1. Our Constantly Evolving Curriculum: Hot Topics ASCCC Curriculum Committee: Julie Bruno, Sierra College, Chair Marie Boyd, Chaffey College Erik Shearer, Napa Valley College Craig Rutan, Santiago Canyon College Lesley Kawaguchi, Santa Monica College Yvonne Valenzuela, Golden West College Chuck Stevens, Student Senate

2. Overview  Academic Credit for Veterans  Implementing Prerequisites  Federal Financial Aid  Repeatability  Credit vs. Noncredit courses  Repeatability (just kidding!)  Q and A

3. Legislation  Academic Credit for Military Experience  AB2462  Legislation passed in September 2012  SECTION 1. Section 66025.7 is added to the Education Code, to read: 66025.7. By July 1, 2015, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, using common course descriptors and pertinent recommendations of the American Council on Education, shall determine for which courses credit should be awarded for prior military experience.  CO is working to determine implementation  SACC is working with the CO

4. Implementing Prerequisites  New Title 5 regulations adopted by the Board of Governors on March 8, 2011 (Section 55003)  Allows establishment of prerequisites or corequisites in English, reading, or mathematics using solely content review or a combination of content review and statistical validation  Chancellor’s Office guidelines, developed in consultation with SACC and MAC released in February 2012

5. Implementing Prerequisites  Academic Senate Oversight:  Curriculum Committee Takes the Lead  Regular reports to Academic Senate  Ensure all Stake Holders are Involved  Approval of Final Plan  Board and Administrative Policy changes

6. Resources  Title 5, Section 55003  Student Success: The Case for Establishing Prerequisites Through Content Review (Fall 2010) http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/Prerequisite-review- fall2010.pdf http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/Prerequisite-review- fall2010.pdf http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/Prerequisite-review- fall2010.pdf  Implementing Content Review for Communication and Computation Prerequisites (Spring 2011) http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/Content-Review-Spring- 2011.pdf http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/Content-Review-Spring- 2011.pdf http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/Content-Review-Spring- 2011.pdf  Chancellor’s Office Guidelines for Title 5 Regulations Section 55003  Establishing Prerequisites PowerPoint from Curriculum Institute 2012: http://asccc.org/events/2012/07/curriculum-institute http://asccc.org/events/2012/07/curriculum-institute

7. Federal Financial Aid   Students who fail a course with an F can be paid financial aid to repeat the course with no limitation.   Students who withdraw from a course with no grade can also be paid federal aid to repeat the course with no limitation.   The limitation comes once they pass a course with a D or better.   If a student passes a course and then retakes it he can be paid for it one more time.   No special populations or special courses.   Applies to all colleges and universities.

8. Repeatability Three Primary Changes:  New limitations on when a course can be designated as repeatable.  New parameters that limit enrollment in course “families.”  Shift of old justifications for course “repeatability” to student “repetition.”

9. Title 5 §55000: Definitions  Active Participatory Courses, Courses Related in Content, and Intercollegiate Competition Courses. §55040: Student Repetition  Extenuating Circumstances, Work Experience, Legally Mandated Training, Special Classes, Course Families. §55041: Repeatable Courses §55043: Lapse of Time §58162: Intercollegiate Athletics

10. Where are we?  Proposed Regulations are waiting for clearance by the Department of Finance  Chancellor’s office will put out guidelines after DOF approval  Implementation currently set for Fall 2013

11. Support your local Curriculum Committee and Discipline Faculty

12. Timeline By Fall 2013 Curriculum Committees should:  Eliminate repeatability on courses except as provided in new regulations.  Organize existing courses into families as described previously.  Record changes in online catalogs, not necessarily print versions.  Collect and retain evidence justifying repeatability.

13. Curriculum Committee Ongoing:  Flesh out course offerings in families as needed.  Assign new courses to families.  Monitor impact of changes on students and programs, remaining open to altering families and repeatable designations.

14. Senate and Curriculum Committees  Educate your committee members.  Develop local standards to maintain consistent application of new regs.  Consider creating a streamlined process to handle the changes, including shortened steps and mass changes / votes.  Work closely and compassionately with faculty in the affected disciplines. Change is hard.

15. Repeatability Resources  Title 5: 55000 (Definitions), 55040 (Students), 55041 (Course), 55043 (Lapse of Time), 58162 (Athletics)  Proposed Legislation: http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/Legal/Regulations.aspx http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/Legal/Regulations.aspx  Principles of “Families”: http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/Miscella neous/PrinciplesofFamilies.pdf http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/Miscella neous/PrinciplesofFamilies.pdf http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/Miscella neous/PrinciplesofFamilies.pdf  Repeatability Discussion Board: http://www.ccccurriculum.net/repeatability-discussion-board/ http://www.ccccurriculum.net/repeatability-discussion-board/  Coming Soon: Chancellor’s Office Guidelines

16. Credit vs. Noncredit  As you look at repeatability, some questions may come up as to what should be credit and what should be noncredit.  For many, there is confusion between similar terms noncredit, non-degree applicable credit, non-transferable credit, and not-for-credit. There are many Title 5 regulations pertaining to these classification of courses. Noncredit courses have no credit associated with them. Students who enroll in noncredit courses do not receive any type of grade. Noncredit courses do not require fees on the part of students. Noncredit courses can only be offered in specific areas detailed in regulation and Ed. Code.

17. Noncredit Areas  English as a Second Language  Immigrant Education  Elementary and Secondary Basic Skills  Health and Safety Education  Education Programs for Persons with Substantial Disabilities  Parenting Education  Family and Consumer Sciences  Education Programs for Older Adults  Short-term Vocational Programs with High Employment Potential  Workforce Preparation

18. Noncredit Resolution  9.02 Fall 2011: Defining Credit and Noncredit Basic Skills and Basic Skills Apportionment  Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges initiate an exploration of the appropriate division of credit and noncredit basic skills classes

19. Noncredit Resources  Noncredit Instruction: Opportunity and Challenge http://asccc.org/papers/noncredit- instruction-opportunity-and-challenge http://asccc.org/papers/noncredit- instruction-opportunity-and-challenge http://asccc.org/papers/noncredit- instruction-opportunity-and-challenge  The Role of Noncredit in California Community Colleges http://asccc.org/node/175007 http://asccc.org/node/175007  Rostrum Article: http://asccc.org/content/noncredit-and-credit- basic-skills-provocative-balance http://asccc.org/content/noncredit-and-credit- basic-skills-provocative-balance http://asccc.org/content/noncredit-and-credit- basic-skills-provocative-balance

21. Questions?