ASG - Candidate Application

Dear Student Leader,

Thank you for your interest in joining the Associated Student Government. We are thrilled that you are taking a step towards making a difference at College of the Canyons through a leadership position. We hope that this letter answers some questions you may have regarding the ASG. Before you move onto filling out the application, please make sure to review the information on this page to prepare yourself for the application.

We’ve prepared links below for you to review for you to better understand what it means to be in ASG and what you need to know as an ASG Candidate.

• ASG Officer Descriptions
• ASG Election Code
• ASG Candidate Checklist

What will your time commitment look like?

Summer

While it is rare for the Associated Student Government to gather for a Senate meeting, special circumstances may arise for the group to have an official meeting to address an issue or to approve an action item. It is important that you check your student e-mails consistently throughout the summer in case this happens.

ASG Training occurs in August before the start of the Fall semester and is mandatory for all officers. Dates and times will be announced before the end of the Spring 2026 semester to give officers ample time to figure out their work schedules or to notify the ASG advisors if there are any conflicts.

Fall/Spring

Please note that we expect ASG Officers to fulfill their roles for the entire 2026 - 2027 term.

ASG Senate meetings are scheduled for every Wednesday at 2:30pm. We ask all ASG officers to block out their Wednesday afternoons (2:30pm to 4pm). ASG Senate meetings run for one hour, however there are other meetings (Activity Board, Joint Meetings with the Executive Cabinet, etc.) that may directly follow after the Senate meeting adjourns.

The Vice President of the Inter Club Council will be required to chair the Inter Club Council meetings which occur once or twice a month. These meetings are regularly scheduled on Monday afternoons at 2pm.

All ASG Officers are required to fulfill 8 office hours a week. This time is used for ASG officers to complete their tasks. The meetings mentioned above do not count towards office hours. Officers are required to fulfill 16 office hours per semester at the Canyon Country Campus. The Associated Student Government represents ALL COC students and this requirement is made in an effort to establish student representation on both campuses. An officer who finds it difficult to fulfill this requirement must discuss alternatives with an ASG Advisor. More will be explained during the Summer ASG Training.

ASG Officer Qualifications

All candidates running for elected office in the Associated Student Government must meet the following qualifications:

1. Enrolled in at least 5 units of COC college work at the time of the election. To hold office, a student must be enrolled in at least 5 COC units during their term.

   • Candidates for President, Executive Vice President, and Student Trustee must have completed at least 20 semester units at COC.

   • Candidates for Student Trustee must be a resident of the State of California. 

   • All Senate members must complete 16 of their office hours on the Canyon Country Campus per semester.

     • Discussions regarding this requirement can happen once the candidate is elected to get more information.  

2. A 2.0 cumulative grade point average for all college work taken at COC. For students who have not attended COC, a 2.0 grade point average for their most recent year of school.
3. If you plan to be an officer for any chartered club, you may not apply for the following positions:
   1. President
   2. Student Trustee
   3. Vice President of the Inter Club Council
4. Non-credit Student Eligibility 
   1. In accordance with BP 5541, non-credit students interested in candidacy must be currently enrolled in a Career Development and College Preparation (CDCP) certificate program course and must have successfully completed (with a passing grade) the prerequisite CDCP course in the prior term
   2. Credit status will take precedence for students enrolled in both credit and non-credit courses.
   3. A student is enrolled in 3.0 units and also enrolled in a CDCP certificate program course would be ineligible to run.
   4. A non-credit student interested in the President, Executive Vice President, and Student Trustee positions must have completed at least 20 semester units at COC.
   5. A non-credit student interested in the Student Trustee position must be a resident of the State of California.