Curriculum Approval Process

REVISED CURRICULUM APPROVAL PROCESS

The following process for curriculum approval will be in effect beginning Fall 2009. 

STEP 1:

 Download a blank Course Outline of Record (COR) from the curriculum website and complete all sections including the Library and Student Learning Outcome (SLO) sections. 

• If the course has a prerequisite, co-requisite or advisory, include the Prerequisite Validation form(s).
• If the course is New or an Addition of a District course, include documentation on how the course fits into a program (Section III, 1a).
• If the course is not part of an approved program, complete a Stand-Alone course form (available from curriculum website).

STEP 2:

Submit completed COR to Librarian (Sandy Thomsen) for review and signature. 
The Library section must be completed for all new and updated courses, including Distance Education courses.  Please include the textbook for the course and all recommended readings on the Library form.

STEP 3:

Submit completed COR to SLO Coordinator (Pat Flood) for review and signature. 
The SLO section must be completed for all new and updated courses, including Distance Education courses.

STEP 4:

Submit completed COR to Department Chair for review and signature.

STEP 5:

Email the completed COR to curriculum@lamission.edu. 

• Be sure to include Course Name and Number in the subject line for your email submission.
• The hard-copy signature page for the COR must be submitted to Susan Ghirardelli in the Academic Affairs office in order for the submitted COR to be processed.

STEP 6:

Within one week of submission, you will be notified by Academic Affairs of acceptance of your documents, and the expected review date by the Tech Review committee.
If your submission is unacceptable for any reason, you will be notified of any deficiencies and instructions for resubmission.

STEP 7:

Once reviewed by Tech Review, the COR will be returned to the originator with all comments and corrections. 

STEP 8:

Corrections must be completed by the originator and resubmitted for review by the Curriculum committee.

The originator and Department Chair will be notified of the date of review by the committee and must be present in order for the review to proceed.

STEP 9:

If any further changes are required during the review by the committee, the originator must completed the corrections and resubmit for approval by the next meeting. 
Failure to do so may result in significant delay in approval of your course.

STEP 10:

After approval by the Curriculum Committee, the COR will be distributed for review and signatures to the Curriculum Dean, Academic Senate President, V.P. of Academic Affairs and the College President.  Once all signatures are completed, the appropriate documents will be forwarded to the District office.

STEP 11:

For new courses, The District office will place the course on the Course Action list and notify other colleges that this course is being proposed. After this notification, district personnel have 20 working days (4 weeks) to comment and make recommendations to the originating faculty. These parties do not have the authority to stop the approval of the course, but they may express concerns they would like the initiating college to consider.

STEP 12:

Once all approvals are obtained, college, district and state, the curriculum secretary will send forms to Catalog and Schedule personnel in Academic Affairs Office.