Noncredit Programs and Courses: New Noncredit Career Development and College
Preparation (CDCP) Program
1. A new program concept is proposed and discussed within the appropriate division.
2. Division chair or designee submits a program proposal outline to the Instruction
Council and Academic Senate.
3. Division chair or designee submits a program request online through the Institutional
Research website.
4. Division chair or designee submits a memo with justification of the need for the new
program, together with the program outline/design, applicable new course outlines,
and the completed Request for Approval of a New Noncredit Program to the Office of
Instruction. In addition, the procedure for approval of a new credit course must be
followed for each new course associated with the program.
5. The new program documentation and course outlines are reviewed by the Co-Chairs
of the Curriculum Committee.
6. The new program documentation and course outlines are reviewed by the Curriculum
Technical Review Committee.
7. The new program documentation and course outlines are reviewed by the Curriculum
Committee.
8. The Office of Instruction will prepare information for presentation to the Board of
Trustees for approval of the new program.
9. For CTE programs only, the CTE Office or designee will prepare and submit
documents to the Regional Occupational Education Consortium for endorsement of
the new CTE program.
10. The Instructional Support Services Office will prepare and submit required
documents to the CCC Chancellor’s Office for approval of the new program.
11. Upon approval by the CCC Chancellor’s Office and issuance of a course control
number, the Academic Records Office will enter the program into the Banner system.