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Clearing Paths to College Degrees

Transfer Policies in Louisiana

Joan LordSouthern Regional Education Board

Sept 28, 2009


Southern

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to LeadThree questions

· Where does Louisiana stand in the region – and the nation – on transfer of students?

· How does Louisiana’s 2009 legislation on transfer advance the state’s position?

· Once implemented, what does it mean for students and the state’s institutions?

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Four-Year Graduation Rate From High School2006

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

United States: 73 of 100

High School Graduation

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Southern

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to LeadRecent High School Graduates Go to College

Estimated College Enrollment Rates of Recent High School Graduates

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

U.S. LASREB

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Southern

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to LeadProportion of Enrollment in Two- and Four-Year Institutions

Two-Year & Technical Four-Year

EFT at Public Institutions, 1998

5Source: SREB-State Data Exchange.


Southern

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to LeadProportion of Enrollment in Two- and Four-Year Institutions

EFT at Public Institutions, 2008

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Source: SREB-State Data Exchange.


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EFT at Public InstitutionsSREB States Bordering Louisiana, 2008

* Data missing for two postsecondary technical institutes.

Proportion of Enrollment in Two- and Four-Year Institutions

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Proportion of EFT Enrollment in Two- and Four-Year Institutions

SREB States with Technical Institutes, 2008

Two-Year Four-Year 8


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First-Year Persistence RatesFirst-Time, Full-Time Students


NANA

Public Two-Year Colleges, 2006 Cohort

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First-Year Persistence RatesFirst-Time, Full-Time Students


Public Four-Year Colleges, 2006 Cohort



Southern

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to LeadGraduation Rates First-Time, Full-Time Students

47%

50%49%

47%46%46%46%46%

43%41%41%

40%

NA

Public Two-Year Colleges, 2004 Cohort



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Graduation Rates: First-Time, Full-Time Students

Public Four-Year Colleges, 2001 Cohort



Southern

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to LeadTransfer/ Articulation Agreements

· Statewide agreements

· Bilateral agreements

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Elements of a SuccessfulStatewide Transfer Policy

· Transfer committee

· Core curriculum

· Common course numbering

· Guarantees of transfer

· Web-based transfer guides

· Counselor networks

· Appeals procedures

· Monitoring and auditing systems14


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1998 Transfer Legislation(Act 151)

· Established the LCTCS

· Outlined initial transfer policy

· Common core courses (fall 2000)

· Articulation of degree program-related

pre-requisite coursework (fall 2001)

· Computer-based system of articulation

assessment (fall 2002)

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Transfer in Louisiana before 2009 Legislation

· Transfer committee

· Core curriculum — 27 general education

credits based on matrix

· Common course numbering or course

equivalency system

· Guarantee of transfer – junior standing

· Transfer guide

· Counselor network

· Appeals procedures

· Monitoring systems 16


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ACT 356

Goal of Legislation

To eliminate barriers that prevent students from successfully

transferring between and among secondary and postsecondary

institutions.

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Louisiana Transfer / Articulation Act, 2009


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Louisiana Transfer / Articulation Act 356, 2009

“to provide for a statewide articulation

agreement;

to provide for a common core curriculum;

to provide for a statewide course numbering system…

to provide for the transfer of specified course and associate degrees…”

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Statewide Articulation and Transfer Council

Transfer Degree Agreement

Numbering System

Common Core

Curriculum

Data Reporting System

Web-based Resource

Major Components of the Legislation

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Southern

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Challenge

to LeadKey Provisions of the 2009 Law

· Statewide articulation agreement:

· Replaces decentralized bilateral

agreements that were managed by the

state’s course matrix

· Establishes an Articulation and Transfer

Council to coordinate and oversee the

provisions of the law

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SATC

Statewide Articulation and Transfer Council Membership

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· Common core curriculum — 60 hours

· 39 hours of general education credit

· 21 hours of pre-requisite coursework

necessary for a bachelor’s degrees

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· Common course numbering system

· Common course numbers for lower-

division courses by 2010-11;

· Remaining undergraduate courses by

2012-13

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Common Course Numbering or Course Equivalency Systems

* New state action affecting common course numbering / course equivalency systems.

· 2013

Common numbers for all courses Course equivalency system

None Common numbers for core curriculum or two-year college courses

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*

*

*

24Source: State higher education agencies. Compiled by SREB staff, 2009.


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· Guarantee of transfer

· For recipients of approved associate

degrees from community colleges:

• Junior standing at any public four-year

college in Louisiana

• Not required to complete additional

general education courses to complete

a bachelor’s degree.

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Southern

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Challenge

to LeadStatewide Transfer of Credit Hours

Common core curriculum (60 or more hrs)

General Ed. and some pre-major (30 – 59 hrs)

General Ed. Only (30+ hrs)

None

* Rely on bilateral agreements between institutions or transfer modules. Credit hours vary.

DE *

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Source: State higher education agencies. Compiled by SREB staff, 2009.

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Southern

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to LeadQuestion of Mission

· Roles of two-year and four-year colleges· Teaching, Research, Service· Access, Quality, Affordability

• Academic• Economic• Geographic• Flexibility of scheduling and services

· Capacity · Cost

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Two-Year College Transfer Students

Source: Education Trust. 28


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Two-Year College Transfer Students in the United States

Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

Degree Completion by 2001 of Public Two-Year College Students with Degree Attainment Goals

1995 Cohort

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Two-Year College Transfer Students in Louisiana

Source: Louisiana Board of Regents.

Degree Completion by 2007 of Public Two-Year College Students, 2001 Cohort

*Associate’s category includes credentials below the associates awarded by two-year colleges.

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Southern

Regional

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Challenge

to LeadThree questions

· Where Louisiana stands in the region – and the nation – on transfer of students?

· How does Louisiana’s 2009 legislation on transfer advance the state’s position?

· Once implemented, what does it mean for students and the state’s institutions?

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Southern

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to LeadLouisiana Articulation Summit

Mark Rosenberg

David Spence, Pres. and Joan Lord, VP

Robert Bell

System Presidents, Campus & Faculty Reps, Sen. Nevers & staff, and Regents

March 2009

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Higher Education is committed to increasing the number of students who transfer from Louisiana’s community colleges to its 4-year institutions.

Higher Education is committed to increasing the numberof students who transfer from Louisiana’s

community colleges to its four-year institutions.

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The Faculty Perspective

Dr. Kevin L. Cope

Chair, General Education Committee, LSU System

Professor, Department of English, LSU

President, LSU Faculty Senate

President, LSU System Council of Faculty Advisors

Transfer in Louisiana

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Transfer Policies in Louisiana

Joan LordSouthern Regional Education Board

[email protected]

southern regional education board challenge to lead clearing paths to college degrees transfer...

Documents

lead source

srebstate data exchange

lead proportion of enrollment

fouryear institutions

lead elements

transfer of students

fulltime students source

la sreb