FEDERAL & STATE POLICY

• FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
  • For Student Accountability Model (SAM) Codes see below under CCCCO Data Element Dictionary
• STATE
  • California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 5. Education
• CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE
  • California Community College Chancellor's Office (CCCCO)
  • Program and Course Approval Handbook (PCAH) 8th ed.
    • Summary of PCAH Changes 
  • Faculty Minimum Qualifications
  • Data Element Dictionary
    • Student Accountability Model (SAM) Codes
  • Taxonomy of Programs (TOP) Codes
• ACADEMIC SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES (ASCCC)
  • Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC)
  • Course Outline of Record (COR): A Curriculum Reference Guide Revisited
  • Open Educational Resources (OER) by Discipline
    - ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI)
  • Effective Practices for Educational Program Development
  • Effective Practices for the Implementation of Credit by Exam (CBE)

SRJC POLICY

• SONOMA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (SCJCD)
  • SCJCD Board Policy
  • Degree and Certificate Programs 3.2 
    • Development of Majors: 3.2.1 & 3.2.1P
    • Approval of Certificates and Majors 3.2.2 & 3.2.2P
    • Program Review, Evaluation, Revitalization and Discontinuance 3.6 & 3.6P
• CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE (CRC)
  • CRC Website
  • CRC Bylaws (Pending Senate approval)
  • Curriculum Writer's Handbook (Senate approved 9/21/2022)
• ACADEMIC SENATE
  • Academic Senate
  • Resolution Supporting Consequences for Failed Curricula Currency 
• ALL FACULTY ASSOCIATION (AFA)
  • SRJC All Faculty Association
  • Credit Lab Tiers

EXAMPLES

LEARN MORE FROM THESE SOURCES

• California Community Colleges COR
• Guide for Creating Equitable Curriculum
  - Glendale Community College
• Labor Market Information: How to use the tools below:
  • TOP/CIP/SAM/SOC Crosswalk
  • Centers of Excellence (COE) Labor Market Research

TRAININGS

• PDA Training (2023)
• CRC Training (2023)
• Program and Course Workflow (2023)
• Department Chair Council Curriculum Updates (2021)

TOOLS

• Hours/Units/Load Calculator (for planning purposes)
• MOE Calculator
• Class Check See which certificates/majors a course is, or was, part of

USING SIS

GUIDE | Course Forms in SIS

GUIDE | Student Information System (SIS) - Curriculum Module:

COMMON ISSUES ANSWERED IN THE GUIDE ABOVE:

• PROBLEM | Information Not Saving! - Validate & Save (page 06)
• Create a New Course (pages 86-102)
• Revise, Inactivate, or Reinstate a Course (pages 103-104)

• ARTICULATION

  Visit  the ARTICULATION website for faculty and staff. 

  INFORMATION FOUND IN THE ARTICULAITON WEBSITE:

  • SRJC Qualified C-ID Courses
  • Developing or Submitting a Course for C-ID Approval
  • Double Counting

• DISTANCE EDUCATION (DE)

  Visit Curriculum's DISTANCE EDUCATION (DE) website.

  INFORMATION FOUND IN THE LINK ABOVE

  • How to add DE to a course
  • DE Submission Instructions/Approval Process
  • DE Reviewer Contact
  • DE Deadlines
  • DE Forms

• STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

  Visit the STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLO) website. 

  INFORMATION FOUND IN THE SLO WEBSITE:

  • SLO Assessment
  • Faculty Training & Support
  • SLO FAQ & Resources

• COURSES

  Visit the COURSES website. 

  INFORMATION FOUND IN THE COURSES WEBSITE:

  • Cluster Technical Review Committees (CTRC)
  • Special Lookup tools
  • Special Studies 
  • Credit by Exam (CBE)

• PROGRAMS

  Visit the PROGRAMS website. 

  INFORMATION FOUND IN THE PROGRAMS WEBSITE:

  • Certificate & Major information
  • Lookup currently active programs (certificates & majors)
  • How to create a new program
  • How to revise existing programs