DATE: August 19, 2008
TO: Chief Instructional Officers
Distance Education Coordinators
FROM: Carole Bogue-Feinour, Vice Chancellor
Academic Affairs Division
SUBJECT: California Code of Regulations, Title 5 Distance Education Guidelines: 2008 Omnibus Version
Synopsis: Please find attached a comprehensive set of guidelines for distance education in the California Community College System. The guidelines reflect changes in the California Code of Regulation, Title 5 that were approved by the Board of Governors on July 9, 2007 and May 4, 2008 and became effective August 16, 2007 and June 16, 2008 respectively. The 2008 Omnibus Version of the Distance Education Guidelines has been published. The attached guidelines are posted to the Chancellor’s Office web site at the following URL http://www.cccco.edu/SystemOffice/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/DistanceEducation/RegulationsandGuidelines/tabid/767/Default.aspx.
These guidelines are designed to provide overall guidance and assistance to individuals seeking to understand the system’s regulations which apply to the design, approval, conduct, and reporting of distance education within California Community Colleges.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Joanne Vorhies at 916-322-9048 or via email at jvorhies@cccco.edu.
CC: System Office Vice Chancellors
LeBaron Woodyard, Dean
Joanne Vorhies, Specialist, Academic Planning and Development
Chief Executive Officers
Academic Senate Presidents
Educational Technology Advisory Committee
LeBaron Woodyard
Dean
Academic Affairs
Chancellor’s Office, California Community Colleges