To qualify as a repeatable class, the De Anza Curriculum Committee follows Education Code, Title V. Section 58161, which states that:

1. Any [lecture or lecture/lab] course having a repeatability factor must differ each time it is offered. e.g. Special Topics or Special Projects, or Family of Classes.
2. For lab courses, that the student who repeats it is gaining an expanded educational experience for one of the two following reasons:
   • Skills or proficiencies are enhanced by supervised repetition and practice within class periods,or
   • Active participatory experience in individual study or group assignments is the basic means by which learning objectives are obtained.
3. State apportionment for repeatable classes will not be given for more than six quarters.

Standard Statements to be used in Requesting Repeatability:

• Special Topics and Special Projects: "Any combination of (name classes)_______ may be repeated up to 6 times, not to exceed 18 units, as long as the topics/projects are different each time." Please note that Special Projects classes do not carry load.
  
  
• Family of courses: Courses that are considered within a "family" would include related courses, e.g. DANC 24L and DANC 24M, that presume a higher level of achievement at each level and have separate course outlines showing that fact. The standard statement will read: "Any combination of (name classes/suffixes) may be taken up to (at a maximum) 6 times for credit, not to exceed 18 units for the family of courses".
  
  
• Lab classes with skills enhancement: "Repeatable 6 times, not to exceed 18 units."