Comprehensive Title 5 Revision to Align Associate Degree General Education with the AB 928-required General Education Pathway

Fall
2022
Resolution Number
07.01
 
Assigned to
5C
Category
Consultation with the Chancellor's Office

Whereas, The Intersegmental Committee of Academic Senates created and recommended the proposed California General Education Transfer Curriculum (CalGETC) [1] that meets the requirements of AB 928 (Berman, 2021) for a “singular lower division general education pathway that meets the academic requirements necessary for transfer admission to both the California State University and University of California”[2] ;

Whereas, The California Community Colleges Curriculum Committee drafted revisions [3] to the language of the California Code of Regulations, title 5, §§ 55060–55064 for the associate degree during the 2021–2022 academic year, yet the specific minimum requirements for general education within an associate degree have not undergone a thorough nor holistic review and update in over 20 years;

Whereas, Recent legislation, such as AB 705 (Irwin, 2017),[4]  AB 927 (Medina, 2021),[5]  AB 928 (Berman, 2021),[6]  and AB 1705 (Irwin, 2022),[7]  and feedback during the 2022 Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Curriculum Institute, make it clear that it is time for a comprehensive review and update of the California community colleges general education requirements in California Code of Regulations, title 5, §55063, and that alignment with the AB 928 (Berman, 2021) requirement of a “singular lower division general education pathway”[8]  will streamline and clarify general education pathways to be more easily understood by students, college staff, and the community; and

Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) drafted a general education pathway [9] for the associate degree in alignment with the proposed California General Education Transfer Curriculum (CalGETC) [10] consistent with the current general education requirements and additional requirements as stated in California Code of Regulations, title 5, §55063, and collected feedback from August through September of 2022 via a survey on “Proposing a GE Pattern” that was disseminated broadly through the ASCCC listservs and posted on the ASCCC website home page;

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges work with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to amend California Code of Regulations, title 5, §55063(c) and §55063(d) in light of the Proposed General Education Pathway for the Associate Degree [11] so that the requirements align with the “singular lower division general education pathway” resulting from AB 928 (Berman, 2021)[12]; and

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) work with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to include any new amendments of California Code of Regulations (CCR), title 5, §55063 along with the proposed amendments to CCR, title 5, §§ 55060–55064 by the California Community Colleges Curriculum Committee [13] and bring revised language to the ASCCC 2023 Spring Plenary Session for consideration by the ASCCC delegates.

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[1] Proposed CalGETC Pathway located on the ASCCC website at https://asccc.org/sites/default/files/2022-08/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-09%20at%204.07.52%20PM.png.
[2] AB 928 (Berman, 2021): https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB928.
[3] Proposed revisions to California Code of Regulations, title 5, §§55060–55064 may be found on the California Community Colleges Associate Degree title 5 Comments survey page in the “Introduction and Contact Page” at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6812374/Associate-Degree-title-5-Comments.
[4] AB 705 (Irwin, 2017): https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB705.
[5] AB 927 (Medina, 2021): https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB927.
[6] AB 928 (Berman, 2021): https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB928.
[7] AB 1705 (Irwin, 2022): https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1705.
[8] AB 928 (Berman, 2021): https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB928.
[9] Proposed pathways for CalGETC, associate degree general education pathway, and lower division baccalaureate degree general education pathway located on the ASCCC website at https://asccc.org/sites/default/files/2023-04/General_Education_Pathways_final_R.pdf.
[10] Proposed CalGETC Pathway located on the ASCCC website at https://asccc.org/sites/default/files/2022-08/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-09%20at%204.07.52%20PM.png.
[11] Proposed pathways for CalGETC, associate degree general education pathway, and lower division baccalaureate degree general education pathway located on the ASCCC website at https://asccc.org/sites/default/files/2023-04/General_Education_Pathways_final_R.pdf.
[12] AB 928 (Berman, 2021): https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB928.
[13] Proposed revisions to California Code of Regulations, title 5, §§55060–55064 may be found on the California Community Colleges Associate Degree title 5 Comments survey page in the “Introduction and Contact Page” at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6812374/Associate-Degree-title-5-Comments.