Academic Senate

The Academic Senate is open to all San Diego College of Continuing Education faculty members and provides the opportunity to participate in the Continuing Education participatory governance structure. The primary function of the Academic Senate is to allow faculty the opportunity to express their opinion and to ensure that those opinions are given every reasonable consideration, that faculty assume primary responsibility for making recommendations in the areas of curriculum and academic standards.

The Academic Senate serves as the representative of the faculty in making recommendations to the administration of San Diego College of Continuing Education and to the San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees. It also serves to interact with the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Senates of other California community colleges, and the Classified Senate.

Standing Sub-Committees

  • Academic Senate Executive Committee
  • Curriculum Committee
  • Constitution/Elections Committee
  • Environmental Stewardship Committee
  • Program Chair Committee (Third Tuesday of the month from 1:30pm-2:30pm prior to Senate General meeting)
  • Professional Advancement Committee

Goals

Title 5 ยง 53200 (b): Academic Senate means an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters. In Sections 53200 (c), "Academic and professional matters" mean the following policy development and implementation matters

  • Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines
  • Degree and certificate requirements
  • Grading policies
  • Educational program development
  • Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success
  • District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles
  • Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports
  • Policies for faculty professional development activities
  • Processes for program review
  • Processes for institutional planning and budget development
  • Other academic and professional matters as are mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate

Membership

  • Academic Senate Officers: Senate President, Vice-President or President-elect, Past-President, Secretary, Treasurer, the Chair of Program Chairs and Curriculum Chair
  • Discipline Delegates
  • All part-time and full-time Faculty

General Meetings Statement

The Academic Senate general meeting is the third Tuesday of the month from 3pm-5pm except when noted.

Department of Affiliation and Support

Dept: Instructional Services