Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-21.4 - Curriculum and evaluation
(1)
General education. General education is intended to provide
breadth of learning to the community college experience. General education
imparts common knowledge, promotes intellectual inquiry, and stimulates the
examination of different perspectives, thus enabling people to function
effectively in a complex and changing world. General education tends to
emphasize oral and written communication, critical analysis of information,
knowledge and appreciation of diverse cultures, ways of knowing and human
expression, knowledge of mathematical processes and natural sciences
investigations, and ethics. General education courses are not intended to be
developmental in nature. Each community college is responsible for clarifying,
articulating, publicizing, and assessing its general education
program.
(2)
College
parallel or transfer.
a. This
program shall offer courses that are the equivalent of the first two years of a
baccalaureate program and may also include: such courses as may be necessary to
develop skills that are prerequisite to other courses and objectives;
specialized courses required to provide career options within the college
parallel or transfer program; and approved transfer major programs meeting the
requirements of
281-21.3 (260C).
College parallel or transfer programs are associate of arts and associate of
science degree programs. General education courses in college parallel or
transfer programs are required to be college transfer courses. A follow-up of
students terminating shall be conducted to determine how well students have
succeeded and which adjustments in the curriculum, if any, need to be
made.
b. Courses of a developmental
or remedial nature or prefreshman level shall not bear college transfer credit
and shall be clearly identified in the college catalog. Developmental courses
on the transcript shall be identifiable through the adoption of the community
college common course numbering system.
(3)
Career and technical
education. Instruction shall be offered in career and technical
education programs in no less than five different occupational fields as
defined by the department. College parallel or transfer courses may be offered
as needed in career and technical education programs. Career and technical
education programs, including associate of science-career option programs, must
meet program approval requirements set by the state board of education. The
director shall approve new career and technical education programs. Instruction
shall be offered in career and technical education programs, ensuring that they
are competency-based, contain all minimum competencies required by the
department, articulate with local school districts' career and technical
education programs, and comply with any applicable requirements in Iowa Code
chapter 258. The occupational fields in which instruction is offered shall be
determined by merged area and geographical area needs as identified by surveys
in these areas. Occupational advisory committees may be used to assist in
developing and maintaining instructional content, including leadership
development.
(4)
Developmental education. Students who enter community colleges
underprepared for postsecondary coursework are provided opportunities to
improve their cognitive and noncognitive skills via developmental education
academic and student support services. In an effort to enhance these
opportunities, while respecting the local authority of Iowa's community
colleges, each college shall adopt proven developmental education strategies to
identify and address the needs of students, shorten the time to completion,
prepare students for academic success, and reduce the financial burden for
students underprepared for postsecondary coursework. Such proven strategies
include, but are not limited to, multiple measures of placement; accelerated
and integrated strategies, such as co-requisite models; and support services
that address students' cognitive and noncognitive needs. These reform efforts
require collaboration among community colleges, school corporations, and
education stakeholders to systemically expand proven strategies to prepare
students for postsecondary success.
(5)
Adult and continuing
education. Adult education shall be offered and may include adult
basic education, adult continuing and general education, college parallel or
transfer, high school completion, supplementary and preparatory career
education programs, and other programs and experiences as may be required to
meet the needs of people in the merged area.
(6)
Community services. The
community colleges shall provide a program of community services designed to
meet the needs of persons residing in the merged area. The purpose of the
community service program shall be to foster agricultural, business, cultural,
industrial, recreational and social development in the area.
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