California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 6 - California Community Colleges › Chapter 6 - Curriculum and Instruction › Subchapter 1 - Programs, Courses and Classes › Article 1 - Program, Course and Class Classification and Standards › Section 55002.5 - Work Experience Education Credit Hours

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) One credit hour of community college work
					 (one unit of credit) shall require a minimum of 48 semester hours of total
					 student work or 33 quarter hours of total student work, which may include hours
					 inside or outside-of-class.
(b) A
					 course requiring 96 hours or more of total student work at colleges operating
					 on the semester system or 66 hours or more of total student work at colleges
					 operating on the quarter system shall provide at least 2 units of
					 credit.
(c) Work experience
					 education courses defined in section
					 55252 shall adhere to the formula
					 for credit hour calculations identified in section
					 55253.
(d) Direct assessment competency-based
					 education modules defined in section
					 55270 shall adhere to the formula
					 for credit hour calculations identified in section
					 55270.12.
(e) For programs designated by the governing
					 board as clock hour programs, units of credit shall be awarded in a manner
					 consistent with the provisions of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, part
					 600.2.
(f) Credit hours for all
					 courses may be awarded in increments of one unit or less.
(g) District governing boards shall establish
					 a policy defining the standards for credit hour calculations. District policies
					 shall specify the credit hour calculation method for all academic activities,
					 expected ratios of in-class to outside-of-class hours for each type of academic
					 activity, standards for incremental award of credit, standard term length, and
					 provisions for monitoring compliance with state and federal regulations related
					 to credit hour calculations.
1. New
						section filed 3-4-91 by Board of Governors of California Community Colleges
						with the Secretary of State; operative 4-5-91 (Register 91, No. 23). Submitted
						to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code Section
						70901.5(b).
2.
						Editorial correction of HISTORY 1 (Register 95, No. 20).
3.
						Amendment filed 7-17-2007; operative 8-16-2007. Submitted to OAL for printing
						only pursuant to Education Code section
						70901.5
						(Register 2007, No. 35).
4. Amendment of subsection (a) filed
						5-16-2008; operative 6-15-2008. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to
						Education Code section
						70901.5
						(Register 2008, No. 21).
5. Amendment of section heading, section
						and NOTE filed 7-20-2017; operative 8-19-2017. Submitted to OAL for printing
						only pursuant to Education Code section
						70901.5
						(Register 2017, No. 31).
6. New subsection (d) and subsection
						relettering filed 9-3-2021; operative 10-3-2021. Submitted to OAL for filing
						and printing only pursuant to Education Code section
						70901.5
						(Register 2021, No. 41).
7. Amendment of section heading and section
						filed 7-27-2023; operative 8-26-2023. Submitted to OAL for printing only
						pursuant to Education Code section
						70901.5
						(Register 2023, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  66700 and
						  70901,
						  Education Code. Reference: Section
						  70901,
						  Education Code; and 34 Code of Federal Regulations part
						  600.2.