e. Program has accreditation-required externships, internships, or clinical experience. 11.3 Authority and Responsibility – APCs 1. Academic Programs a. The APC reports directly to the Dean and has an administrative role with direct input and supervision of student learning and curriculum management. b. The APC coordinates program staff and faculty participation in accreditation, certification and/or other external organizations. c. The APC works with the program faculty teaching lab courses, to remain current and compliant with all applicable local, state and federal requirements for student, community, and faculty safety. d. The APC provides leadership for curriculum development while working with teaching faculty to review and evaluate courses for industry relevance. e. The APC keeps program faculty and the Dean aware of program changes, activities, issues, and will meet with the Dean regularly and as needed to exchange pertinent information. f. The APC initiates, plans, oversees implementation of, and reviews the preparation and offering of the academic program/curriculum, the evaluation of transfer credit, the review of course substitutions, and use of resources, with appropriate involvement and approval of the Dean. g. The APC collaborates with teaching faculty to ensure courses are current with pedagogical and scholarly advances in the discipline, and taught with an appropriate level of rigor, in compliance with the official catalog descriptions, in a 2022-2025 TMCC-NFA Contract Article 11 Page 59
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