the new aa- t & as-t degrees : what do faculty need to know?

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