2012 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 15 Education
15-1410 Credit and noncredit courses

15-1410. Credit and noncredit courses

A. Courses offered for credit shall satisfy at least one of the following purposes and requirements:

1. Credit courses shall satisfy one or more of the following purposes:

(a) Qualify students for a community college certificate or degree.

(b) Be acceptable for transfer to a regionally accredited public or private college or university.

(c) Prepare students with skills to seek entry level jobs in the field of specialization.

(d) Improve the student's job skills or prepare the student for promotion in fields of employment.

(e) Provide skills necessary for success in other college courses.

(f) Provide continuing education and lifelong learning.

2. A credit course shall satisfy all of the following requirements:

(a) A formal course outline that defines the objectives and content of the course shall be on file and available for audit.

(b) Students shall be evaluated and given a grade based on their mastery of the objectives and content of the course.

(c) Faculty teaching the course shall meet the standards set by the district to teach in the subject area of the course.

(d) The credits awarded for completion of the course shall be based on the effort required of, and the competencies gained by, the students in accordance with policies adopted by the district governing board.

(e) Before enrollment in the course, students shall have achieved prerequisite competencies as defined in the syllabus or approved course guidelines.

(f) The course shall have been developed using the district's formal curriculum review procedure.

(g) The course shall have an evaluation component. The results of this evaluation shall be used for the purposes of formative and summative evaluation by the institution.

(h) A district board may adopt policies that allow students to receive credit through a variety of other means, including national standardized examinations and credit by evaluation or examination.

B. Noncredit courses are courses that do not meet the criteria established in subsection A. Noncredit courses shall be the financial responsibility of the district.