic Senate per district policy. Research may include information from the Office of Grants and Institutional Research; faculty, staff, and students of the program; Program Plan and Program Review documents; the Advisory Committee; the Articulation Officer; Office of Economic and Workforce Development; employers in the workforce; and deans and department heads from other affected programs.

IV. Possible Outcomes of Program Discontinuance Discussion

There are three potential outcomes of the Program Discontinuance process. A program may be recommended to continue, to continue with qualification, or to discontinue. The co-chairs or their designee(s) will produce a written report that will include the findings of the research and the committee’s recommendation. The report will also include any plans recommended by the committee for program support, modification, or discontinuance. The report will be forwarded to the Academic Senate where a final recommendation will be determined for recommendation made to the Superintendent/President for action by the Board of Trustees, and communicated to the research group by way of a senate approved resolution. The potential outcomes of the program investigation are described more fully in A through C.

Once the Academic Senate has made a final determination about the program, the Curriculum 

Committee will then carry out any curricular actions needed to fulfill the determination made by the 

Academic Senate. Because the Curriculum Committee does not need to vote on the changes that have 

been determined by the Academic Senate, all changes will be updated in Merced College’s curriculum 

management software and included on the Curriculum Committee agenda as information items. All 

curriculum changes connected to the discontinuance of a program shall adhere to the Curriculum 

Committee’s established timelines unless extenuating circumstances exist.  Any course and program 

changes connected to the program discontinuance process will then go to the Board of Trustees and the 

Chancellor’s Office for final approval through the Curriculum Committee per the normal curriculum 

approval process.   

 

If it is determined, based on the documented evidence, to recommend continuation of the program, intervention strategies to support the program are to be listed in the research document. Such strategies may include specific outreach projects to recruit new students, the development of articulation agreements, modification of scheduling, curriculum development, faculty retraining, and/or investment in updated equipment.

If it is determined, based on the documented evidence, to recommend continuation of the program in a modified form, the modification, including a list of courses required for

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completion of the program, are to be listed in the research document. The modifications may include the introduction of a Certificate of Completion or may entail a substantial change to the program. If a substantial change is recommended, the program change must be approved through the curriculum process.

If it is recommended that the program be eliminated, a plan to address the needs of affected students, faculty, staff and operations will need to be designed and a timeline for the elimination process developed. Students already enrolled in the program must be given the time to complete the program or assistance in transferring to a college which offers a similar program. Students should also be encouraged to utilize career and/or academic counseling. It is the responsibility of the college to protect the investment students have already made in their education.

1. A process to facilitate the retraining of faculty which includes timelines and college support must be developed in conjunction with the local bargaining unit. Staff must be given assistance to transfer to another area of the college.

2. A plan must be developed to inactivate courses, reestablish the program (if appropriate in the future) and address other operational issues.

V. Modification of Existing Programs

In the case where a program is discontinued in order to eliminate a duplicate degree (AS to AA or AA-T or AS-T, for example) at the request of the discipline faculty, but does not result in the elimination of courses or degrees within a TOP (Taxonomy of Programs) code, the changes should be submitted and approved through the Merced College curriculum process and the program does not go through the program investigation process.

VI. Program Development

Process for the development of new program proposals

1. Faculty proposing a new program will complete the Chancellor’s office new program narrative and present it to the curriculum committee for approval prior to initiating the curriculum development process.

o Some items described below are not required for the following types of proposals: Certificates of 12 or more but fewer than 18 units that have been offered in

the past that have reported strong enrollment data. AA-T or AS-T degree that aligns with a TMC will utilize the template

designed for TMC aligned transfer degrees and will be presented for information since approval for development is a directive from the Chancellor’s Office.

2. The administrator who oversees instruction will indicate their level of support in an addendum to the program narrative. The addendum should speak to the appropriateness

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of the proposed program with respect to Merced College’s mission, vision, and institutional planning directives.

3. The Curriculum Committee will either approve or disapprove the new program proposal based on the review of the program narrative, the addendum, and dialogue within the committee.

o If the proposal is approved the faculty member can move forward with the curriculum development process

o The faculty developing the new program(s) should keep in mind that new programs may require the College to submit a substantive change proposal to the accrediting commission in order to be able to offer the new program(s), the Accreditation Liaison Officer can offer more information on this process; the commission meets twice a year so the faculty developing the new program(s) should be mindful of the curriculum timelines as well as the commission meeting dates for substantive change approvals (http://www.accjc.org/substantive-change)

VII. Review of Procedure

This administrative procedure will be reviewed periodically as needed.

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2017‐18 Credit By Exam Course List 

ALLH 67  BIOL 06  DRFT 05 INDT 41 REGN 44 ACTG 51  BIOL 09  DRFT 06 INDT 50 SPAN 01 AOM 50B  BIOL 50  DRFT 10  INDT 51  VOCN 46A AUTO 04  CLDV 01  DRFT 25 INDT 52 WELD 46 AUTO 32  CPSC 05A  DRFT 35 JPNS 01A  AUTO 33  CRIM 02  DRFT 42A  JPNS 01B AUTO 36  CRIM 05  DRFT 42B MUSA 21A

AUTO 41  CRIM 08  DRFT 43 MUSA 25A

AUTO 42  CRIM 10  DRFT 44 MUSA 27A

AUTO 43  CRIM 11  FIRE 30 MUSG 10

AUTO 44  CRIM 35  FIRE 31  REGN 01 AUTO 46  CRIM 37  FIRE 32 REGN 02

AUTO 47  DRFT 04A  FIRE 33  REGN 15 AUTO 55  DRFT 04B  FIRE 34 REGN 18

AUTO 63  DRFT 04C  INDT 25 REGN 24

AUTO 66  DRFT 04D  INDT 40  REGN 34    

 2017‐18 

2 + 2 Articulated Course Agreement 

ACTG 31  ARTD 40A  CLDV 30C DRAM 01 DRFT 44  NUTR 44

ACTG 51  ARTD 41A  CLDV 35  DRFT 04A  ELCT 51A  PHOT 11A AGBS 18  AUTO 04  CLDV 35L DRFT 04B ENGR 30  VOCN 46A

AGBS 30A  BIOL 32  COOP 41A (Agriculture) 

DRFT 04C  HLTH 10  WELD 06/MECH 06 

ALLH 67  BIOL 32L  COOP 41A (Business) 

DRFT 05  LAND 11   

AOM 50B  BIOL 50  COOP 41B (Business) 

DRFT 42A  LBST 10 

    CPSC 01

AOM 51  BUS 10  CPSC 05A DRFT 42B MECH 15 AOM 59  CLDV 01  CPSC30  DRFT 43  MKTG 30 

                 

  

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