Meeting & Agendas

Gretchen Riehl and Gaye Lynn Scott chaired this meeting. Members Attending: Alexander Misthos, Christopher (Jason) Vidrine, Carol Kozak Hawk, Catherine Angell, David Dettmer, Dawn Allison, Deshaunta Stewart, Elizabeth Frye, Erasmus Addae, Gaye Lynn Scott, Gretchen Riehl, James Christianson, Jonathan Buckstead, Jorge Lynch, Jose Rodriguez, Katie Lessley, Lira Ramirez, Lorlie Ellis, Mary Kohls, Matthew Daude Laurents, Ronald Johns, Samuel Donaldson, Sharon Goh, Tomi Welch Non-Voting Members: Linda Terry, Misty Rasmussen, Rebecca Robinson - Francis for Mison Zuniga Presenters and Guests: Aaron Lopez, Alberto Quinonez, Amy Mitchhart, Bridget Lott, Cayce Pierce, Christian Raymond, Daniel J. Chupe-O’Hanlon, Dianne Olla, Donald Tracy, Frederick Toler, Georgia Branch, Hector Aguilar, Jacob Williamson, Jamee Stewart, James Daniels, Jennifer Gray, John McMinn, Keri Brophy-Martinez, Kristen Klas, Luis Castillo, Marcus McQuirter, Monica Moore, Nancy Laudenslager, Nina Almasy, Paul Brown, Stephanie Benetti, Stephanie Dunbar

Linework Program CE Institutional Award, CIP 46.0303 – 120 Contact Hours (Monica Moore) There is a high local industry demand for entry-level lineworkers. To meet the needs of students who only need a completion award in linework, this institutional award consisting of two introductory skills courses is being added to the existing CE Linework Program; CE currently offers a Lineworker Level 1 Certificate with an internship course should students wish to pursue after receiving the institutional award. Jonathan Buckstead motioned to approve; seconded by Carol Hawk. Approved. Plumbing CE OSA, CIP TBA – 208 Contact Hours (Luis Castillo) Area companies have been recruiting students immediately after completion of the program. This award formalizes a 3-course sequence into a credential and prepares students for full-time employment. It was determined that the CIP code will be 46.0503. Jonathan Buckstead motioned to approve; seconded by Jason Vidrine. Approved. Teacher Certification Program CE Level 1 Certificate, CIP 13.0101 – 504 Contact Hours, (Sandra Nix) Formalizing existing program with WECM courses to create CE Level 1 Certificate for Teacher Certification. Sandra explained this alternative certificate program is designed for teachers who already have a bachelor’s degree and wish to be certified. ACC has been recognized by state for quality of candidates who complete program. TEA regulates standards for program; 504 hours of coursework. ACC certifies in 10 different teaching areas and continually adding more. This program is separate from ACC’s credit Education Instruction transfer program. Cathy Angell motioned to approve; seconded by Jonathan Buckstead. Approved. Unmanned Vehicle System Operations for Public Officials CE OSA, CIP 36.0207 – 200 Contact Hours, (James Molloy) Proposing OSA for drone training. Courses offered thru CE; development by ACC’s public training facility. Dale Toler described content of OSA. Had overwhelming response from students from across Texas. Program recognized by FAA. Working with other ACC credit disciplines to incorporate (Design, Manufacturing, Construction, & Applied Technologies programs beginning with GIS); this is truly an interdisciplinary effort. Cathy Angell motioned to approve; seconded by Jonathan Buckstead. Approved.

Revise Award – Effective Fall 2021 Health AS – updating title to Health and Wellness AS to align with the THECB program inventory CIP update and adding Creative Arts. The award name change was initially a result of the new Field of Study (FOS) curriculum, which aligned with the corresponding CIP title. Subsequently, the Health and Wellness FOS was temporarily suspended by THECB. Therefore, this award also needs to be revised to comply with the Core Curriculum Course requirements; it is missing a Creative Arts core course option. Even though the FOS was suspended, updating the title will assist with increasing visibility and distinguishing it from Health Sciences programs. Additionally, the program description and transfer and career information need to be updated to reflect the revised title. Tomi Welch motioned to approve with deletion of second Language, Philosophy, and Culture core option and just leaving Creative Arts in Semester IV; seconded by Ron Johns. Approved with edits.

Revise Award – Effective Fall 2021 Emergency Management AAS – updating and rearranging courses Moving courses within award plan. Changing degree plan to match realities of scheduling. It was discovered that there was a typo in Semester IV: new course addition GEOG 1301 Introduction to Physical Geography should be GEOL 1301 Natural Hazards and Disasters; or will allow other Life and Physical Sciences Core List courses. Department is flexible with permitting some substitutions. Committee requested more specific information be provided in footnotes: Add Ethics course. Suggest listing SOCI as preferred course (needs advisory committee approval first) Tomi Welch motioned to approve updates with edits to footnotes to permit flexible course options, correcting GEOG 1301 to be GEOL 1301 with footnote providing option to choose alternate Life and Physical Sciences course, add footnotes math, geology to list preferred course; seconded by Ron Johns. Committee requested James to follow-up with his advisory committee to inform them of the edits and to discuss listing the SOCI course as preferred and to review SPCH course options and then return to the committee of any further updates. Approved. Post meeting note: James Daniels plans to meet with his advisory committee in January. Update: James provided an update 1/26/21 – He spoke to his advisory committee: they agreed with the inclusion of the ethics course for the philosophy requirement, the substitution of SPCH 1315 for the communications requirement and language in the footnotes indicating that the listed courses are the recommended courses for completing the core requirements, but that any course chosen from the approved core curriculum list will be acceptable. He worked with Dean Giao Phan to revise the proposed AAS for 2021-22; AVP Gretchen Riehl approved via email 4/27/21 revisions align with what the Committee’s approved and provides university alignment for articulation. Modify Course EMAP 1440 Disaster Exercise Design and Evaluation (4-4-0) – adding prerequisite HMSY 1391 Approved in previous motion.

Revise Awards – Effective Spring 2021 Automation, Robotics and Controls Technology Specialization AAS – changing title to Manufacturing, Automation and Robotics Technology; updating program description; adding SMFT 2474 as a course option to RBTC 2445 in semester V; updating list of course choices for restricted elective Merging two awards into one; only one course difference between the two degrees: Automation, Robotics and Controls Technology Specialization AAS (will be retitled to Manufacturing, Automation and Robotics Technology) and Nanoelectronics Manufacturing Technology Specialization (will be expired). Revised award will include SMFT 2474 in Semester V as an ‘OR’ option to RBTC 2455 - it was mentioned that the SMFT course needs to also be listed in the elective course options as well; Alberto agreed. Also discussed: add Advising notes to ENGL 1301 to allow an option to select another Communications course from Core Curriculum Course List and to MATH 1314 OR MATH 141 to allow option to select “a higher level MATH course” from Core Curriculum Course List;; and to remove POFT 1171 from EDUC 1300 Advising Note, just leave standard ‘all other students can take a SPCH course…’. Alberto agreed. Semester I SCH total will need to be adjusted. Mark Kohls motioned to approve updated award title and award revisions with edits; seconded by Carol Hawk. Approved. Electronics Technician Specialization Level 1 Certificate – updating program description; adding course MFGT 1302 Introduction to Automated Manufacturing as an option for students to take in place of ELMT 2441 Electromechanical Systems in semester II Opening door to Advanced Manufacturing students with revisions to this level 1 certificate; this certificate will stack to retitled Manufacturing, Automation and Robotics Technology AAS. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve; seconded by Tomi Welch. Approved. Expire Award – Effective Fall 2021 Nanoelectronics Manufacturing Technology Specialization AAS Deactivate Nanoelectronics Manufacturing Technology Specialization and merge SMFT 2474 course into retitled Manufacturing, Automation and Robotics Technology AAS, which will encompass courses from both the Nanoelectronics Manufacturing Technology Specialization AAS and Automation, Robotics and Controls Technology Specialization AAS awards. Students have been notified. Tomi Welch motioned to approve; seconded by Jonathan Buckstead. Approved.

Add NEW Awards – Effective Fall 2021 Lighting & Media Technology Level 1 Certificate – adding to existing Technical Theater - Scenic Construction, Lighting, and Media Technology Specialization AAS program, CIP 50.0502 Makeup Artistry Level 1 Certificate – adding to existing Technical Theater - Makeup Artistry and Costume Technology Specialization AAS program, CIP 50.0502 Scenic Construction Level 1 Certificate – adding to existing Technical Theater - Scenic Construction, Lighting and Media Technology Specialization AAS program, CIP 50.0502 Adding 3 Level 1 Certificates that will lead into the existing AAS awards as noted in the program descriptions. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve; seconded by Matthew Laurents Daude. Approved.

Modify Course – Effective Spring 2021 RTVB 2330 Film and Video Editing (3-2-4) – updating former prerequisite course COMM 1335 to be a corequisite: timing as ‘E’ (Either-can be taken either previously or concurrently) and enforcement to ‘Recommended’; updating course description to align with WECM See description. Verify timing in course form Tomi Welch motioned to approve; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved

108 Revise Award – Effective Fall 2021 Nursing Mobility Track AAS – updating courses, corequisites/prerequisites Balancing Clinicals in plan to balance hours under each semesters; better time management for students. Moving RNSG 1140 to a prerequisite course. Adding two Clinical courses; expiring RNSG 1263 and 1463. Modifying RNSG courses as shown below. Johnathan Buckstead motioned to approve. Seconded by Alex Misthos. Approved. Add NEW Courses – in Nursing Mobility Track AAS RNSG 1363 Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse: Nurse Practice I (3-0-12) RNSG 2363 Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse: Articulating Students II (3-0-12) Modify Courses RNSG 1140 Nursing Skills for Articulating Students (1-0-4) – updating course title to ‘Professional Nursing Skills for Articulating Students’ to align with WECM; adding prerequisite to reflect revised degree plan: ‘RNSG 1105 or LVN license.’ RNSG 1517 Concepts of Nursing Practice I for Articulating Students (5-5-1) – updating course title to ‘Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice I for Articulating Students’ and course description to align with WECM; replacing expired corequisite with RNSG 1363 RNSG 1542 Concepts of Nursing Practice II for Articulating Students (5-5-1) – updating course title to ‘Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice II for Articulating Students’ and course description to align with WECM; updating expired prerequisite course RNSG 1263 with RNSG 1363 and expired corequisite with RNSG 2363 RNSG 2121 Professional Nursing: Leadership and Management (1-1-1) – updating expired prerequisite course RNSG 1463 with RNSG 2363 RNSG 2263 Clinical - Nursing - Registered Nurse Training: Articulating Students III (2-0-8) – updating expired prerequisite course RNSG 1463 with RNSG 2363 RNSG 2402 Concepts of Nursing Practice III for Articulating Students (4-4-1) – updating course title ‘Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice III for Articulating Students’ to align with WECM; updating expired prerequisite course RNSG 1463 with RNSG 2363 Expire Courses RNSG 1263 Clinical - Nursing - Registered Nurse Training: Nurse Practice I (2-0-8) – replaced with RNSG 1363 in Nursing Mobility Track AAS RNSG 1463 Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse: Articulating Students II (4-0-16) – replaced with RNSG 2363 in Nursing Mobility Track AAS Jorge Lynch motioned to approve modifications to courses; seconded by Jonathan Buckstead. Approved.

Revise Award – Effective Fall 2021 Journalism AA – adding COMM 2389 to Restricted Electives; revising footnotes on Core Curriculum courses Adding NEW Course - effective Spring 2021 COMM 2389 – Academic Cooperative Adding experiential work for department. Adjusting award plan to accommodate COMM 2389 and provide additional course options. Add footnotes to HIST 1301 and HIST 1302 to expand options…“or another course from Core Curriculum List” - use standard HIST 1301/HIST 1302 footnotes used in other award plans. Alex Misthos motioned to approve revisions to awards and courses; seconded by Tomi Welch and Jonathan Buckstead. Approved.

1. Update from Degree Health Work Group (Tomi Welch) Tomi reported she and Jacob Williamson and others have had much discussion. Agreed that all needed to meet again December 1 to further define and work on the concrete goal: create a committee/group mentorship that works together to teach others about degree audit and how to make sure plans work for most students (transfer, reverse transfer, auto award students). Students would not have to apply to graduate; will save man hours. Already have work in progress process for meta majors (awards have same first term coursework). Courses moves with students as they change personal goals. Allowing Great Questions. Will not change program maps but have improved working process for degree audit. Promote ideas of changing from plans in semester format to block format for degree audit. Advisors and Counselors prefer the block format. Goal is getting audits cleaned in preparation for conversion to WorkDay. Any proposals will be shared with C&P Committee in January 2021. 2. Discussion on forming a work group to update the Curriculum and Programs Committee Manual Update (Gaye Lynn Scott) a. Current posted manual: Curriculum and Programs Committee Manual 2015 (Dec 18, 2015) b. 07-20-20 C&P Manual 2020 DRAFT #1 Gaye Lynn supports forming workgroup to update Manual. 2015 manual out-of-date. Suggested dividing up sections and allowing folks to track proposed changes. GLS will email committee with updates. All committee will review/update. 3. Discussion on 2020 CIPs (Classification of Instructional Programs) and SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) – reference: Labor Market Information - Crosswalks & Resources (Gretchen Riehl) Gretchen shared PowerPoint to educate committee on CIP Codes vs. SOC Codes. Provided definitions of codes and use of the codes. CIP and SOC codes are used for funding purposes. CIP is from Classification of Instructional Codes from National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is used for reporting (xx.xxxx xx format). The codes provide descriptions of the specific programs. Note: ACGM and WECM are organized by CIP codes. Current edition is CIP 2020. Standard Occupational Codes come from Bureau of Labor Statistics – federal standard on occupational data (xx.xxxx format). Fewer options than CIPs. Current edition is 2018. Daniel Chupe-O’Hanlon is in-house authority. There are several crosswalks which Daniel can explain. Daniel provided a calendar link so people can discuss Labor Market Information with him further. There are plans to include LMI information in program maps. 4. Meeting Minutes - October 16, 2020 – reference: Draft Minutes Jonathan Buckstead motioned to approve; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved