Meeting & Agendas

Add New Courses – adding to AAS and Level 2 Certificate awards to include a sustainability component  

ENER 1350 Overview of Energy Industry (3-3-0)

WIND 1300 Introduction to Wind Energy (3-3-0)

Revise Awards – CIP Code 15.0507

Environmental Technology AAS – changing title to Environmental Sustainability and Technology: adding Sustainability and revising program description to reflect the broader focus; resequencing EPCT 1347 and CHLT 1341 in Semesters I and II to reflect the semesters typically offered, adding advising/footnote to SPCH 1315 to allow for alternative speech course options in Semester II, replacing EPCT 1307 with new course ENER 1350 in Semester III, and replacing BIOL 1309 and BIOL 2306 course options with new course WIND 1300 in Semester IV

Environmental Technology Level 2 Certificate – changing title to Environmental Sustainability and Technology: adding Sustainability and revising program description to reflect the broader focus; resequencing EPCT 1347 and CHLT 1341 in Semesters I and II to reflect the semesters typically offered, and replacing EPCT 1307 with new course ENER 1350 in Semester III

Environmental Technology Level 1 Certificate – changing title to Environmental Sustainability and Technology: adding Sustainability and revising program description to reflect the broader focus; resequencing EPCT 1347 and CHLT 1342 in Semesters I and II to reflect the semesters typically offered

Motion: Jonathan Pearson

Second: Joansandy Wong

Approved

Add New Course – replacing WMGT 2264 in Conservation Science and Wildlife Management AAS

WMGT 2164 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (1-0-7) 

Revise Award – CIP Code 03.0601

Conservation Science and Wildlife Management AAS – replacing EDUC 1200 with EDUC 1300 in Semester I and replacing WMGT 2264 with WMGT 2164 in Semester IV

Motion: Troy DeFrates

Second: Dawn Tawwater

Approved

Modify Courses – Course Capacity Changes

WMGT 1310 Wildlife Identification (3-2-2) – reducing course capacity from 32 to 18

WMGT 2359 Wildlife Propagation, Handling, and Management (3-2-2) – reducing course capacity from 32 to 18  

Motion: Ron Johns

Second: Jim Christianson

Approved

Revise Award – CIP Code 16.1603

Interpreter Training AAS – removing SLNG 1211 as required course in Semester II and adding it to list of Restricted Elective course options in Semester I, adjusting Semester II total semester hours from 11-12 to 9-10, and adjusting total award hours from 64-67 to 62-65 (THECB approved 60 SCH exemption for the American Sign Language program is 65 SCH)

Correction to footnotes, C&P Committee approved 11/21/25

Revise Award – C&P Committee approved with edits 2/20/26

Office Assistant Level 1 Certificate – edited to remove reference to database in program description and to clarify course moves ITSW 1310 to Semester II and POFT 1231 to Semester I and total semester hours and award program hours’ ranges as a result of adding the EDUC 1300 course option note to EDUC 1100

Revise – Convert Award – C&P Committee approved with edits 2/20/26

Advanced Culinarian Level 1 Certificate – formerly Culinary Arts Level 2 Certificate: edited Restricted Elective hours in Semester III to be 1-3, edited total semester hours in Semester III to be 10-12, and edited total Program Hours of the certificate to be 36-38

Revise Award – C&P Committee approved with edits 2/20/26

Hospitality Entrepreneurship Specialization AAS – edited Mated note: “Select from t total semester hours in Semester IV tn

Add New Courses

BUSG 1301 Introduction to Business – adding as an alternative course option to BUSI 1301

BUSG 1391 Special Topics in Business (Entrepreneurship) – adding as an alternative course option to internship course BMGT RETURNING/NEW ITEMS            

Revise                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           New Awards – returning from February 20, 2026 C&P Committee meeting 

Entrepreneurship AAS Entrepreneurship – CIP Code 52.0701, converted from Entrepreneurship – Blacksmithing Specialization AAS: edited to include missing General Education courses and alternative course option to BUSI 1301 in Semester I

Business Management Occupational Skills Award – CIP Code 52.0201: adding as an alternative course option to BUSI 1301 in Semester I

Revise Awards – CIP Code 52.0201

Management AAS – adding new course BUSG 1391 as course option to BUSI 1301 in Semester I

Administrative Management Level 1 Certificate – adding new course BUSG 1391 as course option to BUSI 1301 in Semester I

Leadership Level 1 Certificate – adding new course BUSG 1391 as course option to BUSI 1301 in Semester I

Small Business Management Level 1 Certificate – title change to Entrepreneurship Level 1 Certificate was approved at February 20, 2026 C&P Committee meeting: additional update to add new course BUSG 1391 as course option to BUSI 1301 in Semester I 

Motion: Jim Christianson

Second: Carolynn Reed

Approved

Expire Awards – CIP Code 52.0701

Entrepreneurship – Blacksmithing Specialization AAS: deferred from February 20, 2026 C&P Committee meeting in order to be included with all other Entrepreneurship award expirations

Entrepreneurship – Metal Sculpture Specialization AAS

Entrepreneurship – Motorcycle Repair Specialization AAS

Entrepreneurship – Structural Welding Specialization AAS

Entrepreneurship – Welding Tech Inspector Specialization AAS

Motion: Jim Christensen

Second: Jorge Lynch

Approved

Revise Award – CIP Code 52.1101

International Business AAS – adding new course BUSG 1391 as course option to BUSI 1301 in Semester I

International Business Level 1 Certificate – adding new course BUSG 1391 as course option to BUSI 1301 in Semester I

Revise Award – CIP Code 52.0203

Logistics and Supply Chain Management AAS – adding new course BUSG 1391 as course option to BUSI 1301 in Semester I

Logistics and Supply Chain Specialist Level 1 Certificate – adding new course BUSG 1391 as course option to BUSI 1301 in Semester I

Motion: Jonathan Pearson

Second: Jim Christianson

Approved

Add New Courses – to complete proposed program revisions approved at the February 20, 2026 C&P meeting

HART 1301 Basic Electricity for HVAC (3-2-3)

HART 1303 Air Conditioning Control Principles (3-2-3)

HART 1341 Residential Air Conditioning (3-2-3)

HART 2331 Advanced Electricity for HVAC (3-2-3)

Motion: Joansandy Wong

Second: Jorge Lynch

Approved

Modify Course – Course Capacity Change

ACNT 1303 – course capacity increase from 21 to 24

Motion: Jim Christianson

Second: Jonathan Pearson

Approved

Modify Courses – Course Capacity Changes

FSHD 2343 – capacity increase from 12 to 14 

FSHD 2344 – capacity increase from 12 to 14 

Motion: Troy DeFrates

Second: Carolynn Reed

Approved

Add Course 

ESOL 0350 Integrated Reading and Writing for ESL Students (3-3-0) – to replace current usage of 3 separate NCBE courses

Modify Courses – Course Capacity Changes

ESOL 0311 Reading and Vocabulary 1 (3-3-0) – increasing course cap from 12 to 14 to meet student demand

ESOL 0395 Grammar 1 (3-3-0) – increasing course cap from 12 to 14 to meet student demand

Motion: Jorge Lynch

Second: Stephanie Frausto

Approved

Add New Award – CIP Code 52.0904

Food and Beverage Management Specialization AAS

Motion: Carolynn Reed

Second: Jonathan Pearson

Approved

Move Math requirement from Sem 1 to Sem 2, move CHEF 1301 or FDNS 1301 from Sem 2 to Sem 3,  HAMG 2307 from Sem 3 to Sem 4. Restricted electives are combined in Sem 5 with all options listed. Special Approval Required

Bar Management Level 1 Certificate – total 26 SCH

Restaurant Management Level 1 Certificate – total 26 SCH

Motion: Jonathan Pearson

Second: Carolynn Reed

Approved

Revise CE Truck Driving Program – CIP Code 49.0205
CE Truck Driving: Combine two 80 contact hours courses into a single 160 contact hours course --- no change to current 160 total award contact hours

Motion: Troy DeFrates

Second: Erica Wright

Approved

Hope to start interview for members soon

• Going to put together a Lighthouse Committee to bring recommendations back to C&P June 2026

Motion: Jonathan Pearson

Second: Joansandy Wong

Approved

Motion was made to add two snew items to the agenda.

Motion: Brandon Whatley

Second: Jim Christianson

Approved

1. Criteria for course capacity adjustments

1. Review of prior approvals by C&P when there are process issues related to that decision.

Motion: Brandon Whatley Table till the April Meeting

Second: Jonathan Pearson

Approved