California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 6 - California Community Colleges › Chapter 6 - Curriculum and Instruction › Subchapter 1 - Programs, Courses and Classes › Article 6 - The Associate Degree › Section 55061 - Philosophy and Criteria for Associate Degree and General Education

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The governing
					 board of a community college district shall adopt a policy which states its
					 specific philosophy on General Education. In developing this policy governing
					 boards shall consider the following policy of the Board of Governors:
The awarding of an Associate Degree is intended to
						represent more than an accumulation of units. It is to symbolize a successful
						attempt on the part of the college to lead students through patterns of
						learning experiences designed to develop certain capabilities and insights.
						Among these are the ability to think and to communicate clearly and effectively
						both orally and in writing; to use mathematics; to understand the modes of
						inquiry of the major disciplines; to be aware of other cultures and times; to
						achieve insights gained through experience in thinking about ethical problems;
						and to develop the capacity for self-understanding. In addition to these
						accomplishments, the student shall possess sufficient depth in some field of
						knowledge to contribute to lifetime interest.
Central to an Associate Degree, General Education is
						designed to introduce students to the variety of means through which people
						comprehend the modern world. It reflects the conviction of colleges that those
						who receive their degrees must possess in common certain basic principles,
						concepts and methodologies both unique to and shared by the various
						disciplines. College educated persons must be able to use this knowledge when
						evaluating and appreciating the physical environment, the culture, and the
						society in which they live. Most importantly, General Education should lead to
						better self-understanding.
In establishing or modifying a general education program,
						ways shall be sought to create coherence and integration among the separate
						requirements. It is also desirable that general education programs involve
						students actively in examining values inherent in proposed solutions to major
						social problems.
(b) The
					 governing board of a community college district shall also establish criteria
					 to determine which courses may be used in implementing its philosophy on the
					 associate degree and general education.
(c) The governing board of a community
					 college district shall, on a regular basis, review the policy and criteria
					 established pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section.
1. New
						section 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).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  66700 and
						  70901,
						  Education Code. Reference: Sections
						  66701,
						  70901 and
						  70902,
						  Education Code.