Wheeler North, ASCCC Executive Committee Phil Smith, ASCCC Executive Committee

Wheeler North, ASCCC Executive Committee

Phil Smith, ASCCC Executive Committee

Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degrees

Associate in Science (A.S.) Degrees

Certificates of 18 or more units

Colleges must submit all 18+ unit certificates to CCCCO for approval

Transcriptable? Yes, after approval.

Called? Certificate of Achievement

Colleges may submit 12-18 unit certificates to CCCCO for approval

Transcriptable? Yes, after approval.

Called? Certificate of Achievement

Colleges can offer less than 18 unit certificates without CCCCO approval if approved by curriculum committee & local board of trustees

Transcriptable? No.

Cannot be called: Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion (noncredit), or Certificate of Competency (noncredit)

Trusted Clearing House for Educational Credentials

Transcripts Easily Understood by Internal and External Audiences

Employers and others can verify claims made on résumés

Transcripts available for long periods of time

Transcripts can be reissued if lost

18 units

12 units

Is there an educational reason for having certificates the way they are?

Is there a strategic reason (in terms of work placement) for having certificates the way they are?

6-units completed

18-unit certificate awarded

6-units completed

3-units completed

But no certificate

But no certificate

3-units completed

But no certificate

Even before they finish their certificates.

6-units completed

18-unit certificate awarded

6-units completed

3-units completed

Low-Unit Certificate I completed

Low-Unit Certificate II completed

3-units completed

No certificate

Low-Unit Certificate III completed

Should the Academic Senate revisit the issue of low-unit certificates?

What is the lowest low for a low-unit certificate?

12 units

9 units

6 units 3 units

1 unit?!!

Some Possibilities to Consider:

Chancellor’s Office Approval

Advisory Group Sign-Off

Recursive approval:

(If a high-unit (18+) certificate is CCCCO-approved, any subsequence of courses from it can be automatically approved as a low-unit certificate.)