Dr. Philip Parnell Coordinator for Articulation and Transfer North Dakota University System

1. Exciting Developments in Statewide Articulation: Taking Programmatic Articulation to the Next Level Dr. Philip Parnell Coordinator for Articulation and Transfer North Dakota University System

2. Introduction • Collaborative Education Program • Designed to simplify transfer of courses taken from different institutions simultaneously. • One bill • One transcript • Very popular with students • Result: many students took advantage of the program and became jumpers • Unintended consequence: undermining of campus-to-campus articulation agreements Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

3. North Dakota University System Community College Campuses • BSC • LRSC • MiSU-BC • NDSCS • WSC Baccalaureate Campuses • DSU • MaSU • MiSU • NDSU • UND • VCSU Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

4. Other Campuses Involved with University System Programs • Cankdeska Cikana Community College • Fort Berthold Community College • Sitting Bull College • Turtle Mountain Community College • United Tribes Technical College Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

5. North Dakota Private Colleges • Jamestown College • Trinity Bible College • University of Mary • MedCenter One Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

6. North Dakota Demographic Information • State population – 630,000 (Tarrant County/Fort Worth has a population of more than 1,360,000) • Ranks 17th in size, but 47th in population • 21 of 53 ND counties had fewer than 100 graduates in 2002 • Declining high school population – 31% by 2017 • 8,100 grads in 2003 vs. a projected 5613 in 2017 • University System headcount – 42,503 students • 65% of ND higher ed students are from in-state • Roughly 60% of these students transfer credit Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

7. Common General Education • General Education Requirements Transfer Agreement (GERTA) • Includes 10 categories: English composition, communication, fine arts activities, humanities, history, social sciences, laboratory sciences, mathematics, computer science, and science/technology • Includes all public campuses (11) and all tribal colleges (5) in North Dakota • Allows for transfer of AA or AS degrees (and gen eds) to or from any of the 16 campuses • Provides for the transfer of individual courses or entire GER or degree packages Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

8. GERTA Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

9. GERTA Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

10. Common Course Numbering System • Roughly 700 shared courses • Majority are lower division courses with a few upper division courses • Courses determined by faculty groups selected to represent each campus • Includes all system all tribal colleges • Ongoing project to develop common competencies as well as number, title, and description for all 700 courses Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

11. CCNS Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

12. Advanced Placement/CLEP • Common standards for awarding credit • Common course equivalency for exams • Common number of credits awarded • Currently working to standardize DANTES and International Baccalaureate Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

13. Articulation Agreement Information • Nearly 1500 articulation agreements from the 11 University System campuses—3/4 with in-state institutions • One articulation agreement for every 28 students • Roughly 40 staff (not counting faculty) at the eleven campuses are needed to create or maintain them Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

14. Articulation Information • Time-consuming and costly to publish • Impossible (sometimes) to locate • Complex to maintain/update academic changes • Meaningless for students who attend multiple campuses prior to transferring • Confusing for students, staff and faculty • Tough to coordinate between and within campuses Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

15. Statewide Articulation Agreements • Idea began with a jumper’s parent’s complaint to the governor • Year-long negotiations led to an “under-standing” between colleges of education • That “understanding” later included community colleges and became the basis for the first statewide discipline-specific articulation agreement • The agreement outlined the transfer of credit to include (in most cases) a full two-years of coursework from any college to any college Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

16. Statewide Articulation Agreements • Since implementing the elementary education agreement, a total of nine additional education agreements have been devised with four more pending. • Other discipline groups (Math, Agriculture, Chemistry, Biology, Social Work, etc) have requested similar agreement for their discipline groups Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

17. Statewide Articulation Agreements • Use pre-existing faculty groups (Common Course Numbering) • Set to update at regularly-scheduled intervals (coordinated with CCN meetings) • Access for students and parents (multiple agreements and multiple campuses) at one location • Web “linkable” to one central location • Update and maintained at one central location Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

18. Statewide Articulation Agreements • Guaranteed by senior campus academic officer and the institution president • List the courses available at each participating campus • Pipeline guarantee built into the agreement Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

19. Questions Dr. Philip Parnell Coordinator for Articulation and Transfer North Dakota University System Email: philip.parnell@ndus.nodak.edu Phone: 701.777.0885