Academic Senate Meeting
AGENDA ITEM 4.2 summary
April 3, 2015
College of the Redwoods
Summary of Course Changes
03.27.15
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
#
Title/Title Change
N
E
W
AJ
107
Basic Traffic Collision Investigation
X
ESL
210
Intermediate English as Second
Language - Low
Curriculum Changes: 03.27.15
R
E
V
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
[2.0]
36/0
X
U
C
C
S
U
CR
GE
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
New course requested by local law enforcement agencies.
The course is one needed for law enforcement officers to
legally issue citations as a result of a traffic collision.
Course update. ESL-210 is a competency-based curriculum;
the new Course Learning Outcomes now reflect the key
competencies that students should be able to do at the low
intermediate level in order to demonstrate proficiency. The
new Concepts list the content the students will engage with
and practice to meet the competencies outlined in the new
Course Learning Outcomes. The Representative Assessment
Tasks have been modified to better assess for the updated
Outcomes. In addition, the current Curriculum Proposal form
(revised 09.09.14) requires Course Objectives and Methods
of Instruction, which have been included in this update, and
the retake policy has been updated to “Unlimited” to align
with other noncredit course offerings.
Academic Senate Meeting
AGENDA ITEM 4.2 summary
April 3, 2015
Prefix
#
Title/Title Change
N
E
W
R
E
V
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
U
C
C
S
U
CR
GE
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
Course update. ESL-211 is a competency-based curriculum;
the new Course Learning Outcomes reflect the key
competencies that students should be able to do at the high
intermediate level in order to demonstrate proficiency. The
new Concepts now list the content the students will engage
with and practice to meet the competencies outlined in the
new Course Learning Outcomes. The Representative
Assessment Tasks have been modified to better assess for
the updated outcomes and objectives. Moreover, the current
Curriculum Proposal form (revised 09.09.14) requires
Objectives and Methods of Instruction, which have been
included in this update, and the retake policy has been
updated to “unlimited” to align with other noncredit course
offerings.
ESL
211
Intermediate English as Second
Language - High
X
CT
72
Electrical Code and Standards
X
A
Course update to reflect current outcomes, content and
assessments.
BT
50
Intro to Database Management
and Systems
X
A
Course update with a new course title and catalog
description. Revisions to align course with C-ID descriptor.
LVN
121
Nursing of Adults and Children I
X
Course updated to keep outline current.
LVN
122
Nursing of Adults and Children II
X
Course updated to streamline the course learning outcomes.
Recommended Prep of ENGL-150 and MATH-380 were
added.
LVN
123
Nursing of Adults and Children III
X
Course updated to keep outline current. Prerequisite
changed to LVN-122.
AG
41
Agriculture Cooperative Work
Experience Education
AG
3
Intro to Animal Science
X
A
A
AG
7
Livestock Feeding and Nutrition
X
P
A
Curriculum Changes: 03.27.15
X
Course inactivation.
A
Course updated to align with C-ID descriptor. Catalog
description has been revised.
Course update includes new course title and catalog
description. Course revised to align with C-ID descriptor.
Recommended prep changed to ENGL-150.
Academic Senate Meeting
AGENDA ITEM 4.2 summary
April 3, 2015
U
C
C
S
U
CR
GE
X
A
A
A
Course update includes revised catalog description. Course
revised to align with C-ID descriptor. Recommended prep
changed to ENGL-150.
Intro to Plant Science
X
A
A
A
Course update includes revised catalog description. Course
revised to align with C-ID descriptor. Recommended prep
changed to ENGL-150.
30
Intro to Agriculture Business
X
A
A
Course update includes new course title and catalog
description. Course revised to align with C-ID descriptor.
Recommended prep changed to ENGL-150.
AG
35
Agriculture Sales and
Communications
X
P
A
Course update includes revised catalog description. Course
revised to align with C-ID descriptor. Recommended prep
changed to ENGL-150.
AG
51
Tractor Operation
X
P
A
Course update includes revised catalog description. Course
revised to align with C-ID descriptor. Recommended prep
changed to ENGL-150.
Prefix
#
Title/Title Change
AG
17
Intro to Soil Science
AG
23
AG
Curriculum Changes: 03.27.15
N
E
W
R
E
V
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change