Download - Low-Unit Certificates
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Wheeler North, ASCCC Executive Committee
Phil Smith, ASCCC Executive Committee
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Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degrees
Associate in Science (A.S.) Degrees
Certificates of 18 or more units
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Colleges must submit all 18+ unit certificates to CCCCO for approval
Transcriptable? Yes, after approval.
Called? Certificate of Achievement
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Colleges may submit 12-18 unit certificates to CCCCO for approval
Transcriptable? Yes, after approval.
Called? Certificate of Achievement
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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)
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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
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18 units
12 units
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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?
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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
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Even before they finish their certificates.
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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
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Should the Academic Senate revisit the issue of low-unit certificates?
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What is the lowest low for a low-unit certificate?
12 units
9 units
6 units 3 units
1 unit?!!
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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.)