True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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The academic senate for california community colleges (asccc) regularly updates
the “Minimum Qualifications for California Community Colleges” every two years.
This document provides the minimum educational preparation, types of degrees that are acceptable
preparation, and years of experience in the field (if applicable) required to teach in
California’s recognized discipline areas.
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It is the applicants responsibility to create a course work chart of relevant
courses to justify the request for equivalency. It is the department chairs responsibility to
verify the course work from the transcripts is entered on to the chart correctly.
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Determination of equivalency is a faculty responsibility. Only faculty in
the discipline in question possess the academic expertise needed to determine
qualifications in that discipline.
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The CCC equivalency committee ensures that
discipline selection committees follow the equivalency process consistently and fairly. The
academic senate equivalency committees consist of the academic senate president, past academic senate
president, human resources specialist, and faculty affairs chair
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the documented ways in which to establish
equivalency?
a. | course work | c. | work experience | b. | letter from a previous boss | d. | eminence in the
field |
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Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
a. | The Academic Senate does not supported the basic
principals for granting equivalency:
| c. | The
applicant must provide evidence of attaining coursework or experience equal to the general education
component of a regular associate or bachelor’s degree.
| b. | Equivalent to the
minimum qualifications means equal to the minimum qualifications, not nearly
equal.
| d. | The applicant must provide evidence of attaining the
skills and knowledge provided by specialized course work required for a master’s degree (for
disciplines on the Master’s List) or requisite experience or coursework (for disciplines on the
Non-Master’s List).
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Which of the following is NOT relevant documentation to include in an
equivalency request?
a. | the educational preparation on which you base this claim
for the general education requirement of this degree
| d. | describe in detail work experience that establishes equivalency to the minimum
qualifications. If work products or other items cannot be submitted, provide
detailed information from an objective source about the nature of this work product or experience | b. | list of courses to
establish equivalency, official transcript, and copies of the appropriate pages from the college
catalog.
| e. | paystubs | c. | if publications or
other work products are used to verify equivalency, submit them
if possible |
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The department chair’s responsibilities during the equivalency process
include all of the following EXCEPT;
a. | review the applicants course work document for
accuracy
| d. | fill out the request for
equivalency form attach course work documentation and transcripts
| b. | compare the state MQ’s, and department’s equivalency statement to
the applicants documentation (if the department has an equivalency statement, it will be located on
the S drive, everyone, in the faculty hiring tab, if the department doesn’t have an equivalency
statement, then the department must use the state MQ’s or the district equivalency
policy).
| e. | submit all documents to the Curriculum Instruction
Committee
| c. | fill out the
request for equivalency form
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9.
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When the department chair fills out the request for equivalency form, what
information needs to be entered
a. | copy and paste the state minimum qualifiacations from the online asccc minimum
qualifications document | e. | type in relevant work experience in the
discipline | b. | copy and paste the departments equivalency statement located on the S drive in the
faculty hiring file (if the department has one on record) | f. | type of degree and the exact degree title
granted | c. | district equivalency policy (already included on the form | g. | any additional
qualifications | d. | attach the course work chart indicating relevant course work completed in the
area | h. | all of the
above |
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When reviewing an applicants transcripts, it is important to identify which of
the following
a. | whether the institution is on semester, quarter, or semester course credit system
(other system types are possible) | c. | how that institution grants units for individual
courses | b. | the relationship between the institutions units values in comparison to a semester
system unit values | d. | all of
the above |
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