§ 75002

For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Artificial intelligence” has the same definition as in Section 11546.45.5 of the Government Code.

(b) “Board of governors” means the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.

(c) “Chancellor’s office” means the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.

(d) “College” means the California Online Community College established under this part.

(e) “Competency-based education” means systems of instruction, assessment, grading, and academic reporting that are based on students demonstrating that they have learned the knowledge and skills they are expected to learn as they progress through their education.

(f) “Guided Pathways Program” means a program that includes the activities and practices established pursuant to Section 88921.

(g) “Industry” means trade associations or those firms that produce similar products or provide similar services using somewhat similar business processes.

(h) “Stackable credential” means a part of a sequence of credentials that can be accumulated over time and move an individual along a career pathway or up a career ladder.

(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 843, Sec. 2. (AB 2885) Effective January 1, 2025.)