Essential Resources for Curriculum Committee Members
Program and Course Approval Handbook, 7th ed., adopted by Board of Governors, 2019
Taxonomy of Programs (TOP codes), revised 6/2012
SLOs by Discipline Link to CurricuNet report generator
The Course Outline of Record: A Curriculum Reference Guide Revisited, adopted by ASCCC, Spring 2017
Units and Hours
Credit Hours and Units Guidelines, presented at Curriculum Institute, 2017
Units and Hours Summary, Kelly Locke presented to CC October 2017
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Prerequisites, Corequisites, Advisories, and other Limitations on Enrollment, Kelly Locke, presented to CC October 2017
Guidelines forTitle 5 Regulations Section 55003: Policies for Prerequisites,Corequisites and Advisories on Recommended Preparation, adopted by Board of Governors, March 2011.
Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in the California Community Colleges, 12th ed, aka "The Disciplines List," adopted by Board of Governors, July 2017
Faculty Resources for Program Development
Effective Practices for Program Revision and Development, Presentation by Kelly Locke, May 2018
Based in part on Effective Practices for Educational Program Development, ASCCC paper, 2018
Faculty Resources for Course Revision and Development
Other Community College Course Outlines (California Intersegmental Articulation Council site at CSUSB)
Courses with C-ID numbers--for descriptors (descriptions, content and objectives) of courses that can be articulated with other CCCs and CSUs.
Transfer Model Curricula (TMC)--for AS-T and AA-T degree development information.
CurricUNET User's Guide Note that some elements of the User's Guide may be out-of-date. For questions about using CurricUNET, please contact Kelly Locke, klocke@hartnell.edu
Board Policies and Administrative Procedures on Curriculum
| Academic Senate - Shared Governance | BP 2005 | AP 2005 (none) |
| College Catalog | BP 4005 | AP 4005 (none) |
| Cooperative Work Experience | BP 4015 | AP 4015 (none) |
| Course Approval | BP 4022 (none) | AP 4022 |
| Course Repetition/Enrollment Limitations | BP 4225 | AP 4225 |
| Establishing, Revitalizing, or Discontinuing Academic Programs | BP 4021 | AP 4021 |
| Grading and Academic Records Symbols | BP 4230 | AP 4230 |
| Philosophy and Criteria for Associate Degree and General Education | BP 4025 | AP 4025 |
| Prerequisites and Corequisites | BP 4260 | AP 4260 |
| Program, Curriculum, and Course Development | BP 4020 | AP 4020 |
| Required Instructional Materials | BP 4205 | AP 4205 (none) |
| Standards of Scholarship | BP 4220 | AP 4220 (none) |
| Textbooks and Manuals | BP 4200 | AP 4200 (none) |