Academic Programs and Planning

Academic Planning Committee

The Academic Planning Committee (APC) is comprised of faculty and administrators responsible for updating the campus academic plan on an annual basis. It is charged with:

Collecting empirical data and information on program needs in the region and the state;
Identifying emerging fields and degree opportunities that further CSUCI's mission;
Soliciting input from campus and community constituencies on program priorities;
Providing cost estimates for new and projected programs
Coordinating the introduction of state-support and self-support programs by working closely with the Dean of Extended Education
Providing recommendations on majors, minors, emphases and other programs to the Provost and the Academic Senate;
Disseminating its findings to the wider campus community.

Composition of the Academic Planning Committee

The Academic Planning Committe is composed of the following members:

Faculty serving on the Curriculum Committee. These faculty will provide continuity and flow of information between those involved in planning and those responsible for reviewing proposals for new majors, minors, and courses.

The AVP for Academic Programs and Planning, the Dean of Extended Education, a designee from the President’s Office, the Director of Institutional Research, a faculty representative from the General Education Committee, and a student representative.

Other administrative areas may be asked for information and staff support in order to assist the planning process. The AVP for Academic Programs and Planning will coordinate the activities of the Academic Planning Committee.

Academic Planning Committee Membership for 2006-2007

Stephen Lefevre, AVP, Academic Programs and Planning, Co-Chair
Bill Cordeiro, Director, Martin V Smith School of Business and Economics, Co-Chair
Therese Eyermann, Office of the President
Virgil Adams, Associate Professor, Psychology
Sean Anderson, Assistant Professor, ESRM
Gary Berg, Dean of Extended Education
Lillian Castaneda, Professor of Language Culture & Literacy
JE Gonzalez, Director of Institutional Research
Paul Rivera, Assistant Professor of Economics
Stephen Stratton, Associate Professor, Library
Kathy Musashi, Coordinator of the Office of Academic Programs and Planning
Liz King, Assistant Professor of Art

Responsibilities of the Academic Planning Committee Shall include:

Updating the Academic Master Plan
Developing Timelines for New Degrees, Programs
Identifying and Developing Timelines for Emphases within Existing Majors and Programs
Moving Programs form Self-Support to State Support
Providing Program Information to the Curriculum Committee
Soliciting Input on New Majors and Programs
Soliciting Information from Institutional Research (IR) and the Enrollment Management and Student Success Committee (EMSS) on Program Growth