Leveraging Community College Credit Using 3+1 Articulation Agreements

Student Success Summit

Lansing Center, September 29, 2016Pat Cygnar, Director of Community College Relations, EMU

Colleen Kibin, Assistant Director of Community College Relations, EMU

Joy Garrett, Director of Curriculum and Assessment, WCC

“I’m Zach, I’m a WCC student recently transferred to Eastern in the criminal justice field.”

Meet Zach

“Because it was well laid out for me in a four-year plan I feel like I haven’t wasted any time or money in the process.”

Benefits for using the articulation agreement

Pat Cygnar, Director, Community College Relations

Eastern Michigan University

Creating Articulation Agreements

Articulation Agreement

Negotiated document signed by both institutions

Shows how to complete degrees at both schools (provides a road map)

“Adds value” by waiving policies

allows more transfer credit

Includes standing course substitutions

university advisor before admission

Transfer Guide Document provided by the

university

Lists course equivalencies for requirements at the university (i.e. for general education, a major or program

Stays within published policies

Limited transfer up to 64 credit

Doesn’t include community college requirements

Articulation Agreements vs Transfer Guides

Institution Requirements Credits

At theCommunity

College

MTA RequirementsTransfers as a block to satisfy general education

30 credits

CC Program/MajorTransfers as a block or

as specific courses & electives30-64 credits

At Either InstitutionUniversity Requirements or

Open ElectivesTransfers as specific courses or university electives

0-34 credits

At the University

Program/Major RequirementsMust be completed at the university

30-45 credits

Minimum Total Credits = 124 credits

Anatomy of a 3+1 Articulation Agreement

Block transfer - Technology Management

Program to Program – Paralegal Studies

Number of EMU Articulation Agreements

Examples of 3+1 Agreements

Data on articulation usage/student success

Curricular alignment

Additional value to students versus transfer guide

Potential # of students who may benefit

Is there faculty commitment

Does program accommodate transfer students

Establish Priorities Based on:

Faculty/administrator meetings

Establish course equivalencies, substitutions, waivers

Develop a relationship

Reviews

dept head, dean, faculty (varies by department)

registrar (if non-standard), associate provost

Signatures (may have ceremony)

Program Coordinator, Dept Head, Dean, Provost, and President

Distribution and posting on website

Three year review cycle

Involve Everyone in Process

Use a database

Enter everything related to agreement

Provide status reports

Create & update reports from database

Keep a log for progress of signing

Update each time agreement goes to next signer

Keep Organized

Transferred Credits

Students in cohort

# Grad by Year

4

MeanGradGPA

4 yrGrad rate

# Grad by Year

5

MeanGradGPA

5 yrGrad rate

# Grad by Year

6

MeanGradGPA

6 yrGrad rate

15 or less 207 89 3.40 43.0% 111 3.34 53.6% 122 3.33 58.9%

16-30 126 42 3.40 33.3% 51 3.32 40.5% 55 3.31 43.7%

31-60 312 121 3.41 38.8% 150 3.34 48.1% 168 3.31 53.8%

61-90 255 167 3.41 65.5% 186 3.42 72.9% 195 3.41 76.5%

91 + 73 48 3.31 65.8% 51 3.28 69.9% 52 3.29 71.2%

TOTAL 973 467 3.39 48% 549 3.34 56.4% 592 3.33 60.8%

Completion Rates for WCC to EMU Transfer Students AY 2010 Cohortfrom CCR Advisory Board Report 3/23/16

Joy Garrett, Director, Curriculum and Assessment

Washtenaw Community College

3+1 Programs

Those programs that allow students to take 80 or more credit hours at the Community College (with a few exceptions)

3+1 Programs: Defined

143 3+1 programs with seven (7) four-year colleges and universities were approved in 2012 Collaborative effort between Financial Aid, Student Records, and Curriculum &

Assessment Office

Presented to and approved by the Executive Leadership Team and added to the Board of Trustees agenda

Board approval allows us to “admit” students to these programs and they are eligible to continue their financial aid

Continued to add new agreements as they are approved

Washtenaw Community College Board of TrusteesMarch 27, 2012

60 credit program x 150% = 90 credits

94 credit program x 150% = 141 credits

124 credit bachelor’s degree x 150% = 186 credits

Declaration of a new major is often prompted by a letter from Financial Aid for 150% SAP violation

150% Limit Impact on Continued Student Enrollment

Example of Students enrolled in 3+1 agreements during the 2014 – 2015 academic year

#of Students Program Code Program

101 TR01B1BAS 3+1 Business-EMU Bus Admin

41 TR01C1CJ 3+1 CJ-EMU Criminology

3 TR01C2CJ 3+1 CJ-EMU Public Safety

24 TR01C3CJ 3+1 CJ-EMU Technology Mgt

19 TR01C4CSPJ 3+1 CompSci JAVA/EMU CompProgr

151 TR01H1HUST 3+1 Human Serv-EMU Social Work

1 TR01R1RAD 3+1 Radiography-EMU Hlth Admin

1 TR02B1BAS 3+1 Business-DAV Bus Professio

3 TR02C1CSPJ 3+1 CompSci JAVA/DAV CompProgr

8 TR06P1PHOT 3+1 Photo Tech-CCS Photography

In all 323 students were enrolled in 3+1 programs in 2014-2015

2014–2015: 3+1 Breakdown

3 +1 Transcript

Continue to add 3+1 programs as needed

Number of students who have declared 3+1 majors: 323

Graduates will only be counted for WCC’s Associate degree program students, not 3+1 students.

3+1 Agreements: Going Forward

Colleen Kibin, Assistant Director

Eastern Michigan University Community College Relations

Communicating 3+1 Opportunities

“It was clear to me while I was at Washtenaw as a student that there was definitely a partnership between Eastern and Washtenaw Community College.”

A clear partnership

Community College Relations Department

Maintain contact regarding articulation agreements

Community College Relations Advisory Board

Counselor Updates

Institutional Relationship Building

EMU Transfer Office at WCC

EMU/WCC Advising hours

442 students served last year

Recruitment visits

Classroom presentations

Articulation workshops for students at community colleges

Admissions Presence

Students “sign up” to notify EMU they are following an articulation agreement

Facilitates communication between student and EMU

Tracking Form

http://www.emich.edu/ccr/trackingsystem/Enter.php

Articulation Agreement Tracking System

“Even before I went to Eastern I had worked with some of the staff at Eastern, in particular with this articulation agreement program, and when I finally did go to Eastern I felt like they were waiting for me.”

A place to belong

To provide better service to students

Connecting with admissions and CCR

Accurate documentation in EMU student record

Access to advising from EMU faculty and staff

To improve communication with students

Notification of program changes

Faculty and staff visits to community colleges

Invitations to informational sessions

Email reminders of important information and dates

Benefits of Tracking AA Students

To obtain useful data from students

Program interest and semester students plans to attend

Identify trends in transfer

Notify community colleges of the viability of the agreement

Benefits of Tracking AA Students (cont.)

Summer 201624

Summer 201723

Summer 2018-20195

Summer

“Sign-up” Trends

Fall 201577

Fall 201684

Fall 201786

Fall 2018-202043

FallWinter 2016

37

Winter 2017 65

Winter 2018-2020 99

Winter

543 Students Since January 2016

Flexibility in 3+1 Enrollment

Student

University

Community College

Leverage community college credit using MTA, MACRAO and articulation agreement

Agreements facilitate completion of degrees

Financial implications for student

Clearer pathways

Educate and Empower Students

“Overall I’ve been very happy with using the articulation agreement between Eastern and Washtenaw.”

A good experience

“I would definitely recommend this program to other students.”

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