GAVILAN COLLEGE

Advisory/Prerequisite/Co-requisite Documentation Form

Course Discipline & Number / CSIS 26 / Course Title / Discrete Structures
Advisory/Prereq/Coreq Disc & Number / CSIS 45 or CSIS 46 or CSIS 5 or the equivalent AND MATH 235 or MATH 240 or Math 242 or the equivalent / Course Title / C++ Programming or C++ Programming II or C++ Scientific Programming or the equivalent AND Integrated Algebra or Algebra II or Algebra II for Statistics or the equivalent

Please check only the type of condition upon enrollment that’s applicable, then find the appropriate levels below (Advisory, Prerequisite, Co-requisite) and complete as indicated.

A.  Advisory – Perform Level 1 scrutiny only.

B.  Prerequisite

1. Performance class – perform Level 2 scrutiny only.

Honors class – perform Level 2 scrutiny only.

Blocks of courses/sections – perform Level 2 scrutiny only.

Health and Safety – perform Level 3 scrutiny only, OR level 4 or 5 scrutiny only.

Other state/district requirements – perform Level 4 scrutiny only.

Sequential courses - perform Level 1 scrutiny.

2.. Communication/computation prerequisite across disciplines – perform Level 1 and Level 5 scrutiny; if Level 5 scrutiny is not possible, perform Level 6 scrutiny.

3. Recency prerequisite – perform Level 1 and Level 5 scrutiny; if Level 5 scrutiny is not possible, requires Level 6 scrutiny.

4. All other prerequisites – perform Level 1 and Level 5 scrutiny.

C.  Co-requisite

1. One way (e.g., lecture required for lab) Perform level 1 scrutiny only.

2. All others – perform Level 1 and Level 5 scrutiny.

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Level 1 scrutiny: content review (attached sheets as needed)

Advisory/Prereq/Co-req Course
Concepts, skills, kinds of knowledge / Designated Course
Explanation of relevance to course

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Level 2 scrutiny – limitations on enrollment only

Describe and justify the limitation on enrollment. If this course meets a degree or certificate requirement, list other degree or certificate classes that a student may take to satisfy the same requirement. Note: Honors classes used to restrict enrollment must be enacted under Board Policy at the recommendation of the Academic Senate.

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Level 3 scrutiny – Health and Safety prerequisites only.

List, attached, all skills, concepts, and information without which students would create hazards to themselves or to others. Note: this Level is used when the lack of a body of knowledge or skills might endanger safety. This is not to be used for communication/computation skills.

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Level 4 scrutiny – prerequisite required by statute or regulation.

State exact statute or regulation, and tell how the prerequisite fulfills it.

General Education Breadth Requirements—Executive Order No. 1065 (from the Chancellor's office)

is available online on the Gavilan College Curriculum website. The quote below is from that document.

"Courses in subarea B4 shall have an explicit intermediate algebra prerequisite, and students shall develop skills and understanding beyond the level of intermediate algebra. Students will not just practice computational skills, but will be able to explain and apply basic mathematical concepts and will be able to solve problems through quantitative reasoning."

We are adding the explicit intermediate algebra prerequisite.

C-ID approval requires CSIS 45 or CSIS 46 or CSIS 5 (C-ID COMP 122) as a prerequisite.

The courses approved to align with C-ID COMP 122 are included in this prerequisite.

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Level 5 scrutiny – transfer college requirements

The following three UC and/or CSU campuses have an equivalent course with the same co-requisite or prerequisite. Catalog pages clearly verifying these are attached.

UC/CSU campus / Catalog year / Equivalent Course / Equiv. Prereq/Coreq
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Level 6 scrutiny – consequential validation or other statistical validation

Communication or computation across disciplines. Requires that data be gathered and analyzed according to sound research practices. Research methodology should be attached to this form.

Recency. Requires that data be gathered and analyzed according to sound research practices. Research methodology should be attached to this form.

Approvals:

Faculty member responsible for preparing this form / Date
Dept. Chair Approval / Date
Division Dean Approval / Date
Curriculum Chair Approval / Date
VP of Instruction Approval / Date
President / Date

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