Whereas, SB 850 (Block, 2014) initiated the California Community College Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program, and AB 927 (Medina, 2021) made pilot programs permanent and expanded opportunities for colleges to implement baccalaureate degree programs;
Whereas, Initial upper division faculty minimum qualifications and baccalaureate degree general education requirements, developed through stakeholder collaboration based on University of California and California State University philosophies for upper division education and adopted by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors in the 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program Handbook upon the recommendation of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, were revised to comply with requirements of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges; and
Whereas, The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges has vetted and will soon adopt new standards that shift from prescription of requirements to encouraging and supporting innovation in all aspects of community college operations;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges work with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and system partners to develop a philosophy statement for upper division general education specific to the California Community Colleges;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges work with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and system partners to revisit current baccalaureate degree upper division general education requirements; and
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges recommend implementation of the faculty minimum qualifications for baccalaureate degree upper division instruction first adopted with Resolution 10.01 F15 Minimum Qualifications for Instruction of Upper Division Courses at the California Community Colleges and included in the 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program Handbook.
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