COA 09-11 Catalog - Peralta Colleges

220district policies and proceduresConsistent and persistent efforts in attempting tomeet all graduation requirements. Evidence thatthe student has attempted to take the course inquestion or its prerequisite with accommodationsand has been unable to successfully complete courserequirements.Regular attendance (i.e., meeting the attendancerequirements of the course); completion of all courseassignments.Use of all appropriate and available services such astutorial assistance or instructional support classes.Use of all appropriate and available academicaccommodations such as test accommodations.Agreement among the student, DSPS Counselorand the appropriate Disabilities Specialist that, dueto the severity of the disability, the student wouldnot be able to successfully complete the courserequirements, even with accommodations.• Evidence that the student is otherwise qualified suchas:The student’s success in completing other coursework requirements for the degree/certificate asindicated by a grade point average of 2.0 or greaterin degree applicable classes.Information about the course in question regardingwhether or not it is essential to the student’s Courseof Study, Major, Transfer Goals or EmploymentGoals.Information about alternatives to the course inquestion based on the learning/academic goals ofthat course.G. Meeting General Education DegreeRequirementsThe Evaluation Team’s decision will be made by majorityvote. If the Team recommends a course substitution, theTeam will request the department to provide a list ofpreviously identified appropriate course substitutions.If the department cannot identify an appropriate coursesubstitution or if the Team concludes that a substitutecourse is inappropriate due to the severity of the disability,as documented by the Verification of disability andEducational Limitations Form, then the College VicePresident of Instruction and the Associate Vice Chancellorfor Admissions and Records and Student Services shallbe included in the evaluation process to assist with theidentification of an appropriate course substitution. Toapprove recommendations for course substitutions, theEvaluation Team will forward its recommendation to theVice President of Instruction and then to the AssociateVice Chancellor for Admissions and Records and StudentServices. The District Office of Admissions and Recordswill verify, implement and notify the student.H. Meeting Major/Certificate RequirementsThe process for evaluating requests for major/certificaterequirements is the same as those stated above exceptthat the student may request a substitution or a waiverof a course as an alternative method of meeting major orcertificate requirements.I. Grievance ProcedureIf the student is dissatisfied with the decision of theEvaluation Team, she/he may follow the StudentGrievance Procedure. The finding of the grievancecommittee may be appealed directly to the District EqualOpportunity Officer. Students can obtain the assistance ofthe District Equal Opportunity Office at any point duringthis process.V. MiscellaneousStudent Right-to-Know Disclosure ofCompletion, Graduation and Transfer RatesIn compliance with the Student Right-to-Know andCampus Security Act of 1990, it is the policy of the PeraltaCommunity College District and College of Alameda tomake available its completion and transfer rates to allcurrent and prospective students. Beginning in Fall, 1995,all certificate, degree and transfer-seeking first-time, fulltimestudents were tracked over a three-year period; theircompletion and transfer rates are available upon request inthe Office of the Vice President of Student Services and inthe Office of Instruction. These rates do not represent thesuccess rates of the entire student population at Collegeof Alameda, nor do they account for student outcomesoccurring after this three-year tracking period.More information about Student Right-to-Know ratesand how they should be interpreted can be found at theCalifornia Community Colleges “Student Right-to-KnowInformation Clearinghouse website,” located at http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/tris/mis/srtk.htm.Privacy Rights of StudentsThe Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (Sec. 438,Public Law 93-380) requires educational institutionsto provide: access to official education records directlyrelated to the student; an opportunity for a hearing tochallenge such records on the grounds that they areinaccurate, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate; that