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Process
Priority registration is established in Los Rios Regulation 2211. Priority registration will
be District-wide (Regulation 2211, section 2.1). There is an interest to protect P-0 and P-.5 by
only including those students that are awarded priority registration per Regulation 2211.
Changes to regulations are subject to the following process: District Policies and
Regulations are periodically updated to clarify or change procedures as well as to stay in
compliance with new or revised California and Federal law. The District reviews one third of
its policies annually to ensure they are appropriately updated. Any of the constituencies of the
District may propose changes to the policies and regulations. Proposed changes are reviewed
by the General Counsel and then vetted through the District's shared governance process.
Typically, the General Counsel brings the proposed changes to the monthly meetings of the
VPAs, VPIs and VPSSs for review, approval and/or revision. The next step of the process
entails review by the Chancellor's executive staff. After approval by the Chancellor's executive
staff, the Chancellor's Cabinet reviews the proposed new policy or regulation. Changes to a
Regulation become effective once they are approved by the Cabinet but changes to a Policy
continue to the Board of Trustees for first reading and become effective upon the Board's
approval. Where immediate change to a policy or regulation is required, interim guidelines
may be issued.
Proposed changes to priority registration will be evaluated by the DMC based on the
criteria listed below. Proposals which fail to fully address all of the criteria will not be
considered.
1. Is the population requesting priority a population represented at each of the four
colleges? How many students does this group represent by college?
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Yes, Student Athletes are represented at all four colleges in the Los Rios CCD. There
are 950 Student Athletes out of the 84,781 district wide (1% are Student Athletes).
o SCC – 344 Student Athletes (10-11)
o CRC – 141 Student Athletes (10-11)
o FLC – 37 Student Athletes (10-11)
o ARC – 428 Student Athletes (10-11)
2. Are there distinct characteristics or conditions which suggest this group be considered
for priority registration? What are these characteristics/conditions?
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Yes, there are several distinct characteristics and conditions why Student Athletes be
considered for priority registration.
o California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Bylaws 1.3.1
and 1.3.3 mandate that all student athletes must be enrolled in a minimum of 12
units in order to be eligible to participate. Further, 9 of the 12 units need to be
attempted in courses other than Kinesiology/Physical Education activity
courses.
o Rules for Second Season of Sport :
Prior to the first day of the semester in which the sport is conducted, the student
athlete must have passed 24 units with a minimum 2.0 GPA and, 18 of those
units must be considered “academic work (i.e. no activity, work experience or
field study courses).
o Student Athletes must have an updated Student Educational Plan on file prior to
the completion of their first season of competition (CCCAA mandated).
o Student Athletes must complete a minimum of two grade checks per semester
(LRCCD Board Policy).
o If a student athlete competed in any other intercollegiate sport prior to his or her
first season of participation in the current sport, he or she must have a
cumulative 2.0 GPA starting the term of their first intercollegiate sport.
o Student Athletes have 5 years to complete 4 collegiate seasons of competitions.
Their “clock” starts as soon as the student becomes a fulltime college student.
o Student Athletes must pass 6 units of transferable English courses, 3 units of
transferable Math courses and 3 units of transferable Science courses to meet
NCAA transfer eligibility requirements.
o To give them the greatest possibility of transferring and competing at the
NCAA level, Student Athletes must earn an AA/AS degree in 5 semesters or
less with a 2.5 transferable GPA (only 2 PE units count).
o Many student-athletes come to Community College because they did not meet
NCAA requirements out of high school. Therefore they MUST earn an AA
degree to be athletically eligible for Division-I.
o 40/60/80 Progress Toward Degree rule:
Student athletes at an NCAA Division I institution must have a certain number
of degree applicable units passed at the end of their 4th (40%), 6th (60%) , and 8th
(80 %) full time terms.
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It is extremely difficult to meet 6th semester requirement while still at
community college (60% of degree completion) so the goal is to help student
athletes matriculate and transfer BEFORE they trigger that 6th term.
3. Is there data which supports preferential treatment above and beyond the regular
priority registration system? If so, how does the data support such preferential
treatment?
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Currently stated in LRCCD Board Policy: (JUNE OF 1994)
1.2 The Los Rios District Board of Trustees recognizes that students who represent the
District's colleges through their participation in intercollegiate athletics are responsible
to a set of unique academic requirements. This obligation indicates that a structure to
assist them in meeting those requirements is essential. In response to this necessity, the
Board of Trustees has established the Academic Advising Program for Student
Athletes at each of the District's colleges with the purpose of providing all student
athletes with the support necessary to assist them in developing and achieving their
educational objectives.
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And in addition to all of several distinct characteristics and conditions for Student
Athletes in #2 – Student Athletes have proven to be a very successful group
academically and when it comes to transfer.
o Example: At SCC last year student athletes had an 89% persistence rate. 28.9%
transferred. 68.6% transferred to a 4 year college. 68.2% obtained AA degrees
and 62.1% received scholarships. 59.9% are returning to Los Rios to further
their education.
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With the given priority registration policy already in place – Student Athletes have run
into several barriers trying to meet all of the Athletic Criteria placed on them.
o Example: As of 1/7/11, SCC had 414 active student-athletes. 149 out of the
414 were not able to initially enroll into the units needed for them to participate
in intercollegiate athletics per the CCCAA rules. This ratio (149/414) signifies
that 35.9% of our student athletes were not able to successfully register for the
minimum number and type of units that are required by the CCCAA. This
number did NOT include any student-athletes that transferred out of SCC or
were dropped for non-payment. All had registered and were on waiting lists for
the balance of the required units.
o As of 1/4/11 CRC had 118 active student-athletes. (This number does not
include the number of fall student-athletes who had just completed their last
season of eligibility. 118 is inclusive of only of students who still have twoyear college athletic eligibility.) Of the 118 students that we were tracking for
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eligibility purposes 29 of them (nearly 25%!) were unable to enroll in the
minimum number of units necessary for them to be eligible to compete.
o As of 1/4/11 FLC had one student athlete who didn’t compete because of units.
o However, 7 of FLC’s student athletes with priority 1 registration and 1 student
athlete with priority 2 registration for Spring 2011 were not fully enrolled in
their 12 units until after the start of the semester. So, 25% of our spring athletes
struggled to get their 12 units to compete. Many had to take “artificial units” to
get to their 12 units.
o As of 1/16/11, 43 ARC student athletes enrolled in the appropriate SPORT class
were not able to initially enroll into the units needed for them to participate in
intercollegiate athletics per the CCCAA rules. Each of the students counted
enrolled on their assigned registration date. At ARC, many student athletes
were forced to enroll in classes so they could reach the 12 unit minimum needed
for athletic eligibility. This artificial enrollment in units does not contribute to a
student athlete’s educational objectives and creates barriers for their success.
They must be able to follow and complete their educational objectives in a
timely manner or they will not meet the requirements laid out by the NCAA
institutions.
o Example: A Student Athlete in Los Rios had to register for a specific Math
class, and by his registration date/time, the district only had one left and it was
offered on a Tuesday night. He took the class so he could transfer on time, but
had to miss his Tuesday night games (5 total).
o Student Athletes are forced to enroll in classes so they can reach the 12 unit
minimum needed for athletic eligibility. This artificial enrollment in units that
do not contribute to a student athlete’s educational objective creates a structural
barrier for their success and goes against the intent of the educational plan and
our mission within Los Rios.
o Student athletes are often not able to matriculate within a timeline allowable by
the NCAA, and are therefore not eligible for scholarship aid that would grant
them opportunities to attend four year institutions.
4. To what degree will granting priority registration to this group impact other students in
the regular priority registration system? (Please provide data.)
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Student Athletes are asking for .75 registration, which would not affect any students in
the regular priority (0 - .5) registration system. Regarding the regular priority
registration system - Student Athletes (950) make up 1% of the entire Los Rios Student
Population (84,781). The impact would be slim to none.
5. What is being proposed as changes to the regulation? Enter the text of the regulation
and the suggested language.
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LRCCD Administrative Regulations:
(Our addition is in RED requesting .75 registration)
2.0 Registration Priorities
2.1 Priority registration will be District-wide.
2.2 Students will be permitted to enroll in the following order of priority:
2.2.1 Students eligible for DSP&S and EOP&S; and any member or former member of the
Armed Forces of the United States. (Ed. Code, § 66025.8)
2.2.2 Continuing students
who have completed a minimum of 12 units in Los Rios Community College District who will
graduate or transfer to a baccalaureate college or university at the end of the semester of
registration
2.2.2.1 Students must complete a special priority form and have a counselor sign
off verifying graduation or transfer readiness;
2.2.2.2 Students may receive this priority one time. If the student does not
graduate or transfer to a baccalaureate college or university at the end of the planned semester,
the student may petition to receive priority registration one (1) additional time;
2.2.2.2.1 Petitions will be reviewed that show special circumstances including,
but not limited to medical or other urgent issues or students who complete a degree, but need a
few additional classes to transfer;
2.2.3 Student Athletes meeting LRCCD policies and CCCAA eligibility requirements.
2.2.3 2.2.4 Students continuing from the prior semester
2.2.3.1 2.2.4.1 Within this category, students shall be assigned to priority
subgroups based upon the number of units completed at the Colleges of the District with the
intent to give those students most likely to graduate or transfer preference in registration;