Common Course Numbering
What should the SAC expect during this process?
The finalized curriculum is typically approved by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) during Winter term. After final approval, the Curriculum Office will enter the changes into CourseLeaf and send the CCOG(s) to the SAC Chair for their recommendation. Once it has gone through the formal recommendation process, it will be updated in Banner and included within the following academic year’s catalog.
What can SACs Change?
SACs are not allowed to alter the course title, credit, course description, or student learning outcomes. SACs can change other fields, such as assessment strategies, course addendum, etc…
What is the timeline for these changes?Â
Because of the large-scale collaboration and approvals CCN courses go through, they are typically excluded from our standard curriculum approval timeline. The Curriculum Office will work with impacted SACs directly in order to make the catalog deadline. Typically, we will need to make sure courses go through the Curriculum Committee no later than March or April of the academic year prior to implementation (e.g. go to committee in March, 2026, for implementation in Fall, 2026).
Questions? Please contact Katelyn Goslin at Katelyn.Goslin@pcc.edu