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EL CAMINO COLLEGE

ASSOCIATE DEGREE CREDIT COURSE WORKSHEET

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Types of Courses Appropriate to the Associate Degree - Title V, Section 55805.5

In order for a course to qualify for the associate degree credit category, it must satisfy at least one of the following (check appropriate category):

a)All lower division courses accepted toward the baccalaureate degree by the California State University or University of California or designed to be offered for transfer.

b)Courses that apply to the major in non-baccalaureate occupational fields.

c)English courses not more than one level below the first transfer level composition course, typically known as English 1A. (Each student may count only one such course as credit toward associate degree.)

d)All mathematics courses above and including Elementary Algebra.

e)Credit courses in English and mathematics taught in or on behalf of other departments and which, as determined by the local board of trustees, require entrance skills at a level equivalent to those necessary for the courses specified in subsections (c) and (d) above.

Standards and Criteria for Courses and Classes - Title V, Section 55002(a)

The College Curriculum Committee shall recommend approval of the course for associate degree credit if it meets the following standards:

-Course Outline of Record: Shall specify the unit value, scope, objectives, and content in terms of a specific body of knowledge; specify types or provide examples of required reading and writing assignments for determining whether the stated objectives have been met by students.

-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.

STANDARDS AND CRITERIA

1) GRADING POLICY

Provides for measurement of student performance in terms of stated course objectives and culminates in a formal, permanently recorded grade based upon uniform standards in accordance with Title V. Grade is based on demonstrated proficiency in subject matter and the ability to demonstrate that proficiency, at least in part, by means of:

YES / NO
-essays or (as deemed appropriate by the Curriculum Committee)
-problem solving exercises or
-skills demonstration / COURSE OUTLINE
SECTION 2-B

STANDARDS AND CRITERIA

2) UNITSUNITS / YES / NO
Grants units of credit based on a minimum of 3 hours work per week, including class time for each unit of credit, prorated for short term and laboratory courses. / COURSE OUTLINE
SECTION 1, 4
3) INTENSITYUNITS / YES / NO
Treats subject matter with a scope and intensity that requires students to study independently outside of class time. (Requires 2 hours of work per week outside of class per hour of lecture or equivalent.) / COURSE OUTLINE
SECTION 3
4) PREREQUISITES AND COREQUISITESUNITS / YES / NO
Shall require prerequisites or corequisites that are established, reviewed and applied in accordance with the requirements of Title V, Article 2.5, beginning with Section 55200. / COURSE OUTLINE
SECTION 1, 8
5) BASIC SKILLS REQUIREMENTSUNITS / YES / NO
If success in the course is dependent upon communications or computational skills, then, consistent with the provisions of Title V, Article 2.5, beginning with Section 55200, the course shall require as prerequisites and corequisites: eligibility for enrollment in Associate Degree Credit courses in English or mathematics. / COURSE OUTL8NE
SECTION 1, 8
6) CRITICAL THINKINGUNITS / YES / NO
The course work calls for critical thinking and the understanding and application of concepts determined by the Curriculum Committee to be at college level. / COURSE OUTLINE
SECTION 2-A, 5
7) DIFFICULTY LEVELUNITS / YES / NO
The course requires learning skills and a vocabulary that the Curriculum Committee deems appropriate for a college course. (Includes college level educational materials.) / COURSE OUTLINE
SECTION 2, 5, 7
8) REPEATABILITY (Check applicable category):UNITS
___a) Once to remediate a "D" or "F" grade
___b) Activity where skill levels increase (limit - 3 repeats)
___c) Content change from semester to semester (limit - 3 repeats)
___d) Course is part of a sequenced transfer curriculum in the
visual and performing arts discipline (limit - 3 repeats)

CCC Form 6, 8/94