PROPOSED BY:

Terry Lyle

WHEREAS,

it is clear that student success in many college courses is highly dependent upon whether they possess the prerequisite skills for the class and

WHEREAS,

currently very few courses that have been established as prerequisites have been entered into the District MIS to prevent a student without the required prerequisite from enrolling in a course, except but can be done with the new MIS software, and by making a written request to the Division Dean, and

WHEREAS,

Currently, only math and English completions are entered into the MIS from student transcripts from other colleges, and

WHEREAS,

a decision to place a computerized stop on students who do not have the required prerequisite attempting to enroll in a course, other than math or English, would also stop those students who have completed the prerequisite at another institution;

THEREFORE,

THEREFORE,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate encourages all faculty and the counseling staff to alert students of this significant change and to encourage all students to make sure that all coursework taken at other colleges be sent to the Records Office. The transcript review office must establish procedures to ensure that that college coursework taken at other colleges be expeditiously added to the computer data system so that these students will not be blocked from courses in which they possess the prerequisite skills.

First Reading:

12-12-02

Final Action:

01-16-03: Approved

Disposition:

Forwarded to College Council for Implementation