For New Course
or
Revision
IDEA
Development/
Departmental Review
Division Review
Administrator and
Curriculum Committee
Review
The Curriculum Committee
cannot discuss or vote on any
curriculum proposal that does not
appear on the agenda.
It’s the LAW!
Faculty
Forwards completed curriculum
document to dean or director.
Faculty
Sends memo to department
members district-wide and to
dean or director announcing
intention and inviting
collaboration.
Posts document to the
curriculum MyCR website.
The Curriculum Committee
discusses and votes to approve,
table, or reject curriculum
proposals.
Dean or Director
1. Reviews document for up to
two weeks.
2. Electronically fills in name
and date on document form (if
applicable).
3. Forwards file as email
attachment to curriculum
support staff at least two weeks
before the target Curriculum
Committee meeting.
Faculty
Develops curriculum and
completes curriculum document
form.
Faculty
Sends completed curriculum
document to department
members district-wide, allowing
one week for responses and
suggestions for revision.
Curriculum Support Staff
Distance Education proposals
also go to the CR Distance
Education Dean
Reviews document for basic
completeness, contacting faculty
author for further
revision/information as
necessary.
Please do the following as you participate in the curriculum process:
Faculty
• Seek district-wide collegial collaboration, feedback, and approval.
• Use only the most recent outline forms, located in Public Folders/Curriculum/Forms.
• 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 ample opportunity to make revisions.
• Use MyCR effectively by reading and posting comments; pay attention to substantive
issues rather than minor technical errors.
Faculty authors (or designees)
must attend the meeting, along
with any other department
members or the division chair
who may wish to discuss their
reviews of the proposal.
Administrative Reviewers
(VP Instruction, Deans Mendo and
Del Norte, Admissions Manager)
Review document and post
comments on MyCR within one
week.
Further Approvals
Curriculum Support Staff
Curriculum Committee
Meeting
Curriculum Committee
Academic Senate
Votes to approve or oppose the
actions of the curriculum
committee at its twice-monthly
meeting.
Review document and post
comments on MyCR.
Faculty
Reviews MyCR comments,
responds to comments, and
possibly revises document,
electronically forwarding to
curriculum support staff by noon
Thursday before meeting.
Board of Trustees
Votes to approve or oppose the
actions of the Curriculum
Committee/Academic Senate at
its monthly meeting.
revised 2-6-09