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Except for the programs listed below under the Teach-Out Plans, the accreditation of New College of California was terminated by WASC, effective March 28, 2008. Scroll past the list for information on forms for faculty and students to use duing the teach out to obtain transcripts, submit grades, etc.
Please check back on the website for further information, as the site is updated at least once a week.
Teach-Out Plans
Effective March 24, 2008, WASC approved teach-out plans for the following programs. Subject to the terms and conditions established by WASC, accreditation has been extended to June 30, 2008 for these programs only. If you are a New College student and believe that you should be included in one of these teach-out plans, please contact your New College advisor or Professor Tom Parsons at tparsonsnc@gmail.com.
TEACH OUT FORMS Effective throughout the remainder of the Teach-Out period, which will extend through June 2008, the following forms are required to be submitted to the registrar. Please scroll to the bottom of this page for links to all the forms.
FORMS TO BE SUBMITTED BY FACULTY Change of Incomplete Grade to Letter Grade The major consideration is the need for additional narrative explanation and submission of documentation, with ideal documentation in the form of a copy of student work with faculty comment and grade. Request for Change of Letter Grade The major reason for a grade change would be an error by faculty evaluator when submitting or an error by registrar staff in entering the grade. Documentation can be in the form of copies of grade sheets previously submitted, narrative evaluation, copy of student work with faculty comment and grade. Request for Correction of Error on Transcript This is an all-purpose form that applies to cases other than change of incomplete or change of grade.
FORMS TO BE SUBMITTED BY STUDENTS TO FACULTY Student Request for Course Substitution This form is used to formalize approval by the CAO for the substitution of a course contracted in the teach-out plan with another course that provides equivalency. Applies to course work taken from another institution of higher learning as approved in the Teach Out Plan. Student Appeal for Re-Evaluation of Grade Appeal for grade re-evaluation is used for extenuating circumstances
FORMS TO BE SUBMITTED BY STUDENTS TO THE REGISTRAR Request for Transcript Students engaged in teach-out are encouraged to submit transcript requests well before the deadline of June 15, 2008. Students are encouraged to submit a transcript request by or before June 1 with Special Instructions to issue the transcript after degree is posted. Transcript requests will be honored based on date of submission. Rush transcript request influence priority beyond date of submission. Request for Transcript by FAX Students seeking to request transcript by Fax need to complete the form along with the Request for Transcript request form. Requires payment by credit card.
Additional forms and formats and communications will be posted on this website.
Contact Information Submission to the Registrar can be mailed to address on the forms.
All submissions intended to change a student transcript ultimately require approval of the CAO, the Chief Academic Officer. The CAO can be contacted as follows:
Tom Parsons, CAO New College of California 777 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA. 94110 (415) 437-3419; tparsonsnc@gmail.com Opportunities to Transfer
If you are a New College student interested in transferring to another institution, please contact any of the following institutions, which have expressed an interest in assisting New College students and have one or more programs in common with New College.
Programs Transferred to Other Institutions
The following New College programs have been transferred to other institutions or are in the process of being transferred to other institutions. If you are a student or faculty member interested in these programs, please contact the institution noted.
MA, Women’s Spirituality Institute for Transpersonal Psychology JD, School of Law John F. Kennedy University (after the Spring 2008 term) MA/MFA, Creative Inquiry/ Interdisciplinary Arts MFA, Writing and Consciousness California Institute of Integral Studies MA, Psychology/MFT Argosy University
http://www.argosy.edu Science Institute, Southern California
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Application fees will be waived for any New College student interested in applying to one of these institutions. This notification is provided by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). For more information please contact WASC at 510-748-9001 or mail@wascsenior.org |