Dive Summary:

• A bill introduced in the California Senate seeks to compel public universities and colleges to grant credit for online classes approved by faculty and undertaken by students unable to enroll in already-filled classes.
• California's public institutions of higher education would be required to give credit for all approved online courses, not just those hosted by the college or university.
• Currently, hundreds of thousands of students in the state's public higher education system are unable to take the classes needed to progress towards their degree due to overcrowded courses.

From the article:

“... 'We want to be the first state in the nation to make this promise: No college student in California will be denied the right to move through their education because they couldn’t get a seat in the course they needed,' said Darrell Steinberg, the president pro tem of the Senate, who will introduce the bill. 'That’s the motivation for this.'

Despite doubts about the measure from some faculty members, signs point to the proposal’s passage after refinements to the legislative language, which is currently more outline than details. Democrats control the Legislature, and Gov. Jerry Brown has been a strong proponent of online education as a means to reduce college costs. ..."