cathy cox curriculum review committee chair january 28, 2010
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TITLE 5 AND CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT
Cathy Cox
Curriculum Review Committee Chair
January 28, 2010
WHAT IS TITLE 5?
Education Code(Law)
Title 5(Regulations)
TITLE 5 California Code of Regulations (CCR)
Implements legislation
Has the force of law
ACADEMIC RIGOR AND THE “CARNEGIE UNIT”Title 5 §55002.5:
48 hours of “time on task” = 1 unit(minimum requirement)
54 hours of “time on task” = 1 unit (maximum for apportionment)
3 unit class = 3 x 54 = 162 hours of work total
5 unit class = 5 x 54 = 270 hours of work total
LECTURE VS. LAB
Lab UnitsStudent contact hours per unit: 48-54Outside class hours per unit:
0Total hours of “time on task”: 48-54
Lecture UnitsStudent contact hours per unit: 16-18Outside class hours per unit: 32-36Total hours of “time on task”: 48-54
DISCIPLINESTitle 5 §53400-53430
Listed in the “Disciplines List”: Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in the California Community Colleges http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/minimum_quals_jan2008.doc
2 sections:Master’s and non-Master’s disciplines
DISCIPLINES
Discipline = minimum qualifications needed to teach
Department = administrative oversight of the course
List all acceptable disciplines for each course!
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Minimum qualifications for “Interdisciplinary Studies”:
Master’s in the interdisciplinary area OR Master’s in one of the disciplines
included in the interdisciplinary area and upper division or graduate course work in at least one other constituent discipline
HYPOTHETICAL COURSE:
“Politics of Race and Gender”
Interdisciplinary Studies(requires degree in one area plus additional grad. work in second area)
Multiple Disciplines (any one of the listed disciplines can teach course)
Applicable Disciplines:• Sociology• Ethnic Studies • Political Science
• Women’s Studies
PRE- AND CO-REQUISITES
Either one or the other (Datatel limitation, not regulatory)
“Content Review” required - Title 5 §55003
Ties specific outcomes from previous class to entry requirements for next class
REPEATABILITYTitle 5 §55040 et. seq. Maximum of 3 repeats for credit
- affects reporting for apportionment
Limitations on repeatable courses:1.Legally mandated for student’s continued
employment; or2.Content of course differs each time; or3.“Activity course”
Not allowed:ESL, foreign language, or non-degree applicable basic skills courses (Title 5 §55041)
CHANCELLOR’S OFFICEApproval required by the State for:
Associate Degrees “Certificates of Achievement” of 18 units+
(transcriptable) Substantial modifications to existing
programs
RESOURCES: Program and Course Approval Handbook
(PCAH)
http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/pcah_032009.pdf
Minimum Qualifications (Disciplines List)http://www.asccc.org/Publications/Papers/downloads/PDFs/minimum_quals_jan2008.pdf
ASCCC Curriculum Developer’s Website http://www.ccccurriculum.info/