descriptions) is completed with a counselor and filed with the district Admissions and Records evaluator. If there is any question regarding the direct equivalency of course content for application of out-of-district credit towards major program requirements, a student is advised to file a Petition for Substitution/ Waiver (with corresponding course descriptions) with the respective discipline department chair for approval; the chair then forwards it to the district Admissions and Records evaluator. Counselors have electronic access to the results of these evaluations when advising students on their educational plans. Students receive a written response of results of any evaluations filed with the district evaluators (IIA6a-4, IIA6a-6).
department (course-to-course), and 1,848 by major preparation. In addition, over 30 transfer agreements are maintained with independent colleges and universities (in and out of state). The independent college and university agreements are available via the Laney Articulation website, on the respective college/university websites, student advising handouts from counseling faculty, and the Laney Transfer Center (IIA5-1, IIA6a-3, IIA6a-2).
Laney College articulation follows the procedures established by the California Intersegmental Articulation Council (CIAC) when establishing articulation agreements with regionally accredited baccalaureate institutions. Efforts are made to articulate transferable courses into three types of articulation agreements: general education (CSU General Education/Breadth, IGETC, and UC/CSU campus-specific), lower-division major-preparation, and/or by department (course-to-course). In addition to campuses in the CSU and UC system, Laney has articulation agreements with numerous independent colleges and universities (IIA6a-1, IIA5-1).
Evaluation The college meets this standard.
Articulation information is available through the following resources and publications: ASSIST (Articulation System Stimulating Inter-institutional Student Transfer), the official repository for articulation of the California public institutions of higher education (www.assist.org); the Laney College Catalog (hardcopy and online); general education advising handouts (available from counseling faculty, Laney Articulation website, and Transfer Center); Articulation Binder (available from counseling faculty and vice president of instruction); Laney and district class schedules, and some independent college websites (IIA5-1, IIA6a-8, IIA3-5, IIA1-4). Laney College has over 3,000 CSU and UC articulation agreements available to students via ASSIST: 73 general education (CSU/GE Breadth, IGETC, and campus specific), 1,730 by
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Students surveyed report they get most of their information about transferring from counselors, but also refer to the Laney College website and college catalog. Several students report getting their information from http://www.assist.org (IIA6a-5).
Current and prospective students receive information about educational courses and programs and transfer policies through the Laney College website, which has links to the college catalog, class schedule, GE requirements, transfer information page, and Laney Articulation website, with access to statewide databases, among others. Much of this information is also available in hardcopy and available in the bookstore, in the counseling offices, in study-skills classes, in workshops, and during orientation. Articulation agreements have been developed between CSU and the UC systems as well as with independent colleges and universities. Planning Agenda None. II.A.6.b When programs are eliminated or program requirements are significantly changed, the institution makes appropriate arrangements so that enrolled students may complete their education in a timely manner with a minimum of disruption. Description In the event that a program is eliminated or modified, student notification information is disseminated through a variety of means: department faculty, division deans, counseling faculty, college catalog, catalog addendum, advisory flyers, and departmental