Developing AA-T and AS-T Degrees

ASCCC 2012 Spring Curriculum Regionals

May 5—Woodland CollegeMay 12—Long Beach City College

The Resolution9.06 S12 Transfer Model Curriculum Aligned Associate Degrees for Transfer

Resolved, That the ASCCC define associate degrees for transfer…as those degrees aligned with the intersegmentally defined Transfer Model Curriculum (TMC) in any discipline where a TMC exists or will exist based on TMCs under development and in the queue, which is listed on the C-ID website, and founded on collaboration between the faculty of the CCCs and CSU for five years to establish a control period during which relevant data can be collected to evaluate the effectiveness of the TMC and the transfer options they provide;

Why Align with the TMCs?

TMC process is truly intersegmental and collaborative.

Ease the burden on the CSUs

Ensure statewide transferability of degree—as intended by SB 1440

Encourages CSUs to participate and to make curricular changes necessary to accommodate the transfer degrees.

CSU-Specific Degrees

A college can choose to develop a non-1440 degree for transfer that aligns with the preferences of local universities rather than a TMC

The degree would not be an AA-T or AS-T

Such degrees would be based on local agreements between the individual community college and the local CSU, as has always been the case

Non-TMC degrees will not carry the guarantees of SB 1440 if a TMC exists for the discipline.

The Requirements

Not more than 60 Units

GE must follow IGETC or CSU Breadth

Major Preparation must align with TMC if one exists for the discipline.

If no TMC exists for the discipline, major preparation must include at least 18 units.

No local requirements

The Requirements

At least two AA-T or AS-T degrees in place by the end of Fall 2011. As of May 2, all CCCs are compliant.

More transfer degrees are expected of each college. Do not stop at two.

The Process

Discipline faculty should work within the TMC. What are your options based on your local

course offerings? What courses do you have in place that fit within the TMC?

Does your faculty wish to narrow some of the options included in the TMC?

Could some courses fit into the TMC in more than one place? If so, where do you wish to place them?

Does your faculty wish to develop some courses that are included in the TMC?

The Process—Consultation and

Cooperation Discipline faculty should seek guidance from

counselors and AO.

Work with your local CSUs for input.

Consider ways to accommodate the CSUs you feed to within the TMC.

Choices should be influenced by where most students choose to go.

Understand that this is still your degree. The CSUs suggest, but they can not demand.

The ProcessENGLISH TMC (Option one)

CORE (6 units): Intro to Literature (3) and Critical Thinking/Argumentative Writing (3)

List A (6 units): Two survey courses: American Lit, British Lit, World Lit, Literature in English (3 units each)

List B (3 Units): One more from List A or any English course articulated as major prep at a CSU

List C (3 Units): One more from List A or List B or any CSU transferrable English course or other specified options (Journalism, Theater, Foreign Language, Humanities)

Counseling Role

Students will not be held to local requirements for transfer or major prep but may have requirements to fulfill after transfer that could be taken at the CC.

Counselors can advise students to follow specific paths within the transfer degree structure to make their transition to a specific CSU easier.

Counselors should advise students to fulfill the CSU American Institutions requirement before transfer when possible.

The Importance of C-ID

Where C-ID descriptors exist, courses in the transfer degrees will need to match C-ID descriptors.

The descriptors will ensure the integrity and consistency of the degrees.

Some descriptors are now in place. Many more descriptors are in development.

More participation in C-ID is needed in many disciplines.

Good News from the UC

UC is working to develop a system under which they would accept AA-T and AS-T degrees. Students would not have the same

guarantees as with the CSU system. Current proposal is that the transfer degree

would fulfill lower division and major prep requirements. Students would then be eligible to compete for admission.

NOTE: AT THIS TIME, THIS PROPOSAL IS UNOFFICIAL. THE UC HAS NOT YET COMMITTED TO IT.

Degree Development Issues Questions or problems to discuss?