Fall 2015
Committee:
Executive Committee
Whereas, California Senate Bill 1456, known as the Student Success Act of 2012, adopted the recommendations of the Student Success Task Force which placed a unit cap for enrolled students within a California Community College District at 100 units, the student will lose priority if they exceed the 100 units not including English as a Second Language/ESL or Basic Skills courses;
Whereas, This policy disproportionately impacts Re-Entry students who, for a variety of reasons (e.g. having a child, entering the workforce, or other life changing circumstances) may have interrupted their educational pursuits, and once returning to college, including a change in major, this unit cap impedes the student’s ability to enroll in the courses necessary to graduate/transfer in a timely manner;
Whereas, This policy also disproportionately impacts Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) students, being that S.T.E.M. lower division requirements include unit heavy courses, as well as their prerequisites, which impedes students from gaining enrollment in their most difficult courses on their Student Education Plan which also indirectly hinders a timely transfer;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges works with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to implement change regarding the appeal process and recognize that Re-Entry students who work with a counselor to develop, and are subsequently following, an active Student Education Plan and are also in good standing with the Dean of Students, should be liberated from the 100 unit cap recommended by the Student Success Task Force;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges works with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to implement change regarding the appeal process and recognize that S.T.E.M. students who work with a counselor to develop, and are subsequently following, an active Student Education Plan and are also in good standing with the Dean of Students, should be liberated from the 100 unit cap recommended by the Student Success Task Force;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local Associated Student Organizations to work with their respective District Board and Campus Administrators on campus policies, including the on-campus appeal process, pertaining to the regulations set forth by the unit cap initiated by the Student Success Task Force that place further burden on Re-Entry and S.T.E.M. students.
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges work with the Chancellor's Office to develop an ongoing list of potential high unit majors for consideration that the affected students shall be liberated from the 100 unit cap, which was recommended by the Student Success Task Force, if they have filed an active Student Education Plan (SEP) with a counselor and are subsequently following that SEP, and are additionally in good standing with the Dean of Students.
Citation: California Senate Bill Number 1143, (2010) (enacted). Retrieved from http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1143_bill_20100928_chaptered.pdf
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. (2012). Student Success Task Force Final Report. Retrieved from http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/PolicyinAction/StudentSuccessTaskForce.aspx
Whereas, This policy disproportionately impacts Re-Entry students who, for a variety of reasons (e.g. having a child, entering the workforce, or other life changing circumstances) may have interrupted their educational pursuits, and once returning to college, including a change in major, this unit cap impedes the student’s ability to enroll in the courses necessary to graduate/transfer in a timely manner;
Whereas, This policy also disproportionately impacts Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) students, being that S.T.E.M. lower division requirements include unit heavy courses, as well as their prerequisites, which impedes students from gaining enrollment in their most difficult courses on their Student Education Plan which also indirectly hinders a timely transfer;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges works with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to implement change regarding the appeal process and recognize that Re-Entry students who work with a counselor to develop, and are subsequently following, an active Student Education Plan and are also in good standing with the Dean of Students, should be liberated from the 100 unit cap recommended by the Student Success Task Force;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges works with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to implement change regarding the appeal process and recognize that S.T.E.M. students who work with a counselor to develop, and are subsequently following, an active Student Education Plan and are also in good standing with the Dean of Students, should be liberated from the 100 unit cap recommended by the Student Success Task Force;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local Associated Student Organizations to work with their respective District Board and Campus Administrators on campus policies, including the on-campus appeal process, pertaining to the regulations set forth by the unit cap initiated by the Student Success Task Force that place further burden on Re-Entry and S.T.E.M. students.
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges work with the Chancellor's Office to develop an ongoing list of potential high unit majors for consideration that the affected students shall be liberated from the 100 unit cap, which was recommended by the Student Success Task Force, if they have filed an active Student Education Plan (SEP) with a counselor and are subsequently following that SEP, and are additionally in good standing with the Dean of Students.
Citation: California Senate Bill Number 1143, (2010) (enacted). Retrieved from http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1143_bill_20100928_chaptered.pdf
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. (2012). Student Success Task Force Final Report. Retrieved from http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/PolicyinAction/StudentSuccessTaskForce.aspx