During 1987-88, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges approved a total of 28 new programs, 194 "stand alone" courses, and 658 noncredit courses. Approval was granted for eight new health occupations programs; four in engineering and related technologies; three in law; two each in business/management,…

In 1989, a study was conducted to evaluate the study abroad programs offered for credit by California community colleges. Questionnaires were mailed to chief instructional officers at each community college, requesting information on the programs offered between 1984 and 1985. Study findings, based on responses from all 36 community college…

The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges reports annually to the Board of Governors on the number and types of new community college programs and courses approved during the preceding academic year. This state-level approval is based on the following criteria: appropriateness to the system's mission, need for the program or course,…

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 71 (ACR 71) requests California's three public segments of higher education to review those policies and programs that are aimed at ensuring that all graduates "possess an understanding and awareness of non-white ethnic groups" and to consider adopting necessary policies to ensure that goal. This report…

A review is provided of the clientele, provision of services, and potential growth of English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction in California's community colleges as a step in the development of a coherent philosophy and practical strategy to meet current and future needs. Section I provides background information on ESL instruction in the…

A specific action plan for increasing the enrollment, retention, and transfer of minorities in California's community colleges is presented, as developed by the participants at a December 1985 invitational symposium. Introductory material explains the goals and objectives of the symposium and identifies the five major recurrent themes raised…

In 1985, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges adopted eight policy recommendations to guide future development in English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction. This report lists the policy recommendations and describes staff and systemwide activities that have occurred since 1985 in support of each. Specifically, the…

The current official policy of the California community colleges on grading prohibits the use of plus and minus symbols to modify a standard letter grade. Plus and minus grades may influence a student's grade point average (GPA) either through statistical effects or psychological effects on teachers and students. At its fall 1985 session, and…

California Senate Bill (SB) 121 establishes that a strong transfer function is the responsibility of all three segments of higher education; the California Community Colleges (CCC), the University of California (UC), and the California State University (CSU), and that each segment must develop transfer agreement programs, discipline-based…

Designed to provide information and guidelines for the formation of policy on English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction in the California community colleges, this report to the Board of Governors offers policy recommendations and reports on the findings of a survey of community college ESL offerings. Section I provides background information,…

In 1988, the Basic Skills Task Force was established to assess the effectiveness of four academic policies in addressing the needs of California community college students with skills deficiencies. The policies define the scope and content of Adult Basic Education and of Precollegiate Basic Skills Instruction in nondegree-applicable credit…

The California Community Colleges' (CCC) Flexible Calendar Program (FCP) allows districts to allocate up to 15 instructional days from the 175-day academic calendar to engage in staff, student, and instructional improvement activities. The CCC Board of Governors' Task Force on Flexible Calendar, drawing from three sources (i.e., program growth…

In 1988, Assembly Bill (AB) 1725 directed the governing boards of the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU), and the California Community Colleges to jointly develop, maintain, disseminate, and adopt a common core curriculum in general education for the purpose of facilitating student transfer between institutions.…