Mission

The mission of Ventura College’s Curriculum Committee is to provide guidance, advocacy and oversight for VC's curriculum by ensuring that the curriculum is academically sound, comprehensive and responsible to the evolving needs of the community so that the college’s mission, goals and educational delivery to students are well served.

Introduction

The Curriculum Committee is a subcommittee of the Academic Senate and is a shared governance committee. Based upon procedures approved by the district’s governing board, some curricular activity requires only college approval, while selected, well-defined curricular activity (see below) requires submission to the Board through the District Technical Review Workgroup-Instructional (DTRW-I). Ventura College faculty are charged by Title 5 with the primary responsibility for making recommendations in the areas of curriculum and academic standards.

Function

The Curriculum Committee forwards the following matters for recommendation for approval by the Board of Trustees:

- Curricular matters involving international travel.
- All new degrees, certificates, and awards.
- Deleted degrees, certificates, and awards.
- Substantial revisions of degrees, certificates, and awards.
- All new courses.
- Substantial revisions of courses.
- Recommend graduation requirements and general education requirements for the A.A. and A.S. degrees.

The committee must assure the district and the Board of Trustees that all of the above comply with the standards set forth in the Education Code and Title 5.
Inform the District Technical Review Workgroup - Instruction (DTRW-I) of proposed new or revised or procedures related to academic offerings.

Duties

Assist in the development of the educational programs in accordance with the philosophy, policies, and objectives of the college and the district.
Encourage creativity, flexibility, and innovation in curriculum development.
Assist all academic personnel of the college, both administrative and teaching, shall be responsible for the continuing revision of curriculum.
Be vehicle through which curriculum development shall take place.
The committee is subject to the Brown Act; therefore all committee meetings shall be open to all who wish to attend.
Have the power to accept, reject, or suggest modifications of curriculum proposals.
Offer recommendations to the Board of Trustees through the District Technical Review Workgroup-Instructional (DTRW-I).