ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Determining the Sentence – How Many Hours for Lab Vs Lecture? Noncredit vs. Credit? Mark Wade Lieu, Michelle Pilati, Vicki Warner

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Overview Quick introduction Lecture Vs Lab Noncredit –Noncredit alignment project –What is and is not noncredit –Clearing up noncredit confusion

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Lecture Vs Lab What is the difference? Why is it important to know the difference?

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July Standards and Criteria for Courses and Classes (2)Standards for Approval. (B) Units. The course grants units of credit based upon a relationship specified by the governing board, between the number of units assigned to the course and the number of lecture and/or laboratory hours or performance criteria specified in the course outline.

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July Standards and Criteria for Courses and Classes The course also requires a minimum of three hours of work per week, including class time for each unit of credit, prorated for short-term, laboratory, and activity courses.

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 From the Course and Program Approval Handbook In laboratory or activity courses, it has not traditionally been expected that the student will study outside the classroom. … the number of units earned is generally based entirely on the number of hours of laboratory or activity work performed on campus under the immediate supervision and control of a qualified academic employee.

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Note… “In the natural sciences, it is standard university practice to base the number of units awarded only on the in-class hours.” Issues related to faculty load are not the CC’s purview. The curriculum committee's main role is to assign accurately and appropriately student units.

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July Standards and Criteria for Courses and Classes (b)Non-degree Credit Course. A credit course designated by the governing board as not applicable to the associate degree is a course which, at a minimum, is recommended by the college and/or district curriculum committee …

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 (1)Types of Courses. Non-degree applicable credit courses are: (A)precollegiate basic skills courses.. (B)courses designed to enable students to succeed in college-level work… (C)precollegiate occupational preparation courses designed to provide foundation skills for students preparing for entry into college- level occupational courses or programs;

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 (1)Types of Courses. Non-degree applicable credit courses are: (D)essential occupational instruction for which meeting the standards of Section 55002(a) is neither necessary nor required (a) Associate Degree Credit Course. An associate degree credit course is a course which has been designated as appropriate to the associate degree…

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Noncredit Alignment Project - Goals Clarify the nine areas of noncredit instruction Review curricular processes for submission of noncredit courses Align noncredit short-term vocational and credit vocational programs

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Project Accomplishments Clarification of differences between credit and credit Development of Definitions and Guidelines for the nine areas

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Next Steps Finalize Recommendations – to BoG Work with SACC on curriculum handbook revision Align noncredit and credit vocational programs

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 (c) Noncredit Course A noncredit course is a course which, at a minimum, is recommended by the college and/or district curriculum committee… and approved by the district governing board as a course meeting the needs of enrolled students.

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 (c) Noncredit Course In order to be eligible for state apportionment, such courses are limited to the categories of instruction listed in Education Code section 84711, and must be approved by the Chancellor's Office as noted in Title V, section

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Eligibility Areas (A)English as a Second Language (ESL ) (B)Immigrant Education (citizenship/civic ed and workforce preparation, ESL, basic skills) (C)Basic Skills Adult Basic Education (ABE) Adult Secondary Education (ASE) Supervised Tutoring/Learning Assistance

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Eligibility Areas (D)Health and Safety Education (E)Education programs for persons with substantial disabilities (F)Parenting (G)Education programs for home economics (H)Education programs for older adults (I)Short-Term Vocational Programs with “High Employment Potential”

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Short-term Vocational Labor market study and analysis Does not represent unnecessary duplication Reviewed in the context of the district/college vocational plan Demonstrated effectiveness as measured by the employment and completion success of students

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Reasons for Returned Applications Outdated application Incomplete application Course outline is not attached Signatures and dates are missing President Chief Instructional Officer Chair of the Curriculum Committee

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Reasons for Delay in Approval Does not meet eligibility criteria Wrong eligibility criteria or TOP Code Improper coding of need for vocational education Course outline does not meet basic criteria

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Reasons for Delay in Approval Insufficient hours for students to accomplish learning objectives Title 5, §58130 is not adhered to (dance/recreational physical education Course is in conflict with the “open course” provisions for Title 5, §§51006 and (a)(b)

ASCCC Curriculum Institute 4pm July 13 Reasons for Delay in Approval Courses designed for special target populations are not designed for specific target group Measures for determining student achievement are inadequate Quality of COR indicates it did not go through the normal college/district CC