City College of San Francisco - California Competes

STANDARD II.A
Most departments reported that when a test
question is discovered to have a cultural bias,
the question is either removed or modified. All
departmental exams reviewed are included in
the grading process and, therefore, are included
in the determination to award credit.
II.A.2.h. The institution awards credit based on
student achievement of the course’s stated learning
outcomes. Units of credit awarded are
consistent with institutional policies that reflect
generally accepted norms or equivalencies in
higher education.
As recorded in the course outline of record, faculty
present the content of the course with the
goal of accomplishing the learning outcomes as
stated. Moreover, faculty evaluate students based
on their mastery of the stated learning outcomes
and award credit based on student performance.
The connection between the evaluation of
student performance and course objectives is
expressed in the Curriculum Committee
Handbook, “Once the intent of a course has
been determined and expressed in the form of a
list of topics and possibly some methodology in
the catalog description, it becomes the purpose
of the Objectives, Content and Methodology
sections of the course outline to support that
intent. To this end, it is important that these sections
of the course outline be related (integrated)
to one another in ways that are defined in the
following sections and various appendices.”
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The faculty evaluation process includes an
assessment of whether the course outline of
record is adhered to in the classroom setting.
This assessment item is found in all Peer and
Peer-Management faculty evaluation forms
under Section B.1.c. and reads, “The class segment
visited and any materials furnished were
pertinent to the course outline.” The evaluator is
to rate the extent to which instructional materials
provided are relevant to the course outline.
This assessment is also covered in the Faculty
Self Evaluation Form under Section B.1.c.
which reads, “Materials used are pertinent
to the course outline.”
With regard to whether credits are awarded
based on accepted norms within higher education,
the institution is in compliance with all
applicable Title 5, Section 55002 regulations
pertaining to the review and approval of course
outlines of record as well as the archiving of
course outlines and their availability to faculty.
II.A.2.i. The institution awards degrees and
certificates based on student achievement of
the stated learning outcomes.
Degrees and certificates are awarded when students
complete a program of required
coursework. Each course has specific learning
outcomes (i.e., course objectives) established by
the originating department and submitted to the
College Curriculum Committee for review and
approval. Student achievement of those learning
outcomes is primarily shown through grades or
credit received for a course.
Program requirements for the awarding of
degrees and certificates are clearly stated in
the College Catalog. Degrees and certificates
are awarded based on successful completion of
these requirements with success measured by a
cumulative grade point average. The minimum
grade point average (GPA) varies according to
the program, although all programs require at
least a 2.0 GPA per course or as a cumulative
GPA for all courses constituting the program.
Additional program requirements may include
minimum hours of attendance or minimum skill
proficiency. In all cases, program requirements
are presented in the program description found
in the College Catalog.
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