Meeting & Agendas

Members Present: Cathy Angell, Michelle Fitzpatrick, Marie Fofi, Valerie Fulton, Lyman Grant, Carol Hawk, Ron Johns, Shirin Khosropour, Mary Kohls, Joann Kroll, Jorge Lynch, Gaye Lynn Scott, Mike Midgley, Reed Peoples, Clark Peterson Proxy: Linnea Fletcher (for Paul Williams), Bailey Lathem (for Regina Swearengin), Rebecca Robinson-Francis (for Pat Abbott) Guests: Linda Kluck, Teresa Moore, Tobin Quereau, Robert Rogers, Tomi Welch, Russell Wittrup Mike Midgley chaired this meeting which was a continuation of the Jan. 23, 2015 Curriculum and Programs Committee meeting. The goal of this meeting was to resolve three issues. 1. Adding PSYC 1300/EDUC 1300 to the Component Area of the Core Curriculum 2. Reviewing ACC requirement to include a Speech course in all degree plans 3. Adding a student success course to all degree plans

Ron and Mike opened the discussion on adding PSYC 1300/EDUC 1300 to the Component Area Option of the Core Curriculum for 2015-16, and if the committee approved adding the four-hour language courses to the Core Curriculum. Gaye Lynn Scott moved to add PSYC 1300/EDUC 1300, and ARAB, CHIN, FREN, GERM, JAPN, LATI, RUSS, SPAN 1411 AND 1412 Courses to the 2015-16 core curriculum; second by Shirin Khosropour. Approved. Committee discussed whether or not ACC should continue including a speech course requirement in all degree plans. With the recent revisions to meet SB497 60-hour mandates, instructional departments were reviewing this issue. The speech requirement is not SACSCOC mandated. Can ACC address speech competencies in other ways? Curriculum Committee will make recommendation to ACAC on certain issues. Members suggested getting instructional departments involved, by identifying how they meet oral competency needs. Departments should have conversations about speech as a required course. How do departments want to incorporate oral competency skills. Some suggested doing a departmental survey to determine how departments teach competencies; how programs are structured to incorporate speech competencies; the departmental decision on speech course inclusion in awards. Recommendation: Curriculum Committee will gather additional information on Speech and request ACAC not vote on Speech at this time. Motion by Ron Johns that speech be retained in plans for 2015-16 until information is received from department poll. If allowed to remove speech, what will departments change. Motion was withdrawn. Motion by Gaye Lynn Scott to remove the institutional mandate that a speech course be included in every degree plan. Second by Carol Hawk. Motion failed (Yes - 6 votes, No - 9 votes). Mike Midgley will report to ACAC on Feb. 7, 2015 that Curriculum Committee did not choose to remove speech from award plans.

Mike reported that the ACAC agenda will include a discussion on the success course requirement in all degree plans. AR# 1.04.012 identifies the requirement for any First Time at ACC student with less than 12 credit hours. ACC has 1-, 2-, and 3- hour courses available under PSYC/EDUC. Motion by Reed Peoples to include 1-, 2-, or 3-hour success course in all degrees. Motion died. Motion by Ron Johns that First Time at ACC students with less than 12 credit hours be required to take a success course. Motion was withdrawn. Motion by Reed Peoples to proposed accepting 1-, 2-, or 3-credit hour success course in all approved ACC degree plans as a required courses. Motion failed (Yes -5; No -9). Mike will report to ACAC that the proposed requirement to include a Student Success course in all degree plans not be approved.