Catalog production is the outcome of an annual cycle of curriculum review and revision
(courses and awards), as well as changes in policy and relevant information across
the College and District. While the bulk of catalog production takes place in early spring semester, all curriculum
updates for that catalog will have been approved between January and November of the
previous year. Read below for more information on the various types of revisions and
their timelines. Please visit the Columbia College Catalog page for catalogs and addenda.
What drives catalog revisions and when?
Curriculum approved in the current academic year will be included in the following
academic year's catalog.Please see the Curriculum Calendar webpage for all Curriculum Committee meeting dates, workshops, and deadlines.
Courses and awards are updated through the review and approval process of the College's Curriculum Committee,
district governing board (YCCD Board of Trustees), California Community Colleges Chancellor's
Office, and ACCJC/WASC Accreditation Commissions. Visit the Curriculum Calendar webpage for the upcoming catalog's deadlines.
Course articulation information, including CSU/UC transferability, Cal-GETC Pattern, C-ID, and more, is monitored
and facilitated by the college Articulation Office. Contact the Articulation Officer for specific articulation timelines. Articulation approvals that are received after
a catalog is published are included in the "Catalog Change Log (Addendum)" published
in early summer.
"Soft content" or content that is non-curricular in scope, is revised annually through a campus-wide
revision process facilitated by the Curriculum Analyst via "content experts" at the
College as vetted by the College's Institutional Effectiveness Council. Every fall,
the Curriculum Analyst requests non-curricular catalog updates from content experts for the next year's catalog. Soft-content
review is open from October-December. Governance groups in need of policy revision
approvals are asked to plan for approval at their December meeting at the latest.
Soft Content Review Process: Upon notification by the Curriculoum Analyst, content
experts annually perform a Regular Review of each of their catalog pages including the incorporation of recent YCCD BP/AP updates.
Every three years, content experts perform a Deep Review of every catalog page. Deep Review includes:
A review of content for accuracy and clarity. Information should be correct and understandable
to the average reader (e.g. average reading level, steps in appropriate order, use
of bullet points/numbering when helpful).
Verification that content reflects current YCCD and/or external agency policy/procedure
and that all relevant policy numbers are included and correct (reviewer must ensure
that recent updates are incorporated)
Verification that content aligns with any related College webpage content AND a determination
as to whether the information is necessary in BOTH locations (web and catalog; duplication
should be avoided whenever possible, however, reviewers should check ACCJC Catalog Requirements (page 4-5) and the Curriculum Analyst before removing catalog content).
Verification that policies and information and is equitable and inclusive. Contact
DEIA Tri-Chairs for resources.
For questions about curriculum revisions and/or the catalog review and production
process, contact Elissa Creighton, Curriculum Analyst at creightone@yosemite.edu or (209) 588-5141.
