California Intersegmental Articulation Council Conference 2011

1. California Intersegmental Articulation Council Conference2011 University of California “Articulation Outside the Box”

2. Introducing the Community College “A-G” Project (AB 876) With funding from the California Department of Education,UCOP is creating an online resource for counselors who advise high school students taking community college courses for high school credit. The resource will consist of course lists from each college, showing which “a-g” high school subject requirement their courses satisfy. College course lists will be added on UC’s high school articulation website, Doorways – not on ASSIST.

3. Assembly Bill 876 • An act to add Section 66205.7 to the Education Code • The request: “…develop an online resource that lists the academic and technical courses offered at each of the 109 community colleges in this state that, when completed by high school students, satisfy one of the subject area requirements of the ‘a-g’ admission requirements to the University of California”

4. Why the Community College “A-G” Project is Needed • For high school students: High school students will benefit because they and their counselors can more easily plan college coursework knowing which courses will clear UC’s “a-g” subject requirements for freshman admission • For counselors: High school and community college counselors will benefit because the course lists take the guesswork out of choosing courses that satisfy the UC subject requirements

5. “a-g” Subject Requirements at a Glance • For freshman admission, high school seniors must complete the following coursework: the “a-g” Subject Requirements: History/Social Science (a) – 2 years required English (b) – 4 years required Mathematics (c) – 3 years required; 4 years recommended Laboratory Science (d) – 2 years required; 3 years recommended Language Other than English (e) – 2 years required; 3 years recommended Visual & Performing Arts (f) – 1 year required Elective (g) – 1 year required

6. “A-G” Project Phase I: Create the Database • The “a-g” project will consist of at least two phases. • In the first phase: • Courses are assigned “a-g” categories – since March 2011, about 35% of California community college reviews have been completed • UCOP database administrators create the new pages for Doorways (March-June 2011), handling thousands of community college courses • The online resource will go live by July 1, 2011

7. Community College “A-G” Project(AB 876) Process for Phase I • Review process starts with the TCA list of UC-transferable courses from ASSIST • UCOP course reviewers use the college catalog to determine which “a-g” category the courses satisfies • For high school credit, college-level courses must be UC-transferable and at least 3 semester units (meaning: 1- and 2-unit VPA courses, for example, do not satisfy the “f” requirement)

8. “A-G” Project Considerations • Some differences between high school and college requirements: • IGETC and UC Eligibility codes and “a-g” do not line up exactly. Examples: courses approved for IGETC area 3, Arts and Humanities, may be “f” Visual and Performing Arts or “g” History/Social Science • “d” laboratory science courses must have corresponding labs (meaning: survey courses without labs are not “a-g”) • “g” laboratory science courses outside the traditional major science areas of biology, chemistry, and physics but with labs can satisfy the “g” lab science elective (“g” examples: environmental science, geology, oceanography)

9. Doorways: The Home of the “A-G” Online Resource (doorways.ucop.edu)

10. Doorways: The Search Begins • Find course lists: Click on “School, Program and Community College”

11. Doorways: The Search Continues • Enter name of institution

12. Doorways: Results Page • Click on name of institution

13. Doorways: CC Course List • Course list for Santa Barbara City College: Courses arranged by “a-g” category

14. Doorways Highlights • Doorways’ course-list search is easy to navigate and use • High school articulation staff at UCOP maintain and support Doorways • Course lists are updated annually (by the high schools for their course lists, by UCOP for community college course lists) – in time for high school students to choose their courses

15. “A-G” Project Phase II: High school-level courses • Review of nontransferable math and English courses will begin in fall 2011 • Catalog review • “a-g” categories assigned and courses are added to online resource course lists with 2011-12 update cycle

16. Career Technical Education courses: High School and CCC • The integration of academic content into high school CTE courses has allowed for a dramatic increase in approval of these courses for "a-g" credit. For the 2010-2011 school year, there were almost 10,000 UC-approved CTE courses on high school course lists. They include such diverse offerings as auto physics, marine biology, medical arts and sciences, and graphic design. (For more on high school CTE, see the Doorways website: http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/cte/) • In the Community College “A-G” Project (AB 876), a small number of UC-transferable community college courses – about 5% of those reviewed thus far – have been identified as possibly allowable for CTE high school credit. • These courses (examples: accounting, business administration, culinary arts) will be reviewed during Phase II of the “a-g” project with an eye toward approval for high school CTE credit.

17. UC Office of the PresidentCommunity College “A-G” Project (AB 876) Staff Deborah McCaskey (project contact) Administrative Analyst, Student Affairs Deborah.McCaskey@ucop.edu (510) 987-9437 Don Daves-Rougeaux Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Articulation & Eligibility Nina Costales Administrative Analyst, Student Affairs Doorways staff contact: hsupdate@ucop.edu

18. CTE Initiatives and Related Policies Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state Legislature worked to reverse the under-funding of CTE, including providing grant funds for specific initiatives and pilot programs. Key priorities include: • developing more and stronger CTE courses, especially in high-growth and emerging industry sections • expanding student exposure to career options through apprenticeships, internships and training • providing more professional development opportunities for CTE teachers and career counselors

19. CCC Reported CTE Course Agreements • Administration of Justice • Aviation Maintenance/Aviation Operations • Child Development • Computer Business Technology • Criminal Justice • Digital Media • Direct Current Circuit Analysis/Direct Current Circuit Laboratory • Emergency Medical Technology • Fire Protection Technology • Graphic Arts • Introduction to Engineering • Introduction to Geographic Information Systems • Legal Assisting • Military Studies

20. Concerns about using CTE for Transfer Credit • UC currently participates in approving CTE courses only at the high school level. • It would not be advisable to promise students that they will get any credit beyond high school “a-g.” • Community college articulation officers who are asked to sign CTE contracts using credit by exam as an avenue for UC transfer credit should be aware that UC does not guarantee that credit will be allowed for campus GE or major prep. UC transfer and IGETC credit should follow the same levels of scrutiny as courses taken outside community colleges. • Transcripts from a community college with CTE credit awarded will most likely be questioned at the campus level.

21. CCC Process and Perspective on CTE • Estela Narrie • Articulation Officer • Santa Monica Community College • Lynn Fowler • Articulation Officer • Cosumnes River College

22. Best Practices for CTE at the Transfer Level • Verify CCC faculty collaboration for credit-by-examination authorization before allowing CTE courses to be placed on your official transcripts as comparable to approved UC transfer courses • Exams should be taken at CCC facilities or with CCC faculty member involvement • CTE in Photography, at one CCC, has a pilot to give credit on portfolio review and oral test by the CCC department chair • Advise students that any identified CTE units may be awarded high school “a-g” credit only • Send questions regarding CTE credit to UCOP and UC campus articulation officers before signing agreements

23. Contacts for CTE Transfer Information • Lynn Fowler CRC Articulation Officer fowlerl@crc.losrios.edu (916) 691-7235 • Estela Narrie SMC Articulation Officer narrie_estela@smc.edu (310) 434-8557 • Dawn Sheibani UC Transfer Admissions and CCC Articulation Dawn.Sheibani@ucop.edu (510) 987-9569

24. Statway Proposal • Statway, an initiative of the Carnegie Foundation, is focused on statistics, data analysis, and quantitative reasoning. Statway is designed as a yearlong pathway that culminates in college-level statistics. • Statway is structured especially to serve students who plan to transfer and continue further studies in humanities or social science • Participating colleges include: American River, Foothill, L.A. Pierce, Mt. San Antonio, and San Diego City

25. Proposed Statway Policy Update • CSU has had a pilot program for 3 years • Positive discussions with UC faculty have occurred, but more materials are needed • UC BOARS members are being deliberate about this request because it affects all UC transferability and may serve as a gateway to additional policies affecting UC admission criteria • At this point, UC hopes to create a new permanent policy rather than to approve a pilot

26. Contacts for Statway Information • Elizabeth Atondo L.A. Pierce Articulation Officer eatondo@piercecollege.edu (818) 710-2516