EL CAMINO COLLEGE
MINUTES OF THE COLLEGE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
October 8, 2002
Present:
L. Beckett-Lemus, P. Gebert, R. Harris, N. Hata, K. Key, W. Killingsworth,
D. LaCoe, R. Mekaru, V. Rapp, C. Striepe, J. Young
Absent (excused): C. Fitzsimons, C. Somin
Ex-Officio
Members Present: A. Collette, J. Kim, P. Lund, L. Mukogawa, A. Spor
Absent (excused): A. Valles
Absent (unexcused): R. Smith
Also Present: S. Blake, S. Childress, T. Jackson, R. Quadhamer, B. Villalobos
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Key called the meeting to order at 2:33 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
J. Young moved that the minutes of the September 24, 2002, College Curriculum
Committee meeting be approved as written and R. Harris seconded the motion. The Chair
called for a vote and the motion carried.
CHAIR’S REPORT
K. Key informed the committee that he had nothing to report.
VICE PRESIDENT - ACADEMIC AFFAIRS' REPORT
N. Hata reported that the final edit of the 2002-2003 catalog had been completed and that
the goal was to have the revised catalog posted on the web by this Friday. She added that
the goal also was to have the revised catalog delivered to the printer on Friday. If that
occurs, then in approximately two weeks, the revised catalog will be ready for distribution.
CURRICULUM REVIEW
PROPOSALS REVIEWED BY CCC CHAIR AND VICE PRESIDENT – ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS:
Members were asked to review the justifications, provided by K. Key and N. Hata, for the
inactivation of English 40 and Spanish 52. As there were no questions, R. Harris moved,
and J. Young seconded, that the inactivations be approved. The motion carried.
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Chair Key then informed the divisions scheduled for curriculum review that each would
have fifteen minutes to present their respective proposals.
HUMANITIES PROPOSALS:
B. Villalobos distributed revisions for the English 47 proposal’s catalog description,
behavioral objectives, and outline of subject matter. During the brief discussion that
followed, B. Villalobos explained that the revisions better addressed the intent of the
course then provided an additional adjustment to the number of hours for the major topics.
As there were no questions, she then informed the committee that the division, at this time,
would not go forward with the proposed new course, English as a Second Language 54.
Faculty had not yet been able to contact the appropriate personnel in the Chancellor’s
Office for answers to a number of questions raised about this proposed course. She stated
that the ESL faculty would like to present the course to the CCC this academic year and
asked if this would be possible. Chair Key advised that the committee’s Extenuating
Circumstances Procedure could be an avenue for resubmission. J. Young then moved that
English 47, as revised, be approved. R. Harris seconded the motion, which carried.
J. Young moved, and N. Hata seconded, that the course’s condition of enrollment be
approved. The motion carried.
At this time, K. Key announced that J. Young would chair the remainder of the meeting as
he had to leave to meet another obligation.
FINE ARTS PROPOSALS:
R. Quadhamer informed the CCC that the Art Department had determined that Art 6 was
not designed specifically as a honors course; however, each semester a class section would
be designated as appropriate for students in the Honors Transfer Program. The committee
and the dean then agreed to revisions for the catalog description and for the course
outline’s Sections II, IV, V, VII, and VIII. After a brief discussion of Art 6L, V. Rapp
moved that the Fine Arts proposals, as amended, be approved. L. Beckett-Lemus seconded
the motion, which carried. V. Rapp then moved, and R. Harris seconded, that the
conditions of enrollment be approved. The motion carried.
INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY PROPOSALS:
The committee reviewed the catalog program description for the proposed new program,
Culinary Arts. T. Jackson provided a few minor changes to the description and after a
brief discussion, V. Rapp moved that the revised description be approved. C. Streipe
seconded the motion and it carried.
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS/ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE CRITERIA
J. Young directed the CCC to the Associate in Arts/Associate in Science Degree criteria
and informed members that the AA/AS Degree Task Force, chaired by K. Key and
V. Rapp, was a broad-based committee charged with developing criteria for each area of
the College’s general education patterns. V. Rapp added that the criteria was written by
faculty from disciplines associated with each area and then reviewed and revised by the
entire Task Force. J. Young explained that the criteria, once approved by the CCC, would
be forwarded to the Academic Senate for its approval. A. Collette remarked that the
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criteria were patterned after the Title 5 section covering courses appropriate for general
education and that development of these criteria had been undertaken so that the CCC
would have a point of reference for determining, during curriculum review, if a particular
course was appropriate for the associate degree general education patterns. The committee
then turned its attention to the specific criteria. During discussion of the Natural Sciences
criterion, W. Killingsworth asked if history of science should be listed with the examples
of courses appropriate for this area. The CCC decided that it was not necessary as the list
of courses was not exclusionary. Next, the committee reviewed the criterion for the Social
and Behavioral Sciences area. L. Beckett-Lemus suggested that language be added that
reflected how people related to other individuals and to their environment, as well as to
societies. J. Young, who had helped develop the original language, agreed with the
suggestion and said she would provide a revision of the criterion to the AA/AS Degree
Task Force. The committee then briefly reviewed the criteria for the areas of Humanities,
Language and Rationality, Health and Physical Education, and Mathematics Competency.
At the conclusion of the discussion, L. Beckett-Lemus moved that the CCC approve the
criteria for the areas of Natural Sciences, Humanities, Language and Rationality, Health
and Physical Education, and Mathematics Competency. V. Rapp seconded the motion
then explained that once the task force has approved the revised criterion for the Social and
Behavioral Sciences area, it would be forwarded to the CCC for its approval. J. Young
then called for a vote on the motion and it carried.
MAJOR AND CERTIFICATE PROPOSAL FORMS
J. Young stated that a subcommittee needed to be formed to address necessary revisions to
the CCC’s forms for Major and Certificate proposals. The forms should be designed to
better meet the needs of the faculty and the divisions as well as the CCC. In addition, the
subcommittee would need to develop criteria for general requirements so that proposals
submitted by the divisions could be parallel. A. Collette, P. Gebert, D. LaCoe, and
V. Rapp indicated they would serve on the subcommittee and D. LaCoe agreed to serve as
the chair. J. Young asked that the subcommittee be prepared to give a preliminary report
to the CCC at its December 10th meeting.
CCC BYLAWS
J. Young stated that the CCC Bylaws must be revised because a procedure that allows an
interim member to serve needed to be incorporated. In addition, the time frame for the
election of the CCC chair needed to be adjusted due to the compressed calendar and the
Dean of Enrollment Services needed to be added as an ex-officio representative because
this position was now responsible for matriculation. J. Young said K. Key had indicated
he would serve on a subcommittee addressing these issues then asked for other volunteers.
L. Beckett-Lemus, A. Collette, A. Spor, and C. Striepe said they would serve. A. Spor
agreed to chair the subcommittee. J. Young asked that this subcommittee also be prepared
to give a preliminary report to the CCC at the December 10th meeting.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
On behalf of Chair Key, J. Young asked that CCC representatives forward any major
concerns they have with curriculum proposals to either the Chair or A. Collette by
10:00 a.m. on the Mondays preceeding scheduled essential curriculum review. She
reminded the committee that the Chair, the Vice President-Academic Affairs, and the
Curriculum Advisor meet with the division deans scheduled to present curriculum the
Monday afternoon prior to the relevant CCC meeting.
At 3:45 p.m., R. Harris moved, and V. Rapp seconded, that the meeting be adjourned. The
motion carried.