Navigating the CAC Process
This is an interactive process. The easiest way to create a proposal is to reach out for advice:
CAC Division Representatives
Lead Curriculum Coordinator: Kaylene Thomas, kmthomas3@sbcc.edu
Curriculum Technician: Erica Ramirez, eramirez69@sbcc.edu
Only for brand new courses or programs
Your classified curriculum team strongly suggests
1. For credit courses reach out to Laura Castro, Articulation Officer, before
you spend a lot of time designing the course
2. You build your new course/program on a word or google doc then transfer the
information into the curriculum software.
You can reach out to Kaylene or Erica for assistance. They are happy to help you start a new proposal and send you blank templates to work off of.
Modifications are started off of Active records. If the Modify button is missing, a proposal has already been started.
Your classified curriculum team strongly suggests
1. For credit courses reach out to Laura Castro, Articulation Officer, before
you spend a lot of time modifying the course. Often, she needs specific updates to
ensure your course remains or obtains articulation.
2. If you pause, on occasion, curriqunet will time out and you will lose your
work. We suggest using a word or google doc to capture your thoughts and then transfer
the information into the curriculum software.
You can reach out to Kaylene or Erica for assistance. They are happy to help you start a modification and walk you through updates.
- For a brand new CTE program, use the Program Feasibility form as a starting point
- Reach out to your Area Dean and Articulation Officer prior to starting the proposal
- Apply for LMI data from the Regional Consortia (this can take 60 days)
- Gather an advisory committee – a mixture of faculty and industry professionals
- Hold an Advisory Committee meeting, preferably using the SBCC template
- email the classified curriculum team for a copy of the template
- Send program to the Regional Consortia for recommendation
- If the courses are new, they must first be approved by the Curriculum Committee before the program is sent to the Regional Consortia
- Upload to the program proposal, in curriqunet, the LMI data, Regional Consortia recommendation
and Advisory Committee minutes
- The classified curriculum team can help you with this
- Work with the Articulation Officer, Dean or classified curriculum team to find an appropriate CIP Code
- The Curriculum Committee will review and approve the program
- The program will be placed on the next available Board of Trustee’s agenda for approval
- The classified curriculum team will upload the program into the State’s Chancellor’s Office Curriculum Inventory (COCI) system, (and wait...and wait) it takes about 60+ days to approve a new CTE program
- This is not an exhaustive list, the classified curriculum team is here to assist you
Please refer to our Distance Education page.
If you are submitting a proposal for an online course (hybrid or fully online) consider scheduling a meeting with:
- Your CAC division representative for course and curriculum design.
- Laurie Vasquez for accessibility.
- The Faculty Resource Center for training and additional support with course design.
Please consult our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Anti-Racism (DEIAA) Website
This website was created by CAC and offers helpful tips on how to address both the new DEIAA questions in the COR as well as the DE addendum questions on Accessibility (question 2), and Regular and Substantive Contact (questions 3 and 4)
Your CAC division representative is your best resource for assistance
The clone button is used to create a brand new course from an existing course. The most common example would be creating a new honors course.
Please consult with Kaylene or Erica before using the ‘clone’ button
Only Kaylene or Erica can start a reactivation proposal. Please reach out to your classified curriculum team for assistance.
Lead Curriculum Coordinator: Kaylene Thomas, kmthomas3@sbcc.edu
Curriculum Technician: Erica Ramirez, eramirez69@sbcc.edu