Board adopts academic renewal changes and modifies climate-course language after debate
The Board adopted standardized academic renewal rules to expand equity and consistency across colleges and approved Title 5 language on climate literacy in natural science courses after amending proposed 'shall' wording to add 'as appropriate' to preserve some local faculty discretion.
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At its May 19 meeting the Board took two regulatory actions affecting curriculum and student records. First, the Board approved amendments to Title 5 to standardize academic renewal eligibility across the California Community Colleges system. Vice Chancellor Shears noted the changes simplify the definition of a satisfactory grade, remove unit caps and clarify that academic renewal should not be blocked by different district thresholds. Public commenters and faculty advocates framed the change as an equity measure that can remove barriers to re-enrollment and completion.
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