REVERSE TRANSFER

1. REVERSE TRANSFER May 30, 2012

2. Our Process • Identified eligible students through Institutional Research. • Contacted students via email. • Sent electronic transcripts to community colleges. • Community colleges performed degree audits. • Provided current student contact information to community colleges. • Gathered data on number of degrees awarded.

3. Timeline

4. Eligible students • Enrolled at UM within last 5 years • Have not earned a baccalaureate degree • Minimum of 64 earned college hours • Minimum of 16 hours earned from single community college

5. Report of eligible students

6. Initial email to NEMCC transfers • Dear Student: • A recent audit of your record indicates that you transferred from a community college to The University of Mississippi without earning an associate’s degree. Based upon an assessment of preliminary data, you may have met the requirements to earn an associate’s degree during your time at The University of Mississippi: You may be able to transfer the additional college courses you have earned back to the community college to meet the associate’s degree requirements. • In order to determine if you have met the associate’s degree requirements, we will need to send your University of Mississippi transcript to the Registrar’s Office of the community college that you attended. The Registrar’s Office at the community college will perform a degree audit to determine if you have satisfied the requirements for the associate’s degree. This will not have any negative effect on your progress toward a degree at The University of Mississippi and may result in your being awarded an associate’s degree from your community college. • If you would like to pursue this exciting opportunity, please complete the attached form and return it to the Registrar’s Office as soon as possible. You may wish to bring the form to the office (104 Martindale) or fax it to us at 662.915.7793. We are happy to send your University of Mississippi transcript at no cost to you. • Please feel free to contact the Registrar’s Office at 662.915.7792 with any questions regarding this matter. • Sincerely yours, • Charlotte N. Fant • Registrar

7. Transcript request form • ***TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FOR REVERSE TRANSFER CREDIT*** • THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI • OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR • 104 MARTINDALE STUDENT SERVICES CENTER • PO BOX 1848 • UNIVERSITY, MS 38677 • Phone: 662-915-7792 Fax: 662-915-7793 • All transcript requests must be made in writing. Fill out this form completely with your signature. You may either fax this form to the above listed number or deliver to address noted above. • Name: ________________________________________________________________________________ • First Middle (Maiden, If Applicable) Last • Date of Birth: _________________________ SSN or Student ID # ______________________________ • Daytime Phone Number: __________________________ Email Address: _______________________ • Send Transcript To: • Northeast Mississippi Community College • ________________________________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________________________________ • Student Name and Address: • ________________________________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________________________________ • SIGNATURE_____________________________________________________________

8. Revised email to all transfers • Dear Student: • A recent audit of your record indicates that you transferred from a community college to The University of Mississippi without earning an associate’s degree. Based upon an assessment of preliminary data, you may have met the requirements to earn an associate’s degree during your time at The University of Mississippi: You may be able to transfer the additional college courses you have earned back to the community college to meet the associate’s degree requirements. • In order to determine if you have met the associate’s degree requirements, we will need to send your University of Mississippi transcript to the Registrar’s Office of the community college that you attended. The Registrar’s Office at the community college will perform a degree audit to determine if you have satisfied the requirements for the associate’s degree. This will not have any negative effect on your progress toward a degree at The University of Mississippi and may result in your being awarded an associate’s degree from your community college. • If you would like to pursue this exciting opportunity, please reply to this email and complete the information below. We are happy to send your University of Mississippi transcript at no cost to you. • Please feel free to contact the Registrar’s Office at 662.915.7792 with any questions regarding this matter. • Sincerely yours, • Charlotte N. Fant • Registrar • ***TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FOR REVERSE TRANSFER CREDIT*** • THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI • OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR • 104 MARTINDALE STUDENT SERVICES CENTER • PO BOX 1848 • UNIVERSITY, MS 38677 • Phone: 662-915-7792 Fax: 662-915-7793 • Please complete the following information. • Name: ________________________________________________________________________________ • First Middle (Maiden, If Applicable) Last • Date of Birth: _________________________ Student ID # ______________________________ • Daytime Phone Number: __________________________ Email Address: _______________________ • Send Transcript To: • ________________________________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________________________________ • Student Name and Address: • ________________________________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________________________________

9. Number of requests received

10. Informing community colleges • Presentation for Mississippi Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers • Obtained community college contact information. • Sent electronic UM transcripts to community colleges. • Degree audits performed by community colleges. • Student contact information provided to community colleges

11. Number of degrees awarded

12. Next steps • Contact students no longer enrolled at UM. • Work with community colleges to encourage more participation in program. • Inform community college advisors of reverse transfer option. • Inform UM advisors of reserve transfer option. • Seek funding opportunities.

13. Lessons learned • Identifying students can be time consuming process. • Many students attend multiple schools. Collaboration of efforts will be key. • Students are less likely to respond when paper forms are required. • Need creative ideas on how to encourage more student participation. • Need communication plan and resources for all institutions.