Riverside City College CATALOG

Riverside City College

CATALOG

2020-2021

RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE

Wolde-Ab Isaac, Ph.D., Chancellor Riverside Community College District

Gregory Anderson, Ed.D., President Riverside City College

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mary Figueroa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Bill Hedrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President Jose Alcala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary Virginia Blumenthal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trustee Tracey Vackar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trustee TBD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Trustee 2020-2021

All information contained in the 2020-2021 Catalog is current as of March 2020. Although every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of the information in this catalog, students and others who use this catalog should consult with a counselor, dean, department chair or program director for recent additions, deletions or changes. Updates can also be found online at rccd.edu.

The catalog contains policies and/or procedures that are current at the time of printing. However, policies and procedures are continually being updated. In order to be sure it is the most recent language, please check the latest online version at: .

The Riverside Community College District complies with all federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnic group identification, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, ancestry, genetic information, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code or any characteristic that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth in subdivision (1) of Section 422.6 of the California Penal Code, or any other status protected by law. This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in education programs and/or extracurricular school activities. Limited English speaking skills will not be a barrier to admission or participation in any programs. Harassment of any employee or student with regard to ethnic group identification, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, ancestry, genetic information, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code or any characteristic that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth in subdivision (1) of Section 422.6 of the California Penal Code, or any other status protected by law is strictly prohibited. Inquiries regarding compliance, and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the District's Title IX Officer/Section 504/ ADA Coordinator at (951) 222-8039, 3801 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501.

Alternate formats for this material are available to individuals requiring disability accommodation. Please contact the office of Diversity, Equity and Compliance at (951) 222-8039.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

COLLEGE MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

ACADEMIC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

FEE SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

GENERAL INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vision, Tiger Pride Values and Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Academic Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Accreditation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Academic Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Program Length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Who May Attend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Admission and Registration of Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Limitations on Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fees/Residency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Transcripts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Refunds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Military and Veteran Student and Family Members. . . . 10 Military and Veteran Student and Family Members Educational Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

STUDENT INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Academic Honesty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Academic Involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Academic Renewal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Academic Success Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 CalWORKs Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 College Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Complaint Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Counseling Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Disability Resource Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Discipline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Dual Enrollment Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Engagement Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Extended Opportunity Program and Services. . . . . . . . . 23 Student Financial Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Food Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Foster/Kinship Care (FKCE) Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Foster Youth Guardian Scholars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Student Health and Psychological Services . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Guided Pathways Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Honors Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Information Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Center for International Students and Programs. . . . . . . 29

Job Placement Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 LaCasa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Lactation Pod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Library/Learning Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Riverside City College Promise Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Student Activities/Clubs and Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . 30 Student Employment Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Standards of Scholarship: Probation and Dismissal . . . . 32 Standards of Student Conduct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Student Discipline Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Study Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Supplemental Instruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 TEAM (Teamwork, Empowerment, Achievement,

and Motivation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 TRIO Programs - Student Support Services/

Upward Bound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Tutorial Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Veterans Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Associate Degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 General Education Student Learning Outcomes. . . . . . . 42 Graduation Requirements for the Associate Degree. . . . 43 Associate of Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Associate of Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Scholastic Honors at Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Dean's List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Standards of Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Grading System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Credit by Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Credit for College Level Examination Program (CLEP). . . 51 Military Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Combined External Credit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 IB Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Advanced Placement Examination Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 RCCD College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Credit Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLEGE TRANSFER . . . . 67 California State University and University of California Location Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Requirements for Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 California State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 California State University General Education Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 University of California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 IGETC Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Course Identification Numbering System (C-ID). . . . . . 70 Associate Degrees for Transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 California State University General Education (CSUGE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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CURRICULAR PATTERNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Work Experience Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 High School Articulated Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Career and Technical Education Programs . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Career and Technical Education Program Maps. . . . . . . 97 Associate of Science Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 State-Approved Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Locally-Approved Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Associate Degree and Certificate Patterns Chart. . . . . . . 98 Associate Degree and Certificate Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . 110

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Non-Degree Credit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Delivery Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Repeating a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Limitations on Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Credit Course Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Moving Through English Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Moving Through Math Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Non-Credit Course Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

FACULTY & ADMINISTRATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Faculty Lecturer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Riverside City College Faculty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Riverside City College Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338

DISTRICT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Moreno Valley College Phone Listing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Norco College Phone Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Riverside City College Phone Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Vision and Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Strategic Themes and Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 History and Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 District Memberships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Institutional Advancement and Economic Develoment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347 RCCD Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Distant Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. . . . . . . . . . 348 Graduation Requirements for Degrees/ Certificates Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Instructional Materials Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Course Repetition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Repeatable Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Commitment to Diversity, Non-Discrimination and Prohibition of Harassment and Retaliation Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Academic Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Faculty Emeriti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

INDEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

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MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT

Welcome to Riverside City College, where you will experience a distinguished faculty and highly-skilled staff deeply committed to helping you achieve your goals. Whether your plans include transferring to a four-year college or university, training for a career, or gaining new skills that will prepare you for more success, RCC is the ideal choice.

At RCC, you will join a clear pathway with its own academic engagement center that offers resources and a dedicated success team designed to guide you toward completing a degree or certificate. That team--and everyone throughout the college--will help prepare you for the next steps in your education or career.

Your opportunities for engagement include, nearly 50 clubs, a highly-decorated Model United Nations program, world-class arts and culture, state-of-the-art Career Technical Education programs and 18 high-performing athletics teams. Specialized efforts like the Veteran Resource Center and Guardian Scholars Foster Youth Support Program welcome and support every student's success.

Our collaborations with high schools provide opportunities for future Tigers to advance their knowledge and strengthen their competitive position amongst their peers. In addition, you'll find programs and resources designed to overcome financial and academic challenges, including the RCC Promise, scholarships, a network of integrated academic support, and student advising.

RCC is committed to supporting the region through the development of partnerships with businesses and organizations that are dedicated to your success. These collaborations are designed to generate internships and on-the-job experiences that in combination with your classwork, prepare you to contribute to our region's economy and strengthen our civic society.

For more than 100 years, RCC has been educating and training students for future success.

Gregory Anderson, Ed.D. President

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