POLICY ON THE PRESERVATION OF SMALL CLASSES

FAM 470

Executive Committee
FSD 88-01

California State University, San Bernardino is dedicated to providing quality education to students as its premier objective. A crucial aspect of this commitment is to ensure that a significant portion of instruction is conducted in small class sections, balanced by instruction in intermediate and large class sections. This has been part of the heritage of the University from its inception and it shall continue to be a fundamental objective of the institution. The goal of the University is to offer all of its students the opportunity to take the majority of their classes in small class sections.

JUSTIFICATION:

The faculty and administration at the California State University, San Bernardino are firmly committed to the concept of providing a preponderance of instruction in small-class format counterbalanced by a limited number of intermediate and large classes. Effectively maintaining the appropriate balance between small and intermediate/large classes is dependent upon a University commitment to careful planning and careful monitoring of scheduling practices. The above policy is the critical first step in facilitating faculty and administrative cooperation toward sustaining this wonderful University tradition.