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Important Meeting Dates and Deadlines
Fall 2024
  • September 10, 2024: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by August 12, 2024
  • September 24, 2024: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by August 26, 2024
  • October 08, 2024: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by September 09, 2024
  • October 22, 2024: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by September 23, 2024
  • November 12, 2024: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by October 07, 2024
  • November 26, 2024: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by October 28, 2024
 
Spring 2025
  • January 21, 2025: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by December 23, 2024
  • February 11, 2025: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by January 13, 2025
  • February 25, 2025: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by January 27, 2025
  • March 11, 2025: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by February 10, 2025
  • March 25, 2025: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by February 24, 2025
  • April 8, 2025: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by March 10, 2025
Curriculum Meeting Information
  • Curriculum meetings are open to the public. Attendance is encouraged for those who develop or are impacted by proposed changes to curriculum.
  • Course and program proposals approved now through fall 2024 (Last October meeting) will take effect for the fall 2025 catalog and schedule. Starting November 2024, approvals are effective for the catalog and schedule in fall 2026.
  • All Curriculum Committee Meetings are recorded.
  • Meeting Agendas and Minutes can be found at the following link: BoardDocs
  • Current Curriculum Committee Co-Chairs' are Letitia Senechal and Tina Akers-Porter. Each can be contacted by email for curriculum needed support.
  • Contact Curriculum Process Specialist, Heather Townsend, for curriculum process questions, eLumen support, and to find information on who is actively serving as your School Curriculum Committee representative.
2025 Curriculum Committee

2024 Curriculum Committee

Voting Members
Counseling-General

Marcos Garcia (Term End: SP 2025)

Counseling-Special Programs

Claudia Puebla (Term End: FA 2026)

Library & Learning Center

Kathleen Ennis (Term End: FA 2026)

School of Agriculture

Julie Haynes (Term End: SP 2026)
Kyle Beeman (Term End: FA 2026)

School of Arts, Performance & Humanities

Kwei-Yu Chu (Term End: FA 2025)
Substitute for Kwei-Yu: Darren Combee
Leslie Collins (Term End: FA 2026)
Tiffany Ellington (Term End: FA 2026)

School of Behavioral & Social Sciences

Mike Kersten (Term End: SP 2025)
Kerri Stephens (Term End: FA 2026)

School of Business & Computing

Patricia Wall (Term End: FA 2025)

School of Health Professions

Bonnie Hunt (Term End: SP 2025)

School of Industry & Trades

Manuel Cunha (Term End: FA 2026)

School of Kinesiology, Public Health & Athletics

Milan Motroni (Term End: SP 2026)
Rachel Finnegan (Term End: FA 2026)

School of Language Arts & Education 

Sarah Hawes (Term End: FA 2026)
Andrew Kranzman (Term End: FA 2025)
Jessica Brennan (Term End: SP 2025)

School of Public Safety 

Wendy McClendon (Term End: FA 2025)

School of Science, Engineering & Mathematics

Erin Thompson (Term End: SP 2026)
Andrew Lazar (Term End: SP 2026)
Katherine Schroeder (Term End: SP 2027)


Non-voting Members
Academic Senate, Vice President

Aishah Saleh (Term End: SP 2025)
Substitute: Hans Hauselmann and Theresa Rojas

ASMJC Student

Sahib Dhindsa

Committee Co-Chair/Articulation

Letitia Senechal (Term End: SP 2026 as Co-Chair)

Committee Co-Chair

Tina Akers-Porter (Term End: SP 2026 as Co-Chair)

Curriculum Process Specialist

Heather Townsend

Dean of Enrollment Services

Angelica Guzman

Deans' Cabinet Representative 

Shirley Miranda Brenes (Term End: SP 2027)

Evaluations Representative

Julie Hughes

Vice President of Instruction

Patrick Bettencourt
Substitute: Michael Smedshammer/Dean of Instruction and Student Learning

Curriculum Development, Review and Approval

A college curriculum - its breadth and rigor of courses, requirements for degrees and certificates, and the pathways that attending students take to finish them - is what defines the educational quality of an institution. At this site faculty, staff, and administrators at Modesto Junior College can find resources to support the creation, ongoing review, and management of curriculum - courses, degrees, and certificates at MJC, in support of the MJC mission.

Mission Statement

The Modesto Junior College Curriculum Committee reviews curriculum and academic policies to ensure compliance with Title 5 and California Education Code prior to recommendation to the District Governing Board for final approval. The committee also ensures that curriculum is sound, comprehensive, and responsive to the evolving needs of our students as well the academic, business, and local communities. Approved by the Curriculum Committee (11/18/14)

External Resources