PURPOSE

To provide a systemic process for assigning course credit in compliance with approved State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) policy.

REFERENCES

• SBCTC: Course Coding Procedures and Guidelines, Credit Hours/Credit Equivalents by Type of Instruction
• RCW 28B.50.090(7)(e)
• Negotiated Agreement

POLICY

The college follows the definitions and rules as approved by the SBCTC in establishing credit values or their equivalent.

PROCEDURES

Instructional Units

A normal teaching load for full-time faculty is defined in the Negotiated Agreement.
Guidelines for determining credit, labs, lectures, and clinical hours are based on the State Board for Community and Technical College Policy Manual.

Course Credit Hours

As part of the process for adding new courses or modifying existing courses in the college’s course outline system, division/department chairs and instructional administrators review the type and number of contact hours and credit equivalent for compliance with college policy. The Vice President of Academic Affairs reviews and has final approval for all course outline information, including credit assignment. Upon final approval, credit assignment and other course outline information is entered into the college’s course outline system.