DVC

April 11, 2018 draft

Meta-Majors Revision Proposal

Our process so far:• Fall 2015: Scheduling Committee engaged Noel Levitz

Consulting Group for enrollment management project. Conclusion: students have trouble finding majors in our long, alphabetical list.

• Spring 2016: Developed eight “clusters” of majors in consultation with faculty and student focus groups. Created interest statements and added them to the website under “Explore your Academic Interests”

• January 2017: Deans and Department Chairs meeting devoted to discussing and suggesting revisions for Clusters

• Fall 2017: “Clusters” design team formed to discuss the structure and use of meta-majors

• Spring 2018: Design team conducts student and prospective student focus groups and research for further revision efforts—now seeking college feedback

Current State: one “layer” of information: alphabetical

Business and Information Technology

Business

Accounting

Business

Management

Marketing

Real Estate

Economics

Economics

Information Technology

Art Digital Media

CIS

CNT

Computer Science

GIS/GPS

Lib Tech

MUSX

Proposed shift: up to three

“layers”

1

2

3

Science and Health

Life Sciences

Biological Science

Environmental Science

Horticulture

Oceanography

Physical Sciences

Astronomy

Chemistry

Geography

Geology

GIS/GPS

Oceanography

Physics

Physical Sciences

Health and Wellness

Addiction Studies

Allied Health (Pre-Nursing)

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine

Coaching

Culinary Arts

Dental Assisting

Dental Hygiene

Etc…

Proposed shift: up to three

“layers”

1

2

3

Proposed REVISED Meta-Majors for DVC (April 10 2018)

BusinessandInformationTechnology

Business InformationTechnology Economics

Accounting ArtDigitalMedia Economics

Business CIS

Management CNT

Marketing ComputerScience

RealEstate GIS/GPS

LibraryTechnology

MUSX

Expression:Art,Language,andCommunicationArts Language Communication

Architecture ASL(SignLanguage) CommunicationStudies

Art Literature Journalism

ArtDigitalMedia CreativeWriting LibraryScience

ArtHistory English LibraryTechnology

CulinaryArts ESL FTVE

Dance ForeignLanguage

Drama

FTVE

Humanities

Music

MUSX

Philosophy

Photography

ScienceandHealthLifeScience PhysicalScience HealthandWellness

BiologicalScience Astronomy AddictionStudies

EnvironmentalScience Chemistry AlliedHealth(pre-nursing)

Horticulture Engineering AthleticTraining/SportsMedicine

Oceanography Geography Coaching

Geology CulinaryArts

GIS/GPS DentalAssisting

Oceanography DentalHygiene

PhysicalScience FitnessInstruction/PersonalTraining

Physics HealthScience

Kinesiology/PhysicalEducation

Nutrition

Psychology

RespiratoryTherapy

KEYGreen=meta-majorcategoryPurple=sub-categorywithinameta-majorYellow=duplicatedinanothermeta-major

ACME(Architecture,Construction,Math,Engineering)

Math Architecture Construction Engineering

Math Architecture Construction Engineering

IndustrialDesign ElectricalandElectronicsTech EngineeringTech

EnergySystems

HVACR

Plumbing

Steamfitting

HumanBehaviorandEducation

AddictionStudies

AdminofJustice

Anthropology

CounselingandCareer

ECE

Economics

History

Humanities

Philosophy

PoliticalScience

Psychology

Sociology

SpecialEducation

The three “layers” or levels of specificity can also be used to give students specialized supports based on

how defined their educational goals are:

Focused

Directed

Explorer

Discoverer

Science and Health

Life Sciences

Biological Science AS degree

Possible “pre-level” for very undecided or inexperienced students?

Meta-Major Structure: Semester 1

Career and Major Exploration (1 unit)

English according to placement (3-5 units)

Math according to placement and

educational objectives (3-4

units)

Other courses (GE,

interest-based) if desired

May be credit, non-credit, new course or rewrite of an existing course? All TBD

Sample First Semester Schedule--BIT

Student Support English Option Math Option Meta-MajorExploration

Other Courses

Career and Major Exploration

ENGL-116 (3) MATH-094(Statway I) (4)

BUS-109 (3) As desired

“How do I college?” study skills

ENGL-117 (5) BUS-240 (3) ECON-101 (3)

Other? ENGL-118 (3) MATH-120 COMSCI-101 (4)

ENGL-122 (3) MATH-142 CIS-116 (2)

Other? Other?

Ideally also meet GE breadth reqs