Working Toward Course Transferability Within and Beyond the Colorado Community College System Eleanor Camann Red Rocks Community College

CCCS Discipline Chair 18 participant colleges Coordinate Curriculum Initiatives Consensus via listserv & semi-annual meetings Biggest challenge is lack of participation

General Transfer Courses Additional review process involving representatives from 4-year programs Mandatory transfer of approved courses to any public institution of higher learning in state Originally only “core” courses Now, if not GT, most courses > 2 credits do not get sufficient enrollment to be viable

Articulation Agreements with Individual Schools Especially important if their courses have non-traditional prefixes/names (i.e. no clear “equivalent”) e.g. Colorado School of Mines –Earth and Environmental Systems (SYGN) Benefits both schools by making transfer process easier & boosting enrollments Helps students by clarifying requirements & reducing hassles