AGENDA ITEM BACKGROUND
TO: GOVERNING BOARD
DATE
FROM: PRESIDENT
October 4, 2010
SUBJECT:
Board Policy Revisions: Office of Instruction, First Reading
REASON FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION
INFORMATION
ITEM NUMBER
ENCLOSURE(S)
Page 1 of 6
E.10
BACKGROUND:
The District is in the process of revising Board Policies utilizing the California Community College
League’s model policies as applicable. These Board Policies have been reviewed by the appropriate
committees on campus including Instruction Council, Student Services Council, Faculty Senate, and
Administrative Council.
Attached are revisions to some of the Board Policies in the Instruction component as listed below:
Board Policy
Action
BP 3010 Graduation Requirements
BP 3030 Accreditation
BP 3090 Occupational Advisory
Committees
BP 3120 Program, Curriculum and Course
Development
Added language related to state regulations
regarding passing grades.
Updated language to reflect the League language.
Updated language to reflect the appropriate term
“CTE,” now the current terminology for
vocational programs. Also added the important
role of Advisory Committees in the CTE
programs.
Updated the language so that it more closely
reflects the League language.
Board policies are presented as a first reading for Governing Board review and will return for action
at the next Governing Board meeting.
Administrator Initiating Item:
Renée M. Kilmer, VP Instruction
Academic and Professional Matter
If yes, Faculty Senate Agreement
Senate President Signature
 Yes  No
 Yes  No
Final Disposition
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
BP 3010
The District grants the degrees of Associate in Arts and Associate in Science to those
students who have completed the subject requirements for graduation. and who have
maintained a 2.0 cumulative grade point average in subjects completed. Students must
also complete the general education residency and competency requirements set forth in
Title 5 regulations. All courses that count toward the associate degree major or area
of emphasis must be “satisfactorily completed” with grades of A, B, C or P (pass).
All degree requirements, including general education, must be completed with an
overall grade point average of 2.0 or better.
Students may be awarded a Certificate of Achievement upon successful completion of a
minimum of 18 or more semester units of degree-applicable coursework designed as a
pattern of learning experiences designed to develop certain capabilities that may be oriented
to career or general education. All Certificates of Achievement require completion of an
English Composition course. Skills certificates will be awarded to students who acquire a set
of occupationally relevant skills through the successful completion of one or more courses
as designated in the college catalog. All courses that count toward the Certificate of
Achievement and skills certificates must be “satisfactorily completed” with grades of
A, B, C or P (pass).
See AR 3010
References:
Education Code Section 70902(b)(3); Title 5 Sections 55060 et seq.
Adopted: April 4, 1988
Revised: June 1, 1992
Revised: February 14, 2000
Revised: January 11, 2010
Revised: October 4, 2010
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ACCREDITATION
BP 3030
The Cabrillo College Governing Board recognizes that in certain programs, in addition to
the accreditation required for general college programs, accreditation by other appropriate
agencies may be required or desirable. Prior approval by the Superintendent/President of
the college must be obtained before applying or reapplying to the accrediting agency. The
Board is committed to fulfilling the requirements and standards established by these
agencies.
The Superintendent/President shall ensure the District complies with the
accreditation process and standards of the Accrediting Commission of Community
and Junior Colleges and of other District programs that seek special accreditation.
The Superintendent/President or designee shall keep the Board informed of
approved accrediting organizations and the status of accreditations and shall
provide the Board with a summary of any accreditation report and any actions
taken or to be taken in response to recommendations in an accreditation report.
The Superintendent/President shall ensure that the Board is involved in any
accreditation process in which Board participation is required.
See AR 3030
Reference:
Accreditation Eligibility Requirement 20, Standard IV.B.1.i
Education Code Sections 78050 and 78051
Adopted: March 6, 1989
Revised: October 4, 2010
OCCUPATIONAL CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
BP 3090
The District shall have an occupational advisory committee for each occupational Career
Technical Education program. Membership appointments are made from professional and
occupational fields is drawn from organizations that may employ graduates of the
program, unions that represent those employed in the field, institutions to which
graduates transfer and schools that feed into the program as well as individuals who
have special expertise in the field served by the program. These committees provide
advisory guidance to the programs regarding the learning outcomes required for
student success in seeking employment, career advancement, and transferring for
further education. The committees also assist programs to stay abreast of changes in
the industry, project labor market demand for graduates from the program, in the
organization of special occupational courses, advise on curriculum, provide assistance with
staffing and equipment, aid in the placement of students, and provide a general liaison with
employers and employees in the various occupational fields careers for which the college
offers instruction training.
Each committee acts in an advisory capacity and plays a very important role in the
solution of problems. Advisory committee suggestions which involve policy matters are
referred to the appropriate staff for consideration.
See AR 3090
Legal Reference: Public Law 98-524
Approved: April 4, 1988
Revised: January 9, 1995
Revised: October 4, 2010
PROGRAM, CURRICULUM, AND COURSE DEVELOPMENT
BP 3120
CURRICULUM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Cabrillo College shall establish educational programs and courses of instruction to meet the
goals and objectives of the college and to meet state requirements for approval. The approval
of the Governing Board is required for new programs and courses, for deletion of programs and
courses, for inactivation and reactivation of courses and for modification of course units and
hours.
The programs and curricula of the District shall be of high quality, relevant to community and
student needs, and evaluated regularly to ensure quality and currency. The Governing Board
recognizes that the college curriculum will be dynamic in response to changes in teaching
methodology, legal requirements, student needs, technology, and occupational opportunities. For
this reason, the faculty and administration have the responsibility to engage in continuing review
of college offerings for the purpose of revising, deleting or adding courses and programs as
needed within the resources available. To that end, the President shall, through consultation with
the Faculty Senate, establish procedures for the development and review of all curricular
offerings, including their establishment, modification or discontinuance, which include
consultation with the Academic Faculty Senate.
Furthermore, these procedures shall include:

appropriate involvement of the faculty and Faculty Senate and Curriculum Committee
in all processes;

regular review and justification of programs and course descriptions;

opportunities for training for persons involved in aspects of curriculum development;

consideration of job market and other related information for vocational and occupational
career and technical programs.
All new programs, and program deletions changes shall be approved by the Board, and
All new programs shall be submitted to the Office of the Chancellor for the California
Community Colleges for approval, certified by the Vice President of Instruction, as required.
Individual degree-applicable credit courses offered as part of a permitted educational program
shall be approved by the Board. Non-degree-applicable credit and degree-applicable courses that
are not part of an existing approved program must satisfy the conditions authorized by Title 5
regulations and shall be approved by the Board.
See Administrative Procedures AR 3120.
Reference:
Education Code Section 70901(b), 70902(b); 78016; Title 5, Section 51000, 51022,
55100, 55130, 55150
The process for curriculum change is coordinated by the Curriculum Committee, a standing
committee of the Faculty Senate composed of faculty, students, and administrators. The
composition of the Curriculum Committee is determined by the mutual agreement of the Faculty
Senate and the college administration and must be approved by the Governing Board.
The Curriculum Committee shall receive proposals for curriculum changes subject to prior
review by the Division Committee on curriculum, instructional administrators, the Curriculum
Committee Chair, and the College Articulation Officer.
A list of curriculum changes approved by the Curriculum Committee together with the
minutes of any relevant meetings shall be forwarded to the Faculty Senate for procedural review.
Curriculum changes may be returned to the Curriculum Committee for reconsideration only if
irregularities in policy and procedures have been detected. The Curriculum Committee forwards
its recommendation to the Vice President, Instruction, who recommends to the Governing Board.
Adopted April 4, 1988
Revised April 1, 2002
Revised November 2005
Revised: October 4, 2010