1. PROMISING PRACTICES IN ACADEMIC POLICY

2. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Academic Policy  Variability in statewide approaches  Three areas  Statewide program-major articulation agreements  Transferable general education core requirements  Guaranteed admission policies

3. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Statewide program-major articulation agreements  Provide clear transfer pathways for community college students who have selected a transferrable major program.

4. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Alabama  Ninety-nine percent of program majors articulated statewide

5. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Colorado  Several program majors are articulated statewide  60+60 agreements  Course requirements stipulated by an external body

6. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Nevada  Every baccalaureate degree is fully articulated with every institution in the system

7. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems New Mexico  Transfer Modules in high demand areas  Developed by discipline-based faculty work committees and the statewide Articulation Task Force

8. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems General Education Core Requirements  Develop a clear pathway for community college students to meet common lower division general education requirements.

9. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Arkansas  Arkansas’ statewide minimum general education requirements  Distributed requirements  Review teams  Common elements  Arkansas Course Transfer System

10. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Oregon  Oregon University System and the State Board of Education  General education learning outcomes  Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer Degree  The Oregon Transfer Module

11. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Utah  Regents Task Force on General Education  Common competencies/learning goals  Tuning

12. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Guaranteed Admissions Policies  Implement guaranteed admission policies for community college students who have met all transfer related benchmarks.

13. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Florida  Statewide Articulation Agreement  Every associate in arts graduate  Meets all general education requirements  Granted upper division admission  Few exceptions

14. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Nevada  Guarantees admission if transferrable associate’s degree is completed  Automatically granted junior status  All general education requirements met  Regardless of grade point average

15. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems New Hampshire  Connections Program  Two pathways  Individualized transfer counseling

16. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Washington  Proportionality Agreement  ~30 percent of new students must be transfer students  Priority students  Severe capacity pressure

17. Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems For Further Information: http://www.wiche.edu/stas  Meegan Cox at meegan.cox@hezel.commeegan.cox@hezel.com  Christine Lundt at christine.lundt@hezel.comchristine.lundt@hezel.com  Demi Michelau at dmichelau@wiche.edudmichelau@wiche.edu  Next session on Assessment of Transfer, today at 2:00