Title 5 53200 (b): Academic Senate means an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters. Section 53200 (c) Academic and professional matter means the following policy development and implementation matters:
- Curriculum including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines (Rely Primarily)
- Degree and certificate requirements (Rely Primarily)
- Grading policies (Mutual Agreement)
- Educational program development (Rely Primarily)
- Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success (Rely Primarily)
- District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles (Mutual Agreement)
- Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports (Rely Primarily)
- Policies for faculty professional development activities (Rely Primarily)
- Processes for program review (Rely Primarily)
- Processes for institutional planning and budget development (Mutual Agreement)
Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the Academic Senate (Mutual Agreement)
In Addition to 10+1
The Education Code assigns additional responsibilities to Academic Senates:
- Minimum qualifications and equivalencies processes
Section 87359 (b) Requires the local Board of Trustees to rely primarily upon the advice of the senate regarding faculty meet minimum qualifications.
- Faculty hiring
Section 87360 Requires the local Board of Trustees to develop hiring criteria, policies, and procedures for new faculty members.
- Faculty evaluation and tenure review
Section 87610.1 (a) Requires that collective bargaining agents, or faculty unions, consult with the academic senate prior to negotiating tenure evaluation procedures.
Section 87663 (f) Requires that collective bargaining agents, or faculty unions, consult with the academic senate prior to negotiating faculty evaluation procedures.
- Administrative retreat rights
Section 87458 (a) Requires the local Board of Trustees to rely primarily upon the advice and judgment of the academic senate regarding procedures regarding administrative retreating into faculty positions.
- Faculty Service Areas
Section 87743.2 Requires that collective bargaining agents, or faculty unions, consult with the academic senate prior to negotiating Faculty Service Areas (FAS).
For additional information on the Academic Senate and its mission, please visit the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.
