Meeting & Agendas

Gretchen Riehl chaired this meeting. Brandon Whatley assisted with co-chairing. Members Attending: Gretchen Riehl, Erasmus Addae, Ron Johns, Brandon Whatley, DeShaunta Stewart, Lorlie Ellis, Grant Potts (representing Matthew Daude), Dawn Allison, Jonathan Buckstead, Athena Lemus-Wilson, Cathy Angell (proxy for Rebecca Czuchry), Jorge Lynch, Kristy McDermott, Ray Sandoval, Troy DeFrates, Victoria Taylor, Jim Christianson, Corinne Coons-Gallagher, Marissa Burill, Lisa Marie Coppoletta, Idolina Maldonado, Jeremy Garza Non-Voting Members: Jason Edens (representing Jason Briseno), Maggie Mahur (representing Misty Rasmussen), Rebecca Robinson-Francis (representing Mison Zuniga) Presenters and Guests: Marcus McQuirter, Garry Gaber, Christian Raymond, Risé Lara, Luanne Preston, Vanessa Lazo, John McMinn-Reyna, Al Purcell, Dan Dydek, Laura Marmolejo, Jeffrey Muhammad, Joey Case, Alberto Quinonez, Stephanie Long, Pedro Merced, Joseph Brinkley, Kate Verdun, Michelle Hamilton, Karoline Gebert, Amy Anderson, Lisa McCartney, Mary Kohls, Kristen Klas, Sherie Ohamuo, Stacey Ong, Jennifer Black, Georgia Branch, Tammy Chalermpued

Revise Awards Drama AA – adjusting courses to align with transfer destinations; updating Core Curriculum course options and footnotes; resequencing courses Marcus McQuirter discussed the following Drama AA course changes, resulting from research of ACC’s transfer partners, who each had four to seven related degree plans in their department; ACC’s updated Drama degree was able to match within all of those degrees. The department is changing the Drama Elective to DRAM 1330 Stage Craft. It is a course that transfer to all of the other BFAs and specifically TX States’ Production and Performance Degree where the majority of students transfer. Replacing EDUC 1200 OR HUMA 1301 with EDUC 1300; removing an extra elective that is not needed; updating the American History note to mirror other degrees and the Mathematics note to allow more flexibility for transferring and to reduce substitutions. Moving DRAM 2336 Voice for the Actor required course to the Drama Elective course options to give students more flexibility for their desired specialty; adding DRAM 2355 to the Drama Elective course options since it is a fundamental class that they need to begin offering (reading plays is very important). Adding DRAM 1121 as an optional course to the DRAM 2289 Academic Cooperative; and updating Foreign Language elective to World Languages to reflect the department name change, effective catalog 2023-24. Ron Johns recommended editing the Language, Philosophy, and Culture footnote in Semester III to specify selecting from Language, Philosophy, and Culture section of the Core Curriculum Course List, now that those courses are listed in the Component Area Option section as well; this will provide more clarity to students. Cathy Angell motioned to approved with recommended edit; seconded by Victoria Taylor. Approved. Musical Theater AA – new award approved 11/18: adding new practicum courses DRAM 2120 and DRAM 2121 Replacing DRAM 1120 and DRAM 1121 Theater Practicum courses with higher level DRAM 2120 and DRAM 2121 Theater Practicum courses, with an emphasis on Musical Theater Scene Study. Jorge Lynch motioned to approved; seconded by Cathy Angell Approved. Add NEW Courses DRAM 2120 Theater Practicum: Musical Theater Scene Study I (1-1-3) – practicum course to be added to the Musical Theater AA DRAM 2121 Theater Practicum: Musical Theater Scene Study II (1-1-3) – practicum course to be added to the Musical Theater AA Will reserve these two courses for Musical theatre Jorge Lynch motioned to approved; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved. Expire Course – no longer offered DRAM 2351 Acting III (3-3-2) – removed from ACGM; was eligible for state funding until August 31, 2022 Brandon Whatley motioned to approved; seconded by Victoria Taylor. Approved

Revise Awards – adding GISC 1479 as an optional course to GISC 1411 in Semester I Civil Specialization AAS Civil CAD Specialization Level 1 Certificate Jeffrey Muhammad discussed the rationale for the proposed update: adding the GIS 1479 course supports A&E CAD students that are not GIS students; it is a Zero Textbook course, meets online asynchronous, has no prerequisites, and is Quality Matters certified. Victoria Taylor motioned to approve; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved

Modify Course CNBT 1300 Residential and Light Commercial Blueprint Reading (3-3-0) – updating prerequisite enforcement from ‘Required’ to ‘Recommended’ to facilitate student enrollments from the A&E CAD program; updating course information to align with WECM: student outcomes and objectives, description, and title to Residential and Light Commercial Construction Drawings Joey Case presented: this prerequisite change will facilitate registration; the other course updates were needed to match WECM. Lisa Marie Coppoletta motioned to approve; seconded by Jorge Lynch. Approved.

Revise Awards – Program CIP: 15.0303 Renewable Energy Specialization AAS – retitling to Solar Energy Specialization; updating program description, courses, and footnotes Renewable Energy Specialization Level 1 Certificate – retitling to Solar Energy Specialization Level 2; converting to Level 2 Certificate based on GIPWE criteria: 30 – 50 total SCH and subject to TSI requirements; updating program description, and courses Alberto Quinonez discussed proposed changes: revisions will facilitate feeding into BAT degree. The Renewable Energy Specialization awards were titled “Renewable” because they included a Wind course. Since this type of renewable energy is not something used in Austin, the WIND course will be expired. These awards will be retitled to Solar Energy Specialization, which this type of renewable energy is in demand in the Austin area. The Solar PV installation optional course will become required and the Solar Thermal Systems will be revised. BMGT 1371 Sustainable/Green Business: Principles, Practices, Opportunities course is replacing the COSC 1315/COSC 1336 course options in the AAS award plan since students have shown an interest in starting their own business. And CNBT 1411 Construction Methods & Material is being added as a course option to CETT 1445 Microprocessor, a traditional electronic course; the industry feedback is that this is not as important as the Solar courses. The Level 1 Certificate will be reclassified to a Level 2 Certificate since it will total 34 SCH and includes a MATH 1314 College Algebra course so it is not TSI exempt. Ron Johns discovered that the proposed Solar Energy Specialization AAS no longer meets the 15 SCH General Education requirements. Alberto suggested leaving in the EDUC 1300 course; and the ELMT 2276 Solar Photovoltaics Installation course will be left in so the AAS will not exceed 60 total credit hours. ELMT 2276 will remain in the certificate as well. Further updates to these awards can be proposed next year. Note: the proposed Level 2 Certificate will now total 33 SCH. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve proposed updates with the suggested corrections; seconded by Ron Johns. Approved. Engineering Technology Specialization Level 2 Certificate – updating courses Revising certificate by adding two courses from the Engineering Technology Specialization AAS, PTAC 2314 and ELMT 2473, and removing MATH 2412 so students could graduate with at least a certificate instead of leaving ACC without a degree or certificate; many students are not prepared to take an additional math course, so this is a solution they have been working on for a while. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved. Expire Awards – Program CIP: 15.0303 Power Technology Specialization AAS Power Technology Specialization Level 1 Certificate This program was meant for power plants, which never took off, so these awards need to be expired; currently one student is in the program and they will be able to finish it. It was noted that another problem with the program is that it was only one class different from the Electronics Technology Specialization AAS degree. Alberto will need to contact Misty Rasmussen to inform her of the expiration of the Power Technology award plans. Ron Johns motioned to approve; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved. Add NEW Courses – Local Needs to be added to revised Solar Energy Specialization AAS and CT1 awards ELMT 2375 Solar Thermal Systems (3-2-3/80 total contact hours) – replaces expired ELMT 2275 ELMT 2376 Solar Photovoltaics Installation (3-2-3/80 total contact hours) – replaces expired ELMT 2276 Modify Courses CETT 1425 Digital Fundamentals (4-3-3) – replacing expired prerequisite MATD 0390 with MATD 0370/ NCBM 0270 CETT 1445 Microprocessor (4-3-3) – replacing prerequisite COSC 1315 with COSC 1336 Expire Courses ELMT 2275 Solar Thermal Systems (2-1-4) – Local Needs ELMT 2276 Solar Photovoltaics Installation (2-1-4) – Local Needs ELPT 2371 Principles of Switching and Metering (3-2-3) – Local Needs WIND 2359 Wind Power Delivery System (3-2-3) New Course ELM 2376 and Expire Course ELMT 2276 forms will be rejected since they are no longer needed for the updated Solar Energy Specialization award plans. Jim Christianson motioned to approve; seconded by Victoria Taylor. Approved. Post meeting note – per 3/31/23 email from Alberto Quinonez: ELMT 2275 was not to be expired, ELMT 2276 should have been; and new course ELMT 2375 is not needed, ELMT 2376 will need to be added to replace ELMT 2276.

Revise Award Geospatial Engineering AAS – updating Restricted Elective courses in Semester IV Stephanie Long discussed revisions so award plan notes will reflect correctly in the catalog: Removing ARCH 1311, since the A&E CAD program would like to reserve that course for architecture majors, and replacing it with COSC 1336 Programming Fundamentals, which aligns with TX Board of Land Surveyors for professional certifications. And updating the DFTG 2421 course prerequisite from DFTG 2430 to DFTG 1405. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve; seconded by Jim Christianson. Approved.

Modify Course MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Economics (3-3-0) – updating course description and student outcomes to align with revised curriculum Pedro Merced presented. This course update will align with revised curriculum provided in the ACGM (Academic Course Manual). Jorge Lynch motioned to approve; seconded by Victoria Taylor. Approved.

Modify Courses MATD 0342 Statistics Foundations (3-3-0) – adding NCBM 0270 as a prerequisite course option MATD 0385 Contemporary Math Foundations (3-3-0) – adding NCBM 0270 as a prerequisite course option MATD 0424 Developmental Business Math (4-4-0) – updating course description to align with revised curriculum MATD 0485 Developing Mathematical Thinking (4-4-0) – removing prerequisite ‘NCBM 0222 with a C or higher’; adding NCBM 0222 as a corequisite; and updating course description to align with prerequisite/corequisite updates NCBM 0214 Support for College Algebra (2-2-0) – updating course description to include note about final exit exam that will be administered outside of class time either online or on campus NCBM 0224 Support for Math for Business and Economics (2-2-0) – updating student outcomes to align with revised 16-week curriculum NCBM 0244 Support for College Algebra for Precalculus (2-2-0) – updating course description to include note about final exit exam that will be administered outside of class time either online or on campus Modify Course – Course Capacity Change NCBM 0222 Math Thinking Foundations (2-2-0) – updating student outcomes to align with revised curriculum; updating course description and raising course capacity from 18 to 22 to align with its corequired course MATD 0485 Pedro Merced presented. There was some discussion on the final exit exam that will be administered outside of class time. Also, Pedro mentioned that in the NCBM 0214 Support for College Algebra course, around week 9, students with a B or higher are exempt from final exam. Victoria Taylor motioned to approve all proposed updates; seconded by Lisa Marie Coppoletta. Approved.

Revise Award Electrical Engineering AS – removing note on field of study course COSC 1320 in Semester III: Or select COSC 1337; COSC 1337 is not part of THECB’s Electrical Engineering Field of Study Curriculum; renumbering footnote 10 in award plan to footnote 9 Expire Award Chemical Engineering AS – due to the expiration of field of study course ENGR 2333, THECB’s Chemical Engineering Field of Study Curriculum will be incomplete; students will be moved to the general Engineering AS degree plan Joseph Brinkley presented. The Chemical Engineering AS program currently has five students enrolled; those students will be transitioned to the general Engineering AS degree; Joseph will need to contact Misty Rasmussen to inform her of the expiration of the Chemical Engineering AS degree. Expire Course ENGR 2333 Elementary Chemical Engineering (3-3-48) – course is scheduled for deletion from the ACGM; funding ends on August 31, 2023 Jorge Lynch motioned to approve all proposed updates; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved.

Revise Award Cardiovascular-Interventional Technology ATC – replacing CVTT 2660 with CVTT 2560; reducing total program hours from 24 to 23 Add NEW Course CVTT 2560 Clinical - Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist (5-0-23/Total Contact Hours: 368) – this new 5 credit hours course replaces expired 6 credit hours course to better align with clinical contact hours Modify Courses CVTT 2661 Clinical - Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist II (6-0-21/Total Contact Hours 336) – increasing clinical hours to 28/total contact hours to 448; replacing expired prerequisite course CVTT 2660 with new CVTT 2560 MAMT 2260 Clinical-Mammography Technology/Technician (2-0-8/Total Contact Hours 128) – increasing clinical hours to 12/total contact hours to 192 to align with other ATC clinicals Expire Course CVTT 2660 Clinical - Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist (6-0-21/Total Contact Hours: 336) – being replaced by CVTT 2560 Michelle Hamilton presented the Diagnostic Medical Imaging – Radiology program Cardiovascular-Interventional Technology ATC and CVTT course updates. Kate Verdun presented the Mammography MAMT course update. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve; seconded by Jim Christianson. Approved.

Modify Courses – updating course prerequisites OTHA 1161 Clinical - Occupational Therapy Assistant - Adult Level I (1-0-5) OTHA 1162 Clinical - Occupational Therapy Assistant - Pediatric Level I (1-0-5) OTHA 1163 Clinical - Occupational Therapy Assistant - Psycho Social Level I (1-0-3) OTHA 1253 Occupational Performance for Elders (2-2-1) OTHA 1305 Principles of Occupational Therapy (3-2-3) OTHA 1309 Human Structure and Function in Occupational Therapy (3-2-4) OTHA 1315 Therapeutic Use of Occupations or Activities I (3-2-3) OTHA 1319 Therapeutic Interventions I (3-2-4) OTHA 1341 Occupational Performance from Birth Through Adolescence (3-2-4) OTHA 1349 Occupational Performance of Adulthood (3-2-3) OTHA 2204 Neurology In Occupational Therapy (2-1-3) OTHA 2209 Mental Health in Occupational Therapy (2-1-4) OTHA 2230 Workplace Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant (2-2-0) OTHA 2235 Health Care Management in Occupational Therapy (2-2-0) OTHA 2266 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Occupational Therapy Assistant - Level 2 (2-0-20) OTHA 2267 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Occupational Therapy Assistant - Level 2 (2-0-20) OTHA 2301 Pathophysiology in Occupational Therapy (3-3-1) OTHA 2302 Therapeutic Use of Occupations or Activities II (3-2-3) Amy Anderson presented. It was discovered that the OTHA 2266 modify course form on page 405 is missing OTHA 1253 and OTHA 2235 from the updated prerequisite courses. Amy and Karoline Gebert will follow up to have the course form corrected so it will appear correctly in the catalog. Cathy Angell motioned to approve with prerequisite course edits to OTHA 2266; seconded by Victoria Taylor. Approved

Revise Awards Pharmacy Technician AAS – updating program description and removing stacked Level 2 Certificate from header and pre-degree requirements; replacing HPRS 1206 with HPRS 1106, note added: HPRS 1206 will also be accepted; replacing PHRA 1441 with PHRA 1305; replacing PHRA 2175 with PHRA 2275 and replacing PHRA 2171 with PHRA 2277 in Semester V; updating notes; updating career information Pharmacy Technician Level 2 Certificate – updating program description and pre-degree requirements; replacing PHRA 1441 with PHRA 1305 in Semester II; updating notes; updating career information Pharmacy Technician Level 1 Certificate – replacing HPRS 1206 with HPRS 1106, note added: HPRS 1206 will also be accepted in Semester I; resequencing courses; replacing PHRA 1441 with PHRA 1305 in Semester III; adding PHRA 1243 to Semester IV; updating notes; updating career information Add NEW Courses PHRA 1305 Drug Classification (3-3-1) – replaces PHRA 1441 in AAS, C2, and C1 PHRA 2275 Vaccine Storage, Preparation, and Administration (2-2-1) – Local Needs to replace PHRA 2175 in AAS PHRA 2277 Train the Trainer SCAT (2-2-1) – Local Needs to replace PHRA 2171 in AAS Modify Courses – updating prerequisites and corequisites and enforcements PHRA 1243 Pharmacy Technician Certification Review (2-2-0) PHRA 1301 Introduction to Pharmacy (3-2-2) PHRA 1309 Pharmaceutical Mathematics I (3-3-0) PHRA 1313 Community Pharmacy Practice (3-2-3) PHRA 1345 Compounding Sterile Preparations and Aseptic Technique (3-2-3) PHRA 1349 Institutional Pharmacy Practice (3-2-3) PHRA 2266 Practicum - Pharmacy Technician/Assistant (2-0-16) PHRA 2271 Basic Extemporaneous Compounding (Non-Sterile) (2-2-1) – Local Needs PHRA 2371 Advanced Pharmacy Practice (3-3-1) – Local Needs PHRA 2372 Chemotherapy Compounding (3-3-1) – Local Needs PHRA 2373 Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Compounding (3-3-1) – Local Needs PHRA 2374 Pediatric Preparations (3-3-1) – Local Needs Lisa McCartney presented rationale for updates recommended by their Advisory Committee. Jim Christianson motioned to approve; seconded by Victoria Taylor. Approved. Further discussion on Pharmacy Technician Level 1 Certificate: PHRA 2166 does not stack into AAS so it will not be eligible for Financial Aid. Karoline Gebert explained that they could not figure out how to include this course because the total hours for the AAS would then be less than 60 SCH; also, this award is restricted to students enrolled in the ACC Health Sciences Academy (Dual Credit); there have been a few traditional students permitted to enroll and substitutions were granted, as needed. Lisa Marie Coppoletta commented that she changed her vote to abstained after the Committee had further discussion on the Level 1 Certificate

Revise Awards – adding UXUI 1375 as optional course to PHIL 2303 Game Design Specialization AAS Game Design Level 2 Certificate Garry Gabber discussed the proposed changes; Advisory Committee felt that students need to learn more scripting, less philosophy, and more game focus is needed. Will keep PHIL 2303 Logic in degree for now due to hiring issues and will eventually roll out a Scripting II course; in the interim, will give students either/or option. Jorge Lynch motioned to approved; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved

Modify Courses ITSE 1393 Special Topics in Systems Analysis (3-3-1) – adding topic course Containerization and Microservices; adding to prerequisite: Course prerequisite for topic course Containerization and Microservices: ITSC 1307 and ITNW 1335 or Departmental Approval. ITSE 1394 Special Topics in Computer Science (3-3-1) – adding topic course Advanced Kubernetes; adding to prerequisite: Prerequisite for Advanced Kbernetes topic course: ITSE 1393 topic course Containerization and Microservices. Mary Kohls presented. These new topic courses are needed for students in the Army Future Command program; these courses were not found in WECM. Jim Christianson motioned to approve; seconded by Brandon Whatley. Approved. Gretchen commented that there is a typo in the ITSE 1394 prerequisite topic course title: Kbernets should be Kubernetes. Georgia Branch will correct the modify course form and ensure that it will reflect correctly in the catalog

1. Minutes – January 20, 2022 (See Draft) Jim Christianson motioned to approve; seconded by Victoria Taylor. Approved. Gretchen announced that Gaye Lynn will no longer be serving as a co-chair since she has been promoted to Vice Chancellor of Instruction, effective January 2023. Gretchen will be chairing until a new co-chair is appointed. Note: Mike Midgley, former VC, Instruction, was appointed the Senior Vice Chancellor, Student Information Systems.

Modify Course FLMC 1331 Video Graphics and Visual Effects 1 (3-1-4) – changing COMM 1336 from a prerequisite course to a corequisite; removing COMM 1337 as a corequisite; editing number style in title to align with WECM: Video Graphics and Visual Effects I; added Student Evaluation Christian Raymond discussed changes that will facilitate registration and cleaning up course title. Victoria Taylor motioned to approve; seconded by Troy DeFrates. Approved

Revise Awards Business and Government Communications Specialization AAS – replacing expired ETWR 2476 with ETWR 2472 in Semester II; replacing expired BTCM 2378 with 3 credit hours Business, Government, and Technical Communications Elective, and replacing 4 credit hours Business, Government, and Technical Communications Elective with ETWR 2470 in Semester III; removing expired ETWR 1375 from Business and Government Communications Specialization Elective course options in Semester IV Business and Government Communications Level 1 Certificate – converting to Level 2 Certificate based on GIPWE criteria: 30 – 50 total SCH and subject to TSI requirements; replacing expired ETWR 2476 with ETWR 2472 in Semester I; replacing expired BTCM 2378 with 3 credit hours Business, Government, and Technical Communications Elective in Semester II Technical Communications Specialization AAS – removing expired Local Needs ETWR 2476 in Semester II; replacing Local Needs ETWR 2477 with 4 credit hours Business, Government, and Technical Communications Elective in Semester II Technical Communications Level 1 Certificate – converting to Level 2 Certificate based on GIPWE criteria: 30 - 50 total SCH and subject to TSI requirements; replacing expired Local Needs ETWR 2477 with 4 credit hours Business, Government, and Technical Communications Elective in Semester II Risé Lara presented proposed award plan updates resulting from Local Needs courses that were not renewed by THECB; those courses were expired at January’s Curriculum and Programs Committee meeting and now the affected awards need to be updated. There was discussion on the GIPWE changes to award plans that typically require to first be approved by the program’s Advisory Committee before being presented to the Curriculum and Programs Committee; however, the program has let the Advisory Committee lapse (hasn’t met since 2019) and Risé has just assumed the role of Department Chair this academic year. She reached out to past committee members to review the proposed changes; her email is provided in the proposal. Gretchen Riehl mentioned that we do allow voting by email if that is easier than gathering everyone together. Brandon Whatley suggested approving all proposed updates for the upcoming catalog, pending minutes from an advisory committee to follow at a later date. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve; seconded by Grant Potts. Approved. Action Item: Risé will work on reactivating the Advisory Committee with a new faculty member, who is in the process of being hired this spring; then the Advisory Committee will meet and minutes will be provided to the C&P Committee. Post meeting notes: It was discovered that in both the Business and Government Communications Specialization AAS and Technical Communications Specialization AAS, the Business, Government and Technical Communications Elective courses were all 3 credit hours except ETWR 1471; therefore, instead of 4 credit hours for this elective, it would be 3-4, bringing the total award hours down to 59-61. To correct this issue, the Department Chair approved moving ETWR 1471 from the elective course options to be a required course in both award plans, moving required course ETWR 1378 to the elective course options in the Business and Government Communications Specialization AAS, and moving required course ETWR 2374 to the elective course options in the Technical Communications Specialization AAS. Also, this program’s Social Media Communication Level 1 Certificate includes courses that require TSI Sill Requirements of Reading, Writing, and/or Math and totals 33 SCH; therefore, it meets GIPWE’s criteria of a Level 2 Certificate. This certificate was converted to a Level 2 Certificate along with the Business and Government Communications Level 1 and Technical Communications Level 1 Certificates so there would not be one certificate in the program that contradicts the others in catalog 2023-24.

Revise Award English AA – removing a Computer Science requirement, replacing a literature course, resequencing courses Luanne Preston discussed moving Social and Behavioral Science to Semester I and moving Literature to Semester III. There is an initiative to revitalize the major; it has a very low number of students graduating with an English AA. Department wants to offer additional literature courses in order to draw more interest; degree will now have three literature courses. Victoria Taylor motioned to approve; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved. Post meeting note: The Foreign Language elective will be updated to World Languages to reflect the department name change.

Department Name Change to World Languages, effective Fall 2023 John McMinn-Reyna presented. Justification: To address the need to change, especially in light of the George Floyd murder, Black Lives Matter Movement, and Asian hate crimes. All of these point to a need to be more worldly and inclusive and less “foreign”. Note: all award plans* that lists a Foreign Language elective and/or list Foreign Language in a footnote will be updated to World Languages, effective catalog 2023-2024: 1. Anthropology AA 2. Art History AA 3. Communication Studies AA 4. Creative Writing AA 5. Drama AA 6. Economics AA 7. Education Instruction - 8-12 Grade Levels AAT 8. English AA 9. Foreign Language AA (10 award plans) 10. General Studies in Science AS (footnote only) 11. Geography AA 12. Geology AS (footnote only) 13. Government AA 14. History AA 15. Interdisciplinary Studies - African and African Diaspora Studies AA 16. Interdisciplinary Studies - Global Studies AA 17. Interdisciplinary Studies - Peace and Conflict Studies AA (footnote only) 18. Journalism AA 19. Mathematics AS (footnote only) 20. Philosophy AA 21. Philosophy with Humanities Emphasis AA 22. Philosophy with Religion Emphasis AA 23. Social Work AA 24. Sociology AA * Others as needed Revise Award Plans – updating Foreign Language electives to specify the specific language course that corresponds with the award; eliminating corresponding advising note/footnote Arabic AA Chinese AA French AA German AA Italian AA Japanese AA Korean AA Latin AA Russian AA Spanish AA Cathy Angell motioned to approve; seconded by Victoria Taylor. Approved. Modify Course (John McMinn-Reyna for Anne-Marie Thomas) FREN 1411 French I (4-4-0) – adding topic course to Honors program: Honors French I Cathy Angell motioned to approve; seconded by Lisa Marie Coppoletta. Approved

Revise Award History AA – adding new course HIST 2321 as an alternative course to current HIST 2322 or HIST 2389 course options Add NEW Course HIST 2321 World Civilization I (3-3-0) Modify Course (Al Purcell for Anne-Marie Thomas) HIST 1302 United States History II (3-3-0) – adding topic course to Honors program: Honors Sex & Gender in Modern America; effective Summer 2023 Al Purcell presented. ACC already offers a World Civilization II course; they are now adding World Civilization I as a course option in the award plan. And the Foreign Language elective is being updated to World Languages to reflect the department name change. Al also presented a new Honors topic for Anne-Marie Thomas. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved

Revise Award Psychology AA – adding HUMA 1301 topic course Great Questions Seminar as an option to EDUC 1300 Dan Dydek presented. The Great Questions Seminar topic course was previously approved by their task force to be added to the degree some time ago; however, the award plan had not been officially revised. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve; seconded by Troy Defrates. Approved.

Revise Award Manufacturing Engineering Technology BAT – creating an Engineering AS pathway to BAT Laura Marmolejo discussed her proposal to add a second Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) degree pathway for students who have earned an Engineering AS degree; this does not change the requirements of the BAT degree, just reorganizes it. The current degree plan is designed for students who have earned a related AAS degree so they will have already completed 45 hours of technical core courses; an Engineering AS degree has more academic core courses; therefore, these students will already have met the academic core requirements of the BAT and will need to take more of the technical core courses instead. THECB has confirmed that their approval is not required for ACC to create this additional BAT AS pathway since the upper-division courses are not changing. Troy Defrates motioned to approve; seconded by Lisa Marie Coppoletta. Approved