ARC Curriculum Committee

Who We Are

The Curriculum Committee is a committee of the Academic Senate. We review and make recommendations on all proposals to add, delete, or revise courses and programs, guided by policies and requirements set by the State, District, and College, including those regarding transfer, CTE, general education, and DEI/IDEAA. The Committee commits itself to College’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

ARC’s Curriculum Committee has dedicated itself to centering cultural humility into our practices. To accomplish this, we hope to advocate for faculty and staff populations to reflect student populations, starting with our own committee. As part of this work, we are developing an intentional review of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility into our existing processes. We are also seeking feedback on making our review practices more transparent, accessible, and humanized.

Note on Our Curriculum Reprioritization, 2024-2025

In order to meet the catalog deadlines set by the State for AB928 (CalGETC), AB1111 (Common Course Numbering), and Title 5, Sec. 55062, the Curriculum Committee asks departments

• to participate actively in the revision of courses potentially affected by CalGETC and new local GE standards;

• to participate actively in the revision of existing ADTs and the possible creation of needed ADTs; and

• to participate actively in the revision of courses affected by Common Course Numbering.

• not to complete a six- or two-year review unless those changes are due to grant requirements, apprenticeship agreements, and/or statutory/external accreditation; 

  • Submitted proposals that fall into this category may stay at Tech Review status for the full year depending on agenda needs. 

• not to create new courses and programs unless due to grant requirements, apprenticeship agreements, and/or statutory/external accreditation, or to meet CalGETC or local GE standards;

  • Submitted proposals that fall into this category may stay at Tech Review status for the full year depending on agenda needs. 

Prioritized Tiers

1. Revised or new Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs)

2. Revised or new courses for CalGETC

3. Revised courses for CCN (AB1111) (6 courses)

4. Review of courses for local GE

   • To include training for this review and the development of standards for the new local GE areas

5. Revised and new courses for local GE

6. New and revised CTE courses and programs due to grant requirements and/or statutory/external accreditation

   • To include new apprenticeship courses due to developed agreements by the College

7. New and revised courses and programs not due to statutory or external accreditation requirements

   • To include courses in need of full review