Capacity and Preparatory Review Report

Core Issue Two Campus Change: Building Sustainable Structures and Processes
for Educational Effectiveness
(WASC Standards 1 and 3; University Goal 2, 3)

The campus leadership (CFR 3.10) has embraced the need to enhance the network of integrated and transparent decision-making processes (CFR 4 .5) (see University Organization Chart - CFR 3.8). In fact, the entire learning community saw this as an important area of study and introspection. Therefore, it was selected as the theme for Core Issue Two - Campus Change. The major goal of this core issue is to determine the usefulness of these structures to the overall educational effectiveness of the campus (Researchable Questions) (CFR 1.2, 1.3).

Enrollment and Budget

CSUDH is experiencing a serious enrollment crisis due to many contributing factors: the dramatic increase in student fees, (76% over four semesters); the discontinuation in many school districts of the class size reduction program in kindergarten through Grade 3; and the resultant decreased demand for credentialed elementary teachers that caused an immediate decrease in student enrollment in teacher credential programs. Prior to 2003, nearly 38% of the students attending CSUDH were enrolled in the undergraduate teacher preparation programs in Liberal Studies and the teaching credential programs; now that figure is 27%. Furthermore, the Chancellor's Office determined that in order to ensure more rigorous pre-service teacher education programs, passing the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET) should be instituted as a requirement for admission to the teaching credential programs. Read More on page 11 of the CPR.