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SPECIAL ADMISSION OF K-12 STUDENTS 5030

POLICY:
Solano Community College may admit any part-time or full-time special admit student who, in the opinion of the Superintendent-President or designee, can benefit from advanced scholastic or vocational course instruction.

The intent of this policy is to provide an educational enrichment opportunity to a limited number of eligible students who fulfill special admission standards. The College may authorize those students, upon recommendation of the principal, and with parental consent, to attend any session or term as special part-time or full-time students.

The College reserves the right to exclude or limit the enrollment into courses or programs where health, safety, instructional methodology, facility constraints, funding limitations or legal requirements imposed by statute are deemed inappropriate for special admission students.

Special admission students shall conform to the College’s academic rules and regulations and the code of conduct expected of all college students.

REFERENCES/
AUTHORITY:
California Education Code, Sections 48800, 48800.5, a-d; 48801, 48802, 58106, 76001

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BP5030

Executive Council Review: March 7, 2006
Shared Governance Review: October 11, 2006

ADOPTED: November 15, 1971
REVISED: December 3, 1986; June 20, 2001; November 1, 2006




SOLANO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
STUDENT SERVICES PROCEDURES

SPECIAL ADMISSION OF K-12 STUDENTS Policy #5030

I. ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS

1. To be considered for admission as a special part-time or full-time student, the student must meet the eligibility standards as established in Education Code Sections 48800, 48800.05, and 76001.

2. Students must complete the special admission form and application for admission to the College according to published deadlines. The special admission form shall include the signed consent of the parent, or legal guardian, and written and signed approval of the school Principal, or designee.

3. A parent or guardian of a student who is not enrolled in a public or private school may directly petition the Superintendent-President or designee, for authorization to enroll in advanced scholastic or vocation work at the College as a special part-time or full-time student.

4. An appropriately signed special admission form indicates that the student possesses the intellectual and emotional ability to satisfactorily participate in a college environment, is capable of profiting from instruction, and has availed himself or herself of all opportunities to enroll in an equivalent course at his or her district of attendance. Admission is subject to seat availability.

5. Eligible students must meet all College academic standards and prerequisite requirements.. In certain cases students may be required to complete specific assessment tests for purposes of determining enrollment eligibility, course placement, or general advisement. Courses in which special admission students are permitted to enroll will be open to the entire college population, and will be taught with the rigor appropriate to college-level courses.

6. All new students under grade 9 and their parent or guardian must attend an interview with a college official, such as college deans, college vice-presidents,, counselors, or subject matter instructors, to determine enrollment eligibility, course placement, or to receive general advisement.

7. In all cases, eligibility for enrollment is subject to the judgment of the Superintendent/President, or designee, who will determine whether or not the student can benefit from the College’s advanced scholastic or vocational programs.

8. If a request for special part-time or full-time enrollment is denied for a pupil who has been identified as highly gifted, the Board shall provide written findings and reasons for the denial within 60 days. A recommendation regarding the request for admission and the denial shall be submitted to the Board at a regularly scheduled meeting that falls at least 30 days after the request for admission has been submitted.

9. Students can be dropped after enrolling if all requirements have not been met.

II. SPECIAL ADMISSIONS ENROLLMENT STATUS

1. Part-time students may be admitted who are concurrently enrolled in a public or private secondary school. The school Principal, or designee, will determine if the student has the abilities and sufficient preparation to benefit from college level instruction.

2. Full-time students may be admitted if so authorized to attend community college by the Governing Board of the school district in which the student is enrolled, and if such admission conforms to the eligibility requirements deemed appropriate by the Superintendent-President, or designee. If a full-time applicant is not enrolled in a public or private school, the parents may directly petition the College for admission on the ground that the student would benefit from advanced scholastic or vocational work.

3. Summer session students may be admitted if they have demonstrated adequate preparation and have availed themselves of all opportunities to enroll in equivalent courses at their district of attendance.

III. SPECIAL ADMISSION FEES

All part-time special admission students taking courses at Solano Community College shall have their enrollment fees waived. All special admission students admitted as full-time students will be assessed enrollment fees. Full-time special admit students may be considered for a BOG Fee Waiver.

IV. CURRICULUM/PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

1. Enrollment is subject to seat and/or program availability. Prior is given to regular college students.

2. Each department and division dean will determine if certain courses are not appropriate for special admission students in general, or specific categories of special students on an annual basis. The list of excluded courses will be available at registration. See Title 5, 58106.

3. The College reserves the right to restrict enrollment in any given academic term for any class that it deems inappropriate for special admission students due to health and safety reasons, facility limitations, faculty workload, the availability of qualified instructors or other substantive reasons.

4. The College reserves the right to establish admissions and/or enrollment limitations that prevent special admission students below a certain age or grade level from being admitted or from enrolling in certain courses or programs.

5. Enrollment of special admission students in Physical Education courses will be limited to 10% of each section.

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BP5030procedures

Executive Council Review: March 7, 2006
Shared Governance Review: October 11, 2006