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APPLICATION FOR EXTENSIVE LABORATORY STATUS
Course Prefix, Number, and Name: ___________________________________________________
(Example: DANC 105, Introduction to Dance Movement)
Date Course Outline of Record was Last Approved by Curriculum Committee: ______________
Total Units: _____ Number of Lecture Hours/Week: _____ Number of Lab Hours/Week: ______
Departmental Approval for Submission for Extensive Laboratory Classification:
Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: ____________________
(Department Chair)
Courses submitted for Extensive Laboratory Status will be evaluated based on evidence of the
following:
Pre-laboratory Activity
1. Curriculum development for each lab.
2. Published schedule of individual laboratory activities.
3. Published laboratory Student Learning Outcomes.
4. Published methods of evaluation.
5. The laboratory requires extensive student preparation from text and lecture material prior to
and after each laboratory session.
6. Supervision of equipment maintenance, laboratory setup, acquisition of lab materials and
supplies, field trip logistics, or preparation to ensure a safe environment conducive to learning.
During-laboratory Activity
1. Instructor is actively engaged in lab when students are performing lab activities.
2. Instructor is responsible for active facilitation of laboratory learning.
3. Instructor is responsible for active delivery of curriculum.
4. Instructor is responsible for significant evaluation of student work.
Post-laboratory Activity
1. Instructor is responsible for personal evaluation of significant student outcomes (lab exercises,
exams, practicals, notebooks, portfolios, etc.) that become a component of the student grade
that cover the majority of lab exercises performed during the course.
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Date: ___________________
IPC Review: ___________________
Department Notification: ___________________
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This section is to be completed by the Extensive Laboratory Committee:
Extensive Laboratory Committee Review Action
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This section to be completed by the Office of Academic Affairs:
Extensive Lab Status Effective Date ________________________________
Authorization _____________________________________________ Date ________________
(Vice President or Dean of Academic Affairs)
Article XX.X. Extensive Laboratory Definition
An extensive laboratory is a course in which laboratory components require extensive preparation
work before, after, and during the lab, and are equivalent to workload efforts in a lecture course.
Typically, the teaching of concepts and the learning of skills are primary functions of such classes.
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An extensive laboratory hour is calculated at 100% of a lecture hour.