by ron harlan, ph.d. follow the yellow brick road building the yellow brick road to transfer...
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By Ron Harlan, Ph.D.
FOLLOWFOLLOW
THE YELLOW
THE YELLOW
BRICK ROAD
BRICK ROAD
BUILDING THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD TO TRANSFER SUCCESS:
BUILDING THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD TO TRANSFER SUCCESS:
CREATING SUCCESSFUL PATHWAYS TO PREDICTABLE TRANSFER
CREATING SUCCESSFUL PATHWAYS TO PREDICTABLE TRANSFER
A. Four-year degree = entry into professional job marketA. Four-year degree = entry into professional job market
B. Four-year degree granting institutions need more juniors B. Four-year degree granting institutions need more juniors
C. Why Community Colleges (CCs) are “in the catbird seat”C. Why Community Colleges (CCs) are “in the catbird seat”
D. Many CCs could dramatically increase their transfer success D. Many CCs could dramatically increase their transfer success
DEFINING THE TRANSFER PROCESS
DEFINING THE TRANSFER PROCESS
“If I only
had
a brain”
“If I only
had
a brain”
“If I only
had
courage”
“If I only
had
courage”
“If I only
had
a heart”
“If I only
had
a heart”
The Tin Woodman The Tin Woodman The Cowardly Lion The Cowardly Lion The Scarecrow The Scarecrow Our students Our students
“If I only had a clue……how to get to transfer”
“If I only had a clue……how to get to transfer”
THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD METAPHOR FROM THE
WIZARD OF OZ
THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD METAPHOR FROM THE
WIZARD OF OZ
BUILD THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
TO TRANSFER AND BECOME WHOLE DURING THE JOURNEY
THE SOLUTIONTHE SOLUTION
BUILDING THE ROAD TO TRANSFER – GETTING
STARTED
A. Do a SWOT analysis
B. What four-year colleges are in the area
C. Where do students want to go to and why?( proximity, prestige, programs, cost)
D. Commuter versus move out options
E. What historical relationships exist?
A. Biology is a great place to start B. Programs that lead to
professional schoolsC. Programs that lead to B.S.
degrees with strong employment (nursing, engineering, teaching credential, architecture, etc.)
IDENTIFY PROGRAM WITH
“TRANSFER POTENTIAL”
IDENTIFY FOUR – YEAR
PARTNERS
A
Find four year schools that “reach out” and adapt
B
Make contact with those charged with CC articulation
Connect your discipline faculty to their discipline faculty
C
A. Create the “transfer core curriculum”
B. Utilize mandatory prerequisitesC. Utilize mandatory sequential
coursesD. Get a “buy in” with counseling –
sell them on your rationaleE. Find your program lead
professor
BUILD A SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER PROGRAM
WHAT MAKES THE PROGRAM WORK
A. Strong Transfer Agreements
B. Program Effect
C. Transfer Momentum
D. Faculty Sponsorship
E. Selling Past Success – student ambassadors
F. Exit and follow-up questionnaires
G. Publicize your success
StudentGPA Major UCLAUCB UCSD UCI UCSB UCD UCR USC OXY CSLA CSUNOTHER
GG 4 MOL BIOL AX XA AX AX AX
AK 4 BIOLOGY AX XA AX AX AX AX
MG 3.92 BIOLOGY XA AX AX AX XA
LK 3.8 MOL BIOL XA AX AX AX AX AX UCM AX
VS 3.74 DEN HYG XA
MD 3.71 BIOLOGY XA
SM 3.68 PHARM XA Pharm schls AX
UP 3.6 BIOLOGY XA AX AX
AT 3.59 DEN HYG AX A AX AX XA
AM 3.59 PSYCHOLOGY A* A AX XA AX
MJ 3.58 BIOLOGY XA AX AX AX AX
EK 3.57 BIOLOGY A* A XA AX
MP 3.47 BIOLOGY AX XA AX AX AX AX
MB 3.44 BIOLOGY A* AX XA AX
SK 3.4 NUTRITION
HE 3.4 BIOLOGY XA AX AX AX AX
PA 3.4 BIOLOGY XA A AX
J J 3.3 BIOLOGY A* XA AX AX
EA 3.3 BIOLOGY XA A AX AX AX AX PEPERDINE A
SG 3.3 PHILOSOPHY XA AX AX AX
NA 3.3 BIOLOGY XA AX AX AX
KJ 3.28 BIOLOGY A* AX XA AX
AY 3.25 BIO CHEM AX XA
KB 3.24 BIOLOGY XA AX AX AX
AK 3.23 BIOLOGY A* A* XA AX AX
NK 3.2 BIOLOGY AX AX AX AX XA UCSC AX
MA 3.1 BIOLOGY A AX AX A XA
LM 3.1 BIOLOGY A A XA AX AX AX
AM 3.1 DEN HYG XA
AG 3.1 BIOLOGY XA
ZA 3.02 BIOLOGY A A XA AX AX AX AX A
DU 3 NURSING AX XA CS FUL AX
AB 3 BIO CHEM A A A XA PEPERDINE A
PA 3 BIOLOGY XA
EL 3 NUTRITION A XA UCSC AX
YA 2.95ANIMAL PHYSIO A AX XA
GDH 2.95 BIOLOGY A AX A XA AX AX AX UCM UCSC AX
SV 2.9 CHEMISTRY CAL POLY XA
EM 2.9 BIOLOGY A AX CAL POLY XA
AB 2.9 BIO CHEM XA
PS 2.82 BIOLOGY A AX A AX XA
SPRING 2005
Bolded X = Chosen University
“A” = Applied
“X” = Accepted
Student GPA MajorUCLA UCB UCSD UCI UCSB UCD UCR USC OXY CSLA CSUN OTHER
KHL 3.98 BIOLOGY AX AX AX AX AXOA 3.84 BIOLOGY AXAY 3.81 BIOLOGY AX AX AX AAA 3.81 MICROBIOLOGY AX AX AXAT 3.7 BIOLOGY AX AX AXSH 3.69 BIOLOGY AX AX AX AXSM 3.67 BIOLOGY AXKM 3.65 BIOLOGY AXNG 3.56 MICROBIOLOGY AX AX AX AXMY 3.55 BIOCHEMISTRY AX AXTK 3.54 MICROBIOLOGY AX AXEJ 3.5 MOLECULAR BIO AX AXPR 3.44 BIOLOGY AX AX AXTS 3.4 MICROBIOLOGY AXWB 3.4 MICROBIOLOGY AXPR 3.4 BIOCHEMISTRY AXLT 3.4 CHEMISTRY AXJ W 3.36 BIOCHEMISTRY AX AX AX AXAE 3.3 BIOCHEMISTRY AX AX AX AMM 3.3 BIO SCI A * AX AX AX AXJ J 3.3 BIOCHEMISTRY AX AX A AX AXJ B 3.25 BIOLOGY AXAC 3.2 BIOCHEMISTRY AX AX AX AX AXCS 3.2 BIOLOGY AXMK 3.2 BIOLOGY AX AX AX AX A AX AXCAL POLYAN 3.19 BIOLOGY A* AX AX AXTN 3.13 MICROBIOLOGY AX AX AX AXAA 3.15 MICROBIOLOGY AX AX AX AXIS 3.13 BIOLOGY AX AX AX AX AXTA 3.1 MOLECULAR BIO AX AX AX AXSP 3.1 BIOLOGY A* AX AX AX AX AXAM 3.1 BIOLOGY AX AX AX AXMB 3.16 AX AX AX AX AXHK 3.1 BIOLOGY A AX AX AXTS 3.07 MICROBIOLOGY AX AXCJ 3.07 NEURO SCI AX AXJ E 3.05 ANTHRO AX AX AX AXTVH 3 CHEMISTRY AX AXKM 3 MICROBIOLOGY AXTT 3 BIOLOGY AXAD 2.99 MICROBIOLOGY AX AX AX AXEC 2.91 GEOGRAPHY AX AX A AXPT 2.9 CELL BIOLOGY AX AX AX A AXMC 2.8 ANIMAL SCIENCE AXTV 2.8 BIOLOGY A AX AXHF 2.8 BIOLOGY AXCC 2.77 BIOLOGY A A AX A A A AXCAL FULAP 2.75 AQUT BIOLOGY AXTTH 2.7 BIOCHEMISTRY AX AX AX AXHB 2.68 BIOLOGY A AX A AX AXLN 2.6 BIOLOGY A A AX AXEK 2.51 BIOLOGY AX
SPRING 2000
Bolded X = Chosen University
“A” = Applied
“X” = Accepted
Student GPA Major UCLA UCB UCSD UCI UCSB UCD UCR USC OXY CSLA CSUN OTHERAP 4 BIOLOGY AX A AX STANFORD AGO 4 BIOLOGY AX A STANFORD AAH 3.87 MICROBIOLOGY AX AX AX AXAG 3.8 BIOLOGY AX AX AXRB 3.6 CHEMISTRY AX AX CALPOLY AXEL 3.6 VET MED AXMS 3.6 BIOLOGY AX AX AXAK 3.56 BIOLOGY AXAC 3.51 MICROBIOLOGY AX AX AX AX AXFM 3.46 BIOCHEMISTRY AX AX AXAZ 3.45 BIOLOGY AX AX AX AXHM 3.4 PHYSIOLOGY AX AX AX AXZP 3.33 PHARMACOLOGY AX AX AXSG 3.31 PSYCHOLOGY AX AX AXDP 3.3 NATURAL SCI APU AXTH 3.27 MICROBIOLOGY AX AX AXAG 3.25 MICROBIOLOGY AX AX AXKH 3.23 CHEMISTRY AX AX AX AX UCSC - AXRM 3.2 MICROBIOLOGY AX AX AXHD 3.19 MOLEC. BIO AX AXIA 3.15 BIOLOGY AX AX AXRC 3.11 BIOLOGY AXTC 3.1 PSYCHOLOGY AX AXAK 3.1 BIOLOGY A AX AXVN 3 BIOLOGY AX AX CALPOLY AXNN 2.9 BIOLOGY AX AXVK 2.82 BIOLOGYJ O 2.8 BUSINESS ECON A A AX A AXCR 2.8 BIOLOGY A A AX AX A AX UCSC AXSO 2.8 BIOLOGY AXKC 2.8 BIOCHEMISTRY AX AXAB 2.72 BIOLOGY AXGR 2.66 ZOOLOGY CALPOLY AXMS 2.4 BIOLOGY AX
SPRING 1998
Bolded X = Chosen University
“A” = Applied
“X” = Accepted
A. Mixing G.E. and majors studentsB. Open access (no prerequisites)
and non-sequential classesC. Lacking a single faculty program
leaderD. Dictating terms to the four-year
schoolsE. Having very few articulated
classesF. Trying to please all four-year
schools
WHAT TENDS NOT TO WORK