State Procedures

• SP 9-30a – Associate Degrees - Colorado Community College System (cccs.edu)
• SP 9-30b – Bachelor Degrees - Colorado Community College System (cccs.edu)

College Procedures

• EP 105 Course and Program Approval
• EP 105A Revisions to HLC-Approved Degree Programs

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

• HLC Assumed Practices B: Teaching and Learning 1: Program, Courses, and Credits
  • Expectations for how programs are developed: including number of credit hours, general education credits, rigor of content, and prior learning credit
• HLC Policy Book (February 2024), Chapter G: Substantive Change, Including Change of Control, INST.G.10.010: Substantive Change, p. 130
  • Determine if HLC re-approval is necessary for existing programs
  • EP 105A can be used instead of the HLC Policy Book to determine if reapproval is necessary

Support Guides

• Process Guides for Program Level Submissions [doc link]
• Process Guides for Course Level Submissions [doc link]
• Catalog Format for Programs [doc link]
• Program Request Pre-Check [doc link]
• Colorado Community College System - CCCS Contact Hour to Credit Hour Ratio Guidelines [doc link]
• State Faculty Curriculum Committee – SFCC Style Guide

Support Offices

• Advising
  • Director of Advising and Testing: Brook Koltun
    • Guidance on transparent language and requirements for programs related to student advising
  • Senior Director of Admissions, Recruitment and Enrollment Services: Kevin Hudgens
    • Guidance on transparent language and requirements for programs related to student advising
    • Adding program to Application page drop down menu, post program full approval
  • Assessment Coordinator and Assessment Coaches
    • List on the Assessment for Student Learning page of the CETL sharepoint
      • Development of PLOs and curriculum maps
    • Assessment Liaison Officer (ALO) – Patricia Grandieu
      • CIP Program names and CIP Codes
      • HLC requirements for new programs
      • HLC requirements for substantive revisions to existing programs
      • Submitting materials to HLC is done by the ALO
    • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Gateway Power User – Abby Corcoran
      • Access to Gateway
    • Curriculum Committee Recorder – Chris Schneider
      • Invitation to the Curriculum Committee meeting WebEx for non-committee members
    • Curriculum Committee Chair – Sharon Bjorkman
      • Questions about the Curriculum Committee processes
      • Invitation to the Curriculum Committee meeting WebEx for non-committee members
    • Financial Aid – Director of Financial Aid: Ron Swartwood
      • Financial aid eligibility
      • Programs need to have a minimum of 16 credits to be eligible
    • Gateway – See CTE Gateway above
    • Marketing – PPSC Hel Center found on the left side of employee tab on myPikesPeak Portal, under Requests on the left side of page
      • New program webpage and press release, post program full approval
    • Military & Veterans Program (MVP) Coordinator – Sierra Jones
      • Required credit numbers for benefits and other restrictions
    • Registrar – Stephanie Snyder
      • Banner Code Creation, post program full approval
    • SFCC Representatives
      • CTE – Woody Boyd
      • Transfer – Warren Munick

As of July 2024