Whereas, AB 2462 (Block, 2012) calls for “the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, using common course descriptors and pertinent recommendations of the American Council on Education, [to] determine for which courses credit should be awarded for prior military experience”; and
Whereas, Responsibility for determining credit for prior learning, using mechanisms like credit by exam, relies on input and evaluation by faculty in the disciplines for which credit is being sought and is an academic and professional matter;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, in conjunction with the Chancellor’s Office and other system partners, research the costs of implementation of credit for prior military experience; and
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, in conjunction with the Chancellor’s Office and other system partners, work to secure sufficient and ongoing funding to cover the costs for colleges to ensure the timely implementation and ongoing awarding of credit for prior military experience.
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