Senate Roles and Responsibilities:

The "10 + 1"

1.  Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites and placing courses in disciplines

2.  Degree and certificate requirements

3.  Grading policies

4.  Educational program development

5.  Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success

6.  District and college governance structures as related to faculty roles

7.  Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self study and annual reports

8.  Processes for faculty professional development activities

9.  Process for program development

10. Process for institutional planning and budget development 

11. Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon

                                               AND

 -   Mutually agreed upon hiring criteria and policies and procedures

 -   Consultation with bargaining unit on tenure evaluation procedures