Programs Technical Review Checklist
Updated September 28, 2016 – Accompanying CurricUNET

Technical Review Avoiding Common Errors (TRACE) Checklist

Curriculum Handbook

Program:______

Please be mindful of the various deadline dates for courses and programs.

To ensure a thorough technical review, we must receive your submission on the dates listed onthe Curriculum Committee calendar. We greatly appreciate it whenever you submit your items a day or two before the tech review or regular submission deadline.

Program Type / Be sure you have used the correct proposal type.
  • New for brand-new programs.
  • Modify for modifying existing programs.
  • Credit programs for programs that contains credit courses.
  • Noncreditprograms for programs that contain noncredit courses.
If you are using the wrong proposal type, you will have to start all over once discovered, so check this FIRST! (See Main screen of proposal or program description for proposal type.)
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Program Title / If your program is a major, please include AA (Associates of Arts) or AS (Associates of Science) or AA-T (Associates of Arts) or AS-T (Associates of Science) in your title. Examples:
  • Geology AS
  • Photography AA
  • Film, Television, & Electronic Media AS-T
If your program is a certificate, don’t include the word “certificate” in the title.
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Award Type / Choose the correct program type. See website for details. Note: Certificate of Achievements required state approval. Certificates of Accomplishment are locally approved only (at CCSF), but must be less than 18 units total.
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Program Catalog Description / The first part of the catalog description comes before the PSLOs. The second appears afterwards. At the bottom of the second section, be sure to includeminimum completion time:
MAJORS: “Assuming students start this AA or AS with transfer‐level math and English eligibility, the minimum time for completion is 4 semesters. Completion time will vary based on student preparation and number of units completed per semester.” Choose AA or AS as appropriate.
CERTIFICATES: “The minimum time for completion of this certificate is X semesters. Completion time will vary based on student preparation and number of units or classes completed per semester.” Replace X with minimum number of semesters.
**DO NOT INCLUDE REFERENCES TO NUMBER OF UNITS OR COURSES IN DESCRIPTION.**
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Course blocks and listings / Use block titles that match current practice. Be sure to add a “:” at the end. Examples:
  • Required courses:
  • Choose 2 of the following elective courses:
  • Choose 6 units from the following math courses:
  • Recommended additional coursework (*avoid including this if possible*)
DO NOT PULL IN “In Review” classes. Pull in only the “Active” or “Approved” classes.
If students have options between multiple don’t use “or”s as conditions between course. Instead, use separate blocks with min/max units for the block. Example: Choose one of the following math courses:
min/max units = 5 units;
ECON 5
MATH 80
Use “ands” between courses only if student have to choose a course combination.
Example:Choose one of the following course or course combinations:
Min/max units = 4 units
BIO 9 (4 units)
GEOG 1 (3 units)
and
GEOG 1L (1 unit)
If your program has multiple OPTIONS, these need to be combined into the same block to total correctly. Example: Choose one of the following options: (min/max = 5/8)
OPTION 1
OCAN 1 (3 units)
OCAN 1L (2 units)
OPTION 2
GEOG 1 (3 units)
GEOG 1L (1 unit)
GEOG 41A (1 unit)
GIS 110 (3 units)
*Enter OPTION language as "non-course requirement". You can also add a double-line to your final report between the options by adding a blank "non-course requirement" element.
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Program Student Learning Outcomes
Handbook Majors, Certificates, + SLO Handbook /
  • Use verbs that indicate critical thinking. Examples are in the SLO Handbook:
  • Ensure that PSLOs are assessable
  • Ensure each PSLO has at least one course mapped to it
  • Ensure all required and elective courses in the program map to at least one PSLO (*DO NOT MAP RECOMMENDED COURSES, only required courses or course electives*)
  • Map PSLOs as appropriate to college ILOs. (At minimum, you should have at least one mapping.)
  • Don’t include SLOs that relate to “meeting” exit requirements or “prepared for exam” or “ready to transfer,” as these are not LEARNING outcomes.
  • Review Outcome Report to ensure all your mappings are completed and that all course combinations a student might use to satisfy the program requirements result in meeting of all the PSLOs.
  • Please contact the SLO Coordinator at for further assistance.

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Content Overlap
Handbook Majors, Certificates, / From which departments might you need content overlap signoffs on your Cover Sheet? Being safe by checking with department chairs ahead of time is better than having to deal with unhappy chairs or questions from the Committee during presentation. Then provide notes on those conversations within the CONSULTATIONS tab within CurricUNET.
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Requisites
Handbook Requisites / If a program has prerequisties, corequisites, or advisories, be sure to
  • Complete ALL the requested information in the REQUISITES tab in CurricUNET.
  • Contact the chairs of the departments in which the requisite classes are listed, get their confirmation that these are acceptable requisites, and provide notes on those conversations within the CONSULTATIONS tab within CurricUNET.

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