IDEA
For all curricular changes (credit & noncredit) including, but
not limited to: course outlines (new and revised), degree/
certificate forms, distance education forms, large class size
forms, and inactivations
Redwoods Community College District
Curriculum Routing Flow
Development/
Departmental Review
Division Review
Technical & Curriculum
Committee Review
Curriculum Committee
Meeting
Faculty
Faculty
Curriculum Specialist
Forwards completed curriculum
to dean or director.
Posts document(s) to the
curriculum web forums on Friday
before target meeting.
The Curriculum Committee cannot
discuss or vote on any curriculum
proposal that does not appear on the
agenda. It’s the LAW!
Sends communique to
department members and all
faculty who may be impacted
district-wide and to dean or
director announcing intention
and inviting collaboration.
Faculty
Develops curriculum and
completes appropriate
curriculum document form(s).
Distance Education forms
require additional consultation
with the Faculty DE Coordinator.
Faculty
Sends completed curriculum
document to department
members and impacted faculty
district-wide, allowing one
week for responses and
suggestions for revision.
Distance Education proposals
also go to the Faculty DE
Coordinator for signature.
Dean or Director
1. Reviews documents for up to
two weeks.
2. Electronically fills in name and
date on the document form(s), if
applicable.
3. Forwards proposal as Word
document to curriculum
specialist at least eight calendar
days before the target
Curriculum Committee Meeting.
Curriculum Specialist
Reviews document(s) for basic
completeness, contacting faculty
author for further revision/
information as necessary.
Please remember the following as you participate in the curriculum process:
Faculty Authors
Seek district-wide collegial collaboration, feedback, and approval.
Use only the most recent forms, located on the Curriculum Resources page.
Pay attention to the curriculum “ripple effect”: how changes in one course outline
can impact other courses and degrees/certificates.
Do not bring last minute revision printouts to the meeting (a Brown Act violation).
If you are an associate faculty member, invite a departmental representative to
attend the meeting with you who can answer questions from an institutional
perspective.
Reviewers
Carefully review curriculum documents; do not “rubber stamp” your approval.
Be prompt with feedback so faculty have an opportunity to make revisions.
Use Curriculum Forums effectively by reading and posting comments; pay attention
to substantive issues rather than minor technical errors.
Curriculum Committee
Technical Review
(Admissions Mgr, Information
Systems Mgr, Scheduler, Evaluator,
Curriculum Specialist)
Review document(s) and post
comments on curriculum web
forums by noon on Wednesday
before meeting.
Discusses and votes to approve,
table, or reject curriculum
proposals.
Faculty Authors
(or designees) Must attend the
meeting, along with any other
department members or their
dean or director who may wish
to discuss their reviews of the
proposal.
Curriculum Committee
Review document(s) and post
comments on curriculum web
forums by noon on Wednesday
before meeting.
Appropriate administrators, including
but not limited to the VPI, may also
post any comments they have by
noon on Wednesday before meeting.
Chancellor’s Office
ALL NEW courses/degrees/
certificates must also be
approved by the Chancellor’s
Office. This process can take
several months, and further
revision may be required.
MOST REVISED courses/
degrees/certificates must also
be approved by the Chancellor’s
Office. Depending on the
proposed revisions, these are
processed as either substantial
or non-substantial changes.
Substantial changes may take
several months to be approved,
and further revision may be
required.
Further Approvals
Academic Senate
Votes to approve or oppose the
actions of the Curriculum
Committee at its twice-monthly
meeting.
Faculty
Board of Trustees
1. Reviews forum comments.
2. If necessary, revises
document(s) based on feedback
from reviewers.
3. Sends revised proposal as
Word document to curriculum
specialist by noon on Thursday
before meeting.
Votes to approve or oppose the
actions of the Curriculum
Committee/Academic Senate at
its monthly meeting.
Non-Substantial changes are
usually approved within 2-3
months, and rarely require
further revision.
Curriculum Specialist
Facilitates all communication
with the Chancellor’s Office.
S/he will notify faculty if any
action is needed, and will notify
faculty and dean or director
when their proposal is approved.
Last Revised 04/12/2016