advanced class -- a course with two or more prerequisites.  Advanced classes need a minimum of 8 students to prevent cancellation.

advisory course -- a course or set of skills which enhance a student's performance in a target course, but is not required for successful completion of the target course.

articulation -- process of creating agreements with 4-year institutions to accept courses to meet general education and major preparation requirements.

Bloom's Taxonomy -- a hierARSChy of action verbs used to describe course objectives.

Carnegie units (AKA Carnegie Rule or Carnegie hours) -- calculation of appropriate lecture and laboratory hours per unit.

corequisite -- a course or set of skills which are concurrently attained while enrolled in a target course.

course change request -- form used to change a course's data elements (units, hours, title, etc.)

course outline -- the official document outlining a course's objectives and content.

credit course -- a course (either degree applicable or non-degree applicable) for which students are charged $11 per unit and the college receives apportionment.

Curriculum Committee -- a subcommittee of the Academic Senate that approves new courses and programs, and changes to courses and programs.

curriculum revisions -- changes to an approved program.

degree-applicable -- courses which are applicable to an Associate degree

E-64 -- district administrative regulation on the approval of new programs.

E-65 -- district administrative regulation on the approval of new courses, and changes and additions to existing district courses.

Experimental courses (99's) -- a course which is offered quickly and can follow a faster approval process.

general education -- a broad list of courses designed to expose students to a variety of subject matter.

module -- a small course which is part of a larger, parent course.

noncredit -- a non-degree applicable course for which the college receives little apportionment.  Noncredit courses are often free to students.

prerequisite -- a course or set of skills which are necessary for success in a target course.

program -- certificate or Associate degree major.

stand alone -- a course which is not required or recommended in an approved program.

target course -- a course which has a prerequisite, corequisite or advisory skill.

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