Roundtable for Independent Institutions

Compagno Room

Amy Simmons, University of RedlandsFacilitator

What do Articulation Officers and Astronauts have in common?

Acronyms!

CIAC

AA-T

AS-T

GPA

UC

IGETC

ASSIST

CCCTMC

MA BM

BA MBA

C-ID

DIG

LAO Progress Report, May 11, 2012

Do we understand what‘s going on?

• Can we follow the conversation about implementation of SB 1440?

• Do we understand what SB 1440 is?• How will we, as private institutions, use the

tools implemented by CSU and CCC Academic Senates to comply with SB 1440?

SB 1440 background

The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (SB 1440 – Padilla), signed into legislation on September 29, 2010, enables the California Community Colleges and California State University to collaborate on the creation of Associate in Arts Degree (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) Degree transfer programs.

According to www.sb1440.org:

Implementation began in the 2010-2011 academic year.

*LAO Progress Report, May 11, 2012

What is TMC?

• In response to SB1440, CCC and CSU Academic Senates decided to create statewide Transfer Model Curricula (TMC) for a number of the most commonly transferred majors.*

LAO Progress Report, May 11, 2012

Approved Transfer Model Curricula

Discipline Date ApprovedCommunication Studies January 2011Psychology January 2011Sociology January 2011Mathematics March 2011Administration of Justice May 2011Early Childhood Education May 2011Geology May 2011History May 2011Physics May 2011Theatre May 2011Art History June 2011Business Administration June 2011English June 2011Kinesiology June 2011Political Science June 2011Studio Arts June 2011Music February 2012Elementary Education March 2012GeographyJournalismSpanish

Approved since March, 2012

More TMC’s “in the queue”

Figure 2

Approved Transfer Model CurriculaAs of March 30, 2012

What is C-ID?• C-ID is a supranumbering system being

developed to ease the transfer and articulation burdens in California’s higher educational institutions (www.c-id.net)

LAO Progress Report, May 11, 2012

The birth of a course C-ID • Descriptors include basic information about the

course, such as the topics that are covered, the knowledge and skills that students should be able to demonstrate as a result of taking it (course objectives), how students are evaluated (such as through essay exams and research papers), and sample textbooks or other instructional materials that are commonly used.

• Once a descriptor is fully vetted by faculty, it is given a unique course identifier. ("College Algebra," for example, is designated C–ID MATH 150.)

• Courses that match a particular descriptor are assigned that same C–ID course identifier. (So regardless of a local college's course number, a math course at a community college that matches the College Algebra descriptor would also carry the additional designation of C–ID MATH 150.

• Under the leadership of the Academic Senates of CCC and CSU, between October 2010 and March 2012, over 1,000 CCC and CSU faculty have participated in meetings across the state as part of the effort to develop TMC. The 18 TMC that have been approved thus far are the product of tens of thousands of hours of faculty time.

LAO Progress Report, May 11, 2012

The birth of an AS-T

• TMC’s are used to design AS-T’s• College of the Desert was the first to receive

approval of a program in March, 2011• Pasadena City College, as of March 2012 had

the most programs in the state: 13• Participation and progress among CCC’s in

creating AS-T’s is mixed

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS?

LAO Progress Report, May 11, 2012

Private institutions serve a large number of transfer students from CCC’s.

Approximately 1/6 of CCC transfer students chose in-state private institutions, so upwards of 18,700 students transferred to our institutions in 2010-2011 academic year.

How do privates use this information?

1. Do private institutions have dedicated articulation officers?

2. With the creation of C-ID, do private institutions accept courses from any CA CCC containing a given C-ID?

3. Are private institutions working toward accepting AS-T’s for transfer students?

4. How is the institution’s academic integrity safeguarded if it is accepting C-ID’s and AS-T’s?

An articulation topic for future discussion…

Are you an SOC school? To become one, submit your courses to the DNS.

OR-

To become a Servicemembers Opportunity College, submit your courses to the Degree Network System.

This program allows servicemembers to understand what courses taken at one member institution transfer to other institutions in Guaranteed-Transfer Networks.

For further information: http://www.soc.aascu.org/Default.html

Resources• www.lao.ca.gov/reports- Legislative Analyst’s

Office. • www.C-ID.net Web site for the course

identifying numbering system• http://www.ccccurriculum.net Everything

about associate degrees for transfer• http://www.aiccu.edu Association for

Independent California Colleges and Universities

Amy Simmons, Publication and Degree Audit Specialistamy_simmons@redlands.edu