Meeting & Agendas

Members Attending: Alexander Misthos, Brandon Whatley Christopher (Jason) Vidrine, Carol Hawk, Catherine Angell, David Dettmer, Dawn Allison, Dawn Taawater, Deshaunta Stewart, Elizabeth Frye, Erasmus Addae, Gaye Lynn Scott, Gretchen Riehl, James Christianson, Jonathan Buckstead, Jorge Lynch, Kathryn Lessley, Lira Ramirez, Lorlie Ellis, Mary Kohls, Matthew Daude Laurents, Mary Kohls, Ronald Johns, Sharon Goh, Tomi Welch Non-Voting Members: Linda Terry, Misty Rasmussen, Rebecca Robinson - Francis for Mison Zuniga, Jason Edens for Jason Briseno Presenters and Guests: Aaron Lopez, Amanda Richmond, Breanna Whitener, Breanna Whitener, Brenda Kolas, Cayce Pierce, Daniel Chupe-O’Hanlon, Georgia Branch, Hector Aguilar, Jacob Williamson, Janet Barlow, Jessica Hejny, Nancy Stano, Riley Davis, Stephanie Benetti

Revise Awards – Follow-up from the February 26, 2021 C&P Meeting for informational purposes only Graphic Design Specialization AAS – expanding note for ‘EDUC 1300 OR SPCH 1321’ to state that students with more than 12 credit hours should take SPCH 1321 if they have not previously taken one of the other SPCH courses listed from the Core Curriculum; replacing UXUI 1371 from with new local needs course ARTC 1379 in Semester III and adding to note that UXUI 1371 may be used as an option if completed before Summer 2022 Graphic Design Level 2 Certificate – removing UXUI 1371 from Semester III; adding new local needs course ARTC 1379 in Semester III and adding to note that UXUI 1371 may be used as an option if completed before Summer 2022 Visual Design Specialization AAS – expanding note for ‘EDUC 1300 OR SPCH 1321’ to state that students with more than 12 credit hours should take SPCH 1321 if they have not previously taken one of the other SPCH courses listed from the Core Curriculum; modifying prerequisites for UXUI 1371 and ARTC 2376 Visual Design Level 2 Certificate – modify prerequisites for UXUI 1371 and ARTC 2376 Breanna Whitener discussed how they took the Committee’s suggestions from the last C&P meeting and consulted with the Degree Audit Office in order to provide more course options for students in the proposed award plans. Johnathan Busckstead motioned to approve; Tomi Welch seconded. Approved.

ADD New Award Cardiac Sonography Certification Program ATC – CIP 51.0910: for students who already have earned the Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS Janet Barlow discussed the program’s need to offer additional cardiac sonography education for Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS graduates. It would be restricted to students who have already graduated from an accredited Medical/Vascular Sonography program Jorge Lynch motioned to approve; Cathy Angell seconded. Approved.

Gaye Lynn discussed late course form submissions for additional updates needed to Math and Development Math courses for catalog 2021-22 that did not make this C&P agenda deadline for proposals. She read the following email from Carolynn: On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 8:44 PM Carolynn Reed wrote: Hi all, I'm sorry we didn't make the deadline. Everything the past month has been a blur. The only ones I'm concerned about are for MATD 0414, MATD 0424, MATD 0444. We brought 0424 and 0444 to the last meeting and they were approved. Then we went back and cleaned up the description and learning outcomes of the 3 to better match the content of the courses. The changes are minor (removing a few specific math topics, adding terms to stress the topic coverage is at the developmental level), but we want the descriptions to accurately describe what's covered. The description and learning outcomes for all 3 courses are very similar since they are the 3 algebraic corequisite paired with the MATH 1314, MATH 1324, MATH 1414. We wanted to ensure we were describing the developmental content covered and not the MATH level of the listed topics. For the other MATD submittals and for NCBM 0214, we removed MATD 0332 as a prerequisite because we have not offered that course in several years and it's expired. We also expired some NCBM courses. Is that considered cleanup or more substantial? Carolynn Gaye Lynn asked how does the Committee wished to proceed: approval based on the description provided in Carolynn’s email or some other option such as an email vote once the course applications are available to be reviewed. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve right now; Cathy Angell seconded. Approved. Action Item: Pending course modification and expiration forms in the Curriculum Management System will need to be formally approved and processed for inclusion in Catalog 2021-22. Mathematics MATH-0153 Expire Course Application MATH-0159 Expire Course Application MATH-0161 Expire Course Application MATH-0163 Expire Course Application MATH-0185 Expire Course Application Mathematics, Developmental MATD-0342 Course Modify Application MATD-0370 Course Modify Application MATD-0385 Course Modify Application MATD-0414 Course Modify Application MATD-0424 Course Modify Application MATD-0444 Course Modify Application MATD-0485 Course Modify Application NCBM-0214 Course Modify Application MATD-0011 Expire Course Application NCBM-0101 Expire Course Application NCBM-0103 Expire Course Application NCBM-0121 Expire Course Application NCBM-0190 Expire Course Application NCBM-0333 Expire Course Application

1. Degree Health (Tomi Welch) Tomi Welch and Jacob Williamson discussed the current degree limitations: Students cannot receive an Associate of Arts in General Studies at the same time or after receiving another associate or bachelor degree. Students may not receive a certificate at the same time as or after receiving an Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Applied Science, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in the same program of study. Students may earn only one of each of the following transfer degrees: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Arts in Teaching. Tomi is requesting the C&P Committee’s consideration on revising the current degree limitations and recommended revisions. Feedback from the Committee was positive. Workforce programs have been advocating for this change for years; will facilitate stacking of credentials without delaying a semester or more. This can increase employability to have additional certificates that show skills in various areas. It was recommended that certificates and AA/AS degrees be awarded in the same concentration. Daniel J. Chupe-O'Hanlon requested research to be done on how this might affect state reporting. Gaye Lynn mentioned that any changes to the degree limitations would require a formal proposal to be presented to ASAC for their consideration.in order for any recommendations to move forward. Jacob suggested the following language could be used in the proposal: ACC will award one AA/AS/AAT to a student. Additional AA/AS can be awarded to a student at the recommendation of the department, if the additional degree contains substantial additional material. It was also asked if there is an Administrative Rule/Board Policy on degree limitations. None can be found. Perhaps the proposal could include that an AR be added. Brandon Whatley motioned for the Workgroup to develop draft documentation for an ASAC proposal, once due diligence has been conducted, such as researching transfer rates/timing for those schools who offer second degrees, if there is any impact to state reporting, whether a draft AR should also be introduced, etc. Seconded by Cathy Angell. All approved for the Degree Health Workgroup to move forward with drafting a proposal, after conducting further research on how reporting and other considerations such as transfer success and job placement/advancement might be affected. 2. Approved Core Curriculum Course List Updates (see THECB Core Info Sheet) (Ron Johns) 3. Discussion on forming a workgroup to update the Curriculum and Programs Committee Manual (Gaye Lynn) 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: The current manual is severely outdated; reviewing and updating it could be worked on later this spring into the summer in preparation for the fall. She asked how the procedures might need to be revised when the College transitions to the new ERP, Workday. Georgia Branch: the components of a proposal packets, the approval process, and THECB and SACSCOC resources should still be reviewed and updated; references to the current Ellucian system can be revised later. Gaye Lynn asked for volunteers to form a workgroup to begin revising and updating the current manual. Ron volunteered to serve; Georgia as well. Matthew volunteered to review the draft. More volunteers are needed and a Workforce Dean should serve…Gretchen will follow up. This workgroup should be formalized and begin work in the next couple of months so progress can be discussed at the June C&P meeting or through emails. 4. Minutes – February 19, 2021 (see Draft) Jim Christianson motioned; seconded by Jorge Lynch. Approved.