15-1410. Credit and noncredit courses


A. Courses offered for credit shall satisfy at least one of the following
purposes and requirements:


1. Credit courses shall satisfy one or more of the following purposes:


(a) Qualify students for a community college certificate or degree.


(b) Be acceptable for transfer to a regionally accredited public or private college
or university.


(c) Prepare students with skills to seek entry level jobs in the field of
specialization.


(d) Improve the student's job skills or prepare the student for promotion in fields
of employment.


(e) Provide skills necessary for success in other college courses.


(f) Provide continuing education and lifelong learning.


2. A credit course shall satisfy all of the following requirements:


(a) A formal course outline that defines the objectives and content of the course
shall be on file and available for audit.


(b) Students shall be evaluated and given a grade based on their mastery of the
objectives and content of the course.


(c) Faculty teaching the course shall meet the standards set by the district to
teach in the subject area of the course.


(d) The credits awarded for completion of the course shall be based on the effort
required of, and the competencies gained by, the students in accordance with policies
adopted by the district governing board.


(e) Before enrollment in the course, students shall have achieved prerequisite
competencies as defined in the syllabus or approved course guidelines.


(f) The course shall have been developed using the district's formal curriculum
review procedure.


(g) The course shall have an evaluation component. The results of this evaluation
shall be used for the purposes of formative and summative evaluation by the institution.


(h) A district board may adopt policies that allow students to receive credit
through a variety of other means, including national standardized examinations and credit
by evaluation or examination.


B. Noncredit courses are courses that do not meet the criteria established in
subsection A. Noncredit courses shall be the financial responsibility of the district.