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Ohio: On Top of the Transfer Game

Jim GinzerOhio Board of RegentsArticulation and Transfer Clearinghouse Project Manager

Kelly SimmonsKent State UniversityAssistant Director of Admissions

March 27, 2008 12008 AACRAO - Ohio: On Top of the Transfer Game

What We’ll Cover Today

History and PoliciesSupport ToolsSupport GroupsResources


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The State of Ohio needs to be able to compete in the Knowledge Economy.More Ohio citizens need to pursue higher education.College access, academic preparation, financial assistance, and seamless college transfer can help Ohio reach its goals.

Why Credit Transfer Is Important to Our Students


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System Characteristics13 public university main campuses (1 free-standing medical school).24 public university regional campuses.23 public community and technical colleges63 independent colleges and universities.


AffordabilitySticker-price tuition at 4-year public universities 47% higher than national average.

$8,553 in Ohio vs. $5,836 in U.S.Sticker-price tuition at 2-year public institutions 54% higher than national average.

$3,505 in Ohio vs. $2,272 in U.S.No tuition increase for upcoming year due to legislation and additional funding.

Academic Year 2007-2008


Improvement … Not Yet Enough


How Are We Addressing This From An Articulation and Transfer Perspective?

Ohio has had a statewide Articulation and Transfer Policy since 1990

Assured transfer students the same consideration and treatment as native studentsCreated the concept of a Transfer Module, a subset of general education courses guaranteed to transfer as a whole


• A collection of general education courses in five subject areas:◦ English◦ Math◦ Arts and Humanities◦ Social Sciences◦ Natural Sciences and Physical Sciences

• Now can transfer on a course by course basis

Ohio Transfer Module


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Any Ohio resident who completes an AA/AS and the Transfer Module, all with at least a 2.0, is guaranteed admission to any of Ohio’s public colleges and universities. Transfer students are guaranteed to be treated as equals with native students.Every campus has its own transfer credit appeals process.

Additional Policy Highlights


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This was not sufficient to increase the flow of students pursing Baccalaureate degreesPatterns of “Serial Transfers”So…


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However…

In 2004 House Bill 95 passed which called for a course equivalency system.Thirty-eight Transfer Assurance Guides developed by faculty panels went into effect in fall 2005.Causing the largest curriculum reform in Ohio’s public institutions of higher education

Transfer Assurance Guides


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TAG Discipline Areas1. Arts & Humanities

Art History Dance English Literature Fine Arts Music Philosophy Theatre

2. Social and Behavioral SciencesAnthropologyEconomicsGeographyHistoryPolitical SciencePsychologySociology

3. EducationProfessional Education ModuleProfessional Education Module with Advising Recommendations for Middle School MathProfessional Education Module with Advising Recommendations for Middle School ScienceProfessional Education Module with Advising Recommendations for AYA MathProfessional Education Module with Advising Recommendations for AYA ScienceProfessional Education Module with Advising Recommendations for Intervention Specialist

4. Engineering & Engineering TechnologyAerospace, Agriculture, Civil, Mechanical

EngineeringBioengineering, Biomedical EngineeringChemical, Environmental EngineeringComputer, Electrical EngineeringIndustrial Engineering

5. Science and MathematicsBiologyChemistryGeologyMathematicsPhysics

6. HealthDieteticsHealth Information ManagementMedical LaboratoryNursing

7. BusinessBusiness

8. CommunicationsCommunication StudiesJournalismPublic Relations & AdvertisingTelecommunicationMarch 27, 2008 122008 AACRAO - Ohio: On Top of the

Transfer Game

Advisory tools for specific academic majors in Ohio public institutions of higher education comprised of:

Transfer Module courses that will transfer as meeting General Education requirements and are recommended for students planning to major in the field represented by the TAG.

Foreign Language Requirements (if applicable)

Advising notes

TAG courses organized with Learning Outcomes by way of Ohio Articulation Numbers (OAN)

Per-institution pre-major and beginning major courses that have been designated by their institution as TAG courses.TAG courses are associated with Ohio Articulation Numbers and, when approved by faculty panels, are guaranteed to transfer and apply directly to a major.

What is a TAG?


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How the TAG Guarantee Works

Let’s say a student decides to transfer Intro to Managerial Accounting from ABC Local Technical College to XYZ State Four Year University….

ACC2700A

OBU 002

ACTG1050

ABC

OAN

XYZ

The student is GUARANTEED this is how their course will transfer. The student will receive credit for ACTG1050 and it will apply to the major as if the student had taken ACTG1050 at XYZ University.


5800 Institution-specific courses in the system. 4000 Approved Courses.50,000 course equivalencies>500 faculty members on Review PanelsPosted on a “Bulletin Board”

Approved CoursesCourse Equivalencies

Specifics


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Facilitating student movement within the Ohio System of Higher Education

Ohio’s students must be able to attain higher levels of postsecondary educationOhio’ students cannot lose ground when they transferFaster, more consistent credit transfer is viewed as a cornerstone to helping Ohio’s students achieve higher levels of educational attainmentStudent academic records support the transfer processTranscripts carry the academic records


What is the Articulation and Transfer Clearinghouse (ATC)?

The ATC establishes a statewide transfer support mechanism to

Securely move electronic transcripts between the state-supported institutions using nationally accepted standardsConsistently apply the state-wide Articulation and Transfer course equivalencies established through TAGs, OANs, and review processesFlexibly respond to changes in policies, curriculum, and technology


Student’s home institution

Transcript requests &

statusOriginal ElectronicTranscript and Course EquivalencySupplement

Student’s target institutionThoughtful Student

Target Credit Transfer Process

ElectronicTranscript

Status, advising

Central Clearinghouse

Processes Original Transcript and Creates Equivalency Supplement


https://uat.regents.state.oh.us/ATC

Electronic Integration BackboneSource

InstitutionTarget

InstitutionArticulation and Transfer

Clearinghouse

• Supplements incoming information and forwards it

Database

• Populated with approved, equivalent courses or

content data• When course content

matches learning outcomes, course is deemed “equivalent”

TAG Electronic Bulletin Board

• User esource• Posts equivalent, TAG-

approved content

Course Equivalency Management and Tracking System

Transcriptand

Supplement

Transcript

Belongs to the sending

institution and cannot be

altered


Bilateral transfer agreements identify courses that will transfer between individual institutions.

Bilateral agreements are developed by the institution’s faculty.Documented in the Course Applicability System (CAS)

OTM and TAG courses carry a state-wide transfer guarantee.

OTM and TAG guarantees were developed by state-wide faculty panels.

Institutional Bilateral Agreements


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Support Groups

Ohio Transfer Council“Train the Trainer”

Outreach to:Higher Education InstitutionsHigh SchoolsParentsLegislators


Career-Technical Credit Transfer:Automotive, Nursing, Engineering Technology, Medical Assisting, and Networking

Standardization of Advance Placement Scores

Other Initiatives Underway


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Solid ProcessDefine the Learning OutcomesAgree on the Learning OutcomesMatch Courses to the Learning Outcomes and Submit for ReviewReview the Matched CoursesPost the Review Results

TrustFaculty EngagementCampus LeadershipInstitutional Transfer “Culture”

What Makes Ohio’s Transfer Credit Work


ResourcesOhio Board of Regents

Home: http://regents.ohio.gov/index.phpCredit Transfer: http://regents.ohio.gov/transfer/index.phpBulletin Board: http://regents.ohio.gov/transfer/tagcourses/index.php

Ohio Transfer Councilhttp://www.ohiotransfer.org


http://regents.ohio.gov/index.php

http://regents.ohio.gov/transfer/index.php

http://regents.ohio.gov/transfer/tagcourses/index.php

http://regents.ohio.gov/transfer/tagcourses/index.php

http://www.ohiotransfer.org/

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