1 Program Collaboration and Transfer Information DARS/CAS Connection Presented at the Minnesota Online Summer Conference July 29, 2004

Program Collaboration and Transfer 2 Chancellor’s Work Plan Action Item Annual Work Plan Action: “Build on the emerging strengths to further enhance transfer [Fully Integrate the System]”

Program Collaboration and Transfer 3 Transfer Goals  Encourage a culture of transfer friendliness  Focus on quality  Create transfer pathways  Establish common policies and procedures  Collect and report data to evaluate student success  Establish structures for faculty and staff communication  Improve information given to students>> Minnesota Course Applicability System (CAS)

Program Collaboration and Transfer 4 What is DARS?  Degree Audit Reporting System  Computerized report that tells students and advisors what a student has taken to meet degree/major requirements AND what they have left AND what they can choose from to satisfy graduation requirements.  Includes Transfer Credits.

Program Collaboration and Transfer 5 YOUR COURSE MY COURSE

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8 What is CAS?  Course Applicability System  Web based “shopping” of transfer credits  Reads the Transfer rules written in campus DARS.  Student finds out IF their courses transfer and HOW they apply to a major/program before they register/attend.

Program Collaboration and Transfer 9 Navigating CAS Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) Access course equivalents between two institutions

Program Collaboration and Transfer 10 Acceptability of Transfer Credits -- Student selects school they’re transferring to and from…

Program Collaboration and Transfer 11 And view course equivalencies, usually by discipline… FROM TO

Program Collaboration and Transfer 12 A glossary is available to define terms used in the CEG…

Program Collaboration and Transfer 13 Student may search the CEG for a specific course equivalent…

Program Collaboration and Transfer 14 This search is done by state… FROM TO

Program Collaboration and Transfer 15 Navigating CAS Your Courses Student maintains a list of their courses and grades.

Program Collaboration and Transfer 16 Applicability of Transfer Credits – Student enters Portfolio of Courses which is stored in their CAS account

Program Collaboration and Transfer 17 Navigating CAS Planning Guides View planning guides and request new planning guides

Program Collaboration and Transfer 18 Student finds out how the courses will apply to a program by running a PLANNING GUIDE for their chosen transfer school for their chosen major.

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Program Collaboration and Transfer 20 Students may also ‘cross reference’ an institution when running a Planning Guide Scenario: Anoka-Ramsey student goes home to Mankato for the summer and wants to know what courses he can take at MSU, Mankato and transfer back to Anoka-Ramsey in the fall. The Cross Reference Planning Guide shows equivalent courses in brackets { }. The MSUM equivalent courses appear in GREEN font.

Program Collaboration and Transfer 21 Cross-Reference Planning Guide

Program Collaboration and Transfer 22 Navigating CAS Help Access additional help when using CAS.

Program Collaboration and Transfer 23 CAS Help

Program Collaboration and Transfer 24 CAS Project Status as of July 28, 2004  Current Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institutions: Alexandria Technical College Anoka-Ramsey Community College Bemidji State University Central Lakes College Hibbing Community College Inver Hills Community College Minneapolis Community & Tech College Southwest Minnesota State University Winona State University  Current University of Minnesota campuses: Twin Cities Crookston

Program Collaboration and Transfer 25 CAS Project Status  Additional Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Institutions: 8 more institutions by September 30, 2004 Remainder December 31, 2004  Additional University of Minnesota Campuses: Morris & Duluth by August 31, 2004

Program Collaboration and Transfer 26 Where can I find DARS and CAS information?  – DARS Project Web site  – Public CAS Web site