Educational Services and Support Memos

Educational Services and Support memos provide information and guidance about programs, college and career pathways, student equity, and financial assistance.

Memos by Year

Strengthening Transfer Center Planning: Guidance and Requirements (PDF), August 12, 2026
AI in Teaching and Learning: Building Local Frameworks (PDF), August 3, 2026
Application Submission Process and Timeline for the Approval of a Locally Managed or Locally Developed English as a Second Language (ESL) Assessment Test or Instrument (2026–27 Review Cycle) (PDF), July 25, 2026
Survey of Prerequisites/Corequisites Implemented during the 2025–26 Academic Year (PDF), June 11, 2026
Guided Pathways Grant Program Updates (PDF), May 29, 2026
Participation in the 2027 Chancellor’s Office Tax Offset Program (PDF), May 26, 2026
Classified Employee Food Pantry Access Pilot Program (PDF), May 22, 2026
California College Promise Program Funding Formula (PDF), May 22, 2026
Revised ADA Title II Regulations Timeline (PDF), May 5, 2026
TOP to CIP Transition: Updated Guidance and Revised Timeline (PDF), May 5, 2026
Impacts of Federal Loan Default Collections and Cohort Default Rates (PDF), May 6, 2026
Regulatory Revisions to Academic and Progress Probation and Dismissal (PDF), April 9, 2026
Dual Admission Program Update for First-Year College Students (PDF), April 8, 2026
Updated Cal Grant Data Reporting Requirements (Senate Bill 70) (PDF), March 24, 2026
Common Course Numbering (CCN) Implementation Phase III Update (PDF), March 20, 2026
Music Industry Studies Associate Degree for Transfer Advisory (PDF), March 10, 2026
Updated TMC Version: Environmental Science Transfer Model Curriculum (PDF), March 10, 2026
New TMC Version: Biology Transfer Model Curriculum / Substantive Change (PDF), March 10, 2026
Updated TMC: Chemistry Transfer Model Curriculum (PDF), March 10, 2026
Accessibility Standards and Revised ADA Title II Regulations (PDF), February 27, 2026
NextUp Title 5 Regulation Updates (PDF), February 27, 2026
Systemwide Launch of LibreTexts to Advance ZTC and OER Implementation (PDF), February 26, 2026
Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs): Response to State Transfer Audit Recommendation 13 and Ongoing ADT Rationale Review Process (PDF), February 11, 2026
Student Education Plan (PDF), February 6, 2026
Updated Guidance: AB 1705 Equitable Placement and Completion Grant Program (PDF), February 3, 2026
AB 2821 Update – Disability Compliance Training Required (PDF), January 30, 2026
Student Equity Plan and Strong Workforce Program Metrics (PDF), January 28, 2026
TOP to CIP Transition – Implementation Guidance (PDF), January 22, 2026
Follow Up to Chancellor’s Office Guidance Memo ESS 25-32 regarding FY 2024-25 Federal Payment Disbursement Process (PDF), January 21, 2026
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Participants and NextUp Eligibility (PDF), January 16, 2026

Credit for Prior Learning Funding (2025-26) (PDF), December 9, 2025
Student Support Block Grant Allocations and Guidance (PDF), November 24, 2025
Intent to Award Notification – Rising Scholars Network – Juvenile Justice Program Request for Proposals (RFP) (PDF), November 12, 2025
Vision-Aligned Reporting – Fall 2025 Update (PDF), November 7, 2025
Federal Government Shutdown – Emergency Aid CalFresh Support (PDF), November 6, 2025
Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program Regulations (PDF), October 21, 2025
ADT Submission Compliance with Assembly Bill 1111 Submission Guidance Phase II(A) and Phase II(B) Common Course Numbering (PDF), October 17, 2025
Required Staffing for Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) (PDF), October 17, 2025
Institutional Responsibility to Ensure Equal Access and Support for Students with Disabilities (PDF), October 17, 2025
TOP to CIP Transition – Infrastructure and Operational Alignment (PDF), October 16, 2025
Professional Learning and Flexible Calendar Regulatory Revisions (PDF), October 16, 2025
Regulatory Revisions to Course Outline of Record (PDF), October 7, 2025
Student Representation Fee Collection Reminder (PDF), October 1, 2025
Required Action: AB 705 Validation of Credit English as a Second Language (ESL) Course Sequences (PDF), September 30, 2025
Empowering Day-One Access through OER (Title 5, § 54221) (PDF), September 30, 2025
Annual Curriculum Approval Certification (PDF), September 29, 2025
Student Education Plans and Equitable Transfer Guidance (PDF), September 22, 2025
Associate Degree for Transfer Advisory (PDF), September 2, 2025
Common Course Numbering (CCN) Update, Curricular Guidance and Information for Common Course Numbering System Implementation of Phase IIA and Phase IIB CCN Course Outlines (PDF), August 21, 2025
Promising Practices in Support of Transfer Students (PDF), July 30, 2025
Expiring English as a Second Language Assessment Instruments and a Supplemental Resource for Seeking Approval of Locally Managed Assessments (PDF), July 24, 2025
Burden-Free Access to Instructional Materials: Regulatory Provisions (PDF), July 22, 2025
Implementation of AB2458 Student Parent Cost of Attendance Adjustments and Resources (PDF), July 21, 2025
Guidance on the California Ability to Benefit State Process (PDF), July 17, 2025
Student Participation in College Governance (PDF), July 14, 2025
[UPDATED] Intent to Award Notification – Rising Scholars Network Request for Applications (PDF), July 11, 2025
Use of DSPS Funding for Long-Term Leave (PDF), June 12, 2025
Changes to the Foster and Kinship Care Education Program Federal Payment College Disbursements (PDF), June 9, 2025
Flexible Calendar Planning and Certification for FY 2025-26 (PDF), May 29, 2025
Survey of Prerequisites/Corequisites Implemented during the 2024-25 Academic Year (PDF), May 29, 2025
Participation in the 2026 Chancellor’s Office Tax Offset Program (PDF), May 27, 2025
SB 1491 Implementation (PDF), May 16, 2025
[UPDATED] Expansion of Rising Scholars Network (RSN) Technical Assistance (PDF), May 1, 2025
Apprenticeship Program Submittals into the Chancellor’s Office Curriculum Inventory System (PDF), May 1, 2025
New TMC Version: Elementary Teacher Education Transfer Model Curriculum Substantive Change – Title Change (PDF), April 24, 2025
New TMC Version: Mathematics Transfer Model Curriculum / Substantive Change (PDF), April 24, 2025
New TMC Version: Physics Transfer Model Curriculum Substantive Change (PDF), April 24, 2025
Survey completion to inform response to Recommendation 13 of the California State Auditor’s report (PDF), April 7, 2025
Enhancing Student Success: Implementing and Sustaining Program Pathways Mapper (PDF), April 1, 2025
Encouraging Participation in the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Career Exploration Program (PDF), March 28, 2025
Chancellor’s Office Divisions & Programmatic Contacts (PDF), March 20, 2025
Effective Use of Prop 98 Spending (PDF), March 5, 2025
Deadline Extension – Rising Scholars Network Program 2025-28 Request for Application (PDF), January 16, 2025

Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Involved Youth through Dual Enrollment (PDF), December 20, 2024
Senate Bill 1244, Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships (PDF), December 20, 2024
Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree (ZTC) Grant program 2025 Allocation (PDF), December 18, 2024
2025-28 Student Equity Plan (PDF), December 17, 2024
Updated Guidance for Placement and Enrollment for Students in STEM Programs (PDF), December 11, 2024
Request for Applications – Rising Scholars Network (PDF), November 25, 2024
Updates to Nonresident Tuition Exemption Implementation Regulations (AB 1540) (PDF), November 25, 2024
Middle College High School Grant Intent to Award Fiscal Years 2023-24 through 2025-26 (PDF), October 30, 2024
Enhancing Student Success: Implementing and Sustaining Program Pathways Mapper (PDF), October 28, 2024

Dual Enrollment: Empowering Colleges to Equitably Serve Communities ~ 12/7/2023
ADT Compliance with Assembly Bill 928 and CalGETC Curriculum Submission Guidance (PDF) ~ Released 11/28/2023 | Revised 12/27/2023
Guidance for Implementing the New Associate Degree for Transfer Placement Requirement (PDF) ~ 9/25/2023
Impact of Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Payments on California College Promise Grant (CCPG) Fee Waiver Eligibility Requirements (PDF) – 9/15/2023
Annual Curriculum Approval Certification (PDF) – 9/15/2023
Dual Admission Program for First-Year College Admits (PDF) – 8/31/2023
Zero Textbook Cost Program – Additional Updates and Acceleration Grants (PDF) – 8/23/2023
New TMC Version: Public Health 2.0 Transfer Model Curriculum Substantive Change (PDF) – 8/18/2023
Updates to the Student Success Completion Grant (SSCG) (PDF) – 08/14/2023
Seamless Transfer of Ethnic Studies – Allocation for Implementation (PDF) – 07/14/2023
Participation in the 2023-24 Chancellor’s Office Tax Offset Program (PDF) – 06/30/2023
Student Orientation Requirements (PDF) – 06/29/2023
AB 2881 – Student Parent Priority Registration (PDF) – 06/29/2023
Baccalaureate Degree Program (BDP) Application Open (PDF) – 06/26/2023
International Baccalaureate (IB), College-Level Examinations Placement (CLEP) Examinations, and Advanced Placement (AP) Examination Chart Annual Updates (PDF) – 06/16/2023
AB 1705 Validation of Equitable Placement, Support and Completion Practices for General Education and Non-STEM Programs (PDF) – 05/22/2023
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Student Achievement Program (PDF) – 05/04/2023
Required Action: Equitable Placement, Support and Completion (AB 1705) Funding Allocation and the Submission of Funding Plans (PDF) – 05/01/2023
WICHE/WUE Nonresident Tuition Adjustment for Qualifying Districts (revised) (PDF) – 4/21/2023
Guidance for Distance Education Regulation Changes (PDF) – 04/18/2023
Native American Student Support and Success Program Overview (PDF) – 04/11/2023
Survey of Prerequisites/Corequisites Implemented during the 2022-23 Academic Year (PDF) – 04/07/2023
WICHE/WUE Nonresident Tuition Adjustment for Qualifying Districts (PDF) – 04/04/2023
Request for Applications – Rising Scholars Network – Juvenile Justice Program (PDF) – 4/03/2023
Flexible Calendar Planning and Certification for FY 2023-24 (PDF) ~ 03/1/2023
Guided Pathways Program Updates (PDF) ~ 02/24/2023
SB 1141 – Updates to Nonresident Tuition Exemption Eligibility (AB540) (PDF) ~ 02/24/2023
Zero Textbook Cost Program Updates (PDF) ~ 02/23/2023
Campus Climate and Public Safety Reform (PDF) ~ 02/01/2023
Title 5 Excused Withdrawal (EW) and Pass/No Pass (P/NP) Frequently Asked Questions
Title 5 Emergency Withdrawal and Pass/No Pass (PDF) ~ 01/18/2023

Local English as a Second Language (ESL) Placement Assessments Assessment Advisory Committee Review (PDF) ~ 12/23/2022
2022-2023 Education Code Updates to Expand NextUp Program Eligibilities for Students (PDF) ~ 12/06/2022
Results of Equitable Placement and Completion (AB 705) English and Math Improvement Plans and Next Steps for Implementation (PDF) ~ 11/22/2022
2022-23 Financial Aid Updates Memo (PDF) ~ 09/12/2022
New TMC Version: Communication Studies Transfer Model Curriculum Substantive (PDF) ~ 08/09/2022
Associated Degree for Transfer: Guidance on Degree Versioning Phase-Out (PDF) ~ 08/04/2022
2021-2022 One-time Guided Pathways Grant Program Funding Update (PDF) ~ 07/29/2022
Zero Textbook Cost Program – Overview and Guidance (PDF) ~ 07/29/2022
Ethnics Studies Course Certification for CSU GE Breadth Area F (PDF) ~ 06/29/2022
Approved ESL Assessment Instruments and Updates on the Chancellor’s Office Assessment Advisory Committee (PDF) ~ 06/27/2022
Equitable Placement and Completion Improvement Plans Frequently Asked Questions
California Community Colleges Ethnic Studies Implementation Updates (PDF) ~ 06/15/2022
Chancellor’s Office Curriculum Inventory (COCI) System Advisory (PDF) ~ 03/01/2022
Flexible Calendar Planning and Certification for FY 2022-23 ~ 02/28/2022
Announcement of Chaptered Correspondence Education Regulations (PDF) ~ 02/02/2022
Announcement of Chaptered IB_CLEP Regulations (PDF) ~ 02/02/2022
2021-22 Basic Needs Services Support Allocations (PDF) ~ 02/01/2022
Fall 2022 Guidance for Emergency Transition to Online (PDF) ~ 01/19/2022

Overview of AB 705 2019 Adoption Plans
Student Equity and Achievement (SEA) Program Updates (PDF) ~ 07/30/2019
2019-20 California College Promise Advance Allocations and Attachments (PDF) ~ 07/03/2019
Student Equity and Achievement (SEA) Program Advance Allocations (PDF) ~ 07/01/2019
2019-20 Board Financial Assistance Program-Student Financial Assistance Funding (PDF) ~ 06/19/2019
AB 705 Guided and Self Placement Guidance and Adoption Plan Instructions (PDF) ~ 04/15/2019

Assembly Bill (AB) 705 Implementation (PDF) ~ 07/11/2019