October 14, 2022 Meeting

Agenda

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OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION

CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Memorandum

TO:                       Curriculum and General Education Committee

1. Bandy, A. Bledsoe, B. Devine, J. Farmer, M. Mayfield, T. Mendoza, M. Oja, T. Payne, J. Rangel-Escobedo, A. Rashvand, D. Vohnout, N. Woodall, B. Young, ASO Representative, and PTK Representative

FROM:                 Dr. Vicki Jacobi, Vice President Academic Senate, Co-Chairperson

Dr. Leslie Minor, Vice President of Instruction, Co-Chairperson

DATE:                  October 14, 2022

SUBJECT:             Next Meeting’s Agenda 

A Curriculum and General Education Committee meeting will be held on

Friday October 14, 2022, from 10:10 p.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Cougar Conference Room, Taft College,

29 Cougar Ct., Taft CA 93268

Curriculum & General Education Committee

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

The Committee welcomes participation at Curriculum Committee Meetings. Members of the public may address the Committee. For everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to 5 minutes or less.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ACTION ITEM

1. September 9, 2022, Curriculum & General Education meeting (3)

ACTION ITEM

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

New Courses – Math and Science

1. MATH 1500C   Support for Math for a Modern Society
2. MATH 1505C   Support for Mathematical Concepts for Elementary Teachers
3. MATH 1510C   Support for College Algebra
4. MATH 1520C   Support for Finite Mathematics
5. MATH 1530C   Support for Plane Trigonometry
6. MATH 1540C   Support for Precalculus
7. BIOL 1520      The Biology of Food and Cooking
8. COSC 1545      Programming Concepts and Methods II with Lab
9. COSC 2000      Computer Architecture and Organization
10. COSC 2100      Discrete Structures

CONSENT ITEMS

Course Revisions – Social Science Division

1. PSYC 1501      Crisis Intervention

Distance Learning Approvals

1. MATH 1500C   Support for Math for a Modern Society
2. MATH 1505C   Support for Mathematical Concepts for Elementary Teachers
3. MATH 1510C   Support for College Algebra
4. MATH 1520C   Support for Finite Mathematics
5. MATH 1530C   Support for Plane Trigonometry
6. MATH 1540C   Support for Precalculus
7. BIOL 1520      The Biology of Food and Cooking
8. HIST 2000      Critical Thinking and the Historian’s Craft
9. HIST 2216      History of Latin America
10. COMM  1510      Introduction to Mass Communications

2022-2023 C & GE Charter

1. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
2. Student Involvement
3. Local Gen. Ed. Pattern
4. Timeline for CAL-GETC implementation
5. MATH Graduation requirements
6. AB – 1705

AJOURNMENT

• NEXT MEETING: November 18, 2022, in the Cougar Conference Room.

*Program Status, please see the table below:

* New Program

Minutes

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OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION

CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Minutes of the Curriculum and General Education Committee Meeting

October 14, 2022, 10:10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. in T-12

Present:           K. Bandy, A. Bledsoe, B. Devine, J. Farmer, V. Jacobi, L. Minor, M. Mayfield, T. Mendoza, M. Oja, J. Rangel-Escobedo, A. Rashvand, T. Payne, D. Vohnout, N. Woodall

Guests:            D. Taylor

Recorder:         N. Lopez

MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER

Meeting called to order @10:10 A.M.

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

The Committee welcomes participation at Curriculum Committee Meetings. Members of the public may address the Committee. For everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to 5 minutes or less.

No public commentary.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ACTION ITEM

1. September 9, 2022, Curriculum & General Education meeting (3)

On a motion by J. Rangel-Escobedo, seconded by T. Mendoza, and unanimously carried by all, the September 2022 minutes were approved.

ACTION ITEM

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

New Courses – Math and Science

1. MATH 1500C    Support for Math for a Modern Society
2. MATH 1505C    Support for Mathematical Concepts for Elementary Teachers
3. MATH 1510C    Support for College Algebra
4. MATH 1520C    Support for Finite Mathematics
5. MATH 1530C    Support for Plane Trigonometry
6. MATH 1540C    Support for Precalculus

On a motion by K. Bandy, seconded by M. Mayfield, and unanimously carried by all, items 1-6 were approved.

7. BIOL 1520       The Biology of Food and Cooking

On a motion by J. Rangel-Escobedo, seconded by K. Bandy, and unanimously carried by all, BIOL 1520 was approved.

8. COSC 1545       Programming Concepts and Methods II with Lab
9. COSC 2000       Computer Architecture and Organization
10. COSC 2100       Discrete Structures

On a motion by M. Mayfield, seconded by K. Bandy, and unanimously carried by all, the new COSC courses were approved.

 CONSENT ITEMS

Course Revisions - Social Science Division

1. PSYC 1501       Crisis Intervention

Distance Learning Approvals

1. MATH 1500C    Support for Math for a Modern Society
2. MATH 1505C    Support for Mathematical Concepts for Elementary Teachers
3. MATH 1510C    Support for College Algebra
4. MATH 1520C    Support for Finite Mathematics
5. MATH 1530C    Support for Plane Trigonometry
6. MATH 1540C    Support for Precalculus
7. BIOL 1520       The Biology of Food and Cooking
8. HIST 2000       Critical Thinking and the Historian’s Craft
9. HIST 2216       History of Latin America
10. COMM  1510       Introduction to Mass Communications

2022-2023 C & GE Charter

On a motion by B. Devine, seconded by K. Bandy, and unanimously carried by all, the Consent Items were approved.

DISCUSSION ITEMS:

1. Student Involvement
2. Jacobi will be attending a student outreach event in late October. V. Jacobi reiterated the importance of student representation, she will work with M. Cutrona. Divisions were encouraged to offer extra credit for student participation (in clubs) when/if appropriate.

1. Local Gen. Ed. Pattern

The local Gen Ed pattern may need to be updated to reflect new TC courses as well as Ethnic Studies updates.

1. Timeline for CAL-GETC implementation
2. Jacobi covered the timeline for the new CAL-GETC pattern. Fall 2024 is the tentative deadline. The committee briefly discussed competency questions regarding ENGL & PHIL courses. Divisions may need to revise certain courses to comply with the new requirements. The C & GE committee will continue the discussion at a future meeting.

1. MATH Graduation requirements
2. AB – 1705

Items D and E were discussed together. The C & GE committee acknowledges the importance of proper placement and will continue working on AB-1705 implementation. Division Chairs were encouraged to read the entire assembly bill. More info will be shared as it becomes available.   

AJOURNMENT

Meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m.

• NEXT MEETING: November 18, 2022, in the Cougar Conference Room.

*Program Status, please see the table below:

* New Program

Supporting Docs

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• 10-14-22_Packet.pdf (PDF)