Accreditation - Hartnell College!!

Institutional Self Evaluation – 12-05-12
Descriptive Summary
Within the classroom, various graded activities support the student learning outcomes that
are identified with successful course and program completion. Syllabi clearly describe the
grading procedures established by individual faculty for student assessment; syllabi link
graded assignments to learning outcomes so that final grades reflect students‘ success in
achieving course learning outcomes. (II.A.45)
Students are awarded units for courses as defined in Title 5, section 55002.5. A unit of credit
requires three hours of student work per week (one hour of lecture plus two hours of
homework or three hours of laboratory) for a minimum of sixteen weeks. Short courses are
prorated so that they contain the same number of hours as if the course were scheduled for a
full semester. To maintain the integrity of the instructional program, care is taken when
scheduling short courses so that there is adequate time for students to complete homework
assignments.
Hartnell‘s attendance policy further supports the appropriate awarding of unit credit. A
student is expected to attend all of his or her class sessions. As stated in the college Catalog,
“absence from a full-semester class in excess of two weeks (consecutive or non-consecutive)
may result in the instructor dropping the student. That is, a student may be dropped after
missing one more class meeting than twice the number of class meetings per week.‖ (II.A.55)
Self Evaluation
Units of credit reflect completion of course objectives and student learning outcomes and are
consistent with accepted standards for required hours of work both within and outside of
class.
The college meets this standard.
Planning Agenda
None.
II.A.2.i
The institution awards degrees and certificates based on student achievement of a
program’s stated learning outcomes.
Descriptive Summary
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