Program and Course Approval Handbook (PCAH)—Update Katrina VanderWoude Vice President of Instruction, Grossmont College—Facilitator) Gregory Anderson Vice President of Instruction, Canada College Shelly L. Hess Dean of Curriculum and Instructional Services, San Diego CCCD Erik Shearer Professor—Napa Valley College, Co-chair SACC, C-ID Curriculum Director
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Program and Course Approval Handbook
(PCAH)—Update Katrina VanderWoudeVice President of Instruction, Grossmont College—Facilitator)
Gregory AndersonVice President of Instruction, Canada College
Shelly L. HessDean of Curriculum and Instructional Services, San Diego CCCD
Erik ShearerProfessor—Napa Valley College, Co-chair SACC, C-ID Curriculum Director
From one to three documents: PCAH: Lean and Mean
Focusing on 2 elements: Criteria used by the CO staff for
curriculum review; and
Approval and Legal Standards(requires revision only when regulation or curriculum standards change)
Structure of the 6th Edition
Step-by-step guide for developing and submitting curriculum proposals
Refers to PCAH for approval criteria and standards
Development is emphasizing consistency with PCAH
Curriculum Submission Guidelines
New
“How-to” Guide for the Curriculum Inventory
Updated as needed; only contains technical directions
Care is taken not to introduce new curriculum expectations or standards as technology is updated
Technical ManualNew
Part I: Introduction to Program and Course Approval Overview of curriculum regulations and
approval Background on authority for approvals Development Criteria for Curriculum Table of Acronyms
Overview of Content
Part 2: Credit Course Review Criteria Credit Course Standards
(including credit hour calculations)
Part 3: Credit Program Criteria and
Standards
Overview of Content—Credit Courses and Programs
Part 4: Noncredit Course and Approval Criteria and Standards
Part 5: Noncredit Programs Criteria and Standards
Overview of Content—Noncredit Section
6th edition will include an index! Appendices will not be part of the formally approved
PCAH so they can be revised as necessary Proposed Appendices
Title 5 citations Ed Code tables and text Resource Page Credit hour calculation samples Double counting guidelines and samples At-a-glance guides for common topics (sub vs non-
sub, etc.)
PCAH Appendices and Other Changes
SACC and PCAH writers finalize the draft Draft sent to the field for review and
recommendations Finalized PCAH sent to Legal for review Finalized PCAH to BOG for approval
Are we there yet? Anticipated timeline.
Next Steps
Questions
Credit Hour Calculations and Non-substantial Course
Total Contact Hours Sum of all contact hours for the course in all
calculations categories. Required on COR.
Outside-of-class Hours Hours students are expected to engage in course
work outside of the classroom. Required for Credit Hour definition and calculation.
Hours-per-unit Divisor Total student learning hours (contact + outside) for
which the college awards one unit of credit. (48 – 54)
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Standard Ratios forOutside-of-Class Hours
Instructional CategoryIn-class Hours
Outside-of-class Hours
Lecture(Lecture, Discussion, Seminar and Related Work)
1 2
Activity(Activity, Lab w/ Homework, Studio, and Similar)
2 1
Laboratory(Traditional Lab, Natural Science Lab, Clinical, and Similar)
3 0
Hours-per-unit Divisor
Total student learning hours (contact + outside) for which the college awards one unit of credit.
Minimum of 48, maximum of 54. (Min 33, max 36 quarter)
Divisor and dividend in local calculations should match, e.g. if college bases the dividend on a 51 = 1 unit model, the divisor should be 51.
Colleges that indicate the minimum and maximum range of 48 – 54 should show that same range for the dividend in the equation and resulting unit calculation.
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Example
36 Lecture72 Lab72 Outside-of-class hours=180 total student learning hours
180 / 54 = 3.33; therefore, 3 units of credit
Fractional Unit Awards and Unit Increments
Title 5 requires .5 increments; allows for smaller increments.
Each unit increment represents a minimum threshold. The next increment of credit is only awarded once the student passes the minimum number of hours for that increment.
Similar to awards of grades (e.g. 80-89% = B)
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Sample Calculation TablesSemester Calculations
Lecture 48 = 1 unit 54 = 1 unit
UnitsContact Hours
Homework Hours
Total Student Learning Hours
Contact Hours
Homework Hours
Total Student Learning Hours
0.5 8 16 24 9 18 27
1.0 16 32 48 18 36 54
1.5 24 48 72 27 54 81
2.0 32 64 96 36 72 108
2.5 40 80 120 45 90 135
3.0 48 96 144 54 108 162
3.5 56 112 168 63 126 189
4.0 64 128 192 72 144 216
4.5 72 144 216 81 162 243
5.0 80 160 240 90 180 270
Substantial vs. Nonsubstantial: Courses
Substantial Change creates a new course with a new control number based upon an active course record.
Nonsubstantial Change is an action to change an active course record and retain the existing control number.
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Non-substantial Change Credit Courses
Effective October 27, new expedited process for nonsubstantial change credit courses
Conduct random spot checks of these proposal types for data integrity
Nonsubstantial change credit courses that were in the queue were sent back to the college