2010

Add second resolve:

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges recommend to the Board of Governors that, effective Fall 2014, standards must include course work equivalent to general education.

MSR Disposition: Referred to the Executive Committee to reconsider and return in Fall 2010.

Add second resolve:

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges recommend to the Board of Governors that local academic senates consider accepting the successful completion of 60 units of higher education coursework, including those units representative of a general education, as equivalent to an associate degree.

MSR Disposition: Referred to the Executive Committee to reconsider and return in Fall 2010.

Whereas, The current minimum qualifications for disciplines in which a master’s degree is not generally expected or available have, as minimum qualifications, a bachelor’s degree and two years of experience or an associate’s degree and six years of experience;

Whereas, Career and technical education (CTE) programs have faculty members who are skilled professionals with industry experience and close ties to employers and who have completed apprenticeship programs and/or industry certifications classes that require theoretical learning;

Add a second resolved:

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges work with Assembly member Anderson as AB 2400 moves forward to perfect the legislation and protect faculty primacy in curriculum and program development.

MSR Disposition: Referred to the Executive Committee to do with as the Executive Committee sees fit.

Whereas, Due to current economic realities and high unemployment rates in the state, tens of thousands of unemployed or underemployed Californians are entering or returning to college to improve job skills or train for new careers;

Amend second resolve:

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support the establishment of degrees that do guarantee transfer admission to a four-year institution and consist solely of courses that are transferable;

MSR Disposition: Referred to the Executive Committee to address redundancy and conflicts with other resolutions and return in Fall 2010.

Whereas, There is great interest in establishing transfer associate degrees in the California community colleges, and the components and value-added of such degrees have not been defined;

Replace the second whereas:

Whereas, Transfer students who complete a minimum of 60 baccalaureate units, including general education and major preparation coursework, are experiencing a delay in reaching their educational goals due to the competitiveness for university admission as well as the disproportionate and excessive fee increases, making a bachelor’s degree out of reach for many California community college students;

Whereas, The California community colleges have multiple missions, one of which is to prepare students for transfer, and do an exemplary job of providing transfer students with their lower-division baccalaureate education;