MINIMUM CLASS SIZE

In accordance with Part VI of Title 5 #51700-703 of the California Administration Code, the Board establishes the following criteria for minimum class size:

A. Minimum class size shall be 20 registrants.

B. This minimum shall apply to all lecture, seminar and laboratory classes. Independent study, research, coordinated instruction systems classes, and classes by arrangement may be exempted from such guidelines.

C. Exceptions may apply to courses required for graduation, courses required in a major or in career subject areas, offered irregularly based on enrollment and need, limited classroom or laboratory facilities, campus size and geographical location, experimental or pilot programs, statutory and state regulations mandating class size, and a class of unanticipated small size as an unreassignable part of a full-time instructor's regular load.

D. Any exemptions to paragraph A shall be approved by the Executive Vice President.

Adopted by Board of Trustees: August 15, 1977
Amended: August 1985