Academic Policy & Planning Committee (AP&P)
Academic Policy & Planning (AP&P) Committee
The Academic Policy and Planning Committee (AP&P) provides recommendations through the Academic Senate to the District Board of Trustees regarding courses and instructional programs. AP&P is the vehicle through which curriculum development takes place and is one of four standing committees established in accordance with the Report of the Committee on Committees of 1968 as approved by the Academic Senate.
The committee's functions are in accordance with the above mentioned report. Briefly, its area of concern is: curricula, proposed changes and revisions, academic standards, future curriculum planning, the coordination and organization of instructional planning and practices as they relate to the teaching faculty. The AP&P Committee at Allan Hancock College assists in the development of educational programs and courses in accordance with the philosophy, policies, and objectives of the college.
The AP&P committee reviews and recommends adoption for the following:
- New courses and programs
- Course and program modifications
- Distance education modalities
- General education courses
- Graduation requirements
- Course requisites
- Discontinue a course or program
CurriQunet META
Curriculum proposals are created and launched from Allan Hancock College's curriculum management Website, CurriQunet Meta. Courses and programs approved by the Board of Trustees are implemented according to the AP&P Catalog Development Calendar.
2022-23 AP&P Committee Members
Committee Chairperson | Larry Manalo | ext. 3560 |
Committee Co-Chair | Dave Degroot | ext. 3713 |
DEPARTMENT | DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE | |
Applied Behavioral Sciences | Christine Bisson | ext. 3243 |
Associated Student Body Government | Pedro Navarrete | |
Business | Brent Darwin | ext. 3473 |
Counseling | Lainey Campos | ext. 3449 |
English | Chad Kelly | ext. 3571 |
Fine Arts | Shane Anderson | ext. 3727 |
Health Sciences | Mary Pat Nelson | ext. 3906 |
Kinesiology, Recreation, and Athletics | Paul LeSage | |
Industrial Technology | Loren Bradbury | ext. 3615 |
Languages & Communication | Andria Keiser | ext. 3701 |
Life & Physical Sciences | Brian Youngblood | ext. 3493 |
Mathematical Sciences | Derek Mitchem | ext. 3563 |
Academic/Student Services | Kerry Runkle | ext. 3504 |
Public Safety | Susan Roehl | ext. 5733 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences | Tom Vandermolen | ext. 3871 |
Curriculum Specialist (non-voting) | Deborah Pirman | ext. 3246 |
Articulation (non-voting) | David DeGroot | ext. 3713 |
VP, Academic Affairs (non-voting) | Robert Curry | ext. 3247 |
Admissions & Records (non-voting) | Eunice Barcenas / Josie Cabanas | ext. 3329 / ext. 3266 |
Noncredit | Vacant |