UL LAFAYETTE & SLCC

1. UL LAFAYETTE & SLCC Louisiana Transfer DegreePartnership

2. Louisiana Transfer Degree Guarantee: A Clear Path to Success

3. ACT 356 Goal of the Legislation To eliminate barriersthat prevent students from successfully transferring between and among secondary and postsecondary institutions.

4. Louisiana Transfer Associate Curriculum Concentrations • Related to the Major • Provide both flexibility & structure … ** Guidance **

5. Louisiana Transfer Associate Concentrations • AALT: Associate of Arts/Louisiana Transfer • Fine Arts • Humanities • Social Sciences • ASLT : Associate of Science/Louisiana Transfer • Biological Sciences • Physical Sciences

6. Louisiana Transfer Associate … More Concentrations Coming Soon: • AALT: Associate of Arts/Louisiana Transfer • Business • Mass Communications • ASLT : Associate of Science/Louisiana Transfer • Engineering

7. Louisiana Transfer Associate 60 Hours for the Degree: • No Developmental • Grades ≥ “C” on each course • Follow LT curriculum • Meet campus requirements to graduate (e.g., Cumulative GPA)

8. Transfer Associate Guarantees:

9. * STATEMENT * Completion of the Associate of Arts/Science Louisiana Transfer (AALT, ASLT) degree guarantees that the student has met, in full, all lower division general education requirements at the receiving Louisiana public university. Graduates transferring with the transfer degree will have junior status. Courses or GPA requirements for specific majors, departments, or schools are not automatically satisfied by an AALT/ASLT degree.

10. Curriculum Guides Curriculum Requirements –w/ Flexibility Students urged to: • Do their Research – use the web to learn about the major; select the best courses to prepare for the major • Meet with an Advisor before registering • Develop a Written Degree Plan that leads to their intended major.

11. Degree Plans Options and Variations, within the Standard Curriculum (example follows)

16. Articulation Web Site College Site should have: • Contact Person • Transfer Contact: Name-phone-email • Curriculum Paths – general LT, & for specific majors • Institution’s GenEd Course List (for LT) • Institution’s Transfer Tables or 2+2 Info • Links to main transfer institutions (& TDG) • Other information (FAQ, Advisors’ Guide, etc)

17. http://LaTransferDegree.org/ **Check It Out **

18. Louisiana Transfer Associate What it can mean for STUDENTS • Earned Associate Degree • Greater need for information • With research and a degree plan: • Smooth Transfer • On Track toward a 2nd degree

19. UL Lafayette Transfer Degree Website Currently available advising templates Associate Science Options: Biology Chemistry Computer Science Industrial Technology Math Physics

20. UL Lafayette Transfer Degree Currently available advising templates Associate Art Options: Criminal Justice English Fine Art History Music Psychology Sociology

21. Louisiana Transfer Degree

22. Louisiana Transfer Associate Transfers with the AALT/ASLT are special. Let’s make this work!

23. Presenters Lana Rodriguez Academic Counselor, Transfer Coordinator UL Lafayette 337-482-2059 lana@louisiana.edu • Annette Accomando • Dean, Instruction and Effectiveness • South Louisiana Community College • 337-521-8954 • annette.accomando@southlouisiana.edu