1. Big Changes from UC about A-G Nina Costales High School Articulation Coordinator University of California | Office of the President California Charter School Association March 18, 2015

2. Session Topics  Background and overview  Enhancements to “a-g” course criteria & guidelines  A-G Course Management Portal  Updated new course submission form  NEW “a-g” resources

3. Articulation & A-G Subject Requirements  Prepare students to participate fully in their first-year program at the University  Provide students with a general knowledge foundation for new and advanced studies  Help students develop critical thinking and analytical skills

4. A-G Course Lists  High school courses reviewed against “a-g” criteria established by UC faculty  Approved courses on “a-g” course lists used in UC/CSU admission evaluations  New “a-g” courses and revisions submitted via A-G Course Management Portal

5. Big Changes for A-G!  GOAL = improve overall “a-g” course submission and review process  Major highlights: –Clarifying and revising the “a-g” subject area course criteria –Developing the new A-G Course Management Portal –Streamlining the course submission form to align with the “a-g” course criteria –Increasing “a-g” resources and Articulation staff.

6. Revised A-G Course Criteria  Clarification: “a-g” course criteria & guidelines  Collaboration: K-12 & higher education stakeholders  Consistency: align goals of “a-g” & Common Core

7. More Revised A-G Course Criteria  No changes to the “a-g” subject requirements  Greater focus on skill development  Aligns with new course submission form & UC course review practices  Available on A-G Guide

8. UC Honors A-G Courses  Major changes for school-created “a-g” honors courses  Changes are effective starting with the 2015-16 academic year  No changes to calculating the UC GPA  No limits on school-created honors courses approved for a school’s “a-g” list  School-created, college-preparatory elective (“g”) honors courses now eligible for UC honors

9. UC Honors A-G Courses  UC honors courses must have a non-honors equivalent, but simultaneous offerings not required  Allow 10 th grade courses to qualify for UC honors

10. Introducing the A-G CMP  Newly designed A-G Course Management Portal (CMP) –Replacing Doorways Online Update website  Inaugural system launched on February 1, 2015  Register now to set-up your personal account! REVIEW of “a-g” course submissions REPOSITORY of “a-g” courses RESOURCE for college- preparatory curriculum in California

11. User Registration & CMP Access  Former system: registration by institution  A-G CMP: registration by individual user –Personal user name & password –Individual account to track your own submissions –Direct access to “a-g” approved courses

12. Default Account Settings Basic UserAdministrator User All basic user features, plus:  Prepare course submissions  Submit courses to UC  Save drafts of course submissions  Update school demographic information  View status of your course submissions  Edit and archive your institution’s courses  Search for approved courses from other institutions  Manage permissions for your institution’s users  Manage individual account settings

13. A-G Course Submission Timeline Submission cycle opens February 1 PHASE 1* February 1 to May 31 PHASE 2 June 1 to July 31 PHASE 3 August 1 to September 15 Submission cycle closes September 15 *Phase 1: 1 st resubmission due by July 31 2 nd resubmission due by September 15

14. Course Submission Workflow* *Forwarding ≠ submitting User prepares course submission: forward or submit? Primary Administrator user finalizes course submission UC receives course submission Forward Submit

20. New Course Submission Form  Streamlined form –Basic course information –Course description –Course materials –Review course summary  Form aligns with “a-g” course criteria & K-12 course design  Same form for all subject areas

23. Editing Approved Courses  Any changes to an approved course completed using “Edit” icon –Examples:  Changing a course’s title  Updating course materials  Moving a course from one subject area to another  Adding or removing the UC honors designation  Course information will be pre-populated into form  Edits made to a course still require a review by UC

24. Archiving Courses  What is archiving? – Shelving an approved course that will not be offered for a given year or years  Archived courses can be reinstated – Within 3 years do not require a full review – More than 3 years requires a full review  View archived courses in Course Search

25. Demographic Information  No longer required as a first step in a submission cycle – Update information at any time – But, it still needs to be done annually!  Important to keep information accurate! – It’s how UC communicates with you.

26. New Feature for Charter Schools

27. NEW A-G Resources  Course search in A-G CMP –Open search field (Google-type search) –Access to full description of approved “a-g” courses  Quick-Start Guide for New Course Submissions (provided)  Coming soon! –Webinars and videos –A-G course evaluation rubrics

28. Course Search  Open search field (Google-type search)  Search results sorted by relevancy  Access to full description of approved “a-g” courses

30. Resources  A-G Guide –http://www.ucop.edu/agguide –Comprehensive website for everything “a-g”  A-G Course Management Portal (A-G CMP) –https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcmp/ –Submit courses and manage course list information  A-G Course Lists –https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist/ –View any school’s or program’s “a-g” course list