Common Course Change Procedure for Community Colleges

When Arizona’s public community colleges are considering changes to their programs which contain Common Courses, they must:

1. Consider transfer articulation, including equivalencies (CEG, EEG) and applicability (the common course matrices—CCMs);
2. Consult the operational definitions and implementation procedures for Common Courses: http://aztransfer.com/commoncourseoperationaldefinitions.htm.
3. When the discussions begin at the community colleges about changing common courses, the community college ATF members must inform their ATFs about the proposed changes so that the entire ATF membership is given the opportunity to provide meaningful input about the impact of the proposed changes. The community college ATF members must provide a timetable of the proposed changes, including the effective date of implementation.
4. If any issues arise about the proposed changes, the ATF should work these out. If the ATF cannot come to a resolution of these issues, then the matter should be forwarded to AZTransfer Steering Committee.
5. When all issues are resolved, the community college AZTransfer Steering Committee representatives will provide any additional information regarding special accommodations as a result of these changes.

Supporting Information: Approved by APASC Nov. 16, 2007