Section 55270.12 - Direct Assessment Competency-Based Education Credit Equivalency(a) In adherence with the federal definition for credit hour in Title 34, Section 600.2, of the Code of Federal Regulations, a credit hour is an amount of student work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than the standard used for credit instruction.(b) The determination of credit hours awarded for a competency-based education module is a curricular matter that includes consideration and review of the following:(1) The level of learning;(2) The types of educational activities;(3) The formative assessments;(4) The complexity and rigor of the summative assessment; and(5) Alignment to existing credit courses.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 55270.12
1. New section filed 9-3-2021; operative 10-3-2021. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2021, No. 41). Note: Authority cited: Sections 66700 and 70901. Education Code. Reference: Sections 70901 and 70902, Education Code; and Title 34. Section 600.2, Code of Federal Regulations.
1. New section filed 9-3-2021; operative 10/3/2021. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2021, No. 41).