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Curriculum Committee

Course Submission Instructions

All curricular actions are completed using the CurricUNET system including writing and approval of new and revised course outlines, distance education documentation, and new and revised program (certificate and degree) proposals.

Overview of the course submission process

1. Faculty author(s) access CurricUNET to create a new course or revise existing courses.
2. When the authors finish writing or editing the course, the course is submitted through the system to the division dean of the division. The division dean may suggest changes, edits or corrections.
3. Dean's approval moves the course through CurricUNET to be reviewed by the Curriculum Tech Review Committee. Tech Review consists of Curriculum Chair, Curriculum Representative from the division, Articulation Officer, VPI, Assistant Registrar, SLO Coordinator, Distance Education Coordinator, Instructional Designer, Librarian and an Administrative Analyst from the VPI office.
4. Tech Review reads, comments and suggests changes; improvements for standardization; does SLO review; and checks for adherence to State, district or local practices, regulations or laws. The course may be sent back to the original authors to address any of these issues.
5. When all edits have been made, the course can be placed on the next agenda for the Curriculum Committee.
6. All participants - authors, division reps, deans, and committee members use the CurricUNET to make comments and receive notification of needed action by emails from CurricUNET. All comments are visible to anyone using CurricUNET.  

Key CSM resources for writing curriculum

• Curriculum Handbook (May 2016)
• General Education Handbook (November 2021)
• Faculty Resources for Distance Education at CSM
• College of San Mateo Policy on Regular and Substantive Interaction (Effective for Academic Year 2021-2022)

Tips for using CurricUNET

• CurricUNET Instructions - Logging in; New Course Creation; Course Revision; Responding to Requests for Changes
  • Begin Revising Existing Course (video with captions)
• Quick Reference Guide for Course Checklist - list of required and optional sections to edit for new and revised courses

How to Get Help

For access to Curricunet, please contact Tammy Wong (wongt@smccd.edu). For assistance in curriculum writing, please contact your division representative and/or division dean. 
Instructional Designer help by appointment - Contact Julieth Benitez (benitezj@smccd.edu)