Title CCCCIO California Community Colleges Chief Instructional

							  TITLE 5 REVISIONS—PART 2
           UPDATE


        Michelle Pilati (ASCCC)
        Randy Lawson (CCCIO)
System Advisory Committee on Curriculum (SACC)
                  Co-Chairs
SACC Membership
4 appointed by CCCCIO
6 appointed by Academic Senate
 for the California Community
 Colleges
4 System Office staff
Co-chaired by CIO and faculty
SACC’s Progress
 Stand Alone course approval (AB
  1943)
 Program & Course Approval
  Handbook
 Guidelines on Tutoring & Learning
  Assistance
SACC and Title 5
   Title 5 discussions – before and during the
    drafting of language
   Title 5 implementation – on-going input,
    providing a perspective from the field
   Title 5 concerns – bringing issues of
    concern to the SO and seeking to provide
    needed clarification
Title 5 Subcommittee
 Two Academic Senate
  representatives
 Two CIO representatives
 System Office Staff
 CSSO and Noncredit (ACCE)
  representation as needed
 Met frequently, beginning January
  2007
Title 5 Subcommittee
SACC review of subcommittee
 recommendations at regular monthly
 meetings, ensuring broader input
Title 5 Part 2

Board of Governors 2nd
 reading in May 2008
Primarily unresolved issues
 from Part 1
Additional reorganization,
 clarification
Section § 55024. Withdrawal.
  Limits number of times that a student can
   receive a “W” without completing course
    – 4 “W’s” can be allowed, but then
      student must receive a grade
    – Allows fifth enrollment (no
      apportionment) for extenuating
      circumstances
Section § 55024. Withdrawal.
   Apportionment for “W’s” already limited by
    §58161
   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 (can
    be more restrictive locally)
Section § 55024. Withdrawal.
   Rules change when student completes
    course one time
   When student completes course one time,
    then credit course repetition regulations
    apply
Course Repetition and
Repeatable Courses
   Section § 55040. District Policy for
    Course Repetition.
   Section § 55041. Repeatable Courses.
   Section § 55042. Course Repetition To
    Alleviate substandard Academic Work.
   Section § 55043. Course Repetition Due
    To Significant Lapse of Time.
Course Repetition and
Repeatable Courses
   Section § 55044. Repetition of Variable
    Unit Courses.
   Section § 55045. Course Repetition Due
    To Extenuating Circumstances.
   Section § 55046. Academic Renewal
    Without Course Repetition.
Section § 55040. 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. “
Course Repetition
 Repetition to alleviate substandard academic
  work (Grade = F, D, NP [no-pass])
  – Repeat once, 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
Course Repetition
Other credit course repetition
 regulations:
  –Significant lapse of time
  –Extenuating circumstances
  –Variable unit and open-
   entry/open-exit
  –Co-operative work experience
Section § 55041. 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
Section § 55062. 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. ”
§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
§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)
         Types of courses
         Categories of coursework (parallel to those for
           Associate Degree)
         Relationship of hours of noncredit instruction to high
           school credits
  Silent on CAHSEE issue
§55253-55 Cooperative Work Experience Education
     Cleanup language
     Provides for alternatives to the in-person visit with
       the employer under certain circumstances
§55502-32 Matriculation
     Cleanup language
§58106 Limitations on Enrollment
     Revised to recognize recently enacted legislation
       allowing use of multiple criteria for admission into
       nursing programs
§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 58003.1.”
§58160 Noncredit Course Funding
    Cleanup language to address SB 361
    Spells out the ten noncredit course categories eligible for
     apportionment:
             Elementary & secondary basic skills
             ESL
             Short-term vocational
             Workforce prep courses in basic skills (new category)
             Citizenship
             Parenting
             Persons with substantial disabilities
             Older adults
             Home economics
             Health and safety education
 §58161.7 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
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)