Curriculum Process for New Counseling &
Personal Development (CPD) and Behavioral Health (BHS) Courses
 

Step One
The counselor, curriculum initiator, interested in developing a new course develops a concept paper about the proposed course and discusses it with his or her department chair. The counselor also talks with counseling colleagues as a means for fleshing out ideas and soliciting input from other professionals.

Step Two
Concept paper is presented to Counseling Instructional Council (CIC) at a regular meeting. This is done by the curriculum initiator or department chair. If CIC believes the concept has merit, they endorse the topic and ask the counselor to go forward with developing the new course.

Step Three
Curriculum initiator prepares a rough draft of the course proposal. He or she presents this draft at a meeting of the Counseling Curriculum Committee. Committee members provide assistance with proper format, course description, competencies and outline. A member of the committee is appointed as a resource colleague to work with the curriculum initiator assisting him or her through the remainder of the curriculum development and approval process.

Step Four
Curriculum initiator works with the college curriculum designer or technician at his or her college to finalize the curriculum proposal. It is returned to the campus and continues through the regular approval process for new curriculum.

Step Five
Dean of Instruction forwards new curriculum proposal form to CIC for review and recommendation. Discussion is held during regular meeting. If CIC approves the proposal, it is returned to the campus and continues through the regular campus approval process for new curriculum. If the course is not approved by CIC it is returned to course initiator with recommendations for future course development.
 

Step Six
New curriculum proposal is reviewed at the college level. If changes are made at this level, the new curriculum proposal is then returned by the course initiator to CIC for further review and approval.

Step Seven
New curriculum proposal is reviewed at the district level.

Step Eight
MCCD Governing Board approves new courses.

 

Spring1999

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