This standing committee of the Academic Senate provides leadership and support related to academic courses and curricula to ensure that academic standards are maintained.
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Committee Charter
Purpose
This standing committee of the Academic Senate provides leadership and support related to academic courses and curricula to ensure that academic standards are maintained.
Charge to the Committee
Evaluate proposed new and/or revised academic programs of study and courses to ensure alignment with the college's mission and consistency across the college's divisions.
- Review courses submitted for Michigan Transfer Agreement and/or General Education - Applied Degrees.
- Provide updates about tools and processes used to review new and revised courses and/or curricula.
- Provide updates, as needed, about innovation and accreditation criteria related to courses and/or curricula.
- Collaborate with the Academic Senate and other standing committees on relevant issues.
- Regularly report the CC's progress to the Academic Senate, retain committee approved meeting minutes, and maintain a representative membership.
- The Chair of the CC may form subcommittees, as necessary, to facilitate the work of the CC.
Membership
- The Chair must be an Academic Senator who is also a member of the faculty. A Vice-Chair, if needed, will be appointed by the Academic Senate President from amongst the membership of the committee.
- 70% teaching faculty (fulltime and/or part-time continuing contract status)
- A minimum of four (4) Academic Senators.
- Members from each of the following Divisions
- Arts & Sciences (3)
- Health & Human Services (3)
- Technical Careers (3)
- Community Education & Workforce Development (1)
- Non-teaching members
- Academic Affairs (1)
- Academic Advisor (1)
- Library (1)
- Ex-officio Members
- Academic Senate President per Senate Bylaws
- Resources
- Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO)
- Center for Data Science (CDS)
- Course Information Management Team (CIMT)
- Financial Aid
- Registrar's Office
- Others as needed
Member and Chair Selection
Will be appointed by the President of the Academic Senate
Charter Approval
The above CC charter was approved by the Academic Senate on Friday, March 2, 2018, revised April 22, 2022.
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Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
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Curriculum Committee Members
Tamara McDiarmid, Chair (Faculty)
Corrections - Adult, Technical Careers
LCC-CC-CC_Chair@star.lcc.eduRafeeq McGiveron, Vice-Chair (Administrative)
Project Manager, Provost's OfficeJames Allen (Faculty)
Nursing, Health and Human ServicesEric Bennett (Faculty)
Academic Advisor, Student AffairsHeather Bunce (Faculty)
Dental Hygiene, Health and Human ServicesAmi Ewald (Faculty)
Information Literacy Lead Librarian, Student AffairsCourtney Geisel (Faculty)
Kinesiology, Health and Human ServicesMark Kelland (Faculty)
Psychology, Arts & SciencesIan Leighton (Faculty)
Community Education & Workforce DevelopmentMieko Philips (Faculty)
World Language, Arts & SciencesTracy Nothnagel (Faculty)
Legal Studies, Technical CareersMichael Pemberton (Faculty)
Mathematics, Arts & SciencesDan Rafail (Faculty)
Computer Information Technologies, Technical CareersJon Ten Brink (Ex-officio)
Music, Arts & Sciences / President, Academic SenatePenny Tucker (Administrative Support)
Project Coordinator, Academic Affairs -
Meetings & Reports
All meetings of the Curriculum Committee are open to the public. The AY22-23 meeting dates are listed below. Please contact the Committee Chair, or contact the Academic Senate's Secretary for information.
2022-2023
Summer 2022 Semester
- July 11, 2022
CC Report - July 26, 2022
CC Expedited Revised Report
Fall 2022 Semester
- August 24, 2022
CC Expedited Revised Report - September 15, 2022
CC Expedited Revised Report - September 21, 2022
CC Report - October 5, 2022
CC Report - October 19, 2022
CC Report - October 28, 2022
CC Expedited Revised Report - November 2, 2022
CC Report - November 11, 2022
CC Expedited Revised Report - November 16, 2022
CC Report - November 23, 2022
CC Expedited Revised Report - December 7, 2022
CC Report - December 15, 2022
CC Expedited Revised Report
- July 11, 2022
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Forms
To submit a formal request for one of the following processes:
- New Program of Study Proposal
- New Course Proposal
- Revised Course Proposal
- Expedited Course Proposal
- Program of Study Discontinuation
- General Education - Applied Degrees and MTA Proposals
One must complete the appropriate worksheet below and forward to the Division's Course Information Management Team (CIMT) Representative via email:
- Proposals:
- A&S: Laurie Kinne
- HHS: Kelly Ellis
- TC: Jackie Womble
- General Education - Applied Degrees and MTA Proposals - Chair Tamara McDiarmid or Vice-Chair Rafeeq McGiveron via email (LCC-CC-CC_Chair@star.lcc.edu)
If you have any questions prior or during the process, please contact:
- Proposals - your Division's CIMT Representative
- General Education - Applied Degrees or MTA Proposals, contact the Curriculum Committee Chair or Vice-Chair via email (LCC-CC-CC_Chair@star.lcc.edu)
Worksheets / Additional Information:
(please download the documents prior to entering information)
- Introduction to Curriculum Committee video
- Curriculum Committee Processing Guidebook
- New Program of Study Proposal
- New Program Market Analysis - required by Provost
- New Course Proposal
- Revised Course Proposal
- Expedited Revised Course Proposal
- Program of Study Discontinuation
- Additional Information
- Revised Course Proposal vs Expedited Course Proposal - which one to use?
- Bloom's Taxonomy Aid
- Bloom's Table
- General Education - Applied Degrees (Applications for Fall 2023 implementation is September 30, 2022)
- Applied Communication Course Recommendation form
- Applied Humanities Course Recommendation form
- Applied Mathematics Course Recommendation form
- Applied Science Course Recommendation form
- Applied Social Science Course Recommendation form
- Preparing the Applied General Education Course Recommendation form
- Process for Including New Non-MTA Courses for Applied General Education
- General Education - Transfer Degrees (MTA) (Applications for Fall 2023 implementation is September 30, 2022)
- Resources-Information (utilize when completing the New Program of Study and New, Revised, and Expedited Revised Course Proposal Tickets)
- Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs)
Archived Meeting Minutes
Academic Year 2021-2022
Fall 2021 Semester
- June 28, 2021
Expedited Revised Course Report - July 12, 2021
CC Report - August 5, 2021
Expedited Revised Course Report - September 15, 2021
CC Report - October 6, 2021
CC Report - October 8, 2021
Expedited Revised Course Report - October 20, 2021
CC Report - November 3, 2021
CC Report - November 11, 2021
Expedited Revised Course Report - November 17, 2021
CC Report - December 1, 2021
CC Report - December 15, 2021
CC Report
Spring 2022 Semester
- January 7, 2022
Expedited Revised Course Report - January 19, 2022
CC Report - January 25, 2022
Expedited Revised Course Report - February 2, 2022
CC Report - February 16, 2022
CC Report - March 2, 2022
CC Report - March 16, 2022
CC Report - April 6, 2022
CC Report - April 20, 2022
CC Report - May 4, 2022
CC Report
Academic Year 2020-2021
Fall 2020 Semester
- July 13, 2020
CC Report - August 19, 2020
CC Report - September 2, 2020
Meeting Canceled - September 16, 2020
CC Report - October 7, 2020
CC Report - October 21, 2020
CC Report - November 2, 2020
Expedited Revised Course Report - November 3, 2020
Expedited Revised Course Report - November 4, 2020
CC Report - November 17, 2020
Expedited Revised Course Report - November 18, 2020
CC Report - December 2, 2020
CC Report - December 16, 2020
CC Report - December 17, 2020
Expedited Revised Course Report
Academic Year 2019-2020
Fall 2019 Semester
Academic Year 2018-2019
Fall 2018 Semester
- July 10, 2018
CC Report - September 4, 2018
CC Report - September 18, 2018
CC Report - October 2, 2018
CC Report - SOP #1
CC Report - SOP #2 - October 16, 2018
CC Report
CC Report - SOP #3
CC Report - SOP #4 - November 6, 2018
CC Report - November 20, 2018
CC Report - December 4, 2018
CC Report - December 11, 2018
CC Report
Academic Year 2017-2018
Fall 2017 Semester
Contact the Provost
Administration Bldg, Room 301
Sally Welch
Provost
Phone: (517) 483-1725
Laura Medina
Administrative Assistant to the Provost
Phone: (517) 483-1725
Fax: (517) 483-1845
E-mail: LCC-Provost-Office@star.lcc.edu