Curriculum Review Committee
The San Diego City College Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) is a standing committee of the Academic Senate. The CRC shall ensure San Diego City College's curriculum meets the standards and criteria defined by the mission statement of the College, District guidelines, and the Education Code, especially the California Code of Regulations (Title 5, Section 5300.2).
Curriculum review is required for any additions, changes, or deletions to the portions of the catalog that describe programs and courses.
WHO WE ARE?
CRC STANDING MEMBERSHIP
Chair (1 - 2):
The chair will be one (or two, in the case of co-chairs) faculty representative(s)
to be elected by the committee (CRC). The faculty committee chair(s) will receive
reassigned time supported by the Office of Instruction. The term for chair(s) shall
be two years.
Academic Senate (14 - 21):
Articulation Officer, Counselor, Librarian, Evaluator, 10-15 faculty at large (a balanced
representation among arts, and sciences and occupational and technical disciplines).
May include adjunct faculty and a campus DSPS representative.
Administration (1 - 3):
Vice President of Instruction. May include CTE Dean and Non-CTE Dean, appointed by
the College President.
Classified Senate (0 - 1):
May include Classified Professional, appointed by the Classified Senate.
QUORUM AND VOTING RIGHTS
A quorum must have aminimum of 50%+1 of the committee as determined by appointments.
Voting rights shall be confined to standing members of the committee and to the person holding a proxy of a standing member of the committee.
AGENDAS AND MINUTES
The agenda shall be distributed to all standing members prior to the meeting and originators whose proposal/s are on that meeting's agenda. Minutes of all meetings shall be taken and shall be distributed to the standing members of the committee, the proposal originators from that meeting's agenda, and to other faculty and staff upon request. Minutes shall be posted in a public folder accessible electronically. The Office of the Vice President of Instruction will provide clerical assistance for recording and dissemination of all minutes, reports, and required documents.
WHAT DO WE DO?
DUTIES
- Reviews and approves new curriculum as well as revisions of current curriculum, such as courses, programs, certificates, and degrees, including distance education components, in collaboration with discipline experts.
- Ensures curriculum is in the best interest of our students and meets standards and criteria defined by the mission statement of the College, District guidelines and Education Code, and the California Code of Regulations (Title 5).
- Recommends policies and procedures regarding academic and professional matters.
REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES
- Academic Senate
- District Curriculum & Instructional Council
- Office of Instruction
- Instructional Services Council
- Regional Curriculum Committee meetings
2024-2025 MEMBERS
| Member | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher "AC" Acedo | Professor, Film, Journalism, and Media Production (FJMP) | [email protected] |
| Ahmed "Rasheed" Aden | Professor, Counselor | [email protected] |
| Kathleen "Katy" Bailey | Curriculum Chair Professor, English Language Acquisition (ELAC) & English (ENGL) |
[email protected] |
| John Bathke | Professor, Native American and Indigenous studies (NAIS) | [email protected] |
| Alisha Bettencourt | Professor, Psychology (PSYC) | [email protected] |
| Jennifer Boots | Professor, English Language Acquisition (ELAC), English (ENGL) | [email protected] |
| Alejandra Castaneda | Professor, Chicana/o Studies (CHIC) | [email protected] |
| Lisa Chaddock | Professor, Geography (GEOG) | [email protected] |
| Jennifer Chambers | Professor, Biology (BIOL) | [email protected] |
| Matilda "Tillie" Chavez | Vice President of Instruction | [email protected] |
| Rebecca Collins | Professor, Child Development (CHIL) | [email protected] |
| Shelli Homer | Professor, English (ENGL) | [email protected] |
| Lan Hong | Professor, Mathematics (MATH) | [email protected] |
| David Kennemer | Professor, Cyber Defense and Analysis (CYDA) & Information, Network, and Web Technologies (INWT) | [email protected] |
| Robert "Bob" Kostlan | Professor, Commercial Music and Music (MUSC/MUSI) | [email protected] |
| Leticia "Lety" Lopez | Dean, School of Mathematics, Sciences, and Nursing Education | [email protected] |
| Christina Monaco | District Evaluator | [email protected] |
| Leann Mulholland | Librarian Professor, Library Science (LIBS) |
[email protected] |
| Tania Mustafa | Professor, Accounting (ACCT) & Business (BUSE) | [email protected] |
| Tayler Nichols | Professor, Counselor | [email protected] |
| Elizabeth Norvell | Articulation Officer | [email protected] |
| Hilda Osuna | District Evaluator | [email protected] |
| Tori Randall | Professor, Anthropology (ANTH) | [email protected] |
| Sandy Sada | Professor, Counselor | [email protected] |
| Behnam Salemi | Professor, Computer Information Sciences (CISC) | [email protected] |
| Mary "Maggie" Stone | District Evaluator | [email protected] |
| LeeAnn Taylor | Professor, Exercise Science (EXSC), Nutrition (NUTR), and Athletics | [email protected] |
| Erelyn Vinegas | Professor, Nursing Education (NRSE) | [email protected] |
| Alexandra J. Carson | Project Analyst, Curriculum Support | [email protected] |
| Vacant | Administrative Technician | N/A |
Meeting Days and Time
Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) meets at 2:00pm every first and third Wednesday.
Technical Review Workgroup (TRW) meets at 2:00pm every second and fourth Wednesday.
- Download the 2024 - 2025 Curriculum Review Committee and Technical Review Workgroup Meeting Dates
- View CRC and TRW Agendas and Minutes
- Instructional Program Discontinuance
Resources
- City College Distance Education Default Language
- Curriculum Review Committee Charge (Google Doc format)
- NEW SDCCD CurriQunet Meta
- 2022 Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges
- 7th edition (May 2023) California Community Colleges Taxonomy of Programs (TOP)
- 2020 CCCCO TOP-CIP Crosswalk
- 2017 The Course Outline of Record: A Curriculum Reference Guide Revisited
- 8th edition (May 2023) Program and Course Approval Handbook (PCAH)
- 2023 California Community Colleges Curriculum Submission and Approval Technical Manual
- 2013 California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office (CCCCO) Credit Course Repeition Guidelines
- Templates for Approved Transfer Model Curriculum Consult the college Articulation Officer (AO) for more details
- Regional Consortium Program Recommendation Process
- CCCCO Baccalaureate Degree Program (BDP)
- Title 5, Section 55002. Standard and Criteria for Courses
- Title 5, Section 55063. Minimum Requirements for the Associate Degree
