Laney College Catalog • 2021-2022 • 1 LANEY COLLEGE CATALOG Your Future Starts at Laney! 2020-2021 2021-2022 Enroll at Laney.edu or call (510) 834-5740 for more information CATALOG Dream, Flourish, Succeed 2 • Laney College Catalog • 2021-2022 LANEY COLLEGE CATALOG 2021-22 Laney College Peralta Community College District 900 Fallon Street Berkeley City College Oakland, CA 94607 College of Alameda Phone: (510) 834-5740 Laney College Laney.edu Merritt College Special thanks to Laney student graphic designer, Bonnie Man for the design of the catalog cover and instructor Daniela Nikoleva. Also, thank you to the members of the Laney Catalog Committee: Pinar Alscher, Larena Baldazo, Rudy Besikof, Kimberly Blackwell, Laura Bollentino, Vicki Ferguson, Casey Frahm, Mark Fields, Shou (Angel) Huang, Joseph Koroma, Mildred Lewis, Rene Rivas, Heather Sisneros, Iolani Sodhy-Gereben, Janelle Tillotson, and Tina Tobor. Laney College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, military or veteran status, disability, marital status, pregnan- cy, medical condition, and immigration status. Laney College Catalog • 2021-2022 • 3 LANEY COLLEGE CATALOG 2021-22 TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the President ..................................................4 General Information ...................................................... 6-8 Academic Calendars ....................................................... 10 Essential Campus Offices & Service Centers ........................... 13 Services for Students .................................................. 13-18 Admissions, Registration, and Enrollment Information .......... 20-25 Financial Aid ............................................................ 31-34 Transfer Information................................................... 37-42 Academic and District Policies ....................................... 52-59 Associate Degree Requirements ..................................... 60-62 CSU & IGETC Transfer Breadth Information ........................ 64-67 Courses and Programs ................................................. 69-70 Course Announcements ................................................... 69 Noncredit ..............................................................328-342 Other District Policies ...............................................343-383 Faculty & Administrators ...........................................384-388 Classified Professionals ..............................................388-389 Index ...................................................................390-394 Campus Map ...............................................................395 4 • Laney College Catalog • 2021-2022 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Welcome to Laney College! Our staff, faculty and admin- istrators are all dedicated to your success, even during these challenging times. As Laney’s President, I would like to invite you to register for classes at Laney.edu, if you have not already done so. Most of our schedule is online, with some lab classes in our science and Career and Technical Education programs scheduled to meet on campus as long as conditions allow us to offer them. How do we support you? If you need a computer, we have two programs that give students the technology they need to study away from campus. • Students can receive a computer to keep along with 12 months free internet access through the Keeping Students Connected program. To apply, visit our website at https://laney.edu/college-accreditation/ wp-content/uploads/sites/482/Standard_IVB/1- 08_LC_Stud_Equity_home.pdf. • You can also borrow a laptop through Laney’s Chromebook Loaner program for the whole semes- ter. You can check one out today at the following link: https://laney.edu/Online-Student-Services/ Laney-College-Chromebook-Lending-Program/. Do you need other assistance? DREAM. FLOURISH. SUCCEED. • Every Monday & Wednesday, the college is giving away free meals and boxes of produce from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. or as long as food is available. • Financial Aid remains available. Visit our website at Laney.Edu/Financial_aid for more information. What’s my next step? Sign up today at https://laney.edu/classes/. To meet with a counselor by phone, call (510) 464-3152, or to schedule an online Zoom appointment, visit https:// laney.edu/counseling/schedule-counseling-appointment/ today. Laney College is a great place where students succeed, and it is our community’s college. Register today to start or continue your educational journey. Sincerely, Rudy Besikof, Ed.D. President Laney College Catalog • 2021-2022 • 5 ADMINISTRATION ABOUT LANEY COLLEGE VISION Dream. Flourish. Succeed. Rudy Besikof, Ed.D. Laney College occupies a beautiful President 60-acre campus adjacent to the Oak- VALUES land Museum and Lake Merritt BART Respect: We demonstrate a commit- Becky Opsata Station. It is a short walk to historic ment to the value of each individual Vice President of Instruction Chinatown, scenic Lake Merritt, and through trust, cooperation, and the resurgent downtown Oakland. teamwork. We recognize the worth Vicki Ferguson of each individual and their ideas Vice President of Student Services Laney was founded in 1953. The col- and treat each other and those we and Title IX Coordinator lege takes its name from Joseph C. serve fairly, with compassion and Laney (1880-1948), a journalist, busi- with esteem. Derek Pinto, Ed.D. nessman, and former president of Vice President of Administrative the Oakland Unified School District Diversity: We are a multicultural Services Board of Education. Recognizing its and diverse organization, an enrich- former president’s major contribu- ing blend of people and ideas. This Elizabeth Maher tions to the city’s vocational educa- college is a place for all people, an Division Dean, Liberal Arts tion programs, the Board created the environment devoted to fostering Joseph C. Laney Trade and Technical and embracing the diversity of our Peter Crabtree Institute in 1953. Laney joined the staff, faculty and student body. Division Dean, Career and Technical Peralta Community College District Education in 1964. Appreciation: We demonstrate recognition in the value of efforts Mark Fields, Ed.D Today, Laney is the largest of the put forth by all of our faculty, staff, Division Dean, Social Sciences, four Peralta colleges, serving 17,000 administrators, and students. We Applied Technology and Humanities students per year. Laney offers 63 will foster employee growth and associate degrees in the liberal arts performance levels through personal Mildred Lewis, Ed.D. and science fields, including trans- development. Division Dean, Enrollment Services fer degrees. A significant number of its graduates go on to four-year Competence: We share a com- C. Denise Richardson institutions including campuses in mitment to performing our work Division Dean, Mathematics and the University of California and assignments with excellence and Sciences California State University systems, continuous improvement. We em- local and out-of-state independent phasize doing our best in teaching Jean Paul Schumacher institutions, and Historically Black and learning, student achievement, Division Dean, Student Services Colleges and Universities. In addition administrative practices, and deliv- to its commitment to academics, ery of support services. Diane Wu Chang Laney continues to make career and Associate Dean, Educational Success technical education as well as em- Integrity: We are committed to ployment development a critical part nurturing campus trust by holding of its mission, offering 58 certificate ourselves accountable to the highest programs and numerous short-term standards of professionalism and courses. ethics. LANEY COLLEGE’S MISSION, VI- Accountability: We are individual- SION, AND VALUES ly and collectively responsible for achieving the highest levels of per- MISSION formance in helping students acquire Laney College educates, supports, the necessary skills and abilities to and inspires students to excel in earn associate degrees, certificates, an inclusive and diverse learning en- transfer, and career preparation. We vironment rooted in social justice. continually evaluate ourselves in an effort to improve 6 • Laney College Catalog • 2021-2022 our effectiveness and efficiency in tered college. the right to add, amend, modify, or meeting the educational needs of withdraw any of its policies, course our community. Institutional Learning Outcomes descriptions, class schedules, or comprise the knowledge, skills, other information reflected here Innovation: We encourage and abilities, and attitudes that students from time to time. Please check our support creativity, collaboration are expected to develop as a result website at Laney.edu/catalog for our and risk-taking. We foster and of their overall experiences with catalog supplement and the most promote innovation in the design, any aspect of the college, includ- current, available information. development, support, delivery, and ing courses, programs, and student management of all programs and services. CATALOG RIGHTS services. Communication Students completing the require- Collaboration: We work cooperative- Students will effectively express ments for the associate degree, ly in a shared governance environ- and exchange ideas through various associate degree for transfer, certif- ment and value individual ability and modes of communication. icate of achievement, or certificate diversity