academic transfer pathways & guided pathways to success
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Academic Transfer Pathways & Guided Pathways to Success
Board of Higher Education Meeting | March 10, 2015
Current Transfer Landscape
Carlos Santiago, Senior Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
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General Education
34 credits plus 6 add’l elective credits
Associate’s Degree
20 add’l credits, in major (foundational) or as electives
Baccalaureate Major
36 credits
Baccalaureate Degree
All above + 24 minor, elective & add’l gen-ed credits = 120 credits TOTAL
Current Transfer Landscape
The Building Blocks of an Academic Degree
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Current Transfer Landscape
MassTransfer System-wide Policy
System-wide Benefits
Completing Gen-Ed
Transfer Block
Completing Associate’s Degree Eligible for
MassTransfer
2.0+ GPA 2.0+ GPA 2.5+ GPA 3.0+ GPA
Automatic satisfaction of most or all gen-ed requirements
Guaranteed transfer of credits
No application fee
No application essay
Guaranteed admission, space permitting
33% tuition waiver
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o Statewide course-to-course equivalency databaseo “Common Course Numbering Project” or “MAST”
o Statewide transfer pathways within majorsfor community college studentso “Academic Transfer Pathways”
o Campus-level building blocks by majoro “Guided Pathways to Success”
Current Transfer Landscape
In Progress: Filling the Gaps in MassTransfer
Academic Transfer PathwaysCarlos Santiago, Senior Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
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Most common transfer student within public system is one transferring from a community college to a state university or UMass campus
Currently ~50% of those transfer prior to earning 60 credits / associate’s degree
Massachusetts is behind the curve of other states in this area
Legislative language for Vision Project Performance Incentive Fund has mandated work in this area
Transfer friendliness promotes college completion and supports Vision Project “Big Three” Strategy
Facilitating transfer benefits students, sending institutions and receiving institutions
Academic Transfer Pathways
Reasons to Create Academic Transfer Pathways
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Academic Transfer Pathways
Academic Transfer Pathway Map
34cred.
• Gen-Ed Transfer Block
~18cred.
• Foundational Courses for Major
~8cred.
• Electives & Add’l Courses
= first 60 credits needed to fulfill freshman & sophomore requirements in major
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Identified foundational courses in six disciplines:
Biology
Chemistry
Economics
History
Political Science
Psychology
Academic Transfer Pathways
First Phase Completed
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Academic Transfer Pathways
Demo: Web-Based Student Interface
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Academic Transfer Pathways
Demo: Web-Based Student Interface
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Academic Transfer Pathways
Based on System-wide Course Equivalency Agreements
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Complete Academic Transfer Pathway Maps for first six disciplines—spring 2015
Reorganize MassTransfer website—summer 2015
Develop shared learning outcomes for mapped disciplines—beginning fall 2015 (long-term project)
Complete 10 more disciplines—AY2016
The 16 total disciplines will capture 70% of all transfer students, according to current data
Academic Transfer Pathways
Next Steps
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o Business
o Criminal Justice
o Communication & Media Studies
o Computer Science
o Early Childhood Education
o English (including developmental sequences)
o Liberal Arts
o Mathematics (including developmental sequences)
o Sociology
o STEM foundational degree
Academic Transfer Pathways
Second Phase: AY2016
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For more information on the MassTransfer policy, go to www.mass.edu/masstransfer
For information on Academic Transfer Pathways, go to www.mass.edu/strategic/comp_transferpathways.asp
Guided Pathways to Success
Dale Allen, Vice President for Community Engagement, Quinsigamond Community College
Phil Sisson, Provost/Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs,Middlesex Community College
GPS: Essential Components
1. Meta-Majors
2. Aligned Mathematics
3. Default Academic Degree Maps
4. Milestone Courses
5. Structured Schedules
6. Proactive Advising
DO THIS
Guided Pathways to Success
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Higher graduation rates
More on-time graduates
Closing the achievement gap
Fewer lost credits —saving time and money
Guided Pathways to Success
Results
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Since 2013
Bristol Community College
Cape Cod Community College
Fitchburg State University
Greenfield Community College
Middlesex Community College
Mount Wachusett Community College
North Shore Community College
Quinsigamond Community College
TAACCCT Round IV Grant Scaled up to all 15 community colleges
Guided Pathways to Success
Participating Colleges
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Pathways to Achievement, Completion, Career & Transfer (PACCT)
Guided Pathways to Success
MCC’s PIF-Funded PACCT Work
College-wide Change Maps created for all programs, Block schedules developed and implemented, Achievement Coaches hired, Meta-major design underway, Communications program redesigned using CCA principles, Professional Development offerings, 15 to finish and Register Early Campaign Kick-off
STEM GPS Implement success strategies: Academic maps, Meta major(s), intrusive advising, math aligned to majors, default pathways, critical milestone courses
DOL Round 4 Using CCA principles in Adv. Man., Biotech, Engineering and Eng. Tech, and IT/CS
Curricular/Workforce Alignment
Employ a Career Services team model to align internship opportunities to program outcomes and workplace skills
Student Success / Achievement Gap Initiatives
Achievement Coaches have identified cohorts who will receive tailored information and services
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Physical Science
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Discussion
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For more information on Guided Pathways to Success, go to www.mass.edu/stem/initiatives/gps.asp