Academic Update for members of the Institutional Boards of Governors Academic Policies Academic Update for members of the Institutional Boards of Governors Dr. Corley Dennison Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Transfer-A National Issue One Third of Students transfer prior to receiving a degree 37% are in their second year 25% transfer more than once Swirling: 11.5% for two-year institutions 8.7% for four-year

Transfer-A National Issue Correlation: The more credits accepted for transfer, the better the student’s chances of graduation at the receiving institution Some National Trends: Statewide Common Course Numbering-15 States Statewide Transfer of the Associate Degree-36 states Statewide Transfer-Lower Division Core-16 state At public institutions, 66% of all transfers were from CTCs

WV Guiding Documents for Transfer House Bill 2867-Effective June 12, 2015 Series 17-Transferability of Credits and Grades at the Undergraduate Level-Amended November 2014 HEPC/Council Joint Resolution Regarding Student Credit Transfer, Passed April 25, 2014

HB 2867 Codifies 70% course alignment Requires transfer between all West Virginia institutions (Public and Private) Provided the sending institution is accredited and recognized by US Department of Education under the Higher Education Act of 1965 Must post course content in a manner that allows a student to determine course alignment Must provide clear and specific detail for denial of course credit Student is allowed to appeal

Series 17 Effective July 1, 2015-must have denial of transfer credit as part of campus appeals process Appeals process must be published in campus catalog and website Appeals process shall include outside review Courses shall generally be transferable between in-state institutions

Other Articulation Policies Core Coursework Transfer Agreement Course Equivalency Process Reverse Transfer Prior Learning Assessment

Co-Requisite Math and English Implementation in WV

A WV Snapshot of Developmental Students Minority Students = 18.7%...yet are 1/3 of DE Population Pell Students are more likely to need remediation (37%) Males slightly more than females Student who has not declared a major more likely to need remediation

WV CTC Completion Snapshot 2/3 of entering freshmen need remediation Time to graduation-3.8 years Credit hours at graduation-96

The Wrong Question Pass Rates for Dev Ed seemed Okay Math-64.7% English-67.4% So what’s the problem?

The Correct Question What is the percentage of freshmen enrolled in remedial education courses passing subsequent college-level course work within the first two years of enrollment?

Series 21-The New Language College-level, credit bearing course with required academic support 18 or less on the ACT Co-requisite, stretch or ALP

CTCs went all in… English 37% 68% Math 14% 62% 2013 pass rate 2016 pass rate English 37% 68% Math 14% 62%

Other Strategies… Professional Development for Faculty Early Declaration of meta-major or major Guided Pathways to Success Structured Schedules

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