All new courses must receive state approval before they can be offered.  Certain types of courses have been given blanket approval and do NOT need state approval.  The following courses have this blanket approval:

1. Courses that are required or recommended as part of a state-approved program.  All programs listed in our catalog (except those noted as "pending") are state-approved.
2. Courses which will be submitted to CSU or UC for approval and the college is "reasonably confident" that it will be accepted.
3. Courses in vocational TOP codes, when the college has fewer than 12 units in that TOP code.
4. Courses taught in cooperative education.
5. Experimental courses (99 numbered courses), special topics, and independent study.
6. Mandated public safety training courses, for peace officers, fire personnel, etc.

At Trade Tech we place ALL new vocational courses on a program's list of recommended electives, and all degree-applicable, non-vocational courses in the Liberal Arts major (unless a course will fit in another approved academic major).  All other new courses will need the Stand Alone form (MS Word or PDF).  So which courses must have this form?  Generally, this means basic skills -- all courses in Learning Skills, Developmental Communications, ESL, and low-level English and Math.

Instructions for completing the form (most of the responses can be found on the course outline):

1. Today's date
   Course to start:  next feasible semester
   College:  LATTC
   District:  LACCD
   Contact person, phone, title, e-mail:  your name or department chair/associate dean
2. Course title:  title of course
   Course dept. number:  type in discipline name and course number
   TOP code:  same as on the course outline
   Permanent course ID:  leave blank
   Primary mission:  check off the purpose of this course (probably Basic Skills)
   Is course:  check off degree applicability (probably non-degree applicable)
3. Units and hours:  type in the units and total semester hours (i.e., a 3 unit lecture course has 54 hours)
   Open entry/open exit:  check off if appropriate
   Variable unit range:  write in, if appropriate (probably N/A)
   Independent study:  check off if appropriate
   Other method of instruction:  check off if appropriate and write in the method (distance ed?  CAI?)
   Repeatability: same number as on the course outline and course outline
   Course fees:  check off if appropriate (probably not)
4. Prerequisite, etc.:  copy all relevant information from the the course outline and course outline
5. Proposed catalog description:  copy from I.6. on the course outline
   What evidence of need:  explain why this course was developed
   Has articulation or planning...:  check off if appropriate (probably N/A)
   Estimated enrollment:  number of estimated students
   Is course likely...:  check off if appropriate (probably no)
   For course in reading...:  if appropriate, attach a copy of how this course fits into the discipline sequence, and the catalog pages with course descriptions.
   

Attach this form to the course outline and submit them to the Agenda Review Subcommittee to place the item on the next Curriculum Committee agenda.  See the Calendar for more details on dates.

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