SEAMLESS TRANSFER FOR EDUCATION IN MICHIGAN: A STEM Partnership Model

Between WSU and Southeastern Michigan

Community Colleges

2013 AACRAO Transfer Conference

How we came togetherComplexities of Michigan’s

environment – competition, structure, lack of university system

Process of working together ◦Challenge of herding the initiatives

that are active at the various institutions

◦Slow process of engaging faculty◦Existing culture/perception of

partnershipProject Kaleidoscope

Gaps & Other ChallengesGaps between CCs and 4-year for

STEM students:◦Flawed process for a 2+2◦Misalignment of talent to

employmentChallenges

◦Talented students face structural and economic barriers

◦Diversity – ensuring appropriate representation of women and minorities

Map of Southeast Michigan

Wayne State University

Henry Ford CC

Macomb CC

Oakland CC

About Wayne State University:Academic Programs & Research

13 Schools & Colleges Largest single campus medical school in U.S.

Over 400 degree and certificate programsCarnegie Designation as “Very High

Research”Research Expenditures per

year of over $254 MPartner in the University Research Corridor

with University of Michigan & Michigan State University

About Wayne State University:Faculty & Staff

10th Largest Employer in Detroit with over 5,000 full-time faculty and staff

Over 1,800 full-time faculty Providing great Undergraduate Research opportunities for

students

Faculty produce over $254 M of research each year!

“The One-Minute Professor” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy6N3K8upqE&feature

=relmfu

Henry Ford Community College Dearborn, MI• 20,000+ credit students/year• Comprehensive community college• Smallest community college district in

Michigan• 1 campus, 2 satellites

• Serves students from 5 county area• 80% of students out of district

• 2 New Century Scholars• 4 USA Today All-Academic Team

Awardees• 5 Jack Kent Cooke Scholars

Macomb Community CollegeMacomb County, MI

Located northeast of Detroit, Macomb Community College serves the county of Macomb with a population of 850,000

Provides learning experiences to more than 56,000 students annually

Nationally ranks in the top two percent in the number of associate degrees awarded and as the largest grantor of associate degrees in Michigan

Oakland Community CollegeOakland County, MI• The largest of the Michigan community

colleges and 21st largest in the nation• Enrolled more than 81,000 students, from

more than 80 countries, in the four semesters of calendar year 2011

• Average class size is 24• More than 100 associate degree programs

and 45 one year certificate programs• Awarded more than 2400 associate degrees

and more than 200 certificates in 2011

WSU and Michigan Community Colleges: A Strategic Partnership

High level commitment and mandate to develop these partnerships

Focus on enhancing the transition of transfer students, creating opportunities for curriculum alignment, and engaging strategically and operationally across levels and among different stakeholders

Enrollment Trends For Fall 2011 and Fall 2012 – double digit increases in

transfer students

Advantages in Multiple PartnershipsWSU worked with 3 cc’s at onceIssues are very similarSolutions can be shared.Permits us to get a model for

solutions.Long term relationship /

conversation not a one-shot deal.Reverse Transfer: avoided un-

necessary competition

Five Interdependent AreasStudents’ needs

must be met in all areas

Institutions may have programs in individual areas but may not be communicating◦ Result – lack of

intentionality.e.g. our reverse

transfer communications

1.Access

2. Success

3. Engagement

4. Completion

5. WorkforceDevelopme

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Student Success as Focal Point

  Access Success Engagement Completion Workforce Developmen

tAdvisory Board Input   √     √

Build Awareness for STEM Opportunities

√ √ √ √ √

DreamDirect √ √ √ √  

Faculty-to-Faculty Engagement   √ √    

Joint Advising   √ √ √  

Joint Curriculum Alignment   √ √ √  

Proactive Career Guidance   √   √ √

Reverse Transfer   √ √ √ √

STEM Certificate √ √ √ √  

STEM Virtual Learning Community

  √ √ √  

Student Financial Support √ √ √ √  

Transfer Process √ √ √    

Transfer Resource Center √ √ √ √  

Transfer Transition/ Orientation √ √ √    

WayneDirect √ √ √ √  

1. ACCESSOvercoming barriers to transfer:

Changing university faculty perception

Creating dialogue opportunities– Scientific Teaching Forum

Removing institutional hurdles: streamlining general education requirements (signing the “MACRAO Agreement”)

Before MACRAOCollege/Dept BC IC OC CL CT PS LS LB HS AI SS VP PL FC MC

SBA Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met NM Met Met Met NM

Education Met Met Met Met Met Met Rev Rev Met Rev Rev Met Met Met NM

Engineering Met NM Rev Rev Met NM NM NM Met Met Rev Met Rev Met NM

CFPCA Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met NM NM

CLAS Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met NM NM

Nursing Rev Rev Met Met Met NM NM NM Met Met Rev Met Met Met NM

Social Work Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met NM

PA - Cytotech Rev Rev Rev Met Met NM NM NM Met Met Met Met Met Met NM

PA - Mort Sci Rev Rev Rev Rev Met NM NM NM Met Met Met Met Met Met NM

PA - Occ Ther Rev Rev Rev Met Met NM NM NM Met Rev Rev Met Met Met NM

PA - Path Asst Rev Rev Met Met Met NM NM NM Met Met Met Met Rev Met NM

PA - Pharmacy Rev Met Rev Met Met NM NM NM Met Rev Met Met Met Met NM

PA - Phys Ther Rev Rev Met Met Met NM NM NM Met Met Met Met Met Met NM

PA - RTT Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev NM NM NM Met Rev Met Met Met Met NM

PA - Rad Tech Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev NM NM NM Met Met Met Met Rev Met NM

After Signing MACRAOCollege/Dept BC IC OC CL CT PS LS LB HS AI SS VP PL FC 3SC CS 2SS MC College Course Requirements

Business Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met MetColl Req Met Met Met NA NA NA NM ECO 2010 or 2020 (SS)

Education Met Met Met Met Met MetColl Req

Coll Req Met

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met NA NA NA NM

BIO 1510 or PSY 1010 (LS); PS 1010 or 1030 (AI); GPH 1100 (SS) for ELED, ECO 2020 (SS) for SPE

Engineering MetColl Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met

Coll Req Met

Coll Req Met NA NA NA NM

ENG 3050 (IC); ENG 3060 (OC); BE 1200 (CL); CHM1225 (PS); BIO 1510 (LS); CHM1230 (LB); ECO 2010 or 2020 (SS); PHI 1120 (PL)

CFPCA Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met MetColl Req NA NA NA NM

3 semesters of a Foreign Language for BA programs, FC for all programs

CLAS Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met MetColl Req

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req NM

3 semesters of a Foreign Language (exempt for Bach in Pub Affairs), 2nd class in SS, 3rd class in PS or LS, Civilizations and Societies course

Nursing Met Met Met Met MetColl Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met

Coll Req Met Met Met NA NA NA NM

CHM1020 (PS); BIO 1510 (LS); ANT 2100 or SOC 2000 (SS)

Social Work Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met NA NA NA NM

PA - CLSColl Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met Met Met Met Met NA NA NA NM

CHM 1220 (PS); BIO 1510 (LS) and corresponding labs

PA - CytotechColl Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met Met Met Met Met NA NA NA NM

CHM 1220 (PS); BIO 1510 (LS) and corresponding labs

PA - Mort SciColl Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met Met Met Met Met NA NA NA NM

CHM 1020 (PS); BIO 1510 (LS) and corresponding labs

PA - Occ TherColl Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met Met NA NA NA NM

PHY 2130 and 2131 (PS) and (LB); BIO 1510 (LS)

PA - Path AsstColl Req

Coll Req Met Met Met

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met Met Met

Coll Req Met NA NA NA NM

CHM 1020 (PS); BIO 1510 (LS) and corresponding labs; PHI 2320 (PL)

PA - PharmacyColl Req Met

Coll Req Met Met

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met

Coll Req Met Met Met Met NA NA NA NM

CHM 1220 (PS); BIO 1510 (LS) and corresponding labs; P S 1010 (AI)

PA - Phys TherColl Req

Coll Req Met Met Met

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met Met Met Met Met NA NA NA NM

CHM 1220 (PS); BIO 1510 (LS) and corresponding labs

PA - RTTColl Req

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met

Coll Req Met Met Met Met NA NA NA NM

CHM 1020 (PS); BIO 1510 (LS) and corresponding labs

PA - Rad Tech MetColl Req

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req

Coll Req Met Met Met Met

Coll Req Met NA NA NA NM

PHY 1020 (PS); BIO 1510 (LS) and corresponding labs; PHI 2320 (PL)

2. SUCCESSScientific Teaching workshops for STEM

disciplinesCC Counselor Day at WSUAdvising – what models work?Joint advising – our advisor sits at CC, not

just resource fair.Co-located with CC advising.Dialogue between faculty to identify /reduce

barriers and shared learning outcomes.Fallback planning – what if you don’t make it

to medical school, pre-pharmacy, etc.

3. ENGAGEMENTHow do we partner to bring more

students into STEM?Faculty Engagement STEM Certificate Dialogue between faculty means

that CC faculty can talk with credibility about what happens in WSU STEM related courses.

STEM CertificateSample STEM CurriculumCourse Henry Ford CC

EquivalencyMacomb CC Equivalency

Oakland CC Equivalency

Wayne State Equivalency

Credit Hours35-40

General Biology BIO152 BIOL 1000 BIO 1530 BIO 1510 3-4

Chemistry 1 CHEM 141 CHEM 1170 CHE 1510 CHM 1220/1225+12

30

4

Chemistry 2 CHEM 142 CHEM 1180 CHE 1520 CHM 2280 3-4

Organic Chemistry 1

CHEM 241 CHEM 2260/2270

CHE 2610 CHM 1240/1250

5-6

Physics 1 PHYS 231 PHYS 2220 PHY 2400 PHY 2170+2171

4-5

Physics 2 PHYS 232 PHYS 2230 PHY 2500 PHY 2180+2181

4-5

Calculus 1 MATH 180 MATH 1760 MAT 1730 MAT 2010 4

Calculus 2 MATH 183 MATH 1770 MAT 1740 MAT 2020 4

Intro to Programming

CIS 100 ITCS 1230 CIS 1500 CSC 1100+1101

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4. COMPLETIONCurriculum

Alignment/Articulation agreements

Michigan Transfer Agreement (MACRAO)

Reverse TransferWayneDirect

Advantages of Articulation Agreements

For students:◦ Guarantee of a seamless educational experience◦ Associate degree completion adds value◦ Avoid challenges of piecing together a program via

course by course transfer process For community colleges:

◦ Incentivize associate degree completion ◦ Program value enhanced by ease of bachelor’s degree

completion◦ Courses need not match one-for-one

For 4-year institutions:◦ Seamless program makes better prepared transfer

students◦ Increased enrollment◦ Enhanced student success◦ Easier assessment of student learning across institutions

Reverse TransferAllows students to earn a certificate or

associate degree by combining their CC credits with those earned at WSU

Students can apply retroactively for a certificate or degree using their WSU credits

Allows students to earn a credential while pursuing their ultimate career goals

Reverse Transfer (cont.)

Students will automatically be notified of this opportunity, when they have met the following criteria:

Have transferred with at least 30 semester college credit hours from the CC

Have earned at least 35 semester college credit hours from WSU

Transferred to WSU with CC as the last school attended

Be in “good standing” at both CC and WSU

WayneDirectA concurrent enrollment program that allows

the flexibility of taking courses at both institutions to facilitate completion of both the associate’s and bachelor’s degrees

Broadens course availability and location of courses 

Benefits include coordinated financial aid, joint transcripts, and access to student services and campus amenities at both institutions

Option to participate in WSU’s Irvin D. Reid Honors College as HonorsDirect students

DreamDirect program is under developmentBut, there are implementation challenges….

5. WORKFORCEChambers of commerceWorkforce Intelligence NetworkUniversities good at creating future

professors◦Could community college partners help inform

us?CC’s don’t have full range of expertise

◦e.g. chemistry but not chemical engineeringCareer services interactions between CC/4

years.Talent dividend – great interest in business

community in educational outcomes.

Our Progress

Signed several articulation agreements Focus on curriculum alignment Completed three faculty teaching

forums ◦ Science and “TEM”

Tackling joint advising Developing a “transfer” orientation and

Transfer Center concept Seeking additional funding to support

initiatives

Lessons LearnedWell articulated programs require

faculty involvement for curriculum review so that students are well prepared.

Faculty may not initially perceive the value in such programs.

Whole programs should be aligned, including general education. This may require support outside the major program faculty.

Lessons Learned (cont.)

Not all community college courses need to transfer in order for programs to articulate.◦However, students prefer for their

credits to transfer.Agreements may challenge limits

in # of credits transferred. Meeting cadence is importantIdentifying champions at each

institution to keep momentum

Questions?

Ahmad M. Ezzeddine - Wayne State University a.m.ezzeddine@wayne.edu

Donna Petras – Macomb Community Collegepetrasd@macomb.edu