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/