Common use of Base Class Size Clause in Contracts

Base Class Size. Base class size refers to the number of students to be initially enrolled in a class section of any particular course. Enrollment exceeding the base class size shall require permission of and concurrence with the affected faculty member. With the exceptions noted, base class size for all lecture classes, including Distance Education classes, is 40 students or the room capacity following Title 5 standards, whichever is smaller. The base class size will apply to all courses, in all sessions, including summer, overload and Distance Education courses. Course exceptions to base class size include Philosophy 25 “Critical Thinking” (30 students), English composition and English writing courses, lecture courses which have an associated lab, and Communication courses. For these courses, the traditional class size will be used as the base class size. The District and COSTA will maintain a class list of traditional class sizes, for the above mentioned classes as well as newly written and adopted courses. The District reserves the right to set a course enrollment limit upon concurrence with the Association. The course list will be ongoing and reviewed at least on an annual basis on or before March 15th.