Curriculum Committee Meeting
November 11, 2011
Committee: Cresap, Herrington, Albert, Riter, Rychlicki, Slider, Winland, C. Kefauver, Soly, L. Kefauver
Not present: Baricska, Gaston
Presenters:
Topic
Approval of October minutes
Discussion
Three errors found
Follow-up
L. Kefauver to correct.
Corrections made 12-6-11.
General Education- Final
AA – 41 hours
AS – 36 hours
AAS – 15 hours
-added BA 109 to Math Core (certain
programs)
CAS – 6 hours
N. Albert suggested eliminating all explanations
from AAS and CAS listings.
Approval of Gen Ed Core:
Winland, second Albert;
Motion carried with one member
abstaining.
First Reading – D. Roth
Transfer Programs
 Business Admin, AS
 Accounting/Bus Admin
Franciscan
 Accounting/Bus Admin (Mgt)
Mountain State
 Business Admin West Liberty
 Business Studies, Bus Admin
Franciscan
Deleting:
BA 117, MATH 108, SOC 125, SS, SCI
D. Roth explained that with the deletions all
program hours are now decreased to 60. The
WLU layout is still missing from the catalog. This
should be corrected with N. Albert’s department
taking over the catalog. K. Herrington suggested
eliminating the list of restricted electives in the
WLU layout.
Approved First Reading:
Albert, second Slider.
Motion carried.
Topic
First Reading – D. Roth
 Accounting, Business Career
Studies, CP (CAS)
 Small Business Management,
Business Career Studies, CP (CAS)
Deleting
 BA 117, PSYC 155
Change
 BA108 from 2 credit hours to 3.
First Reading – D. Roth
 Business Studies Accounting, AAS
 Business Studies Business Admin,
AAS
Deleting:
 Math 108, MATH or SCI core,
CIT 182, BA 117, PSYC 155, ACC
210.
Adding:
 BA 109, MGT 250 or 253, BA 160,
BA100, ACC XXX
Discussion
D. Roth stated that he would prefer to eliminate
the CPs, but barring that would make the listed
changes to comply with Series 11.
Error in layout of Accounting, Business Career
Studies: there is a second ENG 101 that should be
CIT 117.
Follow-up
D. Roth to correct layout
error.
Approve First Reading:
C. Riter, second N. Albert.
Motion carried.
D. Roth explained that currently Cost Accounting
(ACC 210) is not transferrable. He is proposing to
combine Cost and Managerial. Students will use
the same textbook as is used for ACC 122 and 123,
providing a cost savings for them.
D. Roth to remove asterisk by
Cost/Managerial Accounting.
Approve First Reading:
D. Cresap, second L. Soly.
Motion carried.
Topic
First Reading – R. Malek
 Executive Admin Asst, AAS
 Accounting Business Studies, AAS
 Business Admin, AAS
 Accounting, CP
 Business Office, CP
 Legal Office, CP
 Small Business Management, CP
 Medical Assisting, Admin Medical
Asst, CP
 Microsoft Applications and
Support Desk, AAS
Deleting:
 BA 117, BA 232, MATH core, SCI
core, HPE 105, HPE 110, SS core,
CIT 158
Adding:
 ECON 104, MGT 250, PAL 100,
PAL 11
Discussion
Records Management (BA 232) is becoming part of
BA 160. R. Malek asked if BA 117 could become a
developmental course. Students really are
expected to come to the college level classroom
with keyboarding skills. Could the keyboarding
test be added to the COMPASS?
Follow-up
HLR needs to be removed from
Exec Admin Asst; require
combinations during second
fall should be:
ECON 104 and MGT 250
Or
PAL 100 and PAL 110
CP should be changed to CAS.
R. Malek to speak with
Admissions about adjustments
to COMPASS and to Financial
Aid about financial aid for
prerequisites.
Approve First Reading:
N. Albert, second C. Kefauver
Motion carried.
Topic
First Reading – J. Remias
 Refrigeration, Heating, and Air
Conditioning Technology, AAS
 Industrial Maintenance
Technology, CAS
 Appliance Repair, CAS
Deleting:
 PSYC 155 from all three
programs, SPHC 101 from IMT.
Change:
 ARS 102 from 3 cr hrs to 2.
First Reading – M. Grubor
Hospitality, AAS
Discontinue Program
Discussion
J. Remias made changes to comply with Series 11.
Refrigeration, Heating, and Air Conditioning
Technology hours have decreased to 60; Industrial
Maintenance to 30 (but I short on Gen Ed);
Appliance Repair to 31.
Follow-up
Change note in layout in IMT
to read, “Additional 1 credit
hour of General Education is
required.”
Approve First Reading with
changes and Waive Second:
N. Albert, second S. Rychlicki.
Motion carried.
Discontinuation recommended due to lack of
enrollment and credential not required for
hospitality jobs regionally.
First Reading – M. Grubor
 Culinary Arts, AAS
 Culinary Arts, CP
Deleting:
 CART 100, CART 122, SS core,
SCI core, CART 210
Adding:
 CART XXX
 BA 109 / MATH core
Changing:
CART 251 to from 5 hrs to 3
Culinary Arts, AAS credit hours decreased to 6062. It was suggested that the pre/Corequisite for
CART 251 be changed to MATH core instead of
BA 109 or MATH core.
M. Grubor to get names of
those currently enrolled in the
program.
Approve First Reading and
Waive Second:
N. Albert, second S. Rychlicki.
Motion carried.
Add a note. “students who
choose a 2 credit hour math
course must take one
additional hour of General
Education.” Need the final BA
109 MCG.
Approve First Reading as
amended:
N. Albert, second G. Winland.
Motion carried.
Topic
Discussion
Follow-up
First Reading – J. Plesa
 Paralegal Studies, CP
 Paralegal Studies, AAS
Deleting:
 CP
Changing:
 Combining PAL 170 and PAL 180
Discussion about hearing the CP proposal to
eliminate or send back to have it meet Series 11
and then hear it in case it has to be kept?
J. Plesa explained that he is combining
Constitutional Law I and II and eliminating one
textbook. K. Herrington asked if he wanted to
rotate the course offering in the regular term. He
does not. J. Plesa asked for some clarification on
pre/corequisites.
No discussion about the change of hours.
Have CP meet Series 11
criteria and then hear the
proposal. J. Plesa to think
about pre and corequisites.
Approve First Reading:
C. Kefauver, second S.
Rychlicki.
Accrediting body (AST) has added new
requirements, scrub role (currently teaching),
circulating, and second assist (added). According
to the accreditation visit last spring, classroom
time needs to be increased and a recommendation
has been made to eliminate the CP. N. Albert
asked what we are doing for currently enrolled
students. B. Peterman said they have been
informed and will still be meeting the benchmark
of 125 surgeries by May.
Change implementation date
to Fall 2012; Add one hour to
compensate for AHS 103 being
changed to one hour from two.
Approve First Reading with
modifications:
G. Winland, second V. Slider.
Motion carried.
First Reading – R. Lucki
 Medical Assisting
 Surgical Technology
 Health Information Technology
Change:
 AHS 103 from 2 credit hours to 1
First Reading – B. Peterman
 Surgical Technology, CP
 Surgical Technology, AAS
Deleting:
 CP
 ST 100
Remove “admission to the
college” as a prerequisite,
clean up course description,
and submit a new MCG.
Approve First Reading with
modifications: N. Albert,
second D. Cresap.
Topic
Discussion
Follow-up
First Reading – D. Cresap
 Medical Assisting, Admin Med
Asst, CP
 Medical Assisting, Clinical Med
Asst, AAS (1st year)
 Medical Billing and Coding
Specialist, CP
Deleting:
 BA 117
Adding:
 BA 109
First Reading – D. Cresap
 Clinical Medical Assistant, (2nd
year)
Deleting:
 MATH, AHS 105
Adding:
 BA 109, MAS XX-I, MAS XX-II,
Restricted elective, PSYC 208
First Reading – D. Cresap
 Medical Billing and Coding
Specialist, CP
Adding:
 CIT 117
N. Albert asked if BQ 117 could be removed from
prerequisites. There was a discussion about BA
109.
Approve First Reading:
N. Albert, second C. Kefauver.
Motion carried.
N. Albert asked K. Herrington if the addition of
PSYC 208 will make it necessary to add more
sections of it. K. Herrington thought not.
Approve First Reading:
C. Kefauver, second V. Slider.
Motion carried.
Some re-sequencing and clean up of description for
catalog.
Remove BA 117.
Approve First Reading:
G. Winland, second S.
Rychlicki.
Motion carried.
Topic
Discussion
Follow-up
First Reading – K. Herrington
 Early Childhood Care and
Education, AAS
Deleting:
 HPE 110
Next Meeting
December 9, 2011, 1:00 pm PBR
Potluck lunch.
No discussion.
Approve First Reading and
Waive Second:
N. Albert, second C. Kefauver
Motion carried
Expecting HIT, CIT, CPR, SL, RAD. N. Albert
suggested that those proposals up for second
reading in December be reviewed via email.
Motion to Adjourn:
V. Slider, second C. Kefauver
Motion carried; meeting
adjourned.