Meeting & Agendas

Gretchen Riehl and Gaye Lynn Scott chaired this meeting. Members Attending: Alexander Misthos, Brandon Whatley, Carol Hawk, Cathy Angell, David Dettmer, Dawn Allison, Deshaunta ‘Stewart’ Stewart, Elizabeth Frye, Erasmus Addae, Franklin Marciales, Gaye Lynn Scott, Gretchen Riehl, James Christianson, Jason Vidrine, Jonathan Buckstead, Jorge Lynch, Katie Lessley, Lorlie Ellis, Mary Kohls, Matthew Daude Laurents, Ron Johns, Sharon Goh, Tomi Welch Proxy Voting Attendees: Rebecca Robinson-Francis (proxy for Mison Zuniga) Non-Voting Members: Jason Briseno, Linda Terry, Misty Rasmussen Presenters and Guests: Carolynn Reed, Cayce Pierce Daniel O’Hanlon, Dianne Olla, Georgia Branch, Hector Aguilar, Jennifer Black, Jennifer Gray, Jessica Hejny, Laura Marmolejo, Lori Friedman, Sara Petty, Sean Moran, Shane Anderson, Sherie Ohamuo, Stephanie Benetti, Stephanie Long, Thomas Nevill, Virgil McCullough

1. Welcome! Update on Structure, Functions, and Membership of C&P (Gaye Lynn Scott) Gaye Lynn welcomed new and returning members to the committee, as well as presenters. The Curriculum and Programs Committee is deeply committed to shared governance structure: councils, committee, workgroups, task forces participation. It’s about inclusivity. This committee is under the Academic and Student Affairs Council (ASAC). Members on this committee take the work of the committee seriously. It is central to everything we do for students and their success. See the current statement of functions online and in this agenda; they were recently updated to be more specific. These are official functions blessed by ASAC. 2020-21 membership was also rebalanced. Members will need to learn how to train their eyes to follow agenda in this virtual environment and become familiar with the functions and expectations. Scope and breadth of programs represented in C&P proposals are college-wide. 2. Field of Study Suspended Programs (Gretchen Riehl, Gaye Lynn Scott) Fields of Study (FOS) – Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) provides rules Texas universities and colleges must follow. FOS curriculum is designed to ease transfer from community colleges to 4-year colleges. Transfer degrees are AA and AS which include 42-hour core plus additional hours in discipline. FOS allows transfer without entire 42-hour core. Students who transfer do not lose credit. THECB suspended until further notice some FOS programs. See page 7 of agenda. FOS help students transfer without having to repeat courses. ACC will need to change affected awards due to this change. The following awards need to be revised to include complete core curriculum requirements. a. Fine Arts - Studio Art AA does not include all Core Curriculum Course requirements: missing component area 080 - Social and Behavioral Sciences b. Math AS does not include all Core Curriculum Course requirements: missing component area 050 - Creative Arts 3. Core Curriculum Update (Ron Johns) – formal expiration of MATH 1316 MATH 1316 Trigonometry expired from ACC Catalog last year. Need to submit formal expiration to THECB in order to remove course from the Core Curriculum Course List. Jonathan Buckstead motioned to accept expiration of MATH 1316 from the Core Curriculum; seconded by Brandon Whatley. Approved. 4. Master Syllabus Changes (Ron Johns) – Pandemic Version Fall 2020 Template for ACC’s Master Syllabus allows standardization of information across all programs. A COVID-19 pandemic version of the Master syllabus was created to address the current times. Agenda shows components which have been altered since initial creation of the pandemic version. Revisions include additional Health and Safety information and the recording policy for online classes; Library Services was also updated. Tomi Welch motioned to approve revised pandemic version of the Master Syllabus; seconded Matthew Daude Laurents. Approved. 5. Minutes – May 8, 2020 Corrections Needed: Item 2, there is a typo: GIST 2382 should be HIST 2382 On page 2: missing the word ‘Discussion’ at top of the page Jonathan Buckstead motioned to approve minutes with corrections; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved

Revise Award Mathematics AS – to update with missing Core Curriculum Creative Arts requirement due to THECB suspension of FOS curriculum, effective Spring 2021. Revised award to add ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation in Semester 1 and move Restricted Elective to Semester 4 and add FOS Mathematics courses to the restricted course options; in Semester 4, remove MATH 2318 Linear Algebra and include this course as an alternative course option to MATH 2420 Differential Equations, along with MATH 2305 Discrete Mathematics, which is being added back in. Brandon Whatley motioned to accept award revisions; seconded by Jonathan Buckstead. Tomi Welch noted that Creative Arts needs to be deleted from the footnote for PHIL 2306 since ARTS 1301 is being added to the award. All agreed. Approved.

Modify Courses – correcting laboratory contact hours from 1-0-3 to 1-0-4, effective Spring 2021 MUEN 1121 Jazz Ensemble A-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1122 Jazz Ensemble B-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1123 Chamber Orchestra-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1124 Percussion Ensemble-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1126 Concert Band-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1131 Chamber (Small) Instrumental Ensemble-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1132 Guitar Ensemble-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1133 Brass Ensemble-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1134 String Ensemble-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1135 Keyboard Ensemble: Accompanying-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1136 Woodwind Ensemble-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1137 Chamber (Small) Instrumental Ensemble: Jazz Combo-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1141 Major Vocal Ensemble-Women's Choir-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1143 College Choir-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 1151 Chamber (Small) Vocal Ensemble-Semesters 1 & 2 (1-0-3) MUEN 2121 Jazz Ensemble A-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2122 Jazz Ensemble B-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2123 Chamber Orchestra-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2124 Percussion Ensemble - Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2126 Concert Band-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2131 Chamber (Small) Instrumental Ensemble-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2132 Guitar Ensemble-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2133 Brass Ensemble-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2134 String Ensemble-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2136 Woodwind Ensemble-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2137 Chamber (Small) Instrumental Ensemble: Jazz Combo-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2141 Major Vocal Ensemble-Women's Choir-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2143 Major Vocal Ensemble-College Choir-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) MUEN 2151 Chamber (Small) Vocal Ensemble-Semesters 3 & 4 (1-0-3) Shane Anderson explained that the revision to the lab hour is to correct an oversight that shorted the contact time; this correction only effects ensemble courses. Matthew Daude Laurents motioned to approve updated contact hours; seconded by Jonathan Buckstead. Approved.

Modify Course GISC 2250 Scripting for GIS (2-2-0) – adding laboratory instructional method: 1 hour (2-2-1); adding $50 Course Fee; updating Course Description to align with WECM Sean Moran demonstrated how information was shared with GIS advisory committee. Technical changes identified over summer. Finalized edits in fall faculty meeting. These are tweaks to the awards. Changes are requested in GIS award; Stephanie Long teaches GISC 2250 which revised distribution of hours and was available for any questions. Second request move GISC 2250 from spring semester to fall semester to alleviate overloading of student schedules. Reduces load in GIS awards. Brandon Whatley motioned to accept updates; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved.

Revise Awards – updating WECM expired course DFTG 2430 with DFTG 1430 in all awards; rearranging SRVY 2343, SRVY 2344, and SRVY 2486 courses in AAS and C2 Geospatial Engineering AAS Geospatial Engineering Level 2 Certificate Geospatial Engineering Level 1 Certificate Modify Courses – standardizing prerequisites for Level 1 and Level 2 Certificates and AAS Degree SRVY 1335 Land Surveying Applications-Lab (3-2-4) – adding SRVY 1301 as prerequisite; updating ‘Student Outcomes and Objectives’ and ‘Course Description’ to align with WECM SRVY 2339 Engineering Design Surveying (3-3-0) – replacing prerequisites ‘SRVY 1341 and SRVY 1335.’ with ‘SRVY 1301 and SRVY 2343.’; adding corequisite SRVY 2341; updating ‘Student Outcomes and Objectives’ and ‘Course Description’ to align with WECM SRVY 2341 Engineering Design Surveying Lab (3-2-4) – replacing prerequisites ‘SRVY 1341 and SRVY 1335.’ with ‘SRVY 1301 and SRVY 2343.’; adding corequisite SRVY 2339; updating ‘Student Outcomes and Objectives’ to align with WECM SRVY 2343 Surveying Legal Principles I (3-3-0) – adding prerequisite SRVY 1301; removing published note ‘Can be taken concurrently with SRVY 1301.’; updating ‘Student Outcomes and Objectives’ and ‘Course Description’ to align with WECM SRVY 2344 Surveying Legal Principles II (3-3-0) – adding SRVY 1301 to existing prerequisite course SRVY 2343; updating ‘Student Outcomes and Objectives’ to align with WECM SRVY 2486 Internship - Survey Technology/Surveying (4-0-16) – replacing prerequisite ‘SRVY 2339’ with ‘SRVY 1301’: prerequisites will be ‘SRVY 1301 and SRVY 2343’; updating ‘Student Outcomes and Objectives’ to align with WECM Sean discussed how this program is growing again. He is also incorporating some feedback received from students. Proposing changes to prerequisites: all level 1 courses; add 2 courses for level 2 courses. Logistical changes. WECM expired DFTG 2430; replace with DFTG 1420. Rearranging sequence of courses in award plan. Jonathan Buckstead motioned to accept updates; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved.

Revise Award – effective Spring 2021 CE Manufacturing Production Level 1 Certificate (224 hours) – replacing two of the three courses so CIP codes more properly align with industry job codes Updating IMRT 1091 WECM course and IMRT 1071 Local Need course with QCTC 1003 WECM course and QCTC 1071 Local Need course; WECM INMT 2089 course remains. Jonathan Buckstead motioned to accept course updates; seconded by Tomi Welch. Approved. Committee suggestion: C&P to discuss process used to update CE course inventory. Will bring discussion to November meeting.

Revise Award – effective Fall 2020 CE Horticulture Technician OSA (188 hours) – revising title from Plant Nursery Professional OSA Lori: CE has many occupational skills awards certificates which provides students with basic skills to get a job. Proposed OSA title change to this OSA is to meet market trends. Jorge Lynch motioned to accept revised title; seconded by Brandon Whatley. Approved.

Jason Vidrine: Request C&P members meet 5-10 minutes early to review document. New time for members to meet prior to committee meeting is 9:45am. Gaye Lynn: a subcommittee might possibly need to be formed to work on refining the master syllabus; it is content heavy with administrative content. Also she encouraged members to share committee updates/changes with their constituency. Request to attach agenda to shared governance calendar invite. May consider moving to Zoom virtual meeting format… Daniel O’Hanlon: regarding the changeover to 2020 CIPs (Classification of Instructional Programs) – discussed a creation of a report to link CIPs to program map, Areas of Study program pages… There is a crosswalk of SOC (Standard Occupational Classification)-to-CIP codes that might be beneficial. Next agenda: Include discussion on CIPS (Gaye Lynn/Gretchen) Tomi asked about the Fine Arts - Studio Art AA that is missing the Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Curriculum course due to the suspended FOS curriculum. Gretchen will bring Tom Nevill and Roberta Weston into the discussion about the need to update award plan.