Promising Practices in Academic Policy

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PROMISING PRACTICES IN ACADEMIC POLICY

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PROMISING PRACTICES IN ACADEMIC POLICY

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Academic Policy

Variability in statewide approaches Three areas

Statewide program-major articulation agreements Transferable general education core requirements Guaranteed admission policies

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Statewide program-major articulation agreements

Provide clear transfer pathways for community college students who have selected a transferrable major program.

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Alabama

Ninety-nine percent of program majors articulated statewide

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Colorado

Several program majors are articulated statewide 60+60 agreements

Course requirements stipulated by an external body

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Nevada

Every baccalaureate degree is fully articulated with every institution in the system

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New Mexico

Transfer Modules in high demand areas Developed by discipline-based faculty work

committees and the statewide Articulation Task Force

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General Education Core Requirements

Develop a clear pathway for community college students to meet common lower division general education requirements.

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Arkansas

Arkansas’ statewide minimum general education requirements Distributed requirements Review teams Common elements Arkansas Course Transfer System

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Oregon

Oregon University System and the State Board of Education General education learning outcomes Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer Degree The Oregon Transfer Module

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Utah

Regents Task Force on General Education Common competencies/learning goals Tuning

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Guaranteed Admissions Policies

Implement guaranteed admission policies for community college students who have met all transfer related benchmarks.

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Florida

Statewide Articulation Agreement Every associate in arts graduate

Meets all general education requirements Granted upper division admission Few exceptions

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Nevada

Guarantees admission if transferrable associate’s degree is completed Automatically granted junior status All general education requirements met Regardless of grade point average

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New Hampshire

Connections Program Two pathways Individualized transfer counseling

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Washington

Proportionality Agreement ~30 percent of new students must be transfer

students Priority students Severe capacity pressure

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