Course Cancellation Protocol

In a continuing effort to support student success by cancelling low enrolled classes in a timely fashion in order to provide students enough time to find other classes to fill their schedules, the Office of Academic Affairs has established the following course cancellation process.

Four weeks prior to the start of the class: Classes with zero-digit enrollment may be subject to cancellation. The respective Director/Dean will contact instructors to notify them that their course(s) may be canceled.
Two weeks prior to the start of the class: Classes with zero enrollment will be subject to cancellation and classes with single digit enrollment may be subject to cancellation. The respective Director/Dean will notify impacted instructors.
One week prior to the start of the class: Classes with single digit enrollment will be subject to cancellation. The respective Director/Dean will notify impacted instructors. Factors to be considered in deciding which classes may be allowed to run with fewer than 10 enrollments are the following:
Classes required for graduation, for a major, or for a career;
Classes offered in limited capacity classroom or laboratory facilities;
Classes subject to statutory or state regulations mandating class size;
Initial pilot, or experimental offerings for their first and second semesters;
Contracts with outside agencies under which the District agrees to provide instruction.

The respective Director/Dean and faculty member will make every effort to prevent class cancellations by:

Exploring late start, face-to-face and/or online opportunities that will allow the class to gain more enrollments
Working with Student Services and the Public Information Office in marketing low enrolled classes to students/community
Reaching out to waitlisted students and informing them of available courses in the same discipline.

Upon cancelation of a class, students will be notified by the Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of Academic Affairs will inform Weblinks to post the course(s) on the Canceled Classes webpage: https://www.siskiyous.edu/academicaffairs/canceledclasses.htm