College-Wide Curriculum Committee

Materials

Procedures Manual  docx | PDF
New Course Form
Course Revision Form
Program Revision Form
Information for Curricular Items
Guidelines for the Presentation of Academic Matters in the Chancellor's Report
Flowcharts for ESL ENG MAT Fall 2022
CUNY's Guide to New Programs
Credits for Prior Learning Procedures at Hostos
CWCC Schedule : Fall 2023

Representatives

Chair

Christine Hutchins, English

Recording Secretary

Linda Ridley, Business

Committee Members

Haruko Yamauchi, Library
Denise Cummings Clay, Education
Kathleen Doyle, Mathematics
Ana Ozuna, Humanities
Karin Lundberg, Language & Cognition
Nancy Genova, Behavioral and Social Sciences
Olga Steinberg, Natural Sciences
Jarek Stelmark, Allied Health Sciences
Silvia Reyes, OAA, HEO
Dean Babette Audant, OAA, Ex-officio
David Primak, Registrar, Ex-officio
Kobe Jacobs, SGA 

Spring 2024 Curriculum Schedule (link here)

Due to CWCC Chair Christine Hutchins; Dean Babette Audant; Curriculum Office, curriculumoffice@hostos.cuny.edu. Pathways submissions also copy Kristopher Burrell.

DUE to CWCC
REVISIONS DUE NOON
CWCC meets
SEC meets
Senate meets
CAPPR due
BoT meets
CCCRC due
CCCRC meets
            2/13/24 2/9/24 3/4/24
      2/7/24 2/15/24 3/7/24      
2/5/24 2/15/24 3/5/24 3/13/24 3/21/24 4/16/24   3/22/24 4/9/24
2/29/24 3/11/24 3/26/24 4/10/24 4/18/24        
3/20/24 4/1/24 4/16/24 5/8/24 5/16/24   5/20/24
6/24/24
   
 

Spring 2024 CWCC, SEC, and Senate dates 

CWCC
SEC
Senate
  February 7 February 15
March 5 March 13 March 21
March 26 April 10 April 18
April 16 May 8 May 16

 

CCRC Review Cycles

CUNY Central calendar Spring 2024

Feb 9, 2024: Deadline for colleges to submit courses to CUNYfirst
By Mar 4, 2024: CCCRC will vote/ input results into CUNYfirst
Mar 7, 2024: Deadline for colleges to submit to the Committee on Education Policy Curriculum and Academic Policy Dashboard Report
May 20, 2024: Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Mar 22, 2024: Deadline for colleges to submit courses to CUNYfirst
By Apr 9, 2024: CCCRC will vote/ input results into CUNYfirst
Apr 16, 2024: Deadline for colleges to submit to the Committee on Education Policy Curriculum and Academic Policy Dashboard Report
June 24, 2024: Meeting of the Board of Trustees​

Professor Kris Burrell (KBURRELL@host​os.cuny.edu​​) is the college representative on the CUNY Common Core Review Committee (CCCRC), and is available to help with Pathways submissions.

Minutes

2023-2024

September 26, 2023 Agenda | Minutes
October 17, 2023 Agenda | Minutes
October 31, 2023 Agenda | Minutes
November 28, 2023 Agenda | Minutes
March 4, 2024 Agenda | Minutes

2022-2023

September 20, 2022  Agenda  |  Minutes
October 11, 2022  Agenda  |  Minutes
November 15, 2022  Agenda  |  Minutes
November 29, 2022  Agenda  |  Minutes
February 28, 2023  Agenda  |  Minutes
April 4, 2023  Agenda  |  Minutes
May 2, 2023  Agenda  |  Minutes
Yearly Committee Report 2022-2023

2021-2022

August 31, 2021  Agenda  |  Minutes 
October 5, 2021  Agenda  |  Minutes
October 19, 2021  Agenda  |  Minutes
November 2, 2021  Agenda  |  Minutes 
November 16, 2021  Agenda  |  Minutes 
February 22, 2022  Agenda  |  Minutes 
March 1, 2022  Agenda  |  Minutes 
March 29, 2022  Agenda  |  Minutes 
April 12, 2022  Agenda  |  Minutes 
April 26, 2022  Agenda  |  Minutes 
Yearly Committee Report 2021-2022

2020-2021

September 1, 2020  Agenda  |  Minutes
September 15, 2020  Agenda  |  Minutes
October 6, 2020  Agenda  |  Minutes
October 20, 2020  Agenda  |  Minutes
November 17, 2020  Agenda  |  Minutes
December 1, 2020  Agenda  |  Minutes
February 2, 2021  Agenda  |  Minutes
February 16, 2021  Agenda  |  Minutes
March 2, 2021  Agenda  |  Minutes
March 16, 2021  Agenda  |  Minutes
March 23, 2021  Agenda  |  Minutes
April 20, 2021  Agenda  |  Minutes
May 4, 2021  Agenda  |  Minutes
Yearly Committee Report 2020-2021

2019-2020

November 5, 2019  Agenda  |  Minutes
November 19, 2019  Agenda  |  Minutes
December 3, 2019  Agenda  |  Minutes
February 25, 2020  Agenda  |  Minutes
March 3, 2020  Agenda  |  Minutes
April 7, 2020  Agenda  |  Minutes
April 21, 2020  Agenda  |  Minutes
April 28, 2020  Agenda  |  Minutes
May 5, 2020  Agenda  |  Minutes
Yearly Committee Report 2019-2020

2018-2019

September 29, 2018
October 2, 2018
November 6, 2018  Agenda  |  Minutes
February 26, 2018  Agenda  |  Minutes
March 5, 2019  Agenda  |  Minutes
March 26, 2019  Agenda  |  Minutes
April 2, 2019  Agenda  |  Minutes
May 7, 2019  Agenda  |  Minutes
Yearly Committee Report 2018-2019

2017-2018

September 5, 2017
September 26, 2017
October 3, 2017
December 5, 2017
February 6, 2018
February 27, 2018
March 6, 2018
March 27, 2018
April 10, 2018
April 24, 2018
May 1, 2018
Yearly Committee Report 2017-2018

2016-2017

September 20, 2016
September 27, 2016
February 14, 2017
February 28, 2017
April 4, 2017

2015-2016

September 01, 2015
September 29, 2015
November 10, 2015
November 24, 2015
December 8, 2015
February 2, 2016
February 23, 2016
March 15, 2016

Committee Mandate

"ARTICLE VII: SENATE COMMITTEES

SECTION 10 CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

A. Membership:

1. The membership of the Curriculum Committee shall be composed of one tenured or CCE representative from each academic Department of the College, one (1) 13.3B HEO, and two (2) elected Student Senate representatives duly certified by the Vice President for Student Development and Enrollment Management

2. The representatives shall be elected by each Department from its Curriculum Committee and by the Division of Student Development and Enrollment Management, and their names submitted to the Committee on Committees for final approval.

3. The Vice President for Academic Affairs or his/her designee and the Registrar shall serve as ex-officio members.

B. Function:

The Curriculum Committee shall have the following duties:

1. To evaluate and recommend new courses in accordance with Board of Trustees guidelines.

2. To evaluate and recommend any modifications of current courses in the curriculum, including credits, hours, titles, course descriptions, language of instruction, prerequisites, co-requisites, etc.

3. To review and recommend approval of degree requirements and distribution requirements for existing departments.

4. To review and recommend approval of all Letters of Intent and final proposals for all degree and certificate programs.

5. To review Letters of Warning and apprise the Senate.

6. To recommend to the College Senate the creation of subcommittees as the need arises, to cover such areas as skills across the curriculum, program review, etc.

7. To present to the College Senate, for its approval, any items voted upon and recommended by the committee.

C. Charges of the College-Wide Curriculum Committee:

1. To establish and maintain the standards and integrity of the College curricula.

2. To review existing curricula periodically and recommend changes where appropriate.

3. To encourage the development of new courses, concentrations, and programs consistent with the mission of the College by providing a College-wide forum for consideration of all new courses and program proposals.

4. To review all curriculum proposals for their conformity to the College mission and objectives of the Department.

5. To review and approve the final draft of the curricular offerings in the College Catalog.

6. To preserve the institutional history of the Committee by yearly submitting the minutes, records, and reports to the College Archives housed in the Library.

7. To make recommendations regarding all curriculum proposals, and to transmit all such recommendations to the Executive Committee of the College Senate and the College Senate at large."