Final degree Audit recommendations document oct 05

Degree Audit Recommendations Passed by Academic Senates of all SMCCD Colleges (Spring 2005) Receiving Incoming Transcripts for SMCCD: Credit by Examination (CBE)-Receiving Course Credit through Challenge Exams ISSUE: Currently, the three colleges have different policies on credit by examination. CSM has a list of approved courses for credit by examination. However, no CBE is offered at CSM. On the contrary, Canada has no list but indicates that any transferable course may be approved for CBE. Skyline College has a policy that any course listed in the catalog may be approved for CBE not including non-degree applicable courses. In essence, the passage of Board policy 6.26 means that a student can go to one college and take the CBE and the other two colleges would have to honor the credit regardless of differing policies. Additionally Skyline College and CSM College have practices and/or policies that need to be updated to be in accordance with Title 5. Skyline College’s area of noncompliance includes the lack of availability of letter grades and the practice of disregarding exams that received a failing grade or a “no credit” grade. CSM’s area of noncompliance includes the allowance of 12 units of CBE to apply toward residency. Canada College’s CBE policy is in accordance with Title 5. Recommendations 1. As courses are developed, there should be inter-college Faculty-to-Faculty dialogue regarding whether the courses should ...