The mission of the Curriculum Committee is to promote academic excellence and rigor by means of careful study and discussion and by the application of state regulations and policies of the District.

2024-2025 Curriculum Committee Calendar

2024-2025 Curriculum Committee Members

Program Review Cycle

Curriculum Committee Handbook 2019

Content Review, Distance Education Addendum, General Education and Institutional Requirement forms are available through Dynamic Forms. Faculty will need to use the links provided and log onto Dynamic Forms using college credentials. Once the form is submitted, the Curriculum Chair will review and send the form onto the Tech Review and Curriculum Committees for consideration. The Curriculum Chair will contact faculty if additional information is needed.  

A Content Review is needed when requesting Prerequisites, Corequisites and/or Advisories for courses.  

A Distance Education Addendum is needed when requesting a course to be considered as a Distance Education or Hybrid course.  

General Education and Institutional Requirements proposal forms are needed when requesting that a course be considered for Mendocino College local General Education and Institutional Requirements.  

General Education Area A: Natural Science
General Education Area B-1: Social Sciences- American Institutions
General Education Area B-2: Social Sciences- Social and Behavior Sciences
General Education Area C: Humanities
General Education Area D-1: Language and Rationality- English Composition
General Education Area D-2: Language and Rationality- Communication and Analytical Thinking
Institutional Requirement: Studies in Culture
Institutional Requirement: Wellness
Institutional Requirement: Mathematics Competency
Institutional Requirement: Reading and Written Expression   

For additional information on these forms, please contact: 

Curriculum Chair- Neeka Aguirre, naguirre@mendocino.edu

Curriculum Technician- Amy Nelson, anelson@mendocino.edu  

• Curriculum 5 year Review Checklist
• "How Do I . . . ?" - Elumen Quick Reference Guide
• MC Curriculum Committee COR checklist
• MC Curriculum Committee Program checklist
• Six Year Review Cycle for Academic Departments

For Assistance in completing a Cultural Audit on the Course Outline of Record

• Cultural Audit Review Process
• Cultural Audit Examples
  • CCS 101
  • BIO 202
  • EDU 200
  • ESL 11A
  • LRS 523
  • MTH 178
  • THE 206

For assistance in proposing programs including AD-T, degrees and certificates:

• Program Proposal Procedures for AD-T
• Program Proposal Procedures for Associate Degree
• Program Proposal Procedures for Certificate
• Educational Action Plan Committee (EAP) New Program Concept Form- Appendix H
• C-ID- search for California Community College courses that have been approved by the C-ID (Course Identification Numbering) program and have a C-ID designation. No log in is needed.
• Templates for Approved Transfer Model Curriculum- search for the most current TMC templates. Contact Amy Nelson to review the template submitted by Mendocino College. 
• Specific templates for each program are available by contacting Curriculum Chair Neeka Aguirre, naguirre@mendocino.edu

Assistance in revising programs:

• Program Proposal Procedures for Revision to a degree or certificate
• Specific templates for each program are available by contacting Curriculum Chair Neeka Aguirre, naguirre@mendocino.edu

Additional resources related to Curriculum:

• Academic Senate California Community College - Curriculum Committee
• California Community College Curriculum Committee - 5C
• Chancellor's Office Curriculum Inventory - COCI - search for courses and programs within the Community College System. No log in is needed.
• PCAH - Program and Course Approval Handbook- 8th edition
• Mendocino College Curriculum Committee Handbook- 2019
• Course Outline of Record - A Curriculum Reference Guide-Revisited 2017
• Ensuring Effective Curriculum Approval Processes: A Guide for Local Senates 2016
• Title 5 - Subdivision 6, Chapter 6: California Community Colleges, Curriculum and Instruction
• Minimum Qualifications Handbook - 2023
• ASSIST- the official repository of articulation for California's public colleges and universities