The Curriculum & Instruction Council (CIC) meets on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays of the month at 1:30 pm during the fall and spring semesters.
Meeting room update: CIC will meet in room B-104 in the spring 2023 semester!
Mission
The Curriculum and Instruction Council (CIC) fulfills the state-mandated role of certifying the academic integrity of all credit and noncredit classes, programs, certificates, and degrees. Per the joint agreement between the Academic Senate of Santiago Canyon College and the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) Board of Trustees and in accordance with AB 1725, the RSCCD Board of Trustees will rely primarily on the advice of the Academic Senate with regard to curriculum as relates to establishing prerequisites, degree and certificate requirements, and grading policies. The CIC is also part of the college and district collegial governance framework and provides a forum for students, staff, and faculty to participate in formulating and refining curricular, instructional, and academic policy.
Responsibilities
- Approve, review, and modify all course and program outlines
- Approve all catalog and policy changes affecting curriculum, instruction, degree and certificate requirements, standards of student participation, etc.
- Approve and modify all college academic standards and policies
