Curriculum Committee

Function

The Curriculum Committee is a sub-committee of the Academic Senate. As such, its Functions and Membership are defined by the Constitution of the Los Angeles Southwest College Academic Senate, approved in May 1995 and amended in April 2007.

The Committee shall be responsible for:

Approval or rejection of new courses and programs.
Approval or rejection of new majors.
Changes in course requirements for a major or certificate program.
Changes in unit value of any course.
Review of existing courses and programs.
Listing IGETC courses.
Review course prerequisites and corequisites.
Review of general education pattern for both Associate in Arts degree and for certification to the CSU and UC system.
Approval, exclusion, review and revision of any program that uses courses taught at this college."

Members

"All Department Chairpersons or their representatives shall serve on the committee as voting members, as well as the following individuals: Articulation Officer, voting member; Matriculation Coordinator, voting member; Non-Credit Program Coordinator, voting member; Institutional Researcher, non-voting member. The Chairperson of the Committee shall serve on the District Curriculum Committee. The Vice-President and Deans of Academic Affairs are ex-officio members of the committee and shall serve as designated by the college president." -- Academic Senate Constitution, April 2007

Area/Name, 2011-2012:

Chair, Arts and Humanities: Al Cowart

Chair, Behavioral and Social Sciences: Dr. Tamura Howard

Chair, Business: Nouha Toure, Chair

Child Development: LaShawn Brinson, Chair

Counseling: Reggie Morris, Chair

Developmental Communications: Phillip Jones-Thomas

Chair English and Foreign Languages: Darren Cifarelli, Chair

Library: Shelley Werts, Chair

Mathematics: Dr. Lernik Saakian, Chair

Natural Sciences, Health & Physical Education: Glenn Yoshida, Chair

Nursing and Allied Health: Catherine Azubuike

Articulation Officer: Dr. Tangelia Alfred

Counselor: Lisa Ford

Coordinator, Matriculation: Amanuel Gebru

Coordinator, Non-Credit Program: Marian Ruane

Curriculum Chair: Dr. Kristine Wright

Director, Student Success Center: Kimberly McBride

DSPS: Celeste Phelps

Senate President: Alfred Reed

Faculty, Electronics: Dr. Neil Mantena

Faculty, Mathematics: Dr. Edward Hector

ASO Student Representative: Melvin Villaver

Student Representative: Hugo Fernandez

Executive Vice President*: Trudy J. Walton

Academic Affairs*: Dr. Elmer Bugg, Dean

Academic Affairs*: Stephanie Brasley, Dean

Academic Affairs*: Dr. Michael Sutliff, Dean

Dean*: Dr. Dan Walden

*Non-voting Positions

Meeting Dates, 2011-2012

Meetings traditionally take place on the second and fourth Thursday of the month in the President's Conference Room (Cox 406). Lunch is served at 12:30; the meetings begin at 1:00. Below please find the scheduled meeting dates.

September 15, 2011

September 29, 2011

October 13, 2011

October 27, 2011

November 10, 2011

December 8, 2011