31867 ADOPTED - BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT NO. 508 JUNE 6, 2013 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT NO. 508 COUNTY OF COOK AND STATE OF ILLINOIS RESOLUTION ADOPT REVISIONS TO THE ACADEMIC POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL OF THE CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO 2013-2014 OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND STUDENT AFFAIRS WHEREAS, the Illinois Public Community College Act, as amended, lists the powers and duties of community college districts in the State of lliinois, and states in 110 850/3-30, that: ?The board of any community college district has the may be requisite or proper for the maintenance, operation and development of any college or colleges under the jurisdiction of the board.? WHEREAS, the City Colleges of Chicago Academic Policy and Procedures Manual has been developed to ensure that protocols for instruction, grading, student advancement and related academic elements are established, reviewed and publicly communicated; WHEREAS, Section 4.3 of the Board Bylaws of City Colleges of Chicago provides for the adoption of policies and states that: "The Board may adopt, from time to time, policy statements, guidelines, procedures, regulations, collective bargaining agreements, codes of conduct, or similar documents issued for the governance of the Board, the District and the Colleges.? WHEREAS, the Academic Policy and Procedures Manual has been revised to include the following: 1) clear articulation of the Program Review process for programs to be approved through the Illinois Community College Board 2) the revised contract renewal and issuance of tenure process and; 3) acceptance of credits from regionally accredited institutions (the Executive Summary and Revisions to the Academic Policy and Procedures Manual are attached as Exhibit A and and WHEREAS, the Officers of the District support the new policy revisions to the Academic Policy and Procedures Manual that are being recommended by the Provost and Chief Academic Officer; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the revisions to the Academic Policy Manual be adopted by the Board of Trustees effective June, 2013, and posted on the City Colleges of Chicago website. June 6, 2013 - Office of Academic Affairs and Student Affairs EXHIBIT A CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ACADEMIC POLICIES COMPARISON JUNE 2013 Current Policy Proposed New Policy or Revision All policies for Associate Degree programs were updated to reduce the credit hours required for residency in line with new policy Index Number LIOA Current policy requires: A minimum of 21 hours must be completed at a CC to establish residency Index Number 1.10A Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degree The minimum number ofcredit hours completed at a has been chanpd ham 2] to 15 to coincide with a February, 2013 change in HLC policy and to facilitate completion and reverse transfer. Index Number LIIA Current policy requires: A minimum of 21 hours must be completed at a to establish residency Index Number Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree The minimum number of credit hours completed at 3 has been changed ?oor 21 to 15 to coincide with a February, 2013 change in HLC policy and to facilitate completion and reverse transfer. Index Number LIZA Current policy requires: A minimum of 21 hours must be completed at a to establish residency Index Number 1.12A Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) Degree The minimum number of credit hours completed at 3 has been changed ii?om 2] to 15 to coincide with a February, 2013 change in HLC policy and to facilitate completion and reverse transfer. Page 1 of 6 EXHIBIT A CITY COLLEGES 0F CH ICAGO EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ACADEMIC POLICIES COMPARISON JUNE 2013 Current Policy Proposed New Policy or Revision All policies for Associate Degree programs were updated to reduce the credit hours required for residency in line with new LC policy Index Number l.l3A Current policy requires: A minimum ot?2l hours must be completed at 3 to establish residency Index Number 1.13A Associate in General Studies (A.G.S.) Degree The minimum number of credit hours completed at a has been changed lion: 2! to l5 to coincide with a February, 2013 change in HLC policy and to facilitate completion and reverse transfer. index Number 1.14A Current policy requires: A minimum of21 hours must be completed at a to establish residency Index Number Associate in Engineering Science (A.E.S.) Degree The minimum number of credit hours completed at 3 has been changed from 21 to 15 to coincide with a February. 2013 change in HLC policy ad to facilitate completion and revetse transfer. Index Number LISA Current policy requires: A minimum of 21 hours must be completed at a to establish residency Index Number 1.15A Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.) Degree The minimum number of credit hours completed at a has been changed ?om 21 to 15 to coincide with a February. 2013 change in HLC policy and to facilitate completion and melee transfer. Index Number Current policy requires: A minimum hours must be completed at 3 to establish residency Index Number 1.16A Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree (A.A.T.) The minimum number of credit hours completed at a has been chanpd lion] 2] to l5 to coincide with a February, 2013 change in HLC policy and to facilitate completion and reverse transfer. Page 2 of 6 INDEX NUMBER 1.13A CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO ACADEMIC POLICY SOURCE OFFICE: Academic Affairs ISSUED BY: W. Watson DATE: 8/89 REVIEWED: l991, 1998, 2000, 2009, 2010, 201 l, 2012 REVIEWED BY: ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENTS, ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLORS, AND PROVOST SIGNATURE: ON FILE SUBJECT: Associate in General Studies (A.G.S) Degree POLICY: An Associate in General Studies Degree is an award for the satisfactory completion of a curriculum that has been individually designed by mutual agreement between the student and the student?s academic advisor to meet the student?s educational intent. It is intended for the student who is not pursuing a speci?ed curriculum in the lower division transfer or professional-technical focus areas. A student may ?nd that it may not ful?ll all of the requirements of full junior standing when transferred to a four year institution. The program requires the successful completion, with a minimum of an overall (2.00) Graduation Grade Point Average of a total of 60 semester hours. However, a student must earn a grade of or better for all courses used to complete the general education core requirements. The total number of required hours varies by program. All courses submitted for graduation must be part of the approved program of study. Applicable course work with a minimum grade of may be transferred to any of the City Colleges of Chicago from regionally accredited external institutions, as well as among any of the City Colleges of Chicago. A minimum of 15 credit hours must be earned at one or more of the in order to ful?ll the residency requirements. The college from which the majority of the Graduation Credit Hours were earned will be the college that is authorized to award the A.G.S. degree, provided the college offers this degree. A student may select the City College from which their degree will be awarded, if the student has earned an equal number of Graduation Credit Hours at two or more City Colleges. The college selected by the student must offer the degree. A minimum of twenty (20) of the required 60 semester hours must be distributed among the four general education areas of Communications, Mathematics and Science, Humanities and Fine Arts and the Social and Behavioral Sciences. One course required in Communications, and two courses are required in each of the other three areas. The choice of courses used to meet the general education requirements differs among each of the City Colleges of Chicago. The general education component enables students to understand and appreciate their culture and environment, to develop a system of personal values that lead to civic and social responsibility, and to attain skills in communication, computation, and critical thinking necessary for future growth as learners and productive members of society. 9 Of?ce of the Proms! Academic Affairs