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Working to ensure smooth course transfer within CCCS through curriculum coordination, consensus-building, and articulation agreements with 4-year programs like Colorado School of Mines. Overcoming challenges to boost student enrollment and facilitate seamless transfers.
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Working Toward Course Transferability Within and Beyond the Colorado Community College System Eleanor Camann Red Rocks Community College
CCCS Discipline Chair • 18 participant colleges • Coordinate Curriculum Initiatives • Consensus via listserv & semi-annual meetings • Biggest challenge is lack of participation
General Transfer Courses • Additional review process involving representatives from 4-year programs • Mandatory transfer of approved courses to any public institution of higher learning in state • Originally only “core” courses • Now, if not GT, most courses > 2 credits do not get sufficient enrollment to be viable
Articulation Agreements with Individual Schools • Especially important if their courses have non-traditional prefixes/names (i.e. no clear “equivalent”) • e.g. Colorado School of Mines • Earth and Environmental Systems (SYGN) • Benefits both schools by making transfer process easier & boosting enrollments • Helps students by clarifying requirements & reducing hassles