The third edition of the Program and Course Approval Handbook (pdf)has been published and is now available on the Web.

This handbook was produced under the direction of Carole
Bogue-Feinour, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and LeBaron
Woodyard, Dean of Instructional Programs & Services.

This handbook was first published in May 1985. In July 1987 and
then again in September 2001, it was significantly revised. The
March 2003 edition incorporated clarifications, corrections, and
some improved forms. Title 5 §55000.5 incorporates the 2003
edition and all revisions and addenda into Title 5. The third edition
is a major revision, incorporating revisions to Title 5 made in 2007-
2008 and guidelines and recommendations from the System
Advisory Committee on Curriculum.

This handbook is available on the Chancellor’s Office web site at
www.cccco.edu under the Academic Affairs Division. For
comments or questions about this handbook or about program or
course approval, please refer to the Staff Directory for the
Academic Affairs Division on the web site.

Grateful acknowledgment is made to the representatives of the
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Chief
Instructional Officers of the California Community Colleges, and
the California Community Colleges Association for Occupational
Education who provided valuable consultation in the preparation
of this handbook.