LAS POSITAS COLLEGE
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
MAY 14, 2008
2:30 P.M., ROOM 804
AGENDA:
1.
CALL TO ORDER
2.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 23,2008
3.
REVIEW/VOTE:
ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

ENG 1A (Critical Reading and Composition, 3 units, 3 lecture, 1 laboratory)—Revision;
Prerequisite: ENG 100B, ENG 104; Add ESL 25 as qualifying prerequisite.

ENG 7 (Critical Thinking and Writing across Disciplines, 3 units; 3 lecture)—Revision;
Prerequisite proposal: ENG 1A

ENG 20 (Studies in Shakespeare, 3 units; 3 lecture)—Revision; Prerequisite: ENG 1A

ENG 32 (U.S. Women’s Literature, 3 units; 3 lecture)—Revision; Prerequisite: ENG 1A

ENG 44 (Literature of the American West, 3 units; 3 lecture)—Revision; Prerequisite:
ENG 1A

ENG 45 (Studies in Fiction, 3 units; 3 lecture)—Revision; Prerequisite: ENG 1A

MUS 1 (Introduction to Music, 3 units; 3 lecture)—Revision. Course not repeatable.
Grading Option: OP

MUS 2 (World Music and Cultures, 3 units; 3 lecture)—Course proposed for inactive
status.

MUS 5 (American Cultures in Music, 3 units; 3 lecture)—Revision. Grading Option: OP.
Course not repeatable.

MUS 25 (Teaching Beginning Piano, 2 units; 2 lecture)—Revision. Grading Option: OP.
Course not repeatable.

MUS 26 (Music and Materials for Piano Teachers, 2 units; 2 lecture)—Revision. Grading
Option: OP. Course not repeatable.

MUS 27 (Teaching Intermediate Piano, 2 units; 2 lecture)—Revision. Grading Option: OP.
Course not repeatable.

PHIL 2 (Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics, 3 units; 3 lecture)—Revision; rubric shared
with Chabot. Grading Option: GR. Course not repeatable.

PHOT XX [course will be PHOT 69] (Intermediate Videography, 2 units)—Tabled Vote:
LPC GE Humanities: Proposal for LPC GE Rescinded per Dean
MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

AJ 99.XX (21st Century Leadership for the Law Enforcement Leader, 4 units; 4
lecture)—New course. Prerequisite: Completion of POST basic academy and possession of
Basic Certificate. CR/NC. Not repeatable.

CHEMISTRY A.S. Revision: identification of “Program Based” GE

CHEM 1A (General College Chemistry, 5 units; 3 lecture, 6 laboratory)—Revision. GR
only. Not repeatable. Prerequisites: MATH 55 and CHEM 31 or appropriate skill level
demonstrated through Chemistry placement exam.

CHEM 1B (General College Chemistry, 5 units; 3 lecture, 6 laboratory)—Revision. GR
only. Not repeatable. Prerequisite: CHEM 1A

CHEM 12A (Organic Chemistry, 5 units; 3 lecture, 6 laboratory)—Revision. GR only. Not
repeatable. Prerequisite: CHEM 1B

CHEM 12B (Organic Chemistry, 5 units; 3 lecture, 6 laboratory)—Revision. GR only. Not
repeatable. Prerequisite: CHEM 12A

CHEM 30A (Introductory and Applied Chemistry; 4 units; 3 lecture, 3 laboratory)—
Revision. GR only. Not repeatable. Prerequisite: MATH 65 or 65B or 65Y
LPC Curriculum Committee, May 14, 2008









Page 2
CHEM 30B (Introductory and Applied Chemistry; 4 units; 3 lecture, 3 laboratory)—
Revision. GR only. Not repeatable. Prerequisite: CHEM 30A
CHEM 31 (Introduction to College Chemistry, 4 units; 3 lecture, 3 laboratory)—Revision .
Grading Option: OP. Not repeatable. Prerequisite: Math 55 or 55B or 55Y
FIRE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY – A.S. Revision and “Program Based” GE
FST 99.xx (Wildland Fire Fighting-Live Fire Exercise, 0.3 unit; 4 total lecture, 4 total
laboratory)—New course. Course may be taken 4 times. Grading Option: CR/NC.
Prerequisite: Current membership within a recognized Fire Service Agency.
MATH 41 (Statistics for Business Majors, 5 units; 5 lecture, 1 laboratory)--Distance
Education Request (Outline 2001)
MATH 42A (Intro to Probability and Statistics, 3 units; 3 lecture, 1 laboratory)—Distance
Education Request (Outline 2003)
MATH 42B (Statistical Analysis, 3 units; 3 lecture, 1 laboratory)–Distance Education
Request (Outline 2003)
MATH 44 (Statistics and Probability, 5 units; 5 lecture, 1 laboratory)--Distance
Education Request (Outline 2001)
VWT – Viticulture: AS Revision and identify “Program Based” GE; Certificate of
Achievement
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND WELLNESS

ECD Early Intervention Program: Title Change—Delete “II”

PE JDB (Jazz Dance Beginning, 0.5-2.0 units; 1.5-6.0 hours per week)—New course.

PE JDI (Jazz Dance Intermediate, 0.5-2.0 units; 1.6-6.0 hours per week)—New course.
Prerequisite: JDB
STUDENT SERVICES

PSCN 3 (Theories and Concepts of Counseling: An Introduction, 3 units, 3 lecture)—
Revision. Second reading and vote (tabled in Fall 2007)
5.
2008-09 CURRICULUM COMMITTEE CALENDAR
6.
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT–Dr. Jones
7.
CURRICULUM CHAIR’S REPORT—Ms. Hart
8.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
9.
ADJOURNMENT
10.
NEXT MEETING: SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
Curriculum Party September 3, 2008
(All Faculty Invited)