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Transferring College Credit for Efficient Degree Completion

Assist individuals advising students in understanding transfer pathways for efficient degree completion. Includes gtPathways Curriculum, statewide transfer articulation agreements, transfer guides, and competency testing.

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Transferring College Credit for Efficient Degree Completion

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  1. Transferring College Credit for Efficient Degree Completion

  2. Today’s Goal Assist individuals who advise students to better understand the transfer pathways available toward degree completion. Components of Transfer Articulation in CO: • gtPathways Curriculum • Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreements • Inter-institutional & Regional Agreements • Transfer Guides • Statewide Transfer Policy (currently being revised & clarified) • Competency Testing & Prior Learning Assessment

  3. gtPathways Curriculum – 31 Credits

  4. gtPathways Curriculum: Not in Every Degree • All AA & AS degrees contain the entire 31-credit gtPathways curriculum. BUT • Not all BA & BS degrees contain the entire 31-credit gtPathways curriculum.

  5. gtPathways Curriculum:Not in Every Degree • gtPathways “maps” best to Liberal Arts & Science degrees. • All LAS degree programs are required to have the gtPathways curriculum available to their students. [CCHE Performance Contracts, Addendum B.] • Other degree programs (with additional requirements) might have a different Gen Ed core. • Not all courses in an institution’s Gen Ed core are gtPathways-approved. [gtPathways courses should be noted as such in the catalog.]

  6. Difference between gtPathways and an Institution’s Gen Ed Core http://www.msudenver.edu/advising/facultystaff/generalstudiesrequirements/ http://www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/students/undergraduates/core_curriculum.html

  7. Difference between gtPathways and an Institution’s Non-Liberal Arts & Sciences “Gen Ed Core” http://www.colorado.edu/catalog/2013-14/content/electrical-computing-and-energy-engineering

  8. BachelorDegreesThat Do Not ContaingtPathways

  9. Bachelor Degrees That Do Not Contain gtPathways, continued

  10. Bachelor Degrees That Do Not Contain gtPathways, continued

  11. Bachelor Degrees That Do Not Contain gtPathways, continued

  12. Bachelor Degrees That Do Not Contain gtPathways, continued

  13. Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreements • Creates AA and AS degrees in the subject of the Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement: AA in Economics. (aka: “Degrees with Designation”). • Enables completers to enroll, with junior status, at a receiving 4-year institution. • Allows student to complete the bachelor’s degree in no more than 60 additional credits (except ECE, ELED & Engineering). • Does not guarantee admission to the school or the bachelor’s degree program. • Receiving institution decides how to apply “additional required coursework.”

  14. The Funny Thing about Common Degree Programs STATEWIDE TRANSFER ARTICULATION AGREEMENT for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in POLITICAL SCIENCE Adams State University (BA History/Government: Government emphasis) Colorado Mesa University (BA Political Science) Colorado State University-Ft Collins (BA Political Science) Colorado State University-Pueblo (BA or BS Political Science) Fort Lewis College (BA Political Science) Metropolitan State University of Denver (BA Political Science) University of Colorado Boulder (BA Political Science) University of Colorado Colorado Springs University of Colorado Denver (BA Political Science) University of Northern Colorado (BA Political Science) Western State Colorado University (BA Politics and Government)

  15. Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreements: Current • Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreements (with “common degree programs”): • Agriculture Business • Animal Science • Anthropology • Business • Criminal Justice • Economics • French • History • Mathematics • Political Science • Psychology – BA • Psychology – BS • Sociology • Soil & Crop Sciences • Spanish

  16. Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreements: Current • Other Transfer Agreements: 16. Early Childhood Education 17. Elementary Education 18. Engineering http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/

  17. Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreements: In the Works • Philosophy (ETA Fall 2013) • English (ETA Fall 2013) • Communication (ETA Fall 2013) • Geography (ETA Fall 2013) • Geology (ETA Fall 2013) • Music (ETA Fall 2013) • Theatre (ETA Fall 2013) • Art History • Studio Art • Biology • Chemistry • Physics

  18. General AA/AS Degrees • The gtPathways courses will transfer and may be applied to the Gen Ed curriculum at the receiving institution. • The elective credits will transfer but the receiving institution will decide where and how to apply them. • The student will start with junior standing and should be able to receive a BA/BS in no more than 60 additional credits. • An AA or AS degree should transfer and apply to most arts & sciences bachelor’s degree. http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/Guides/default.html

  19. Transfer Guides • “Institution-specific” advising tools – they list the first 60 credits to take at a community college for students who know what bachelor’s degree they want to pursue. • They identify the courses a student needs to take to get the desired bachelor’s degree in no more than 60 additional credits (*unless there’s a credit waiver). • If a student completes an AA/AS degree but takes classes other than those listed in the Transfer Guide, the courses may not apply to the degree requirements. • If a student intends to transfer prior to completing an AA or AS, the Transfer Guide should still be used to identify the courses that can most effectively prepare them for completing the desired bachelor’s degree. http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/Guides/default.html

  20. Competency Testing • “…each public institution of higher education shall grant full course credits to students for the core courses they successfully test out of, free of tuition for those courses.” [§23-1-125(4), C.R.S.] • Institutions do not have to allow students to test out of every core course but there must be a means to test out of every gtPathways category (e.g., GT-CO1, GT-MA1, and so on). • Institutions choose the assessment instruments. Portfolio review and assessment of prior learning are allowable instruments.

  21. Prior Learning Assessment • Beginning Fall 2013, “…each public institution of higher education shall adopt and make public a policy or program to determine academic credit for prior learning.” [23-1-125(4.5), C.R.S.] • Students who wish to use credits awarded by exam, such as AP or IB, to fulfill specific course requirements (including Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreements) are responsible for consulting with the institution to which they are considering transferring to determine whether the credits they have been awarded by exam meet the standards of the receiving institution. • 4-year institutions are not required to accept 2-year institutions’ credit for AP, IB, CLEP or other PLA credit for AA/AS degree requirements.

  22. gtPathways: Great for Concurrent Enrollment Students! • Successfully completed (C- or better) courses satisfy the gtPathways Gen Ed requirements at all public Colorado institutions. • Credit for gtPathways courses shall not expire for 10 years. • Requirements for transfer students may not differ from those for native students. [§23-1-108(7)(b)(II) and 23-5-122, C.R.S.] More Concurrent Enrollment info at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/SecondaryInitiatives/CE_index.htm

  23. Resolving Student Transfer Complaints: In This Order • Students should follow the institution’s complaint policy & procedures. • Once all opportunities for resolving the complaint at the institution have been exhausted, then the student may file a complaint with DHE at http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Complaints/ • Other sources of information & guidance: • CCHE Policy I, L: Statewide Transfer • CCHE Policy I, T: Student Complaints Both linked at http://highered.colorado.gov/Publications/Policies/

  24. Take-Aways: General Principles for Credit Transfer • Not all degree programs “contain” the entire gtPathways curriculum. • gtPathways courses will always transfer and be applied in their content area to Gen Ed requirements. • If Gen Ed requirements are “full,” or the degree program does not have the gtPathways curriculum, gtP courses will be applied per the receiving institution’s discretion. • gtPathways courses do not expire for 10 years. • Requirements for transfer students must be the same as for native students. • The same principles apply whether it’s 2 to 2, 2 to 4, 4 to 4, or 4 to 2 year transfer.

  25. Resources • DHE Website: http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/ • GE Council rep on your campus: http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Groups/contacts.asp?cid=250 • DHE staff: • Dr. Ian Macgillivray, 303-866-3846 ian.macgillivray@dhe.state.co.us • Maia Blom, 303-866-2724 maia.blom@dhe.state.co.us

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