College of the Redwoods
Summary of Course Changes
09.25.15
LEGEND
PREFIX = Course prefix; # = Course Number; TITLE = Course title or title change; NEW = New course or large format/distanced education proposal first
submission; REV = Revised course; REP = Replaces existing course; INA = Inactivated course; UNITS = Total Units and hours of new or revised course; UC = UC
transferable – indicate UC transfer status by placing an A for approved courses and a P for courses pending; CSU = CSU transferable – indicate CSU transfer
status by placing an A for approved courses and a P for courses pending CR GE = credits apply to CR General Education; underlined indicates new CR
GE and R for approval removed; COMMENTS = Review of outline changes, including prerequisites.
Prefix
#
BIOL
BIOL
9
16
BIOL
17
BIOL
19
BIOL
BIOL
22
23
BIOL
24
BIOL
25
BIOL
BIOL
26
35
BIOL
88A
BIOL
99A
Title/Title Change
Plants and People
Birds of the North Coast
Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers,
and Ferns
Rare Plants: Species of Special
Concerns
California Plant Identificaiton
Lichens of Northern California
Intro to Marine and
Anadromous Fishes
Marine and Coastal Field
Biology
Intro to Marine Plankton
Field Studies in Biology
Experimental Course in
Biology
Ecology of Selected
Ecosystems
N
E
W
R
E
V
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
U
C
C
S
U
CR
GE
X
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
X
X
X
X
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
X
X
Course inactivation.
X
X
Course inactivation.
X
X
X
X
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
X
X
Course inactivation.
X
X
Course inactivation.
X
X
X
X
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
X
X
Course inactivation.
X
X
Course inactivation.
Prefix
#
BIOL
99B
BIOL
99C
BIOL
99D
BIOL
99E
BIOL
99F
BIOL
BIOL
CHEM
ENVSC
ENVSC
ENVSC
GEOG
Title/Title Change
N
E
W
R
E
V
Identification and Ecology of
Grasses
Ecology of the Pygmy Forest
Identificaiton of Northcoast
Birds
Intertidal Ecology
Ecology of the Redwoods
Forest
Marine Mammals of the
North Coast
120P Marine Algae
40 Independent Study
15 Intro to Energy
22 Solar Heating Design
40 Independent Study
40 Independent Study
99G
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
U
C
C
S
U
CR
GE
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
X
X
Course inactivation.
X
X
Course inactivation.
X
X
Course inactivation.
X
X
Course inactivation.
X
X
Course inactivation.
X
X
Course inactivation.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
GEOL
1
Physical Geology
X
A
GEOL
OCEAN
PE
PE
PHYS
PE
40
40
37
65
40
49
Independent Study
Independent Study
Road Cycling for Fitness
Intro to Physical Education
Independent Study
Intercollegiate Soccer - Men
X
X
X
X
X
X
A
X
X
X
X
X
A
BUS
18
Business Law
X
A
A
X
A
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Inactivation of the hybrid deliver of distance
education only.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course update as regularly scheduled.
Course updated with course objectives to more
clearly demonstrate its compliance with final C-ID
descriptor.
Prefix
#
Title/Title Change
BIOL
1
General Biology
BIOL
18
Natural History of North
Coast Mammals
BIOL
BIOL
BIOL
BIOL
40
N
E
W
Independent Study - Natural
History Museum Curation
42
Peer Tutoring in Life Sciences
- Anatomy
43
Peer Tutoring in Life Sciences
- Zoology
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
4.0
[54/54]
X
X
Independent Study - Cadaver
Prosection
41
R
E
V
X
1.0
[0/54]
X
1.0
[0/54]
X
1.0
[0/54]
X
1.0
[0/54]
U
C
A
C
S
U
CR
GE
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
A
New modalities: Online-internet based - delayed
interaction and Hybrid online-internet/classroom
based.
A
Course has not been updated since 2008.
P
Course update. BIOL-40 had formerly been used to
denote generic independent study opportunities, and
was most often used to enroll advanced anatomy
students interested in cadaver prosection. A series of
independent study courses which provide an array of
opportunities for biology students to conduct
advanced studies.
P
New course designed as an independent study
opportunity for biology students to conduct
advanced studies. This course is for students wishing
to learn skills associate with natural history museum
specimen curation.
P
New course designed as an advanced course for
biology students wishing to combine review human
anatomy with an opportunity to tutor peers in a
classroom setting.
P
New course designed as an advanced course for
biology students wishing to combine review of
general zoology with an opportunity to tutor peers in
a classroom setting.
Prefix
#
Title/Title Change
44
Peer Tutoring in Life Sciences
- Botany
BIOL
45
Peer Tutoring in Life Sciences
- Physiology
AJ
190F
BIOL
AG
AG
5
32
N
E
W
Intro to Agriculture
Economics
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
X
1.0
[0/54]
X
1.0
[0/54]
PC 832 Firearms
Intro to Animal Science
R
E
V
U
C
C
S
U
CR
GE
P
New course designed as an advanced course for
biology students wishing to combine review of
general botany with an opportunity to tutor peers in
a classroom setting.
P
New course designed as an advanced course for
biology students wishing to combine review of
human physiology with an opportunity to tutor peers
in a classroom setting.
X
X
X
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
Regularly scheduled course update.
3.0
[54/0]
3.0
[54/0]
P
P
P
P
A
New course. Many colleges are offering a 3 unit
lecture version of the introduction to animal science
course. In fact, the transfer institutions that offer
introduction to animal science, offer it as a lecture
course. Also, the lecture version is accepted as CSU
GE life science credit. Course has been approved for
CRGE Area A - Natural Science.
A
The Associate of Science in Agriculture Plant Science
for Transfer emphasizes disciplines related to the
management of soil, water, air, plant resources,
particularly pertaining to the agricultural industry.
This Agriculture Economics course will provide a way
for students to meet the Area D requirements while
focusing on the agricultural field. Course has been
approved for CRGE Area A - Natural Science.
Prefix
#
Title/Title Change
AJ
108
Field Training Officer
AJ
170
Public Safety Dispatcher Basic
Course
N
E
W
R
E
V
X
X
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
U
C
C
S
U
CR
GE
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
2.0
[36/0]
New course. This course is a result of a training needs
assessment by local law enforcement agencies. Field
training officers are required to have this training
before acting as a trainer, and this course is designed
to meet the legal mandates for this required training
using standardized instruction.
6.0
[99/27]
Regularly scheduled course update. Update includes
an increase in total units from 5 to 6 because of
changes to POST requirements.
College of the Redwoods
Summary of Curricular Changes
09.25.15
DEGREES & CERTIFICATES
NEW = New Program; SUB = Revised program that has undergone substantive changes; NONSUB = Revised
program that has undergone non-substantial changes; INA = Inactivated program; COMMENTS = nature of proposal
Program Title
N
E
W
Dental Assisting
Associate of Science
Dental Assisting
Certificate of Achievement
N
O
N
S
U
B
X
X
Income Tax Preparation
Certificate of Completion
X
Successful Veterans in College
Certificate of Competency
X
S
U
B
I
N
A
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
Based on assessment activities, the program learning outcomes are being
revised.
Based on assessment activities, the program learning outcomes are being
revised.
New noncredit certificate. The sequence of noncredit courses (BUS-280, WORK220, WORK-222, WORK-228) will provide students with the necessary skills and
knowledge required for a position as a tax preparer.
New noncredit certificate designed to prepare veterans to successfully
transition to college life. The sequence of noncredit courses (GUID-275, GUID276) enables students to honor their life experiences and convert their miliary
training into lifelong success skills.