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 - Standards and Criteria for Courses

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Degree-Applicable Credit Course. A
					 degree-applicable credit course is a course which has been designated as
					 appropriate to the associate degree in accordance with the requirements of
					 section 55062, and which has been
					 recommended by the college and/or district curriculum committee and approved by
					 the district governing board as a collegiate course meeting the needs of the
					 students.
(1) Curriculum Committee. The
					 college and/or district curriculum committee recommending the course shall be
					 established by the mutual agreement of the college and/or district
					 administration and the academic senate. The committee shall be either a
					 committee of the academic senate or a committee that includes faculty and is
					 otherwise comprised in a way that is mutually agreeable to the college and/or
					 district administration and the academic senate.
(2) Standards for Approval. The college
					 and/or district curriculum committee shall recommend approval of the course for
					 associate degree credit if it meets the following standards:
(A) Grading Policy. The course provides for
					 measurement of student performance in terms of the stated course objectives and
					 culminates in a formal, permanently recorded grade based upon uniform standards
					 in accordance with section
					 55023. The grade is based on
					 demonstrated proficiency in subject matter and the ability to demonstrate that
					 proficiency, at least in part, by means of essays, or, in courses where the
					 curriculum committee deems them to be appropriate, by problem solving exercises
					 or skills demonstrations by students.
(B) Units. The course grants units of credit
					 in a manner consistent with the provisions of section
					 55002.5. The course outline of
					 record shall record the total number of hours in each instructional category
					 specified in governing board policy, the total number of expected
					 outside-of-class hours, and the total student learning hours used to calculate
					 the award of credit.
(C) Intensity.
					 The course treats subject matter with a scope and intensity that requires
					 students to study independently outside-of-class time.
(D) Prerequisites and Corequisites. Except as
					 provided in section
					 55522, when the college and/or
					 district curriculum committee determines, based on a review of the course
					 outline of record, that a student would be highly unlikely to receive a
					 satisfactory grade unless the student has knowledge or skills not taught in the
					 course, then the course shall require prerequisites or corequisites (credit or
					 noncredit) that are established, reviewed, and applied in accordance with the
					 requirements of this article.
(E)
					 Basic Skills Requirements. If success in the course is dependent upon
					 communication or computation skills, then the course shall require, consistent
					 with the provisions of this article, as prerequisites or corequisites
					 eligibility for enrollment in associate degree credit courses in English and/or
					 mathematics, respectively.
(F)
					 Difficulty. The course work calls for critical thinking and the understanding
					 and application of concepts determined by the curriculum committee to be at
					 college level.
(G) Level. The
					 course requires learning skills and a vocabulary that the curriculum committee
					 deems appropriate for a college course.
(3) Course Outline of Record. The course is
					 described in a course outline of record that shall be maintained in the
					 official college files and made available to each instructor. The course
					 outline of record shall specify the unit value, the expected number of contact
					 hours, outside-of-class hours, and total student learning hours for the course
					 as a whole; the prerequisites, corequisites, or advisories on recommended
					 preparation (if any) for the course; the catalog description, objectives, and
					 content in terms of a specific body of knowledge. The course outline of record
					 shall also specify types or provide examples of required reading and writing
					 assignments, other outside-of-class assignments, instructional methodology, and
					 methods of evaluation.
(4) Conduct
					 of Course. Each section of the course is to be taught by a qualified instructor
					 in accordance with a set of objectives and with other specifications defined in
					 the course outline of record.
(5)
					 Repetition. Repeated enrollment is allowed only in accordance with the
					 provisions of article 4 of subchapter 1 of chapter 6 (commencing with section
					 54040), and section
					 58161.