Citrus College has approved what courses will be added, modified and removed for fall 2025.
Citrus College runs a six-year cycle for a review to check if the classes are up-to-date.
“That means, they are distributed so that we are reviewing a segment of our courses every year and to ensure they are up to date,” Lisa Villa, the president of Citrus’ Academic Senate, said in an email. “The exception to this is if faculty are proposing new classes for their respective programs.”
The Citrus College curriculum chair, Michelle Plug, said in an email that the faculty are dedicated to ensuring that the courses that the college offers stay relevant, up-to-date, and are aligned with the needs of the students, transfer and job markets.
Professors in the program begin the process of activating, modifying or deactivating the courses.
“Prior to being added to the curriculum committee agenda, these modifications are tracked in a software platform that allows faculty in the discipline to review and comment,” Shelby Amador, Citrus’ curriculum specialist, said in an email.
The proposed changes are discussed during the Academic Senate curriculum committee meetings.
“These changes must be reviewed and approved by the curriculum committee, vice president of academic affairs, Board of Trustees, and the California Community College Chancellor’s Office in order to update the Citrus College Catalog for the following year,” Amador said.
The classes being activated is the process of new courses being added to the school.
“New courses are designed to help students gain skills for high-demand careers or to meet transfer requirements,” Plug said.
Amador said classes being offered for fall 2025 are pending the Chancellor’s Office approval.
Amador said some new courses are “BIOT 160: Environmental Monitoring and Quality Operations in Biomanufacturing” and “UAS 100: Introduction to Un-crewed Aerial Systems.”
As for modifying classes, this happens every fall and spring.
“Changes to courses vary,” Amador said. “Some courses are undergoing minor changes such as updating a textbook to the newest version available. Other courses undergo substantial modifications, such as adjusting course content, student learning outcomes, etc.”
The academic program will also manage the program reviews to ensure it is still beneficial and aligned with the student goals.
The classes being deactivated rarely occur during the process of review.
“It’s definitely not a regular occurrence,” Villa said. “It will happen if a class has been ‘in the books’ for many years and either students are no longer interested in taking it (enrollment is very low), or perhaps there was a change to the program that it falls under.”
The academic program is careful when making decisions to deactivate classes.
“Deactivations of courses or programs are made thoughtfully and in consultation with the department, division and shared governance committees,” Plug said.
Here is a list of courses from the October meeting of the Citrus Board of Trustees that have been approved to be activated, deactivated and modified.
“Student success is the priority,” Amador said. “Changes are not made lightly, which is why creating, modifying, or deactivating courses is such a long process. We want to be certain that these changes are necessary and beneficial for students.”
