Articulation and Transfer

Transfer of Courses in the Major Field

Whereas, although general education courses are accepted by four-year colleges and universities, many transferring community college students find that courses in their major fields are not accepted by the major field departments at four-year schools, and

Whereas this practice by four-year departments of not accepting for transfer courses in the majors of community college students means these students must stay in college longer and must pay higher four-year college fees for courses they have already taken in community colleges,

English Content Standards

Whereas more than 25% of California high school students are second language learners of English, and

Whereas research shows that it takes 5-7 years for a second language learner to reach parity with native speaker peers, and

Whereas at the Spring 1996 Session the Academic Senate approved the document "California Pathways", which addresses the linguistic development and educational needs of second language learners of English;

SB 1849: Critical Thinking for K-8 Pupils

Whereas SB 1849 would require the trustees to direct the Chancellor of the CSU to conduct a study of the CSU teacher preparation programs to assess the extent to which those programs prepare candidates for teaching credentials to teach critical thinking and problem-solving skills to K-8 pupils, and

Whereas the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges supports critical thinking instruction in K-8 which could contribute to better college/university preparedness,

Resolved that the Academic Senate support the concepts in SB 1849 as of April 7, 1994.

Advanced Placement Three-Year Degree

Whereas a CPEC Ad Hoc Committee on the Financing and Future of California Higher Education has drafted a paper entitled Promoting More Productive Use of the High School Years, and

Whereas this strategy appears to advance a national discussion regarding the development of a three-year Bachelor's Degree, and

Whereas advanced placement courses in high schools and their acceptance in California higher education institutions play an important role in this discussion,

Business Administration Articulation

Resolved that the Academic Senate reaffirm its commitment to the full and successful implementation of Senate Bill 121 as adopted in the Academic Senate Resolution 16.04 (F93), and

Resolved that the Academic Senate extend the time requirement of Resolution 16.04 (F93) to a future session and direct the Executive Committee to present a model for the development of a formal articulation agreement in Business Administration, and

Math and Language Sequences Descriptors

Resolved that the Academic Senate adopt the document Articulation of Math and Language Skills Sequences as amended and forward it to college instruction offices for distribution to counseling faculty for use as appropriate, and

Resolved that the Academic Senate request that the Chancellor's Office Basic Skills Advisory Committee include on a future agenda a review of the document in consultation with professional organizations, and refer recommendations for updating the document to the Executive Committee.

Cross-enrollment

Whereas SB 1914 (Killea, 1994) enables cross-enrollment of students among the three higher education segments, University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges, and

Whereas SB 1914 requires that this system of cross-enrollment be on a space-available basis for a maximum of one class each term at a maximum cost of $10 to students with no FTES generated for the class either for the home or host institution, and

Whereas such a cross-enrollment system, if equitably structured, could greatly enhance student opportunities for learning,

Common Course Numbering

Whereas the Academic Senate supports students in their quest to facilitate transfer, and

Whereas the Academic Senate has historically supported concepts such as common course numbers, and

Whereas courses exist in the context of a major program education model (GE package) and serve as an historical record of development of an educational program and philosophical model, and

Whereas a college's integrity is contingent upon its ability to control its curriculum,

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