1. Reimagining ACA 122/ Advising
The Transfer Advisory Committee (The TAC) and The North Carolina Student Success Center:
Reimagining ACA 122/ Advising
June 29, 2017

2. The Transfer Advisory Committee (The TAC) Membership Structure
Community College Representatives (4)
UNC Representatives (4)
NCCC System Office (1)
UNC –
General Administration (1)

3. The Transfer Advisory Committee (TAC)
Mission
SERVES as the policy administrators of the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) with authority to interpret CAA policy.
OVERSEES implementation of the CAA, refinements of the regulations, and minor changes.
ENSURES compliance of institutional policies and practices regarding the CAA (TAC Review).
ADDRESSES questions about the transferability of the course work under the CAA or any proposed changes to the policies, general education courses, UGETCs, and Baccalaureate Degree Plans.

4. Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) Compliance Review Site Visits
CAA Review Data Form
On Campus Interviews with Transfer Point Person, Transfer Articulation Staff, Transfer and Program Advisors, Transfer Students.
CAA Review Feedback Report
Site Visits Completed: UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro, Appalachian State, Winston-Salem State, East Carolina, Elizabeth City State, NCSU, NCCU, UNC-Chapel Hill, Western Carolina, NC A&T, UNC-Asheville.
All Institutions are in Compliance*

5. TAC/ CAA Updates Baccalaureate Degree Plans
UNC Math Tour: MAT 143, 152, 161,171
Transfer Credit Evaluation Audit
Reverse Transfer Policy
Communication

6. UNC: Best Practices of Transfer Student Success
Transfer ACTIVITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLICATIONS
Transfer STUDENT MENTORS/ PEERS
Faculty-to-Faculty COLLABORATIONS
Mandatory Transfer ORIENTATIONS
UNC Transfer WEBINARS for CC Advisors and Students
UNC Transfer Transition Advisor Outreach/ DESIGNATED Transfer ADVISORS
Early Transfer CREDIT EVALUATION/ DEGREE WORKS

7. ACA 122/ Advising: Existing Challenges to Successful and Seamless Transfer
Early Mandatory ACA 122/ Coordination with Advising
Baccalaureate Degree Plans: Not Enough Transfer Students Using!
Total Credit Hours to Baccalaureate Degree Completion.
Community College Advisor Training
CAA Protections: UGETC Courses, BDPs, Grievance
Strategies to Encourage/Incentivize Associate Degree Completion

8. AA/AS Degree Completers:
FALL 2015 Transfer Data
Total Transfers to UNC:
9,373
2014: 8,864
AA/AS Degree Completers:
2,245
2014: 2,467
AAS Degree:
1,557
2014: 1,620
30+ Hours:
4,415
2014: 3,767
Less than 30 Hours:
1,156
2014: 1,010

9. FALL 2015 Transfer Performance Data
First-Year GPA AA/AS Degree Completers:
3.0
First-Year GPA AAS Degree:
2.9
First-Year GPA
30+ Hours:
2.8
First-year GPA Less than 30 Hours:
2.5 25

10. 30+ Hours: 55% AAS Degree 62% 70% Two-Year Rate Less Than AA/AS Degree
28%
Less
Than
30 Hours
31% ss
30+ Hours:
55%
AAS Degree
62%
70%

11. Why AA/AS Completion* is Important
Satisfies MAR
Satisfies TAAP
Satisfies university “lower division” GE requirements
Ensures “Junior” status
AA/AS graduates earn higher GPAs after transfer
AA/AS graduates achieve bachelors degrees at a higher rate and faster
Almost every CC transfer interviewed as a part of the university compliance visits stated that:
1. Completing the AA/AS before transfer made things easier, or
2. They wish they had completed the AA/AS before transfer.

12. Wesley’s 2 cents
1. Do not accept grades lower than a C in transfer programs
Make ACA 122 mandatory by the second semester
In ACA 122, require all students to complete at least four**, 4-year academic plans based on university published BDPs
** 2 at the same university for different majors
2 at a second university for the same two majors
Make one of these due very early in the course.
** Require all transfer advisors and ACA 122 instructors to do the same
4. Don’t forget NCICUs

13. QUESTIONS?