ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Title 5 Part II: Discussion and Update Wheeler North, Michelle Pilati, Beth Smith

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Why a sequel?  Sometimes one is just not enough..  Fixes  Courses applicable to the degree  Apportionment for distance education  Issues not resolved during part 1  Noncredit  Reorganization, clarification

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Title 5 Part 2 – timeline  Consultation Council – now  Board of Governors 2 nd reading in May 2008  Effective?

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Section § Withdrawal.  Limits number of times that a student can receive a “W”  4 “W’s” can be allowed, but then student must receive a grade –District may permit more W’s with no apportionment

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Section § Withdrawal.  Apportionment for “W’s” already limited elsewhere  Exemption to “W” policy—withdrawal due to natural disasters/extraordinary circumstances  By July 1, 2009, establish a policy on “W” in credit courses—not to exceed 4 times

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Section § Withdrawal.  Rules change when student completes course one time  When student completes course one time, then credit course repetition regulations apply  In other words, once a substandard grade has been received maximum of 2 additional enrollments are permitted

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Course Repetition and Repeatable Courses  Section § District Policy for Course Repetition.  Section § Repeatable Courses.  Section § Course Repetition To Alleviate substandard Academic Work.  Section § Course Repetition Due To Significant Lapse of Time.

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Course Repetition and Repeatable Courses  Section § Repetition of Variable Unit Courses.  Section § Course Repetition Due To Extenuating Circumstances.  Section § Academic Renewal Without Course Repetition.

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Section § District Policy for Course Repetition.  “This section currently addresses repetition of courses where substandard academic work has been recorded. It is being substantially amended to list all of the circumstances in which a district may permit course repetition. “

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Course Repetition  Repetition to alleviate substandard academic work (Grade = F, D, NP [no-pass]) –Repeat 1 st time, but if grade = C or better, then student may not repeat the same course again except when: Significant lapse of time requires repetition Student petition extenuating circumstances –Policy may allow student to repeat 2 times if another substandard grade is received

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Interaction of W’s and Repetition How many times can a student take a course? W, W, W, W, D, W, D W, D, W, W, A – No. Exceeds repetition limit for alleviating substandard grade. W, D, W, A – Yes Once a substandard grade is earned, 2 enrollments are permitted to alleviate

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Course Repetition  Other credit course repetition regulations: –Significant lapse of time –Extenuating circumstances –Variable unit and open- entry/open-exit –Co-operative work experience

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Section § Repeatable Courses.  Districts may designate certain courses as repeatable  All such courses are included in GPA each attempt  Legally mandated courses may be designated repeatable indefinitely

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Section § Repeatable Courses.  Content changes each time course is offered OR  “Activity” courses in which repetition of learning activities builds skills –NOT foreign language, ESL or basic skills courses

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Section § Types of Courses Appropriate to the Associate Degree.  “During the first phase of revisions to chapter 6, the language of this section was modified to limit the scope of subdivision (c) to English composition courses. However, it has been concluded that this was erroneous and that reading courses should also fall under that provision. The amendments will accomplish this. ”

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Section § Types of Courses Appropriate to the Associate Degree. (c) English composition or reading courses not more than one level below the first transfer level composition course, typically known as Freshman Composition.

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am Section § Types of Courses Appropriate to the Associate Degree. Each student may count only one English composition such course below transfer level for credit toward the associate degree, except that reading courses which also satisfy the requirements of subdivision requirements of subdivision (a) are not subject to this limit.

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am §55064 Acceptance of Noncredit Courses  Permits a student to petition to have a noncredit course counted toward credit for the Associate Degree  To be repealed by July 2009— can instead be accomplished through credit by examination

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am §55154 Adult High School Diploma Program  New Section  Balance between maintaining community college identity and demonstrating equivalency with Department of Education requirements  Delineates criteria for such programs including: Number of high school units (160 credit hours) Number of high school units (160 credit hours) Types of courses Types of courses Categories of coursework (parallel to those for Associate Degree) Categories of coursework (parallel to those for Associate Degree) Relationship of hours of noncredit instruction to high school credits Relationship of hours of noncredit instruction to high school credits  Silent on CAHSEE issue

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am § Cooperative Work Experience Education  Cleanup language  Provides for alternatives to the in-person visit with the employer under certain circumstances § Matriculation  Cleanup language §58106 Limitations on Enrollment  Revised to recognize recently enacted legislation allowing use of multiple criteria for admission into nursing programs

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am §58009 Application of Alternate Attendance Procedure for Independent Study, Work Experience and Certain Distance Education Courses  “This section provides additional detail concerning the attendance accounting procedure to be used for independent study and work-experience courses. It is amended to also cover certain distance education courses so as to conform with changes made to section ”

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am §58160 Noncredit Course Funding  Cleanup language to address SB 361  Spells out the ten noncredit course categories eligible for apportionment: Elementary & secondary basic skills Elementary & secondary basic skills ESL ESL Short-term vocational Short-term vocational Workforce prep courses in basic skills (new category) Workforce prep courses in basic skills (new category) Citizenship Citizenship Parenting Parenting Persons with substantial disabilities Persons with substantial disabilities Older adults Older adults Home economics Home economics Health and safety education Health and safety education

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am § Repetition of Noncredit Courses  Chancellor to report to the Board of Governors by January 15, 2009 on appropriate limitations on state apportionment for repetition of noncredit courses including multiple enrollments in the same course during the same term  To be developed in consultation with Academic Senate, CIOs, and other appropriate groups  SACC subcommittee (supplemented with other community college constituencies and LAO and DOF representation) established to develop recommendations  Adopt appropriate limitations by June 30, 2009

ASCCC Spring Plenary - April am - 11:15am WHAT’S NEXT? Coming soon…  System Office Guidelines for Part 1 (recently released)  System Office Guidelines for Part 2 (after approval)  Program and Course Approval Handbook revision (to be completed after approval of Part 2)  Note: there will be an administrative clean-up package to fix typos and reference errors