Accreditation Standards II.A.6 and II.A.6.a.
Posted by smyers on March 23, 2007
The Senate is gathering evidence about how the college meets the following Standards II.A.6 and II.A.6.a. The Senate encourages participation from the campus community in the discussion of this standard. Please feel free to post your comments about how you see that the college might meet this standard, or how you think the college might need to improve.
6. The institution assures that students and prospective students receive clear and accurate information about educational courses and programs and transfer policies. The institution describes its degrees and certificates in terms of their purpose, content, course requirements, and expected student learning outcomes. In every class section students receive a course syllabus that specifies learning objectives consistent with those in the institution’s officially approved course outline.
a. The institution makes available to its students clearly stated transfer-of-credit policies in order to facilitate the mobility of students without penalty. In accepting transfer credits to fulfill degree requirements, the institution certifies that the expected learning outcomes for transferred courses are comparable to the learning outcomes of its own courses. Where patterns of student enrollment between institutions are identified, the institution develops articulation agreements as appropriate to its mission.
