ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
May 9, 2013
Minutes – Approved
Attendance- K. Bergman, B. Clark, K. Forrest, B. Heard, B. Lemons, D. Matt, G. Michelfelder, E. Russell, L.
Stein, J. Taggart, G. Wilinski Guests: G. Barlatt, O. Hernandez, T. Innocente, M. Marino, K. McClay, A.
Shelton, D. Wyks. Excused: L. Ingram, B. Johns, R. McArthur, H. Peterson.
Curriculum Proposals
Education Option, Liberal Arts, A.A. – drop option – D. McElroy (presented by M. Marino)
This option was replaced by two new options last year: Elementary/Middle School Education and Secondary
Education. The former Education Option now needs to be officially dropped.
APPROVED
Psychology Option, Liberal Arts, A.A. – program change - D. McElroy (presented by M. Marino)
Sociology Option, Liberal Arts, A.A. – program change
Concepts of Physical Education has been removed from the Psychology and Sociology Options. The course
does not transfer. Removal of this course will change the total required credits from 64 to 63. Dr. Wexler was
consulted about dropping below 64 credits and he confirmed that the AIC minimum for an associate’s degree is
60. This change will not affect any articulation agreements since the course doesn’t transfer.
APPROVED
DEVA113-Human Potential Seminar – drop course - D. McElroy (presented by M. Marino)
This course was replaced by DEVA155-Student Success Seminar last year. It was outdated and is no longer
being offered.
APPROVED
MATH225-Calculus for Business, Economics and Life Sciences, new course - A. Shelton
Rutgers approached the college and requested that we develop and offer this course. Unlike Calculus I, this
course does not include trig. functions. The Business department is still considering which programs might
benefit from the course and will not add it to their programs at this time. This will not be a general education
course, so in order to add it to a degree, a program course would need to be removed. The business dept. has
some concerns about adding a third math requirement. The Business advisory board along with Rowan and
Stockton, are in favor of having transfer students take more math. Dr. Wexler charged the Math dept. with
creating this course, and requested that the business dept. consider adding it to their program(s). Committee
members wondered if there would be enough students to run the course since it will not be a program
requirement or gen ed course. It was stated that Rutgers students will enroll in the course so there should be a
sufficient number of students to run the course.
APPROVED (4 in favor, 1 opposed, 3 abstained)
CRIM/GIST170-GIS for Homeland Security – course change – Innocente/Wyks/Lemons
The course title is being changed to Concepts in Homeland Security. The original course was heavy on the use
of GIS technology in supporting Homeland Security. The revised course will focus less on GIS and should
attract more Criminal Justice students who previously thought the course was exclusively for GIS students or
that it was not suitable for them (due to title). The prerequisite will be the same as CRIM165: ENGL080 with a
grade of C or better or Placement into ENGL101. The course description has also been updated.
APPROVED (1 abstention)
Criminal Justice, A.S. – program change - Innocente/Wyks/Lemons
CRIM165 were added to the menu of program elective courses and the title of CRIM170 was changed to
Concepts in Homeland Security.
APPROVED (1 abstention)
ENGL070-Reading and Writing I – prereq. change – J. Peterson (presented by E. Russell)
ENGL080-Reading and Writing II – prereq. change
ENGL101-Composition I – prereq. change
The prerequisite language has been amended for ENGL070, 080, and 101, to prevent unprepared ESL students
from entering the courses without completing ESLN100 with a grade of C or better and ESLN100 Exit Exam
placement. ESL students do not take the Accuplacer due to frequent errors in placement. It was explained that
Colleague cannot currently block students based upon the ESLN100 exit exam (per H. Peterson prior to the
meeting). The system will be able to enforce the first portion of the new prereq, ESLN100 with a C or better. It
is hoped that Colleague could be adjusted in the near future to enforce the ESLN100 exit exam. Both the ESL
and English departments are in agreement on the prereq. change. Despite the lack of enforcement, both
departments would like to have the prereq. changed in the catalog, on the syllabi, and in the course description
in Colleague.
APPROVED
Literature Option, Liberal Arts, A.A. – nomenclature change – J. Peterson (presented by E. Russell)
The degree name was originally named “Literature” to align with Stockton’s Literature degree, however,
literature is a specialized and narrow area of study within the larger field of English. A degree in English would
be more consistent with colleges and universities statewide and nationwide as well as with our own course
alphas. The current title also deters students. An outside evaluator made a recommendation to change the
degree title during the spring 2013 program review.
APPROVED
Food Service Management, A.A.S. – program change – K. McClay
The department must remove OSTM260 from the Management Related program course section of the degree
since it was recently dropped. Previously, students could select either OSTM260-Business Communications or
BUSN102-Principles of Marketing. They will now be required to take BUSN102.
APPROVED
HOSP132-Food Service Sanitation - prerequisite change – B. Lemons
The prerequisite for this one-credit course was previously the default (ENGL080 with a C or better or
placement into ENGL101). The prereq. will be removed to allow students who test into ENGL070 or higher to
take this course (it will also be added to the basic skills list in the catalog). It was explained that students are
certified by an outside group and the course content has changed over the years. It was estimated that the
textbook is written on an 8th grade reading level and the content is much more operational than biological. State
requirements have changed which now requires any food service business to have at least one employee on the
premises with the ServSafe Certification. There are two certification test: one is an upper level trainer test, and
the lower level exam is what our students currently complete.
APPROVED (1 abstention)
Computational Science Option, CIS, A.S. – drop option – O. Hernandez
This option was developed in conjunction with Stockton to articulate with their Comp. Science, B.S. degree.
The Option required students to take two comp. science courses through Stockton to complete our degree option
and then they could transfer to Stockon for the B.S. degree. We were recently notified that Stockton is
discontinuing their program. They are allowing their current freshman students three years to complete the
degree. We have 19 declared majors and letters have been sent out to notify them. Stockton will continue to
offer the two courses that we require our students to complete. Students will have the option of changing to CIS
as their major or they can still complete the A.S. degree. Stockton will continue their Master’s degree program
in Computational Science.
APPROVED (5 in favor, 2 abstained)
Professional Pilot Option, Aviation Studies, A.S. – program change –J. Taggart
The change in credits for AVIT280 (from 5 to 3) necessitated an update to the credits for the Prof. Pilot Option.
The total credits required have been revised from 66 to 64.
APPROVED
Commercial Pilot Prof. Series – program change – J. Taggart
The change in credits for AVIT280 (from 5 to 3) necessitated an update to the credits for this professional
series. The total credits required have been revised from 15 to 13.
APPROVED
HOSP134-Restaurant Operations – course description – D. Vassallo, J. Katz (presented by B. Lemons)
The course description has been updated to include licensure and insurance as topics. Beverage topics and the
use of a computer software system have been removed.
APPROVED (1 abstention)
HOSP150-Hospitality Sales and Marketing –prereq. change - D. Vassallo, J. Katz (presented by B. Lemons)
HOSP225-Hospitality Law – prerequisite change
These courses currently have no prerequisite. The following prereq. is being added: HOSP100 (may be taken
concurrently), or with permission of instructor. These courses will be offered once per year. HOSP100 is the
intro level course in the hospitality management program and should be taken first or concurrently.
APPROVED (1 abstention)
HOSP200-Hotel Operations - prerequisite change
Adding “may be taken concurrently” to the HOSP100 prereq. Also, the recommendation that students complete
CISM125 prior to enrolling in the course has been deleted from the prerequisite section.
APPROVED (1 abstention)
HOSP299-Seminar in Hospitality Management – course change
The current prerequisite “Open to Senior Hospitality Management Students Only” is not able to block
academically unprepared students from registering. The new prereq. should address this issue: ENGL101,
ENGL102, COMM120, HOSP100, HOSP132, HOSP134, HOSP150, HOSP205, HOSP250, or permission of
instructor. This course will be offered once per year.
APPROVED (1 abstention)
BUSN103-Money and Banking – drop course
BUSN103 hasn’t been offered in over 10 years, is outdated and is not beneficial to students. It has been a
required course in the Economics Option and students have been instructed and granted permission to substitute
BUSN106-Business Ethics to complete the degree. BUSN103 is being dropped from the Economics Option
and BUSN106 has been added in its place.
APPROVED (1 abstention)
Economics Option – program change
Same as above.
APPROVED (1 abstention)