Proposed Revisions to 303.2 - Curriculum Proposals; Community Colleges
Statutory authority:
M.C.A. 20-151-103 (4)
Board policy:
1. The policy statement on guidelines for
curriculum proposals for Montana University System, Section 303.1, is
applicable to Montana community colleges and any other postsecondary units
assigned to the Board by law, as well as to the units of the Montana University
System.
In
addition to the guidelines for curriculum proposals in Section 303.1,
occupational curriculum proposals will include information on related job
opportunities, as well as data on similar programs offered within the state in
any postsecondary institution. The
Board of Regents shall consider all other occupational curricula offered by any
postsecondary institution in the state in determining necessary or unnecessary
duplication.
2. Local boards of trustees may approve adult
and community service course offerings.
Definitions:
1. The academic curricula of the community
colleges shall consist of all courses normally offered in the lower division
curricula of baccalaureate granting institutions. The coordinator of community colleges Deputy
Commissioner for Academic and Student Affairs shall be notified of
all proposed new offerings. A student
who transfers to a 4-year institution and believes that he has completed
in a community college, work which is the equivalent of upper division work at
the 4-year institution shall be given the opportunity to demonstrate this
fact through a challenge examination or other means.
2. The regular occupational programs are those
vocational-technical programs which appear in the community college
catalogs.
3. Adult and community service programs are
those courses or sequential courses funded by the one mill levy authorized
under M.C.A. 20-15-305 and/or by student fees for the specific
courses, short courses or workshops.
Cross reference:
See
Section 218, Institutional organization
History:
Item 2-001-R0973, October 19, 1973; Item 4-005-R0474, April 8, 1974, as revised April 21, 1980.