the new aa- t & as-t degrees : what do faculty need to know?
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The New AA- T & AS-T Degrees : What Do Faculty Need To Know?. It all began. . .with SB 1440 (AKA: The Star Act CEC §66745-49 (Ed Code). All CCCs must offer associate degrees for transfer (to CSU) Degrees include 60 sem./90 qtr. CSU-transferable units - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The New AA-T & AS-T Degrees:
What Do Faculty Need To Know?
It all began. . .with SB 1440 (AKA: The Star Act CEC §66745-49 (Ed
Code)
All CCCs must offer associate degrees for transfer (to CSU)
Degrees includeo 60 sem./90 qtr. CSU-transferable units o Completion of IGETC or CSU GE-Breadtho Minimum 18 sem./27 qtr. units in major
Transfer Model Curricula (TMC) o No additional local requirements allowed
egrees
Who’s been involved with implementing SB
1440?Academic Senates (CCC and CSU)CSU and CCC Chancellor’s OfficesC-IDCurriculum chairs Articulation officers Transfer Center DirectorsDiscipline faculty CounselorsAdministrators
What is C-ID? C-ID = Course Identification Numbering System Administered by the Academic Senate for CCC Facilitates the identification of comparable courses (“common
course numbering”) & increases articulation across all systems of higher education
Provides the infrastructure for TMCs & course substitution. Replaces the old “CAN” system. We articulate to course descriptors, not course to course ( a
different way to articulate). AOs send all your courses in new degrees to C-ID.org
When a college has a C-ID approved course, then they have agreed to accept all others with the same C-ID number.
www.c-id.net
Overview of AA-T /AS-T Degrees
Streamline student transition from CCC to CSU
Earn AA-T or AS-T for completion of CSU GE-Breadth or IGETC and 18 units in major in the TMC-aligned degree
No other local CCC graduation requirements.
Enhanced CSU admission opportunities Guaranteed priority admission with junior status to a CSU campus
with “similar” major
After transfer to CSU, guaranteed degree completion within 60 semester units at the CSU
Lower cost to students and taxpayers
Access to out of area CSUs
GPA bump for impacted majors and/or campuses (Note: student may need to be more competitive)
What’s required? New degrees are called Associate in Arts or Science in <major>
for Transfer: AA-T or AS-T
Degrees includeo 60 sem./90 qtr. CSU-transferable units o Completion of IGETC or CSU GE-Breadtho Minimum 18 sem./27 qtr. units in majoro No additional local requirements allowed Chancellor’s Office says that based on curriculum offered at
your college in alignment with the TMC, CCCs will need to offer many more degrees Details forthcoming from ASCCC and Chancellor’s OfficeMemo: Dated 5/22/12 (copy in your packet)
60 + 60
= YOUR BACHELOR’S DEGREE
AA-T/AS-T Major
Preparation
AI, Golden 4, Electives
*CSUGE or
IGETC
CSU Major coursework(si
milar)
CSU General
Education(upper
division)
60 units 60 units
Approved AA-T/AS-T degrees at RCCD( NOR, MVC, RCC
College)Degree MVC NC RCC
Communication Studies
X X X
Sociology X X X
Early Childhood Education
x X X
Theater Arts X
Administration of Justice
X
English X
Totals: 3 3 6
How Transfer Model Curricula (TMCs) are
developed1. Faculty discipline groups:
• identify common lower division major preparation (TMC)• define content for courses (C-ID course descriptors)
Submit local courses for C-ID # (Articulation officers)2. Discipline groups are intersegmental (CSU and CCC)
• some UC involvement, too3. Draft TMCs are vetted statewide (www.c-id.net) & faculty
determined.4. Drafts of Course descriptors (C-ID) vetted statewide5. CCCs develop TMC- aligned degrees (AA-T/AS-T) and submit
them to the CCCCO for approval.
“Similar” Each CSU determines if the TMC is similar
Official repository for “similar” majors: www.sb1440.org
“Similar” means a transfer student arrives with the TMC coursework and lower-division GE ,and the CSU campus can deliver the baccalaureate degree in 60 units. (60 + 60)
Some options/ concentrations within majors may not be considered similar.
Upper-division GE must be part of the 60 units. Any missing lower-division major preparation or American Institutions requirements may be included in the CSU 60 units
TMCs Available for CCC to Develop Aligned AA-T/AS-T
Degrees Administration of Justice Art History Business Administration Communication Studies Early Childhood
Education Elementary Education English Geology Geography History Journalism
Kinesiology Mathematics
Music Psychology
Physics Political Science
Sociology Studio Arts
Theater And: MORE are coming!
(Anthropology, Spanish. Geography)
CSU Admission Student Impact
Students without an AA-T or AS-T may not be admitted
Website announcement - Monday, October 08, 2012
Example 1: CSU Enrollment for 2013 -2014
Spring 2014 Term- Eight CSU campuses will take applications only for community college transfer students who complete the Associate Degree for Transfer, which was made possible through recent legislation (Senate Bill 1440).
http://www.calstate.edu/pa/News/2012/Release/enrollment.shtml
Student Impact Example 2: CSU Enrollment for 2012 -2013
Website Announcement - Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Spring 2013 Term: Ten CSU campuses will accept applications only for community college transfer students who complete the Associate Degree for Transfer, which was made possible through Senate Bill 1440. The 10 campuses include Channel Islands, Chico, East Bay, Fullerton, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, and Sonoma.
http://www.csumentor.edu
Stay Tuned…UC System Is now onboard. . .The UC system is recognizing the AA-T and AS-T as a viable transfer pathway. However, no guarantee!
Info on upcoming TMC’s are on the C-ID website
More TMCs and local AA-T/AS-T degrees are being developed. Let us know if you are interested in participating in the development of a TMC pattern.
Jeanne Howard, Counselor /Articulation Officer/Counselor Trainer (951) 571- 6326
Maria del Rocio Pacheco, Counselor/District Counselor Trainer (951) 571- 6180