Curriculum Committee

Meeting Information

Important Meeting Dates and Deadlines

Fall 2025

September 05, 2025: Curriculum Committee Annual Training for Curriculum Committee members only. Location: Yosemite 213 for the morning session. Yosemite 211 for the afternoon session.
September 09, 2025: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by August 11, 2025. Location: Yosemite 213
September 23, 2025: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by August 25, 2025. Location: Yosemite 213
October 14, 2025: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by September 15, 2025. Location: Yosemite 213
October 28, 2025: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by September 29, 2025. Location: Yosemite 213
November 12, 2025 (WED): Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by October 13, 2025. Location: Yosemite 213
November 25, 2025: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by October 27, 2025. Location: Yosemite 213

Spring 2026

January 27, 2026: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by December 29, 2025.
February 10, 2026: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by January 12, 2026.
February 24, 2026: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by January 26, 2026.
March 10, 2026: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by February 09, 2026.
March 24, 2026: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by February 23, 2026.
April 14, 2026: Dean must submit course or program in eLumen for this agenda by March 16, 2026.

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 2025 (Last October meeting) will take effect for the fall 2026 catalog and schedule. Starting November 2025, approvals are effective for the catalog and schedule in fall 2027.
All Curriculum Committee Meetings are recorded.
Meeting Agendas and Minutes can be found on 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.

Membership

2024 Curriculum Committee

Voting Members

Counseling-General

Dana Hanlon (Term End: FA 2027)

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 2027)
Alejandro Sabre (Term End: FA 2026)
Tiffany Ellington (Term End: FA 2026)

School of Behavioral & Social Sciences

Mike Kersten (Term End: SP 2027)
Kerri Stephens (Term End: FA 2026)

School of Business & Computing

Vacant (Term End: FA 2027)

School of Health Professions

Bonnie Hunt (Term End: SP 2027)

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)
Theron Westrope (Term End: FA 2027)
Jessica Brennan (Term End: SP 2027)

School of Public Safety

Wendy McClendon (Term End: FA 2027)

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 2026)

ASMJC Student

Vacant

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)

Vice President of Instruction

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

About

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

eLumen Test Site (Test site is used only for faculty testing purposes and is not where you would submit courses and programs for a final approval. Use the eLumen production site, link is located in the left menu, when you are ready to fully submit courses and programs for approval.)
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office Curriculum and Instruction Unit
- Link Above Includes Important Documents: Title 5 Regulations, Repeatability Guidelines, TOP Code Manual, Data Element Dictionary/MIS Codes, Spring 2017 Course Outline of Record
CCCCO Educational Services and Support Memos
Program and Course Approval Handbook 8th Edition
CCCCO Curriculum Submission & Approval Technical Manual
COCI (Chancellor's Office Inventory of Courses and Programs)
ADT Submission Templates
Request for LMI Reports for CTE Programs (Please Note: LMI must not be older than 2 Years): Center of Excellence LMI Form
MJC Public Course Outlines of Record: eLumen CORs