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
• Student Attendance Accounting Manual
• Taxonomy of Programs (TOP) Codes

Academic Senate for 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:
  • Occupational Demand and TOP/CIP/SAM/SOC Crosswalk (search by County. If no results, search by Region)

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