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Curriculum Review

As you might imagine, your role as Dean is crucial in helping us both meet and maintain the goals of City’s curriculum development and the college as a whole. Your involvement is vital to the development of courses and programs offered at San Diego City College. The following information and resources are presented to assist with your onboarding process as it relates to curriculum. We are all here to support as you transition into your dean role at San Diego City College. Do not hesitate to call on any of us should you have questions or comments. We are looking forward to working with you!

Key Communication Points

  • Share with your faculty and CRC Chair any issues or concerns with proposals you review. Also share the proposal with department chairs and deans that may be affected in a related discipline or department. 
  • Communicate with department chair if there are concerns about curriculum in your school being up-to-date (2/6 year reviews complete & not on the "active not offered" list)
  • Important!! DO NOT advertise curriculum to students or the public until the proposal has been approved by the state! 

Check List

Required

  • If appointed by President, attend Curriculum Review Committee meetings
  • CurricUNET Links to an external site. - move curriculum in Dean approval queue Links to an external site.
    • TIP: Don’t narrow the search in My Approvals
    • Consistent initiated review shortens the delay of curriculum in the approval process as well as keep your school aware of changes from the college and sister colleges. Let’s not have the curriculum default.
    • Continued discussions with faculty originator for course/program needs
    • Complete at least twice a week reviewing curriculum from college and sister colleges sharing similar disciplines (recommend reviewing Monday and Thursday mornings)
    • Technical Review (tech) pre-launch level
    • Post-launch pre-CRC level
  • Campus Catalog Review Cycle
    • Review curriculum in discipline(s): programs and courses
    • Review non-curricular items: community listing
    • Report recommended edits
    • Review and certify final draft
    • September - October: 1st draft campus review
    • November - December: 2nd draft campus review

As needed

  • Approve faculty CurricUNET access and rights
    • Prompted by Curriculum Support for faculty new to CurricUNET
    • Requires assigned faculty and subject indicator(s) in request
  • Attend district-wide discipline meetings
    • Scheduled by District
  • Serve as proxy for VPI*
    • Represent VPI at CRC or CIC

Additional Resources

Contacts

 

Additional Resources

  • TBD