Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 589 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Division 6 - COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSE AND PROGRAM APPROVAL › Section 589-006-0050 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For the purposes of division 6 of chapter 589, the following
				definitions apply:
(1) "Academic
			 standard of achievement" means demonstrated achievement, proficiency, or
			 measured learning acknowledged as meeting a predetermined academic standard,
			 which is normally noted through an academic transcript record maintained by the
			 college.
(2) "Applied baccalaureate
			 degree" refers broadly to an applied bachelor's degree designed to incorporate
			 Associate of Applied Science or Associate of Science courses or degrees with an
			 appropriate complement of additional upper-division academic and technical
			 coursework. Upon satisfactory completion, students are awarded a Bachelor of
			 Applied Science degree which indicates completion of a course of study approved
			 by the community college board and the Commission or its designee.
(3) "Associate degree" is a state-approved
			 lower division undergraduate award issued by a community college that indicates
			 satisfactory completion of a course of study approved by the community college
			 board.
(4) "Associate of Applied
			 Science Degree (AAS)" is a state-approved associate degree that prepares
			 graduates for direct entry into the workforce, career advancement, occupational
			 licensure, or further study at the baccalaureate level. New and amended AAS
			 programs are approved by the community college board and the Commission or its
			 designee.
(5) "Associate of Applied
			 Science degree option" is a transcripted specialization within a state-approved
			 AAS degree that is intended to prepare graduates for direct entry into the
			 workforce. New and amended AAS option programs are approved by the community
			 college board and the Commission or its designee.
(6) "Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT)
			 degree" is a state-authorized associate degree that prepares students to
			 transfer into upper division courses within a baccalaureate degree
			 program.
(7) "Associate of Arts
			 Transfer degree" is a lower division major specific undergraduate award issued
			 by a community college that indicates satisfactory completion of a course of
			 study that is intended to prepare students for transfer to a public university
			 in Oregon and have junior standing in a specific Bachelor of Arts degree
			 program. The classes, outcomes, and completion standards for the major-specific
			 Associate Transfer degrees are defined by a statewide memorandum of
			 understanding between participating community colleges and public universities.
			 In majors where junior standing within 90 credits is not possible, students who
			 complete an Associate of Arts Transfer degree will have equivalent status to
			 students who started at a public university in the same major. Memoranda of
			 understanding are approved by the Commission and will be published on the HECC
			 website.
(8) "Associate of General
			 Studies" is an associate degree that meets individual students' needs using a
			 variety of lower-division collegiate-level courses to meet degree
			 requirements.
(9) "Associate of
			 Science" is a state-authorized associate degree that is intended to prepare
			 students to transfer into a baccalaureate degree program in areas such as
			 Business, Science, Mathematics, or Engineering. The Associate of Science degree
			 is often designed to meet the requirements of a specific receiving
			 institution's program.
(10)
			 "Associate of Science Transfer Degree" is a lower division major specific
			 undergraduate award issued by a community college that indicates satisfactory
			 completion of a course of study that is intended to prepare students for
			 transfer to a public university in Oregon and have junior standing in a
			 specific Bachelor of Science degree program. The classes, outcomes, and
			 completion standards for the major-specific Associate Transfer degrees are
			 defined by a statewide memorandum of understanding between participating
			 community colleges and public universities. In majors where junior standing
			 within 90 credits is not possible, students who complete an Associate of
			 Science Transfer degree will have equivalent status to students who started at
			 a public university in the same major. Memoranda of understanding are approved
			 by the Commission and will be published on the HECC website.
(11) "Bachelor of Applied Science" is a
			 state-approved applied baccalaureate degree designed to incorporate applied
			 associate courses and degrees with additional upper-division coursework
			 emphasizing higher-order thinking skills and advanced technical knowledge and
			 skills.
(12) "Bachelor of Science:
			 Nursing degree" means a post-licensure degree program in which individuals who
			 have already received an associate degree in nursing receive a bachelor's
			 degree in nursing.
(13) "Board"
			 refers to the board of education of a community college district.
(14) "Business and Industry Based program" is
			 an Associate of Applied Science degree or certificate of completion designed
			 for an employer to meet specific occupational and educational needs of their
			 current employees.
(15) "Career
			 Pathways Certificate of Completion" is a certificate awarded by a community
			 college for meeting specific technical skill proficiency requirements that meet
			 an employment need. Career Pathways Certificates are a collection of 12 to 44
			 credits that are wholly contained in an approved Associate of Applied Science
			 (AAS) degree option, or an Independent Certificate of Completion (with at least
			 45 credits). A Career Pathways Certificate also has a defined job entry point,
			 represents collegiate-level work, and meets Commission standards and
			 criteria.
(16) "Career and
			 Technical Education courses" refer to the collegiate-level courses that are
			 designed to prepare persons for entrance into employment, stability, or
			 advancement in specific occupations or clusters of closely related occupations.
			 Career and Technical Education courses may be categorized as occupational
			 preparatory or occupational supplementary courses.
(17) "Career and Technical Education program"
			 refers to collegiate-level coursework that is designed to prepare persons for
			 employment, stability, and advancement in specific occupations or clusters of
			 closely related occupations. Career and Technical Education programs result in
			 the achievement of a certificate of completion, an associate of applied science
			 degree or option, bachelor of applied science degree, or a Bachelor of Science:
			 Nursing degree, which has been approved by the community college board and the
			 Commission or its designee.
(18)
			 "Certificate of Completion" refers to a form of recognition awarded by a
			 community college for meeting minimum occupational course, curriculum, or
			 proficiency requirements. Certificates of Completion must have a defined job
			 entry point, represent collegiate-level work, be credit-bearing, meet
			 Commission standards and criteria, and be approved by the community college
			 board and the Commission or its designee.
(19) "Clock or contact hours" means one clock
			 (or contact) hour that is 60 minutes long. No more than 10 minutes of each hour
			 can be used for a regularly scheduled break or passing period.
(20) "Collegiate-level work" means course and
			 program content that provides skills and knowledge beyond that which is
			 normally gained before or during the secondary level. It is characterized by
			 analysis, synthesis, and application by which students demonstrate an
			 integration of skills and critical thinking. It is a term that denotes more
			 than college or university transfer courses. It also includes Career and
			 Technical Education and other courses that exceed fundamental basic skills and
			 workplace readiness. Courses must be collegiate-level if used to fulfill a
			 requirement in a bachelor of applied science degree, Bachelor of Science:
			 Nursing degree, associate degree or option, or certificate of
			 completion.
(21) "Commission" means
			 the Higher Education Coordinating Commission
(22) "Complementary courses in general
			 education" are courses that are designed to serve as supportive parts of Career
			 and Technical Education. They are designed to aid students in attaining a
			 higher degree of self-development and to assist the student in making a maximum
			 contribution as a citizen in a democratic society.
(23) "Continuing education units (CEUs)"
			 refers to a form of recognition given for completion of a unit of training for
			 selected occupational supplementary courses. CEUs are based on time attended
			 and not on the assessment of learning.
(24) "Credit" is the means by which a school
			 indicates or certifies that a student has completed a unit of study,
			 demonstrated achievement or proficiency, or manifested measured learning
			 outside of school, so as to have satisfied a portion of the requirements for a
			 degree or for any other academic recognition offered for credit by the
			 school.
(25) "Credit course" means
			 courses offered by the college for which successful completion applies toward
			 requirements of transfer degrees, associate degrees, bachelor degrees, or other
			 Career and Technical Education programs.
(26) "Degree" means any academic or honorary
			 title, rank, or status that may be used for any purpose whatsoever, which is
			 designated by a symbol or series of letters or words such as, but not limited
			 to associate, bachelor, master, or doctorate and forms or abbreviations thereof
			 that may generally be taken to signify:
(a)
			 Completion of a program of instruction at the college or university level;
			 or
(b) Demonstration of achievement
			 or proficiency comparable to such completion; or
(c) Recognition for nonacademic learning,
			 public service, or any other reason of distinction comparable to such
			 completion.