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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 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.

THE OFFICE OF CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT

TEXAS COMMON COURSE NUMBERING

SYSTEM (TCCNS)

• Common Course Numbering System

(TCCNS)

• Request for addition of courses, if not in

ACGM

• DCCCD Course inventory

• State-wide institutional course inventory

• Core curriculum

• Course approvals

• Regular and unique need courses

• Academic degrees

• Funding reimbursement

• State reporting

• Compliance

• ACGM (LDACGM)

• Rules and guidelines

• Accreditation

• Compliance

• Rules and guidelines

GOVERNING AGENCIES

• 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.

TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (THECB)

GOVERNING AGENCIES (THECB)

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 (TCCNS)

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.

GOVERNING AGENCIES (SACSCOC)

The process is designed to:

• 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

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.

WHAT IS THE CURRICULUM 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

KEY PLAYERS IN THE PROCESS

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.

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.

ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE

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

• 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.

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.

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.

ROLE OF VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION COUNCIL

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).

EXPLANATION OF (ACADEMIC) CURRICULUM REVISION PROCESS TIMELINE

2012-2013 CURRICULUM REVISION PROCESS TIMELINE for ACADEMIC

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 District Office/Educational Affairs

(DOEA)

Sends 2012-2013 Curriculum Charges; timelines; list of Academic Curriculum Committees to ACC, CCAVP, TechEd Rep. and Academic Dean/Rep.

August 22, 2012 District Office/Educational Affairs

(DOEA)

Meet with faculty, staff, and administrators to discuss curriculum issues; review charges and timelines.

August 22, 2012 –

Sept. 24, 2012

Academic Curriculum Committee (ACC)

Conduct Curriculum Committee work.

August 22, 2012 –

Nov. 29, 2012

Liaison Dean (LD) Work and assist Academic Curriculum Committee Chair and Members with curriculum committee work throughout the curriculum process.

No later than

Sept. 7, 2012

Academic Curriculum Committee Chair (ACCC)

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.

Sept. 7, 2012 – Jan. 29, 2013

Academic Curriculum Committee Members (ACCM)

Begin discussions of proposed course changes, i.e. addition of a new course, deletion of an existing course.

Sept. 7, 2012 –

Sept. 17, 2012


Complete all forms and submit to DD/AD. Post minutes to e-campus/Blackboard and make accessible to District curriculum committee members and CCAVP.

No later than

Sept. 17, 2012

Academic Curriculum Committee Members (ACCM)

Send a copy of the curriculum committee minutes to their own campus faculty, Division Dean, Academic Dean/Rep. and AVP.

No later than

Sept. 17, 2012 –

Sept. 20, 2012

Division Dean and/or Assistant Dean (DD/AD)

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.

No later than Sept. 21, 2012


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.

DATE WHO ACTION REQUIRED

No later than Sept. 21, 2012

Academic Vice President of Curriculum Committee Chair (CCAVP)

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.

Sept. 24, 2012 – Oct. 1, 2012

District Director of Curriculum Management (DDCM)

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.

Sept. 28, 2012


Disciplines (affected disciplines) with courses in the core submit their DRAFT proposals to comply with THECB Core 2014 guidelines to [email protected].

No later than Oct. 1, 2012


Forward summary of the proposed academic curriculum revision(s) to the CCAVP, College Curriculum Committee Chairs, TechEd Deans and Academic Dean/Representative.

No later than

Oct. 8, 2012

College Curriculum Committee Chair (CCCC)

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.

No later than Oct. 15, 2012

Impacted Academic Vice President (AVP)

Sends College Curriculum Committee Chair response to CCAVP.

No later than

Oct. 26, 2012

Academic Vice President of Curriculum Chair (CCAVP)

Convey response of impacted college(s) to ACCC.

No later than

Nov. 2, 2012


Convene curriculum committee to resolve concerns and convey response to impacted CCAVP and College Curriculum Committee Chair.

Nov. 5, 2012 –

Nov. 15, 2012

District Office/Educational Affairs

(DOEA)


Compile summary of responses received from the online feedback and campus “listening exchanges”; and forward to CCST and AVPs.

No later than

Nov. 9, 2012


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.

No later than

Nov. 14, 2012


Convenes their campus College Curriculum Committee to review response from academic discipline curriculum committee and submits response to CCAVP, Provost EA, and DDCM.

Nov. 14, 2012 – Dec. 6, 2012

District Office of Educational Affairs (DOEA)

Works with Academic Curriculum Committee Chair (ACCC) to resolve and finalize any pending curriculum issues.

Nov. 16, 2012 Core Curriculum Steering Team (CCST)

Review summary of responses received from the online feedback and campus “listening exchanges”.

Nov. 19, 2012 –

Nov. 30, 2012

District Office/Educational Affairs

(DOEA)


Forwards responses received from the online feedback and campus “listening exchanges” to affected discipline committees.

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.

mailto:[email protected]

ACADEMIC CHARGES

DATE: August 22, 2012 TO: [CHAIR] Chair, [DISCIPLINE] Curriculum Committee FROM: 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.

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).

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS

Contact Hour Range per

Semester

COMBINATIONS

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

Table 1. Lecture–Lab Credit/Contact Hour Combinations for Academic Courses

SOURCE: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual

(Revised Spring 2012) version, page 173.

INFORMATIVE UPDATE

DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE

(Informative Update)

To: Chair, ALL [Academic] Discipline Curriculum Committees

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




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




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



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: There is active student enrollment in at least one developmental education disciplinary area.

Fall 2013: Institutions must have at least one NCBO intervention ready for student enrollment in all developmental education disciplinary areas, including ESOL in Spring 2014.

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.

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 Art History III CUST 2370 Cultural Studies DRAM 2374 Lighting Design ENGR 1172 Introduction to Experimental Techniques ENGR 2110 Introduction to Digital Systems Laboratory ENGR 2300 Applied Linear Algebra ENGR 2310 Introduction to Digital Systems GOVT 2371 Introduction to Comparative Politics MATH 1370 Business Calculus and Applications II SOCI 2372 Communication and Negotiation Skills for Conflict Resolution SOCI 2373 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 COURSES FOR DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

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 discipline-

specific major and course is a required

component; and not an option or elective).

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 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 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.

STEP 6: Curriculum Committee decides whether

to pursue Unique Need Course approval or

withdraw application.

UNIQUE NEED PROCESS MAP

Curriculum

Management Colleges

LeCroy Center

(Distance Education)

Transfer Services and Articulation

Marketing and Communications

District Service Center (IT)

Student and

Academic Programs

Universities

Financial Aid

Workforce Education and Development

Degree Audit

Compliance and Regulatory

Students

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