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Title 5 - EducationDivision 6 - California Community CollegesChapter 6 - Curriculum and InstructionSubchapter 3 - Alternative Instructional Methodologies
Article 4 - Work Experience Education
Section 55253 - College Credit, Attendance Accounting, Course Repetition

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 55253

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Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 55253 - College Credit, Attendance Accounting, Course Repetition
(a) Units of credit for work experience education shall be calculated as follows:
(1) work experience education offered as a credit course: one semester unit of credit will be awarded for every 54 hours of work experience, or one quarter unit for every 33 hours of work experience, or the equivalent locally determined minimum threshold for awarding one unit of credit as codified in local board policy or procedure. Units of credit may be awarded in increments of .5 units; and
(2) work experience education integrated as a component of a course: units of credit will follow standards for credit hour calculations in section 55002.5 for all activity, lab, or other instructional course components. Units of credit for the work experience component shall be calculated according to the formula in subparagraph (1).
(b) Work experience education courses apply the attendance accounting procedure described in subdivision (f), of section 58003.1, in calculating FTES.
(c) A maximum of fourteen semester credit hours or twenty-one quarter credit hours may be earned during one enrollment period in work experience education. Students may repeat a work experience education course subject to section 55040.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 55253

1. Amendment filed 4-26-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 17).
2. Amendment filed 11-4-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 45).
3. Amendment filed 9-29-78; designated effective 1-2-79 (Register 78, No. 39).
4. Amendment filed 4-27-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 18).
5. Amendment filed 3-4-91 by Board of Governors of California Community Colleges with the Secretary of State; operative 4-5-91 (Register 91, No. 23). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code Section 70901.5(b).
6. Editorial correction of HISTORY 5 (Register 95, No. 20).
7. Amendment filed 7-17-2007; operative 8-16-2007. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2007, No. 35).
8. Amendment of section heading and section filed 5-16-2008; operative 6-15-2008. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2008, No. 21).
9. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(2) filed 11-24-2009; operative 12-24-2009. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2009, No. 49).
10. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 4-22-2015; operative 5-22-2015. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2015, No. 17).
11. Amendment of section heading and repealer and new section filed 7-27-2023; operative 8-26-2023. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2023, No. 32).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 66700 and 70901, Education Code. Reference: Sections 70901 and 70902, Education Code.

1. Amendment filed 4-26-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 17).
2. Amendment filed 11-4-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 45).
3. Amendment filed 9-29-78; designated effective 1-2-79 (Register 78, No. 39).
4. Amendment filed 4-27-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 18).
5. Amendment filed 3-4-91 by Board of Governors of California Community Colleges with the Secretary of State; operative 4-5-91 (Register 91, No. 23). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code Section 70901.5(b).
6. Editorial correction of History 5 (Register 95, No. 20).
7. Amendment filed 7-17-2007; operative 8-16-2007. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2007, No. 35).
8. Amendment of section heading and section filed 5-16-2008; operative 6-15-2008. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2008, No. 21).
9. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(2) filed 11-24-2009; operative 12-24-2009. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5(Register 2009, No. 49).
10. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 4-22-2015; operative 5-22-2015. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2015, No. 17).