Section 66749.81 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Retention of 60-unit lower division maximum requirement for ADT; exception; TMC drafts and approval(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) "ADT" means associate degree for transfer.(2) "Four-year postsecondary educational institution" means a campus of the University of California or California State University or an independent institution of higher education defined in subdivision (b) of Section 66010.(3) "STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.(4) "TMC" means transfer model curriculum, or transfer model curricula, as appropriate.(b)(1) The 60-unit lower division maximum requirement shall be retained for an ADT, with the exception of paragraph (2):(2) For STEM major pathways identified as high-unit STEM pathways by the Associate Degree for Transfer Intersegmental Implementation Committee established pursuant to Section 66749.8, ADT pathways may be established that contain up to, but no more than, 66 units of lower division coursework, and require the submission of clear evidence and rationale for the one to six additional units of lower division coursework proposed during the TMC approval process. This clear evidence and rationale shall include both of the following: (A) An explanation of which proposed additional units do not fit within the 60-unit lower division maximum requirement for ADT pathways.(B) An explanation of the need for one to six additional units to be added to the lower division coursework to earn an ADT that fall within the academic major preparation for the TMC.(3) The clear evidence and rationale described in paragraph (2) shall first be reviewed by the Intersegmental Curriculum Council, and then reviewed by the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.(4) The clear evidence and rationale described in paragraph (2) shall be posted publicly on the internet website of the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.(c)(1) On or before January 1, 2025, TMC drafts shall be submitted to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for the high-unit STEM pathways of biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, environmental science, mathematics, and physics for the purposes of meeting admissions eligibility to both the California State University and the University of California segments, and other four-year institutions that choose to participate in the ADT, such as members of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities and Historically Black Colleges and Universities currently engaged with the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Where a single TMC to both the University of California and the California State University is not possible, clear evidence and rationale explaining why separate TMCs are needed shall be required and submitted to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the office of the Chancellor of the California State University, and the office of the President of the University of California. This clear evidence and rationale shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following: (A) The additional courses and units that determine a single TMC is not possible.(B) The programs and campuses of the California State University and the University of California that determine a single TMC is not possible.(C) Data on transfer student enrollment, retention, progression, and success outcomes where available within each system that demonstrate the need for separate TMCs.(2) The clear evidence and rationale described in paragraph (1) shall be posted publicly on the internet website of the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.(d)(1) Within 18 months of the creation of California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office templates for a new TMC, or the approval of revisions to an existing TMC, community colleges shall create an ADT for each TMC adopted in every major and area of emphasis offered by the community college pursuant to subdivision (c).(2) Within 12 months of the approval of a TMC pursuant to paragraph (1), each California State University campus shall determine similarity of the TMC to a baccalaureate degree in a similar major to the TMC. University of California and Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities campuses are encouraged to identify those TMCs that fulfill major preparation requirements for guaranteed transfer admission with an ADT.(3) For the purposes of determining similarity pursuant to paragraph (2), after a TMC is created or revised for a major, each California State University campus shall determine if there is a baccalaureate degree in a similar major to the TMC. This determination of similarity shall ensure that students who earn the ADT, that is created under the parameters of that TMC, are guaranteed admission in that similar major at one of the California State University campuses offering that major and shall be required to complete no more than 60 units after transfer to earn the baccalaureate degree that is deemed similar to the major of the ADT if the student stays on that ADT pathway.(e) Transparency concerning the membership and composition of the faculty discipline review groups and other intersegmental curriculum groups is required as follows:(1) For each faculty discipline review group, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges shall regularly report to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and the Academic Senate of the California State University shall regularly report to the office of the Chancellor of the California State University, all of the following: (A) The total number of faculty members serving on each faculty discipline review group, including all of the following: (i) The number of faculty members who work as instructional faculty for a California Community College.(ii) The number of faculty members who work as instructional faculty for a California State University campus.(iii) The number of faculty members who work as instructional faculty for a University of California campus.(iv) The number of faculty members who work as instructional faculty for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 66010.(B) The names of each faculty member serving on a faculty discipline review group.(C) The postsecondary educational institution where each faculty member serving on a faculty discipline review group works as an instructional faculty member.(D) The academic disciplines in which each faculty member serving on a faculty discipline review group provides classroom instruction at a postsecondary educational institution.(2) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the office of the Chancellor of the California State University shall regularly update their internet websites to reflect the membership and composition of the segment's faculty members serving on faculty discipline review groups pursuant to paragraph (1).Ca. Educ. Code § 66749.81
Added by Stats 2024 ch 696 (AB 2057),s 4, eff. 1/1/2025.