QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
To:
M.Chauhan, M. Deutsch, D. Klarberg, K. Steele, C. Weber, D Weber, R. Yuster
From:
M. Deutsch, P. Pecorino
Date:
December 22, 2009
Re:
Curriculum Committee meeting on December 22, 2009 at 2pm in H-345
The Curriculum Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 in H-345.
AGENDA
1) Approval of Agenda
2) Approval of Minutes of November 17, 2009
3) Monthly Report – Senate December 8,2009
4) Activities Report 2009-2010 update
5) ACTION ITEMS :
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Certificate Program in Accounting/Office Administration Technology
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Business Courses associated with the above
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A.S. Degree Program in Biotechnology as a Dual Joint with York College
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BI – 115 which is currently running as an experimental course.
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A.S. Degree Program in Science for Pharmaceuticals as a Dual joint program with York College
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CH Courses associated with the above program
6) Old Business
7) New Business

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ITEM Specific charge from Steering Committee: STATUS
The Committee would also be asked to review curricular modifications and course revisions to accommodate Learning
Academies
On-going consideration of the curricular impact of eportfolios; consideration of the possibility of an STX-100 that would be full-semester, 1 credit (with the notion that the
Curriculum Committee would vet the syllabus of such a course, and review who would teach it, what it would cover, and whether it would become a single-credit required course, or a pre-requisite for English 101.) assess the effectiveness of QCC basic skills remediation, particularly in light of recent decrease in those passing the exit exams
Review curricular implications for the possibility of extra contact hours for selected remedial courses (noting Middle
States and statistical findings on learning outcomes in this area)
As part of welcoming the Veterans into civilian life; formulate DANTES policy for granting credit for military service.
Work with members of Humanities Departments to implement a “Speech Across the Curriculum” requirement;
None Requested
No changes requested
Report requested from the
OAA
Awaiting reliable data from
OAA from the MDRC study
Awaiting detailed proposals from OAA
Department of SP and
Theatre has no interest in pursuing this participate in the Degree Program Review by evaluating the process
Work with Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics,
Chemistry, Biology and Geological Sciences, and Nursing to review the possibility of a Math Across the Curriculum initiative, or a Science Across the Curriculum initiative, as per Middle States Self-Study recommendations;
Work with the committee on Computer Resources and the
Committee on Distance learning to review syllabus modifications to integrate the E-portfolio into course assignments, or to convert existing courses into hybrid or asynchronous on-line courses;
Work as needed with the Special Committee on On-Line
Programs to evaluate any on-line curriculum issues that may arise, in concert with the Committee on Distance Education study the status of the Humanities at QCC- creation of sub committee-report to the Senate by May 2009 (this is in progress, although a new designee from the Department of
History needs to be named to replace Dr. Michael Proulx, who has left the college)
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