1. (a) “Apportionment” means an allocation of state or federal funding, district tax revenue, or other moneys to community college districts or other governmental units.
2. (b) “Attendance” or “attending” means active student participation in a course.
3. (c) “Average number of students” is the mean of the number of students attending a course on each of two census dates (nearest to the completion of one-fifth and three-fifths of a course's length).
4. (d) “Census date” for credit courses means the day closest to the end of the first twenty (20) percent of a course's length. Students in attendance on the census date may be claimed for apportionment.
5. (e) “Class hour”, “contact hour” and “student contact hour (SCH)” for graded and ungraded classes means a period of at least 50 consecutive minutes of scheduled instruction and/or examination (excluding passing time). A class scheduled for less than a single 50-minute period is not eligible for apportionment.
6. (f) “Clock Hour” means a 60-minute time frame, which may begin at any time.
7. (g) “Drop date” means the business day immediately preceding the census date. Instructors are required to clear the rosters of inactive enrollments on the drop date.
8. (h) “Full-time equivalent student” or “FTES” means the 525 hours of student instruction (15 Class hours per week x traditional 35-week academic year = 525 hours) or its equivalent. One FTES can be generated by a single full-time student enrolled in 15 units or multiple part-time students.
9. (i) “Immediate supervision” of off-campus work stations means the shared responsibility of an employer and a community college coordinator to ensure student participation in on-the-job training satisfies the requirements of a training agreement and a state-approved plan.
10. (j) “Passing time” and “break” means the ten-minute segment that together with a class hour comprises a “clock hour,” referred to as “passing time,” “break,” etc. No additional attendance may be claimed for this 10-minute segment, except as provided for a multiple hour class. The 10-minute break time permitted in each clock hour may not be accumulated during a multiple hour class to be taken at the end of the class and be counted for FTES apportionment.
11. (k) “Primary term” means the fall and spring semesters for semester colleges, and the fall, winter, and spring quarters for quarter colleges. A primary term does not include summer courses or winter intersession courses.

The following definitions shall apply to the regulations contained in this chapter:

Note: Authority cited: Sections 70901 and 84500, Education Code. Reference: Sections 70901 and 84500, Education Code.

History

1. New section filed 7-22-2024; operative 8-21-2024. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2024, No. 35).