Academic Senate Meeting
April 17, 2015
AGENDA ITEM 4.1 Summary
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
High School Equivalency Preparation
Certificate of Completion
Career and College Foundations
Certificate of Completion
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Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
New noncredit Certificate of Completion will provide basic skills instruction for community members who need help preparing to take a high school equivalency test. It will meet the life-long learning needs of our community by providing a structured academic pathway for those who need additional preparation and instruction to be successful.
New noncredit certificate will prepare students for transition to college or a new career. It will provide a structured academic pathway for those students those who may have graduated high school but do not fall into the traditional academic paradigm. This sequence of courses will provide instruction in basic skills, work readiness and computer literacy in order to help students meet academic and vocational goals.
Curriculum Changes: 04.10.15

Academic Senate Meeting
April 17, 2015
AGENDA ITEM 4.1 Summary
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
CIS
LVN
BUS
GS
WORK
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35
Intro to Information Systems
Security
Title/Title Change
252 Custodian: Basic Maintenance
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Lec/ Lab
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110A Pharmacology - Vocational Nurse I
18 Business Law
6 First Year Experience
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Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
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Course updated to align with C-ID descriptor. Revisions include new course title and catalog description.
Recommended prep changed to include CIS-31.
Regularly scheduled review to maintain online status.
X X New modality: distance education
X Regularly scheduled review to maintain online status.
New course designed to provide a short-term vocational course that utilizes resources available in institutions like the jail to train individuals in an area in which they could obtain employment upon release from jail.
EDUC 201 College of the Redwoods Tech X
New course designed to prepare students to effectively interact with technology tools. Knowledge of how to leverage online tools and systems is essential to be successful in college and in the workplace. At College of the
Redwoods there are a significant number of students who do not know how to use the Learning Management System
(LMS) well. It is also crucial that students know how to access student email accounts.
Curriculum Changes: 04.10.15

Academic Senate Meeting
April 17, 2015
Prefix # Title/Title Change
EDUC 203 Getting Started in Online Classes
EDUC 203 Getting Started in Online Classes
MATH 252 Open Mathematics Lab
AGENDA ITEM 4.1 Summary
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Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
New course designed to prepare students to effectively participate in a fully online class by introducing them to the key skills and tools necessary to be a successful online student. Currently, as College of the Redwoods offers more courses online, and as instructors use more online tools in blended learning environments, it is increasingly important that students be able to efficiently communicate and learn using online tools.
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X
New modality: distance education
Course updated from supervised tutoring ot an open lab course where students receive instruction in basic skills mathematics individually and in small groups based on need.
Curriculum Changes: 04.10.15