Adult education programs develop outlines for new or revised courses and make them available to the California Department of Education (CDE) for approval. To receive apportionment, all courses must be approved by the CDE.
The CDE reviews the request to determine whether the course is approvable. Within 20 working days of receiving the request, the CDE will provide electronic certification of course approval or notify the requesting party that approval cannot be given, the reasons why, and instructions regarding additional information that is needed to approve the courses.
This system is comprised of the elements listed below. The elements
work together to provide informational support to the adult education
field with respect to course development and approval.
Course Approval
Request (Outside Source)
This is an online process by which adult schools request approval
of courses from the CDE Adult Education Office. It is password-protected
and users will need an ID and password to add, delete, or
submit courses.
Agency
Course List (Outside Source)
This area contains a database that provides a list showing
which adult schools offer a particular course within a program
area.
Approved
Course List (Outside Source)
This area allows an interested party to search for courses by
name/number, view a pull down list of all courses, or download
the entire list as a PDF file (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Agency
Search (Outside Source)
Interested parties can search the database by county, region,
or site for agencies currently listed in the Course Approval System.
The database also contains contact information for each agency.
Sample
Class Outlines (Outside Source)
This area contains sample class outlines. The outlines are from adult
schools throughout the state and are furnished only as a sample
or guide for use in creating a class outline.
Contact Information
California Department of Education
Secondary, Career
and Adult Learning Division
Adult Education Office
1430 N Street, Suite 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814
Debra Jones, Administrator
djones@cde.ca.gov
916-322-2175
Cliff Moss, Consultant
cmoss@cde.ca.gov
916-327-6378
