how to submit new course proposal seattle central college continuing education

by Wilford Kuvalis 10 min read

Give yourself the gift of learning

Continuing Education offers classes for the community in job skills, hobbies and interests (not for college credit).

Job Skills

Seeing a new job, career or opportunity? Take a course to build new skills and open up professional pathways!

Hobbies & Interests

Enrich your life by learning something new, pursuing a passion and advancing your goals.

What is continuing education?

Continuing Education. Serving the community by offering a wide range of courses at reasonable cost, Continu ing Education classes are primarily non-credit and non-graded. Most of the classes are taught by community members who are experts in their fields. Classes may range from one evening to a full quarter in length. Costs vary by class.

Does Seattle Central offer TESOL?

Seattle Central offers a non-credit Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate and 26 courses for certified K-12 teachers to earn clock hours. North offers teacher clock hours for most courses, including Continuing Ed courses.

Course Approval Committee Goals

  1. Enable programs to offer high quality courses that support college-wide and program level learning outcomes.
  2. Promote curriculum development.
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The Course Approval Committee Will

  1. Review course proposals and provide feedback.
  2. Ask questions.
  3. Ensure that the course approval process is followed.
  4. Determine if course tags and learning outcomes are in alignment with the appropriate program and college-wide learning outcomes.
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Course Approval Process

  1. There are 8 possible stages through which a course approval submission can pass in the ACAS.
  2. All course approvals must be submitted through the Automated Course Approval System (ACAS).
  3. The Course Approval Committee Review is the 6th stage; it can take several weeks before th…
  1. There are 8 possible stages through which a course approval submission can pass in the ACAS.
  2. All course approvals must be submitted through the Automated Course Approval System (ACAS).
  3. The Course Approval Committee Review is the 6th stage; it can take several weeks before the course approval submission reaches the Course Approval Committee Review stage.
  4. The Course Approval Committee members will be using this rubric to review your course approval submission.

CAC Review Submission Deadlines

  • The application to revise, adopt, or create a course must reach the Course Approval Committee 90 days before you'd like to offer the course.Contact your division or unit administrators to check if there are any internal deadlines by which you must have your course outline officially approved in order to have your course entered and ready in the schedule of classes for the quarter you desir…
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The Course Approval Process and The Instructional Assessment Committee

  • Please make sure that your Program Learning Outcomes have been approved by the IAC. If they haven't, please contact Emily Castillo or Melana Yanos, Co-Chairs of Instructional Assessment Committee (IAC), for guidance. List of Approved Program Learning Outcomes. If the course you are adopting, establishing or revising fulfills requirements for the A.A. or A.S. Degree, please us…
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