Approved:
April
9,
2010
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 2:00 p.m.
City Park Campus – Lac Maurepas (Building 23, Second Floor)
MINUTES
I.
Call to Order:
The Meeting of the Curriculum Committee was called to order by
Harold Gaspard, Chair at 2:10 p.m.
II.
Roll Call
Present Lester Adelsberg Pat Egers
Were: Malane Arnaud-Davis Harold Gaspard
Mary Bartholomew Leroy Kendrick
Jennifer Bennett Anne LaVance
Ashley Chitwood Claudia Martinez
Maria Cisneros Patrice Moore
Janet Colletti Deborah Skevington
Harolyn Cumlet Tim Stamm
Linda Donahue Antonette Tardo
Attending to Sal Anselmo Melissa LaCour
Other Business: Donna Alley Cheryl Myers
Wayne Chalona Warren Puneky
Rene Cintron Sallye Raymond
Arnel Cosey Kim Rugon
Ray Gisclair
Vance Roux
Tom Gruber
Dolores Smith
Sheila Hickman Dianne Thames
Sarah
Inman
Guests: Jerrie Protti
III.
Minutes of meeting of November 6, 2009
The minutes of the meeting of November 6, 2009 were reviewed and accepted as
written.
IV.
Curriculum Operations Report – Tim Stamm
V.
General Education / Articulation Initiatives – Tim Stamm
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VI.
New Business
a)
Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher Education: Low
Completer Review
Business & Technology/SFTY
Program Termination:
Associate of Applied Science degree program
in Safety & Health Technology. Terminate the Associate of Applied
Science in Safety & Health Technology as of Spring 2010. Action of the
Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher Education on December 2, 2009.
Currently enrolled program majors will be allowed to complete the
program within a defined time period.
[No committee action
required].
b)
Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher Education: Low
Completer Review
Business & Technology/SFTY
Program Termination:
Certificate of Technical Studies in Safety &
Health Technology. Terminate the Certificate of Technical Studies
program in Safety & Health Technology as of Spring 2010. Action of the
Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher Education on December 2, 2009.
Currently enrolled program majors will be allowed to complete the
program within a defined time period.
[No committee action
required]
.
c)
Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher Education: Low
Completer Review
Business & Technology/HOST
Program Termination:
Certificate of Technical Studies in Hospitality
Management. Terminate the Certificate of Technical Studies program in
Hospitality Management as of Spring 2010. Action of the Board of
Regents for Louisiana Higher Education on December 2, 2009. Currently
enrolled program majors will be allowed to complete the program within a
defined time period. Note: this action did not impact the related Associate
of Applied Science degree program in Hospitality Management.
[No
committee action required]
.
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d)
Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher Education: Low
Completer Review
Business & Technology/CULA
Program Termination:
Certificate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts.
Terminate the Certificate of Applied Science program in Culinary Arts as
of Spring 2010. Action of the Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher
Education on December 2, 2009. Currently enrolled program majors will
be allowed to complete the program within a defined time period. Note:
this action did not impact the related degree-options of the Associate of
Applied Science in Culinary Arts or the Certificate of Technical Studies
program in Culinary Management.
[No committee action required]
.
e)
Allied Health/EMTE
Concept of a New Program:
Technical Competency Area in
Emergency Telecommunicator. Creation of a new Technical Competency
Area (TCA) in Emergency Telecommunicator. The three-credit hour
Techninical Competency Area is designed to provide completers with the
skills necessary for entry into public health services employment as
Emergency Telecommunicators. Students who successfully complete the
Technical Competency Area for Emergency Telceommunicator are eligible
to receive National Emergency Communications Certification.
[Motion:
Mary Bartholomew ; Second: Ashley Chitwood; Carried,
Unanimously].
f)
Note:
The Agenda was reordered and items combined for discussion,
Original Agenda Placement Items V. f. to V. k.
Allied Health/EMTE
Change of Course Co-requisite Requirements:
EMTE-200: EMT-
Intermediate. Remove the co-requisite requirement of EMTE-201: EMT-
Intermediate Laboratory from EMTE-200: EMT-Intermediate. The
courses, while related, do not require all students to be enrolled
concurrently. EMTE-200: EMT-Intermediate is used in the Technical
Competency Area for Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate. The
TCA has limited admissions requirements, and students receive advising
and proper placement by the program director, faculty, and Allied Health
admissions personnel.
Allied Health/EMTE
Change of Course Co-requisite Requirements:
EMTE-201: EMT-
Intermediate Laboratory. Remove the co-requisite requirement of EMTE-
200: EMT-Intermediate from EMTE-201: EMT-Intermediate Laboratory.
The courses, while related, do not require all students to be enrolled
concurrently. EMTE-201: EMT-Intermediate Laboratory is used in the
Technical Competency Area for Emergency Medical Technician-
Intermediate. The TCA has limited admissions requirements, and
students receive advising and proper placement by the program director,
faculty, and Allied Health admissions personnel.
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9,
2010
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Allied Health/EMTE
Change of Course Co-requisite Requirements:
EMTE-210: EMT-
Intermediate Clinical Practicum. Remove the co-requisite requirement of
EMTE-211: EMT-Intermediate Seminar from EMTE-210: EMT-
Intermediate Clinical Practicum. The courses, while related, do not
require all students to be enrolled concurrently. EMTE-211: EMT-
Intermediate Clinical Practicum is used in the Technical Competency Area
for Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate. The TCA has limited
admissions requirements, and students receive advising and proper
placement by the program director, faculty, and Allied Health admissions
personnel.
Allied Health/EMTE
Change of Course Co-requisite Requirements:
EMTE-211: EMT-
Intermediate Seminar. Remove the co-requisite requirement of EMTE-
210: EMT-Intermediate Clinical Practicum from EMTE-211: EMT-
Intermediate Seminar. The courses, while related, do not require all
students to be enrolled concurrently. EMTE-211: EMT-Intermediate is
used in the Technical Competency Area for Emergency Medical
Technician-Intermediate. The TCA has limited admissions requirements,
and students receive advising and proper placement by the program
director, faculty, and Allied Health admissions personnel.
Allied Health/EMTE
Change of Course Prerequisite Requirements:
EMTE-210: EMT-
Intermediate Clinical Practicum. Remove the prerequisite requirement of
EMTE-200: EMT-Intermediate and EMTE-201: EMT Intermediate
Laboratory from EMTE-210: EMT-Intermediate Clinical Practicum.
Prerequisite knowledge gained in EMTE-200 and EMTE-201 is not
necessary for success in EMTE-210; students are placed in Clinical
Practicum courses through consultation with the program faculty, and
through assessment of individual skills.
Allied Health/EMTE
Change of Course Prerequisite Requirements:
EMTE-211: EMT-
Intermediate Seminar. Remove the prerequisite requirement of EMTE-
200: EMT-Intermediate and EMTE-201: EMT Intermediate Laboratory
from EMTE-210: EMT-Intermediate Seminar. Prerequisite knowledge
gained in EMTE-200 and EMTE-201 is not necessary for success in
EMTE-211. Students are placed in the Seminar course through
consultation with the program faculty, and through assessment of
individual skills.
[Motion: Ashley Chitwood; Second: Leroy
Kendrick; Carried, Unanimously].
Approved:
April
9,
2010
g)
The agenda was reordered. Original Placement Item V. l.
Business & Technology/CULA/PAST
Final Approval of Curriculum:
Pastry Arts Degree Option of the
Associate of Applied Science degree program in Culinary Arts. Final
Approval of the Pastry Arts Degree Option in the Associate of Applied
Science degree program in Culinary Arts. The Degree Option was
approved by the Louisiana Community & Technical College System Board
of Supervisors and by the Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher
Education.
[Motion: Ashley Chitwood; Second: Patrice Moore;
Carried, Unanimously].
h)
The agenda was reordered. Original Placement Item V.m.
Business & Technology/CULA/PAST
Catalog Description:
Pastry Arts Degree Option of the Associate of
Applied Science degree program in Culinary Arts. Approval of the Catalog
Description for the Pastry Arts Degree Option in the Associate of Applied
Science degree program in Culinary Arts: “The Pastry Arts degree option
serves students seeking occupations in hotels, restaurants, pastry shops,
in-store, and individually owned bakeries. The program is designed to
provide trained personnel for entry-level positions in the baking/pastry
industry.”
[Motion: Ashley Chitwood; Second: Linda Donahue;
Carried, Unanimously].
i)
The agenda was reordered. Original Placement Item V.n.
Business &Technology/CULA/Catering
Program Revision:
Catering degree option in Culinary Arts. Revise the
Catering degree option in Culinary Arts as follows: Delete: CULA-209:
Culinary Seminar and CULA-232: Current Issues in Catering from
Required Courses in Major; Add an “Or” choice to ACCT-201: Accounting I
/ ACCT-111: Fundamentals of Accounting; Add: CULA-105: Theory of
Meat, Poultry, and Seafood; CULA-121: American Regional Cuisine;
CULA-281-282-283: Supervised Work Experience to Required Courses in
Major. Total option hours increase from
67
to
69
.
[Motion: Anne
LaVance; Second: Lester Adelsberg; Carried, Unanimously].
j)
The agenda was reordered. Original Placement Item V.o.
Business & Technology/CULA/Chef Apprentice
Program Description Revision:
Revise the program description of
the Chef Apprentice degree option in Culinary Arts to reflect three (3)
options as opposed to (2) options in the Associate of Applied Science
degree program.
[Motion: Ashley Chitwood; Second: Lester
Adelsberg; Carried, Unanimously].
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2010
k)
The agenda was reordered. Original Placement Item V.p
Business & Technology/CULA/Catering
Program Description Revision:
Revise the program description of
the Catering degree option in Culinary Arts to reflect three (3) options as
opposed to (2) options in the Associate of Applied Science degree program.
[Motion: Lester Adelsberg; Second: Mary Bartholomew;
Carried, Unanimously].
l)
The agenda was reordered. Original Placement Item V.q.
Arts & Humanities/ANTH
New Course:
ANTH-205: Physical Geography (3-0-3 / 45). Creation of
a new course, ANTH-205: Physical Geography. The course is designed to
introduce basic differences in geographical setting by examining
landforms, surficial processes, and climate. Similar courses are offered at:
Bossier Parish Community College, Baton Rouge Community College,
Fletcher Technical Community College, Louisiana Delta Community
College, Nunez Community College, River Parishes Community College,
South Louisiana Community College, Louisiana State University at
Alexandria, Louisiana State University at Shreveport, University of New
Orleans, Grambling State University, Louisiana Tech University, McNeese
State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University,
Southeastern Louisiana University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette,
University of Louisiana at Monroe, Southern University and A&M College,
and Southern University at New Orleans.
[Motion: Mary
Bartholomew; Second: Leroy Kendrick; Carried, Unanimously].
m)
The agenda was reordered and items were combined for discussion.
Original Placement Items V.r. to V.s.
Arts & Humanities/ANTH
Course Listing:
ANTH-205: Physical Geography. Cross-list course as
“LCTCS Course GEOG-205/2050”
Arts & Humanities/ANTH
Catalog Description:
ANTH-205: Physical Geography. “introduces
basic differences in geographical setting by examining landforms, surficial
processes, and climate.”
[Motion: Lester Adelsberg; Second: Mary
Bartholomew; Carried, Unanimously].
n)
The agenda was reordered. Original Placement Item V.t.
Arts & Humanities/FNAR
Program Revision:
Associate of Arts in Fine Arts. Revise the Associate
of Arts in Fine Arts degree program: Delete: FNAR-160: Sculpture I as an
“or” choice (with FNAR-158: Three-Dimensional Design); Add: FNAR-155:
Ceramics I as an “or” choice (with FNAR-158: Three-Dimensional Design).
Total program hours remain the same.
[Motion: Lester Adelsberg;
Second: Leroy Kendrick; Carried, Unanimously].
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9,
2010
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l.)Note:
The agenda was reordered and items combined for discussion.
Original Agenda Placement Items V.u. to V.v.
Arts & Humanities/FNAR
Course Deletion:
FNAR-160: Sculpture I. Delete FNAR-160: Sculpture
I from the catalog of course offerings; currently, no facilities, equipment,
or faculty are available to support this course. The course has not been
offered in over six (6) years.
Arts & Humanities/FNAR
Course Deletion:
FNAR-161: Sculpture II. Delete FNAR-161: Sculpture
II from the catalog of course offerings; currently, no facilities, equipment,
or faculty are available to support this course. The course has not been
offered in over six (6) years.
[Motion: Mary Barthlomew; Second
Ashley Chitwood; Carried, Unanimously].
VII.
Old Business
VIII.
Next Meeting:
March 12, 2010 (Scheduled Meeting).
IX.
Adjournment: 3:00 p.m.
