In This Section
Vetted and approved by the Distance Education Committee and the Academic Senate.
- Regular Substantive Interaction (RSI) Guidelines for Online instruction, approved by ASC (October 2025).
- A.I. Usage Syllabus Policies: Download A.I. Usage Syllabus Policies:Guidelines to include one of three policy statements on your syllabi regarding the use and misuse of generative A.I. (GenAI).
- Administrative Procedure 4105: Definition of distance education, delivery modalities, course approval process, regulations regarding "regular and effective contact."
- Academic Honesty and Standards of Conduct
- OEI Course Design Rubric: Standards for course design, interaction, learner support, and accessibility. Resolution and Adoption by ASC Fall 2015.
- Cuesta College is a member of the CVC/OEI Consortium Colleges and designing courses for the Course Exchange through the Course Design Academy.
- Best Practices for Distance Education Pedagogical Readiness for Faculty
- Best Practices for Distance Education Technology Readiness for Faculty
- Minimum DE course structure and content requirements