Curriculum Tools for Student Success

1. CurriculumTools for Student Success Guidelines for ImplementingPrerequisites, Corequisites, Advisories Limitations on Enrollment Brought to you by: RCCD Academic SenateRCCD Curriculum Committee & Curriculum Prerequisite Sub-committee

2. Prerequisites, Corequisites, Advisories, Limitations on Enrollment All AboutStudent Success

3. P/C/A’s and LoE’s • Ensure students enter certain courses with the skills they need to succeed; • Maintain academic quality, integrity and consistency in the RCCD curriculum.

4. Prerequisites and Corequisites • Prerequisite – previously-enrolled course • Provides student with knowledge or skills necessary for success in a later course • Required for enrollment • Corequisite – concurrently-enrolled course • Provides student with knowledge or skills necessary for success in the concurrent course • Required for enrollment

5. Advisories & Limitations on Enrollment • Advisory – recommended course • Skills or knowledge may be helpful for student success • Voluntary; not required for enrollment • Limitation on Enrollment –pre-determined conditions or criteria required for enrollment • e.g., students meeting pre-reqs & co-reqs • e.g., students meeting health & safety rules

6. Regulations & Policies Governing P/C/A’s & LoE’s • The regulations for all California Community Colleges: Title 5 of California Education Code • The policies used to implement regs • May be developed by a college • May be adopted from Model District Policy • Developed by Chancellor’s Office Task Force • Provides for all requirements of State law

7. RCCD Chose Model District Policy “RCCD adopts the following policy in order to provide for the establishing, reviewing, and challenging of prerequisites, corequisites, advisories on recommended preparation, and certain limitations on enrollment in a manner consistent with law and good practice.”

8. Faculty Counselors Curriculum Committee Academic Senate Establish Review Implement Enforce P/C/A’s & LoE’s…..It’s Everybody’s Job

9. Model Policy Balances Access & Quality • Provides meaningful information to students • Maintains academic quality and integrity • Avoids unnecessary obstacles to achievement of student goals Access Quality

10. RCCD’s Model District Policy – Two Major Components • College Policies and Procedures • Review of Individual Courses

11. Clear and UnambiguousI. College Polices and Procedures • Information in the catalog and schedule of classes • Definitions of P/C/A’s and LoE’s • Procedures for student challenge of P/C/A’s & LoE’s • Student Challenge Process • Procedures to resolve in timely manner • Grounds for challenge • Challenge process • Who handles challenge • Possibility of Appeal • Student’s obligation to provide supporting evidence

12. Clear and UnambiguousI. College Polices and Procedures • Information in the catalog and schedule of classes • Student Challenge Process • Curriculum Review Process • Establish a Curriculum Committee – mutual agreement of administration & Academic Senate • Establish P/C/A’s & LoE’s only with • Discipline/department faculty input • Approve P/C/A’s & LoE’s separately from course

13. Clear and UnambiguousI. College Polices and Procedures • Information in the catalog and schedule of classes • Student Challenge Process • Curriculum Review Process • Program Review • Review pre-reqs & co-reqs every 6 years • Review advisories periodically • Implementation of P/C/A’s & LoE’s • Consistent method • Not left to exclusively to classroom instructor • Registration process used to implement • Instructor’s formal agreement to teach course according to Course Outline of Record

14. Levels and Methods of ScrutinyII. Review of Individual Courses • Prerequisites and Corequisites • Advisories on Recommended Preparation • Limitations on Enrollment

15. Review of Prerequisites • Standard prerequisite – satisfactory completion of course (grade of C or better) • Content analysis • Discipline/department review • Curriculum committee review • Sequential Course