1. Cathy Cox Curriculum Review Committee Chair January 28, 2010

2. Education Code (Law) Title 5 (Regulations)

3.  California Code of Regulations (CCR)  Implements legislation  Has the force of law

4. Title 5 §55002.5: 48 hours of “time on task” = 1 unit (minimum requirement) 54 hours of “time on task” = 1 unit (maximum for apportionment) 3 unit class = 3 x 54 = 162 hours of work total 5 unit class = 5 x 54 = 270 hours of work total

5. Lab Units Student contact hours per unit:48-54 Outside class hours per unit: 0 Total hours of “time on task”:48-54 Lecture Units Student contact hours per unit:16-18 Outside class hours per unit:32-36 Total hours of “time on task”:48-54

8. Title 5 §53400-53430  Listed in the “Disciplines List”: Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in the California Community Colleges http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/ minimum_quals_jan2008.doc http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/ minimum_quals_jan2008.doc  2 sections: Master’s and non-Master’s disciplines

9.  Discipline = minimum qualifications needed to teach  Department = administrative oversight of the course  List all acceptable disciplines for each course!

10. Minimum qualifications for “Interdisciplinary Studies”:  Master’s in the interdisciplinary area OR  Master’s in one of the disciplines included in the interdisciplinary area and upper division or graduate course work in at least one other constituent discipline

11. “Politics of Race and Gender” Interdisciplinary Studies (requires degree in one area plus additional grad. work in second area) Multiple Disciplines (any one of the listed disciplines can teach course) Applicable Disciplines: Sociology Ethnic Studies Political Science Women’s Studies

12.  Either one or the other (Datatel limitation, not regulatory)  “Content Review” required - Title 5 §55003 Ties specific outcomes from previous class to entry requirements for next class

14. Title 5 §55040 et. seq.  Maximum of 3 repeats for credit - affects reporting for apportionment  Limitations on repeatable courses: 1. Legally mandated for student’s continued employment; or 2. Content of course differs each time; or 3. “Activity course”  Not allowed: ESL, foreign language, or non-degree applicable basic skills courses (Title 5 §55041)

15. Approval required by the State for:  Associate Degrees  “Certificates of Achievement” of 18 units+ (transcriptable)  Substantial modifications to existing programs

16.  Program and Course Approval Handbook (PCAH) http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/pcah_0320 09.pdf  Minimum Qualifications (Disciplines List) http://www.asccc.org/Publications/Papers/d ownloads/PDFs/minimum_quals_jan2008.pdf http://www.asccc.org/Publications/Papers/d ownloads/PDFs/minimum_quals_jan2008.pdf  ASCCC Curriculum Developer’s Website http://www.ccccurriculum.info/http://www.ccccurriculum.info/