Articulation Made Easy- Statewide Career Pathways: Creating School to College Articulation Nancy Jones, Coastline Community College Elizabeth Harvey, Riverside Community College Michelle Pilati, Rio Hondo College Nancy

To facilitate articulation between high schools, ROCPs, and colleges. Project Overview To facilitate articulation between high schools, ROCPs, and colleges. Nancy

Statewide Career Pathways Facilitating movement Creating pathways Creating “efficiencies” Time Money Nancy

Tech Prep What is it? How can you “measure” the effectiveness of Tech Prep? What Tech Prep outcome has the greatest value – for the student and the state? Beth

Articulation Three Types Advancement Within Certificates Substitution of Prerequisites Credit By Exam (Noted on Transcript) Nancy

Credit by Exam Basics What is “Credit by Exam”? What is the purpose of “Credit by Exam”? When is credit awarded? Michelle – pose the question (s).

Credit by Exam Nature and content of the examination shall be determined solely by faculty in the discipline that normally teaches the course. Does not have to be conducted at the college. Michelle

Articulation of High School Courses Without Credit By Exam May not be used toward any general education requirement for an associate degree May not be used to fulfill the 60 semester units requirement to receive an associate degree. Beth

Questions What are your college policies and your college procedures for granting Credit by Examination. Have you exercised this practice for CTE courses? If so, have there been any challenges to the process? What individuals/departments are involved in the process? Beth

Credit by Exam Issues Faculty Resistance Transcript issues Delayed credit; “credit in escrow” University articulation issues Will UC/CSU accept credit granted for HS work? Michelle 55753

“Credit in Escrow” Not mandated Negatively impacts student persistence Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges position Nancy

Why Delay Credit? § 55050. Credit by Examination. Such credit may be granted only to a student who is registered at the college and in good standing and only for a course listed in the catalog of the community college. Michelle 55753

University Articulation Issues § 55051. Articulation of High School Courses “Notations of community college course credit shall be made only if community college courses are successfully completed or if credit is earned via credit by examination.” Michelle

Once You Have Agreements How Do Students Get Credit? Without Help, Students Will Not Find Their Way To Your Programs This is Where Your Process Comes in Make Sure Everyone Knows What Your Process Is and Follows It.

Successful Programs Know Faculty Members/Tech Prep Coordinators From the CC Must Be Recognizable on the HS and ROCP Campus Teachers and Students Need to Know What they Need to Do and Where They Need to Go. Who Keeps the Articulation Paperwork? Who Takes the Information to A & R?

C-ID What is C-ID? Working to simplify movement between CCCs and from CCCs to CSU/UC www.c-id.net

Questions Don’t Hold Back, We Want You to Be Successful!!!!!!!!